Overtime win for Aeros

With Barry Brust, 'Brusty' in goal it promised to be an entertaining game and it was...he made some spectacular saves...really!
1.Period:
at approx. 2:40 'Brusty' Brust was pulled but no goal. Then at 2:34 Crunch Battaglia sat for hooking, but Aeros did not take advantage of the PP. Shortly thereafter Falk went to the box for tripping and the Crunch scored their first goal at 10:43 with 5 SoG by Regner, MacKenzie and Clitsome. At 13:48 Smotherman received a delay of game penalty - 2. PP for Aeros, and at 14:48 Clitsome (high sticking) provided another PP, the 3., opportunity for the Aeros, but no goals. Finally at 15:27 Lannon and Earl, 'the Pearl' with Irmen-'Irms' put Aeros even 1-1. Ending the period with 1 - 1 (Aeros 12 Sog and Crunch 8 Sog).
2.Period:
Just 4:32 into it, Crunch score 2. goal by Bell, Aulin and Clitsome, to which Hilbert with Rau (and I thought Daoust) evened the score 2-2 at 6:54. Another PP came (Holden for tripping) at 9:59, but no gaol.
Saw some excellent plays by Rau=Wow; Daoust (again) seemingly on the bottom of a few pile ups-no penalties either side. Lannon was almost pushed into BB and the net(I have it Lannon-'Cannon'!),' Handy Andy' Hilbert almost succeeded in a 'Krys Kolanos type' sneak attack on the left corner, was stopped by Da Costa, the Crunch Netminder. While Sigalet sat for tripping at approx. 14:43, at 15:15 'Speedy Jon' DiSalvatore got a Power Play goal with assists from 'Handy Andy' and 'The Streak' Smith, putting Aeros up one to 3/24 Sog and Crunch 2/13 SoG. After a PP opportunity missed while Liffiton sat for interference, both Liffiton and Lannon got a 4 minute each penalty which would run into the 3. Period and shortly 'The Streak' Smith received a minor which also ran into the 3. The 2. period ended: Aeros 3/25 SoG and Crunch 2/15 SoG.
3.Period:
Somehow about 5 minutes into the 3. I had a feeling this would go into OT, and was proven right later. My Crystal Ball said it, again! LOL.
The Streak' Smith still in box, Crunch got another PP goal at 44 seconds into the 3. by Bell, Regner and Fritsche, then Smith was joined by 'Testy'Testwuide at 57 seconds into the 3. for roughing. And THAT PP was also converted into a goal by the Crunch at 2:37 by Kana, Clitsome and Sigalet 4/17 SoG. Fortunately, at 4:05 'The Scrapper' Daoust with 'Handy Andy' Hilbert and 'Testy' Testwuide scored the evener for Aeros..4/27 SoG. During an onslaught on the Aeros net, Lannon almost ended up in it, again. And Milroy tried to copy him once as well ;-)!
Almond'Joy' fell but did get up and skated off to return later in the game.
At regulation end the score stood AEROS 4 /33 SoG : CRUNCH 4/25 SoG. OVERTIME...

but before that they showed a brief clip from the famous speech of 'Miracle on Ice'... somebody must've read my blog of 12/19/09 where I suggested that THAT speech ought to be mandatory listening for the guyz...LOL.

Anyway, OT started and just 52 seconds into it 'Testy' Testwuide (he sure looked like he still could not believe he did it when he was feted as Nr. 1 Stars) got his first OT AHL goal during a regular season...assisted by 'Speedy Jon' DiSalvatore.
End of story... Syracuse go on to battle The Rampage and The Stars, while Aeros are heading out of town.
Three Stars: 1. Testy, 2. Handy Andy and 3. Crunch scorer Bell.
Amusingly, 'Feisty Fergie' Simon Ferguson , formerly with Rampage as was Lannon, and also tried out for Aeros, but was sent off, skated for Crunch without much impact. Da Costa, the Crunch Goalie stopped, miraculously, 29 0f 33 shots ; while 'Brusty' stopped 20 of 24.

Now, it does come to mind, that the guyz read some of the comments and/or blogs..and put in extra effort tonite....I'm sure YOU all know who!

Scratches foe Aeros: 'Dubie'(still yodeling in Switzerland?), Fraser, Gunderson and Kalus (in attendance, with girlfriend, but very focused on the action-does that bode well that we shall see him ON the ice soon), but I did not see 'Zippy' Zingoni on the ice, nor anywhere else for that matter, even though his name was not announced. Scratches for Crunch:Harvey, Higgins and Sestito.
It was good entertainment tonight... even though some loud mouthed fan in the end section kept yelling:
"It ain't the Ice Capades, play some real Hockey"- during the first period, and some other fans kept bellowing; one insisted on blowing his horn as loudly as possible right next to our ears; kids jumping up and down and pounding away at Better Half's back or was it his head?
Anyway, we just had to move away from that raucous mob. Or else... and I forgot 'my Prozac'! :-D
Better Half and I are off to San Antonio for the New Years Eve and the Rampage /Syracuse game... are we gluttons for hockey or what!
And in that spirit.. May luck shine on you all for the 2010. In Austria we give Marzipan pigs with cloverleaf and Mushroom for luck (see below)....to eat. And for the coin purses a tinny clover leaf, chimney sweep or pot of gold, or horseshoe....all for luck, so that your purse may never run short...

SMILE.