Saturday 1 August

Botany Swarm played their final set of home games for the 2009 season this weekend.� Expectations were high after a two hotly contested and physical games when the teams met in Christchurch.

The first period ended 0-0 with 4 penalties for each team, and it wasn't until midway through the second period that the Red Devils' Jorden Henare opened the scoring on the power play. Two more goals followed from Canterbury to bring the end of second period score to 3-0.

Botany came back fighting, with Charlie Huber scoring the Swarm's first goal in the first 15 seconds of the third period. Canterbury replied with four unanswered goals and the Swarm's Josh Hay landed one final puck in the net just before the buzzer. Final score 7-2.

Sunday 2 August

In the second game the Swarm were awarded 6 minor penalties during the first period, and the Devils scored four goals, one of which on the power play.� Kane Easterbrook made his second start of the season for the Swarm in which he faced 22 shots in the first period.

Only one goal was scored in the second period with Dale Harrop netting his second of the game.� Paris Heyd had an even strength marker to start the third period in which Canterbury had 8 minor penalties and the Swarm replied twice on the power play.� Firstly with Sam Boniface assisted by Sam Moses, and Jesse Trepanier, and with just four seconds on the clock, Ant Nathan scored one last goal, assisted by Ian Wannamaker and Leith Thompson.
Final Score 6-2.