Wednesday, November 18, 2020
CASSADAIGUA -- One of the two best opportunities for the Fluvannia national hockey team to get back in to World Cup of Hockey XLI came and went last night in Cassadaigua. The Bears, who have been nipping at the heels of Cassadaigua and Banija, lost ground on both with their loss to Cassadaigua coupled with Banija's win over Northwest Kalactin. A lopsided 6-2 contest saw David Chekovich and Matt Grabowski score for the Bears, but suffice it to say Cassadaigua starting goaltender Travis Anderson had a better night than his counterpart at the other end of the ice. Three goals against in the first period saw Teukka Salama pulled in favor of Dale Knight, who backstopped the Rochester Tigers to the COVID-delayed 2020 Union Cup final earlier in the fall. Knight ended up letting in three goals of his own, but they were better spaced-out. "We simply couldn't get anything going," said coach Wayne Cassidy after the loss.
With the loss, the Bears are now four points out of second place, which is currently occupied by their next opponent, Banija. An ideal scenario at this point would see the Bears and Cassadaigua both beat Banija, and the Bears managing to beat Megistos this time and have a repeat performance against Rwekazaland and Northwest Kalactin. Should Fluvannia lose tonight, they would need to win out, and even then would need some help from their groupmates to overtake Banija.
The schedule for Fluvannia's group play is as follows:
Wed, Nov 11: vs. Cassadaigua T 2 - 2
Thu, Nov 12: vs. Banija L 0 - 3
Fri, Nov 13: @ Megistos T 0 - 0
Sat, Nov 14: vs. Rwekazaland W 8 - 5
Sun, Nov 15: @ Northwest Kalactin W 1 - 0
~OFF DAY~
Tue, Nov 17: @ Cassadaigua L 2 - 6
Wed, Nov 18: @ Banija
Thu, Nov 19: vs. Megistos
Fri, Nov 20: @ Rwekazaland
Sat, Nov 21: vs. Northwest Kalactin