Monday Moaning

Normally I begin Monday Moaning with some eye candy...But not this week...This week we start with a champion...David Marsh, goalie for the Sylvania Northview High School Hockey team...As many of you have heard, Marsh and his Wildcats faced the St. Ignatius Wildcats in the Ohio High School State Championship...And after 7 overtimes, the game was still tied 1-1...

And that's where it stopped...1-1 tie for the State Championship...Co-Champions...The OHSAA decided after discussing it with the coaches and school administrators, for the sake of the safety of the players, the game was over...

First, look at the shots on goal...Northview 27, Ignatius 79...79 shots, and David Marsh stopped 78...

When asked if he was tired, Marsh said, "I wasn't really tired. When you are in this type of moment, the adrenaline is just pumping."

And based on the reactions of the players, he wasn't the only one who felt that way...Seeing some of the news clips, and pictures, these kids weren't happy about the decision that was made...This was reaction of the St. Ignatius players when they found out...Frustration, and disbelief...They had taken the ice for the 8th OT session...But things seemed off when the Northview players didn't return...

But when they did come out on the ice, it was clear they weren't pleased either...

It seems clear the players had no say...Yes, these are high school kids, and we should worry about their safety...But you can't have  a tie for the championship...Yes, there is no shootout in the rule book...So what! You decided to call the game, why can't you decide to go to a shootout?  Do something...Get a winner...After that long, people almost hate to see a team lose...But after all that, players, and I would think coaches hate to not have a winner...

I'm sorry, this was just weak...There has to be a clear cut winner...They would never pull this shit in Ohio High School Football...They would play to the death if they had to...Football fans, and schools, and coaches would never allow a tie...So why is it okay in Hockey?  IT'S NOT!

Once again, Ohio has given the country another reason to point and laugh at us...Tie in a State Championship...#UnFuckingReal!

There was rumbling going around in the local Hockey circles, (St. Ignatius is from Cleveland) that Northview was just playing their top 2 lines for most of the OT periods, leading to those kids being gassed...And so people here assume Northview was pushing for stopping the game...I don't know if that is true, or if it's just Ignatius people being Ignatius people...They're generally douchebags!  Sorry to all my friends, who went there, and aren't douchebags...Sometimes the St. Edward in me takes over!

But what I do know is, while neither team won, David Marsh is clearly a Champion...

Helluva job by all the kids on both teams...I'm sorry the adults robbed you of a chance at a true title...

Alright, who wants to see a sweet breakaway goal?





We all know they take Hockey seriously in Minnesota...But apparently, they also take their Hockey Hair seriously...





That's it for now...

Have a week...

The Beeze.