Pietro Angellini - First Goal as a Hound (GM38 Review)

[okifenoki 172]

After a roller coaster of an offseason, Pietro Angellini was gifted an opportunity as he was drafted by the Moscow Menace of the VHL and the Mississauga Hounds of the VHLM. Still developing, Angellini was assigned to the 2nd Line Centerman duties with the Hounds and hit the ground running, grinding through early morning skates and long gym sessions to bring everything he could to the table. Pietro had been improving but he had yet to bury his first goal with the Hounds. Pietro knew it would come with time and kept working with his linemates during line rushes, working out some kinks they had been struggling with early on in the season. The 2nd Line seems like it starting to mesh as a tough unit with dangerous scoring capability. 

 

Before the Game, Angellini and his linemates, @JBrew42 and @joeg went over some last minute adjustments in the locker room. The 2nd Line was ready tonight. Gametime.

 

It's late in Period 1 of Game 38, the Hounds are putting the pressure on the Marauders, up 2-0 with 5 minutes left on the clock. Keeping the pedal pushed, the Hounds rush the Zone, with @Ben Mills quarterbacking from the Blue Line, the big LD dishes the biscuit down the boards to @JBrew42. Avoiding a heavy check, @JBrew42 keeps his head up and sees Angellini jocking for position in front of the net. @JBrew42 protects the puck and sees Angellini curl around the net, creating an opening on the left of the crease. @JBrew42 saucers it in, tape-to-tape, and Angellini buries it past the Miami Goaltender @Bacon. The lamp lights and Angellini celebrates, crashing into the glass and celebrating with some young Hounds fans at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre. Hounds up 3-0. Now this was the type of Game the boys from Mississauga were looking to have. The Buzzer sounded and Period 1 came to an end.

 

During Intermission, the Hounds were hyped in the locker room. With Jacob Tonn @MexicanCow123 out there standing on his head, the Marauders were stymied. But it was early on in the Game and the Hounds knew they had to keep pushing against a tough Miami Squad. Gainer @joeg, Brewitt @JBrew42, and Angellini went over some of their 1st Period miscues they felt they could develop on. Seeing a few opportunities, the 2nd Line discussed some alternate strategies to capitalize on a hole in the Miami Defense they kept seeing develop in the neutral zone.

 

Period 2. Puck Drop. The 1st Line was out with @jared taking the faceoff, flanked by @FrostBeard and @LastOneUp. The guys put the pressure on, with a few scoring chances and solid neutral zone work. Over the boards, the 2nd Liners rushed the ice, replacing their winded teammates. Almost on cue, Angellini gets the puck in the defensive zone, turns sharp and rushes the open spot in the neutral zone, just outside the left faceoff dot. Out of a cannon, @JBrew42 flashes down the right boards leaving his defender to chase him. With the Goalie's eyes on Angellini, Pietro dishes a backhand pass to the sneaky @JBrew42 and Brewer buries it top shelf, gloveside. Hounds up 4-0. The boys celebrate once again by the glass of the Paramount with the Fans, Angellini gifts the puck to a young fan, maybe a future Hounder one day.

 

Period 3. Silence. Nothing but the stacked pads and quick glove of Jacob Tonn @MexicanCow123 could be found by the Marauders. Tick-tick-tick, IT'S A SHUTTY FOR TONN! What a night for the hounds, rewarded for the recent hard work and looking forward to the next game. The boys were feelin' fine.

 

 

Edited May 25, 2020 by okifenoki

[ahockeyguy 110]

Although it pains me to say, as a D-man for the Miami Marauders, congrats on a game and media spot well done. I found the summary to be very easy to follow, and it told me the story of the game. It added to the culture of your team and fellow linemates (and goalie!), and I really liked that. We got insight into your player's mentality, and that was good, too. That said, I would probably only tag someone once (in subsequent mentions, you could either type their username again without the @ symbol or else write their player's name--just my opinion, though). There were one or two grammar issues (e.g., leaving out "was" in the final sentence of the first paragraph). Great work! Score: 9/10