The Laval Rocket were able to skate away with a win over the Cleveland Monsters thanks to their goaltender, Michael McNiven and one goal scorer, Alex Belzile. If the Monsters had been able to crack his code, there is no doubt in my mind they would have been the winners of tonight’s contest.
This was the first full 60 minutes the Monsters have played in quite some time. Almost every player was full of energy and channeled it into something good. Half the team barreled down the ice to attack the net, Multiple players stuck around to scoop up rebounds, and much of the defense sat back in case the forwards couldn’t pick up the initial rebound.