Chapter 4: Tournament and Rematch
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The first game to start was between the Wolves vs Falcons.
The falcons were known for their speed.
Immediately when the puck was dropped,they attacked like a storm.
The wolves were forced into defense.Tyler could barely catch his breath.
"Stay focused!"Tyler shouted.
A falcon winger drove forward through defenders and fired a shot .
The crowd cheered.
A goal.
The second period came.
The puck dropped.
A falcon player took the puck firing a shot towards the top corner.
Blocked.
The wolves cleared the zone and launched a counter attack.Tyler took the puck,moved with speed on the ice,cut around a defender and fired a slapshot.
Cheers.
They scored.
The third period was tough and intense .
The both teams gave all they had .All of a sudden Tyler passed the puck to James who scored .
The whistle blew.
The tournament board flashed Wolves 2 -Falcons 1.
"Damn !The Falcons are interesting."James told Tyler.
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It was evening .A match between the Eagles and Titans.
The game started.
The titans were different.
They were stronger.
Every collision felt like being hit by a truck.
The Titans applied pressure forcing Eagles to fight harder.
"Don't allow them to push you around!Zane called .
Leo was slammed into the boards by a titans defender.
He lost his temper and was about to start a fight but Zane intervened and stopped him.
The whistle blew and none of the teams scored.
The second period was also tough but still none of the teams scored.
"We have to win this ,last period !"Zane told his teammates.
The puck dropped.
John intercepted a pass near center ice and drove forward.He slipped through them and fired.
The puck struck the post.
The crowd groaned.
The game continued.
Zane took the puck and drove forward with all his speed and strength.He cut left and facked a wrist shot .
He slipped the puck and scored.
The crowd cheered.
"Yes!"He said.
The whistle blew.
Eagles 1-Titans 0
"Tomorrow will be tougher."Leo said.
"I know ,let's hope for the best." Zane replied.
****
All the players arrived.
The arena was loud.
Rematch day.
Zane rolled his shoulders as he stepped onto the ice .His grip on the stick.
Tight.
Across the rink , Tyler Knox stood staring at him.
Smirking.
"You've been staring for long."Zane said.
""I don't lose twice."Tyler said.
The whistle blew.The stadium lights went off.
The puck dropped.
Instant chaos as skates screamed across the ice.
Both teams collided into motion .
Tyler broke forward fast.
"Cover him."Zane shouted.
"Too slow!"Tyler shot back dodging the defender .
He fired a pass.
Zane intercepted.
"Not this time."He said.
He drove forward breaking through the defense line.
One player blocked him,but he facked left, skated right and gave a slapshot.
Goal.
The crowd explored.
Tyler clenched his jaw and skated back to his side.
They came back for the second period.
Wolves came back stronger.
Faster.
Tyler was serious.
He charged the net.
A defender tried to stop him.
He broke through the defense and speed towards the goalie.
A goal.
The crowd erupted into noise.
"You play differently when angry ."Zane told Tyler.
"Indeed."He replied.
They came back for the final period.
Immediately the puck dropped,Zane took it himself.
Passed it to John.
John moved with speed.
Tyler noticed immediately.
He chased.
John faked a pass .
Tyler shifted.
John shot .
Goal.
But there was no time to celebrate.
The whistle blew,and the referee waved them back to the center circle.
Harry, another Wolves player ,took the puck.
The crowd erupted into defending ear .
A defender tried to block him.
He caught a clean pass ,facked a left turn tricking the netminder,and slid the puck into the top right corner.
Goal.
The whistle blew.
A tie.
They were given an overtime.
Tyler stole the pass immediately it was dropped.
He broke through defense.
Charged the net,and fired a wrist shot but a defender blocked the shot.
James intercepted and took the puck passing it back to Tyler.
Zane chased.
Side by side.
A player skated with speed towards Tyler giving him a hard body check.
He slammed onto the boards.
Despite the pain,he got back to his skates,stole the puck and drove forward
through the red line.
He broke through the defense,charged the net,and fought through another collision as he crashed the goal line.
Just before he fell down to the ice,he realeased a quick wrist shot that slipped past the goaline and into the net .
The crowd erupted .
He remained down wincing in pain.
His teammates sorrounded him.
Zane looked at him worried.He was about to rush to him but the medical team arrived.
The tournament board read.
Eagles 2-Wolves 3
As the team continued to cheer,Tyler tried to sit up.
Pain shot through his shoulder to his left leg.
"Easy captain."James said helping him .
Across the ice,Zane hadn't move.
For the first time , he wasn't looking at the scoreboard,he was looking at Tyler.
The medical team guided Tyler towards the tunnel.
Before disappearing, he glanced back .
His eyes met with Zane's.
None of them said anything.
But something felt different.
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