Playoff Week 4 Recap: Overtime Chaos, Shootout Drama, Championship Set 🏒🔥

If you like playoff hockey… this week delivered everything.

Two semi-finals.

Two games past regulation.

One shootout.

Basically: nobody wanted their season to end.

Semi-Final #1

Watchtower Financial 7 – Mackenzie’s Automotive 6 (Shootout)

This one was an absolute rollercoaster.

Colton Anstey went completely off the rails in the best way possible with 5 goals and an assist. At a certain point Mackenzie’s probably considered asking the scorekeeper if he was allowed to count that many.

Jason Pietrowski added 1 goal and 3 assists, while Matt Emerson chipped in two helpers as Watchtower kept the pressure on all night.

Mackenzie’s answered every punch.

Brandon Harbridge and Scott Retzlaff each scored twice, while Dave DiMizio and Steve Ortman added goals. George Woodley quietly piled up 4 assists, basically running the offense like a quarterback.

After a wild back-and-forth battle the game went to a shootout, where Mike George buried the winner to send Watchtower to the

championship.

Somewhere both goalies were Googling “early retirement options.”

Semi-Final #2

HHJ Dentistry 5 – Brick Oven Grinders 4 (Overtime)

If the first game was chaos, this one was pure playoff tension.

Rich Jenkins delivered a monster performance with 3 goals and 1 assist, including the overtime winner that punched HHJ’s ticket to the final.

Matt Shumate Jr. had a huge night with 1 goal and 3 assists, while Ryan Metzger added a goal and Jim Scaringi handed out 3 assists.

Brick Oven kept it tight all night.

Ben Certo scored twice, with Mike Seelbinder and Nick Rossi adding goals. Assists came from Cushman, Duffy, Kopf, and Irving, but one overtime bounce ended the run.

HHJ survives and advances.

Consolation Game

GI Greatscape 6 – Villani’s Landscape 5

Another close one.

Gordie Stewart and Mike Mondoux each scored twice for GI, while Tony Mermigas and Greg Spagnolo added goals. Jeff Gruarin chipped in two assists.

Villani’s got a big night from Dave Kok, who scored 3 goals and added an assist. Brian Lagomaggiore and John Atkinson also found the net, with Anthony Villani adding two assists.

Villani’s pushed hard, but GI held on.

🏆 Championship Game Set

After two dramatic semi-finals, it comes down to the two hottest teams in the league.

Championship

🏒 Watchtower Financial vs HHJ Dentistry

📅 Next Tuesday

⏰ 6:30 PM

🔥 Championship Preview

This matchup has everything.

Watchtower Financial

The hottest offense in the playoffs.

Colton Anstey is currently on a heater that might require a fire extinguisher.

Pietrowski, Emerson, and the rest of the lineup keep the scoring coming from everywhere.

They just survived a shootout thriller, which means confidence is sky high.

Translation: if Watchtower gets rolling, the scoreboard operator might need overtime pay.

HHJ Dentistry

The most balanced team in the league.

Rich Jenkins is scoring in bunches and just delivered an OT winner.

Shumate Jr., Metzger, and Scaringi keep the offense moving every shift.

They’ve been steady all playoffs and rarely beat themselves.

Translation: HHJ doesn’t panic… they just wait for you to make a mistake.

Key to the Game

Watchtower:

Score early and turn it into a track meet.

HHJ:

Slow it down and let their depth take over.

Prediction (Completely Unofficial)

Expect:

Big goals

Loud benches

At least one guy saying “last one to the bar buys the first round.”

And if this playoff run has taught us anything…

Don’t expect this one to end in regulation either. 🍻🏒