The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.2002, Síða 35

Vol. 57 #3
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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rushes in perpetual sequence there was
never a dull moment throughout although
there were stages when both sides seemed
to have played themselves to a standstill.
Supremacy hung in the balance. Upon
resumption of play in the second period,
Selkirk literally swarmed over the ice
around the Falcon citadel. They fought
desperately and Crutchy Morrison scored
on a beautiful effort to send Selkirk into the
lead. There followed another goal by Pete
Mitchell, whose shot from behind car-
reened in off a Falcon skate. Just ten sec-
onds later, Jocko Anderson took a pass
from Mitchell to again increase the Selkirk
lead. The pace was terrific! Continuing
their strong pressure, the fifth marker came
from Ernie Anderson’s baton on a snap
pass from Crutchy Morrison. Just before
the end of the second period, the Falcons
scored. Fridfinnson, known as the useful
sub, got the marker which reduced the
Selkirk lead, leaving the score 5-2.
Into their dressing room for the interval
filed the Falcons. Steamer’s usual crisp, apt
remarks, always the right word at the right
time, had the desired effect and the boys
rested quietly. Meanwhile, the able trainers
rubbed aching muscles back to suppleness
and renewed power.
The referee signalled with his bell that
the rest period was over.
Aquiver with eagerness to be into the
game, the Falcon men went out for the
third period in just the right frame of mind
to permit their reaching the peak of their
form, and intent on following implicitly
the manager’s instructions. On taking the
ice they did not dash about but did stand
around or circle slowly until they got their
bearings.
The bell rang for the resumption of play.
We can picture the play as the game pro-
gressed towards its dramatic conclusion.
With the 5-2 lead entering the third period
the game seemed to be tucked away in the
old “fish basket,” when suddenly the
Icelanders who had been travelling under
somewhat of a cloud, reasserted them-
selves, recovering their hold on the game
and began to pull down their opponent’s
lead. The phenomenal speed and back-
checking of Mike Goodman, who tied up
the great Joe Simpson, began to swing the
tide in the Falcon’s favour. Joe tried des-
perately to get through but Mike, as a man
imbued with a single great purpose,
checked the Selkirk “cyclone” to a stand-
still, swooping back to poke the puck away
and again skating backwards zig-zagging in
front of the onrushing Joe to frustrate his
best efforts. The great audience gave voice
to the surge of enthusiasm with cries that
burst from thousands of throats and min-
gled together in the familiar roar. Selkirk
seemed bent on defensive play, but this was
broken up. Bobby Benson sailied down
alone and scored a pretty goal, which
infused the breath of hope into the strug-
gling Icelanders. “Speed! Falcons, speed!”
was the cry of the multitude of fans. Slim
Halderson culminated a piquant combina-
tion with Fredrickson to fetch the Falcons
within tying distance, an suddenly unex-
pectedly the equalizer came when Mike
Goodman, from the face-off thirty feet out,
back-handed past Bobby Morrison.
Pandemonium reigned!
The teams were matched to a hairline,
finishing exhausted and practically at the
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