The first game of the 2020-2021 Campaign was not for the faint of heart.  It was also not for someone with writers cramp, or carpal tunnel.

Why? You ask…

Its not often that you see a 25 total goal game that started at 11:30pm and didn’t seem to ever want to end, but here we are.  I’ll save you some time, we won.  14-11.  That’s right, 14 to 11… in hockey, not football, not lacrosse, but hockey.  Stat sheet had every gator with at least a 2pt night.  INCLUDING SPENNY.  I know right!

This is how crazy this game was.

End of Period 1:  5-4 Gators on a 24-16 shot advantage

End of Period 2: 10-9 Gators on a 46-36 shot advantage

End of Game: 14-11 Gators on a final 68-52 shot differential

I think the beauty glove save off a clapper labelled top cheddar in the dying seconds can, in spirit, erase approximately 4 goals out of Lowreys memory of the night.

That being said, Lowrey did stop 41 shots for the win.  It’s all about the dubyas.

Other Gator News:

Newbie Brendan Leonard lead the scoresheet with 4 bingos and 2 apples, and a towel grind, and a dressing room beer shotgun.  He was just generally a presence in every facet.  I don’t think I ever had the energy at that young age to do any of those things individually let alone all together.

Scradley, Young VanThuyne, and Jordo were close behind with equally impressive 5pt performances.

Wideman brothers kept the room sexy, and musical

The new jerseys make us all look 19.3% more attractive

Poor refs thought the last game of the night was gonna be a cake walk.  Bet they didn’t think they’d be fishing 25 pucks out of the net at the midnight hour

Midnight hour was a song by Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett probably remembered to bring water bottles when he played… ours are currently are MIA

Gary Gator was also MIA for the season opener

Thats really all I have.  letting in 11 goals doesnt put someone in a comical mood.  It make you a little more murdery than funny ha-ha