Fleming Nitro wins ice hockey tournament

Fleming Nitro wins ice hockey tournament

JAKARTA (JP): Fleming Nitro won the Sky Rink Jakarta Ice
Hockey Tournament on Sunday with an emphatic 10-2 victory over
another Jakarta team, Good Fellas, at Taman Anggrek Mall Ice Rink
in West Jakarta.

Robin scored five goals as the Nitros dominated the match from
the beginning, preventing the frustrated Fellas from getting into
the flow of the game.

Nitro players said they did very little in the way of
preparing for the six-team tournament

"We never thought about winning. The organizers told us that
it was just for fun, so we made no special preparations," captain
Jerry said. "We relied solely on teamwork since we've been
playing together as team for quite a while."

Felix, named the tournament MVP by organizers, said that prior
to the game the Nitros were a little wary of the Fellas, who have
two expatriates on their team.

"The two expat players posed a real threat to us. But we
played with good teamwork. I believe that good teamwork was the
key to our victory," he said.

One of the referees, Canadian Arnold Ames, also vouched that
teamwork carried the day for the Nitros.

"Both teams had similar skills, but the Nitros played as a
team. Not to say anything about their good passing skills," he
said.

"Each team member knew where his position was," he added.

Ames noted the 1,248-square-meter rink was only three-fourths
the size of rinks used to stage professional ice hockey games.

"There's no problem at all with the size. It allows players to
easily take control and handle the rink. Playing in the standard
rink requires more speed and power," he said.

Another referee, Robert Esguerra, who is the head instructor
at the Sky Rink, said the organizers planned to invite more teams
to next year's tournament.

"We may also send a team to other tournaments. Surabaya, for
example, holds a tournament every July, while Hong Kong holds one
in October," he said.

Pandawa secured third place on Saturday night with a 3-2
defeat of Jakarta's Ice Slap. Also on Saturday, Franky, Andy and
Airel of the Good Fellas won the relay race event.

Surabaya's Sixel grabbed two titles. Samuel Lewi won the
goalie event, and Iwan Lembono, Sammy and Bobby Gunars grabbed
the puck handling and shooting event.

The tournament's top scorer was Pandawa's Toni, who netted
eight goals. (nvn)