1. While the Anchorage should be happy that they picked up the win, as every game is important in the SMJHL, there seems to be a pattern already forming for them. Have an alright/not bad first period before taking control from the second period onwards. This is not a healthy cycle and should be talked about as soon as possible. Hockey Is a 60-minute game, not 40 minutes so any bad period can put you in a position where you’re grand plan completely falls apart. Digging yourself into a hole and climbing out again isn’t a recipe for success. I don’t want to say that this is a cup hangover because there are a lot of new players here but some concern should be noted

2. While those issues are indeed present and deserve to be talked about, once they got going the armada did take over this game. They made proper use of their chances and played good defense hockey when it was required. Ian Venables was once again Ian Venables, a rock in net that can relied upon when things get hairy. Danny White and Cyril Vyskoc were very good in this game and rookie Chris de Siren is showing promise in his game. The cup champions want to prove that their win was no fluke and so far, they are proving to be worthy.

3. Anchorage was also good at keeping themselves out of the penalty box. Only two penalties on the day for the team shows good discipline and team effort. Then again, in a tight one-score game, you don’t want to put your team on the backfoot with a penalty so just something to watch out for. That being said, when Anchorage were a man down, they played exceptionally well. Both penalties were in the 3rd period but the Armada proved that defensively they were up to the task at hand, of course, its early in the season but seeing that kind of work early on can only be a positive sign.