So Close! Still, Hats Off to Troy Brouwer
When wondering about who would score the first hat trick* in a prior post, it seemed like Toews and Sharp would be the most likely candidates. But in last night’s Hawks/Oilers game, it was looking like it might be Troy Brouwer after he scored his second goal and was feverishly trying for a third. Clearly his teammates wanted it to be him as well, since they were desperately passing the puck to him at every possible moment in the last minute of the game. Unfortunately it was not meant to be…
But still, what a blowout! Hawks crushed the Oilers 9-2 with Kaner, Dunc, Fraser, Soupy, Versteeg, Eager, and Adams all scoring. At this point, it might be easier to list who didn’t score, rather than who did!
The only regret is that the game wasn’t at home in the UC. The Hawks would have been able to see the exhilaration in the crowd, and we would have been able to thank them with the appropriate decibel level.
*And speaking of hat tricks, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention James Wisniewski’s hat trick last Saturday in the AHL Icehog’s victory over the Chicago Wolves. It was great to see the Wiz off IR and playing so well in last night’s Hawks/Oilers game as well. Welcome back Wiz! We missed you!