Photos

Tuesday's game between the West Auckland Admirals and Botany Swarm in Avondale was a hard hitting, intense affair between the cross-Auckland rivals. The Swarm scored first with Lyle Idoine burying the puck past Greg Davis, but the Admirals responded with two quick goals from Jouni Kivela and Travis McMaster. Kivela potted his second early in the second period, but the Swarm replied with Idoine netting his second of the game. The momentum shifted to the Swarm when Ian Wannamaker blasted the puck to the far corner, past Greg Davis to tie the game late in the period.
The Swarm played the third period fired up, and scored two quick goals (Wannamaker and Idoine again). With the score 5-3, the Admirals grew increasingly frustrated, and were thwarted at every scoring attempt. Although the game degenerated with spurts of violence near the end, the Swarm skated away with a vital road victory.