Teamwork isthe collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in an effective and efficient way.

The Puckersepitomizedthat very definition of teamwork last Sunday eveningin Strasbourg.

The Puckers played their fourth game of the Trophée Federal season on the road and came up with a sound 7-2 victory over Strasbourg Gryphons...the same opponent that made the Puckers work hard to comeback and earn their 3rd victory of the season a couple of weeks ago.

This time the Puckers went in and set the tone by taking a 2-0 lead off goals scored by Nick "Maurice" Aubin and Austris "Bardownski" Ulass due to nice juicy apples from Mladen "Momo"" Lutov and Philip Dahlgren, respectively. The Puckers took the lead and never relinquished it the rest of the game.

Strasbourg scored their first goal with 6 minutes left in the first period after the Puckers were caught with three men deep in the offensive zone which resulted in a 2 on 1 and a score.

During the last game between these two teams, the Puckers went into a lapse and let a 3-0 lead convert into a 3-4 losing scenario. The Puckers were determined to not let that happen again and came out flying and peppering shots on goal in the second period. The Strasbourg goalie came up big by saving everything, EXCEPT the prettiest tic, tac, goal combination between Lutov, Aubin, and Captain Sean O'Driscoll. What a sweet thing of beauty.

Taking the 2 goal lead of 3 to 1 into the third period, the Puckers rallied together in the locker room and said tonight we play a full 60 minutes without any let down...the old Puckers came out and competed like vintage forms of themselves and won the third period 4-1 getting goals and assists as follows:

G: HINKULA, A: Mekhaeel
G: Ulass, A: Mekhaeel
G: Dudek, A: Aubin, A: O'Driscoll
G: Dahlgren, A: Ulass

Pauli Silta-Mattila held his ground in net and only conceded 2 goals. A solid game for Pauli.

The Puckers Hard Hat was given to Teemu HINKULA (#42) for his most improved player with, stellar defense and offensive pop!

The Puckers play their next Trophee Federal match at home on Saturday at 20:15. On Tuesday, November 21 Puckers play their first LHL match of the season against Tornado (2022-23 LHL Division 1 Champions) .

GO PUCKERS GO! GO! GO! GO!

Colmar VS Puckers: 1 : 6 (Sat.03/02/2024)