THE EXPRESS VS THE TOMAHAWKS IN THE GRAND FINAL!
Gio Pigafetta, a down to earth star night after night for the Cabane Express (archive photo lisette Nepveu)
SOME HAD PREDICTED THE OUTCOME WHILE OTHERS STILL DOUBTED. IT IS WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE VICTORY YESTERDAY THAT THE EXPRESS AND TOMAHAWKS HAVE BOTH GUARANTEED THEMSELVES A PLACE IN THE FIRST GRAND FINAL OF THE LFA. EVENT TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26 AT 5PM,IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MONTREAL CANADIENS CHILDREN FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL REAP ALL THE PROFITS FROM TICKET SALES AND THE CANTEEN.
FATE BEING WHAT IT IS (AGAIN IF IT REALLY EXISTS) THE TWO TEAMS WILL MEET NEXT WEEK FOR THE LAST GAME OF THE ROUND ROBIN, WHICH SHOULD GIVE US SOME GOOD INDICATION AS TO WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN DURING THE GRAND FINAL. THE REMAINING TWO TEAMS WILL ALSO PLAY THEIR LAST CARD TO SEE WHO WILL FINISH IN THIRD PLACE.
IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME, I FEEL THAT I SHOULD EXPRESS MIXED FEELINGS REGARDING THE END OF THE AVENGERS AND CZECHERS SEASON. DESPITE EFFORTS ON THE PART OF COACHES AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LFA, WE FAILED TO ACHIEVE PARITY ACROSS THE LEAGUE DOWN THE STRETCH: END OF THE SEASON WHICH HAS SEEN MANY UPHEAVALS IN THE TWO TEAMS, ESPECIALLY IN THE CZECHERS WHO HAD TO RELY ON NEW FACES TO COMPLETE THE SEASON, AND AN AUXILIARY GOALIE TO START THE SERIES. REGARDING THE AVENGERS, THE INJURY TO ANDREW ELKIN WHO FINALLY PLAYED ONLY ONE GAME WITH THEM, NUMEROUS ABSENCES OF TEAM LEADERS AND UNEXPECTED CHANGES ALSO GOT THE BEST OF THEM.
IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS REASONS WHICH HAVE SEEN THESE TWO FORMATIIONS NOSEDIVE TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON, WE MUST NOTE THAT THE OTHER TWO CLUBS WERE STRONGER, WITH WELL-OILED LINES AND SEASONED GOALIES, BUT OTHERS WILL TELL YOU THAT PERHAPS THEY WERE SIMPLY BETTER WELDED. NO MATTER THE REASON, WE MUST LOOK AHEAD WHILE LEARNING FROM OUR MISTAKES SO WE CAN BUILD TOGETHER THE BEST ADULT HOCKEY LEAGUE IN QUEBEC.
SOME VOTES HAVE YET TO COME, BUT IF THE TREND CONTINUES, THE LFA CAN TELL YOU WITH CERTAINTY THAT PATRICE VICHIER OF THE CABANE EXPRESS IS OUR PLAYER FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. JUST LIKE THE OTHER RECIPIENTS OF THE HONOR BEFORE HIM, HE WILL RECEIVE A GIFT FROM THE PRESIDENT, GIFT WHICH WILL REMAIN SEALED UNDER STRICT SURVEILLANCE UNTIL NEXT SAT ...
WITH MARCH BEHIND US, THE BEST PHOTOS OF THE MONTH WILL COME OUT SHORTLY WITH SOME FREEZE FRAMES TAKEN FROM THOSE GO PROS THAT YOU SAW INSTALLED EVERYWHERE IN RECENT WEEKS. I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT NEW PHOTOS OF THE TREMBLAY TROPHY ARE ALSO ONLINE IN THE TROPHIES SECTION, AND A VIDEO OF OUR OWN LFA TROPHY ON THE HOME PAGE.
IN AN ERA OF 144 CHARACTERS, HERE IS AN HYMN TO THE SOLIDARITY WHICH STRIVES TO EXPRESS SOMETHING MEANINGFUL. WITH INDIVIDUALISM AND NARCISSISM OUTRAGEOUSLY PREVAILING IN OUR SOCIETY, IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNITE PEOPLE BEHIND A CAUSE. HOPEFULLY, A NEW COLLECTIVE AWARENESS STATING THAT WE CAN DO BETTER AND THAT WE MUST DO BETTER WILL PREVAIL SO WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER .
Raymond Hughes & Phil Cyr two high hand defencemen that will face each other in the first grand final of the league April 26th. (Archieve photo lisette nepveu)