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Tri Valley Blue Devils B2 Tri Valley Blue Devils B2 WelcomeUpcoming GamesDateEventTimeLocationSun 124 Blue Devils vs Fresno Jr Falcons 1115 AM Dublin Ice Recent GamesDateEventTimeLocationSat 116 vs Oregon Summit 1045 AM MLK Dream Cup Medford Oregon Sat 116 vs Oakland Bears 615 PM MLK Dream Cup Medford Oregon Sun 117 vs Washinton Everett Silvertips 245 PM MLK Dream Cup Medford Oregon Mon 118 Championship TBA MLK Dream Cup Medford Oregon Upcoming PracticesDateEventTimeLocationThu 121 Thurs Dryland 730 PM 745 PM Dublin Ice Thu 121 Thurs on Ice 815 PM 915 PM Dublin Ice Home Team Calendar Results TVMHA Bantam 2 on Norcal Tri Valley Minor Hockey Assoc Contact Bantam B Email manager@trivalleyb2comBy mail TriValley Minor Hockey Association PO Box 2821 Dublin California 94568 Help webhelp@trivalleyb2com for access or assistance using site features Sunday January 10Fast Physical Fresno Uses 2nd Period Burst to Defeat Devils 31 Gateway Ice Center Fresno CA It was the first meeting of the season between the Fresno Falcons and the Devils The Falcons set the pace from the opening faceoff and it was very fast and physical The first three shifts had the Devils completely on their heels with the Falcons swarming the net around Willie and the Devils unable to clear the zone The Devils survived the onslaught by doing a good job of getting into the passing and shooting lanes which forced many of the hard shots the Falcons took to miss the net wide or high Willie also made several saves and on occasion had to come far out of the net to break up scoring opportunities The first period ended scoreless with the Devils searching for offense The Falcons scored the games first goal just one minute into the second period It came after Shannon Mason and Matt V were cycling down low and creating a good scoring opportunity However a Falcon defenseman gained control of the puck and sent a stretch pass to a very speedy winger He darted up the right wing around the defense and made a nifty deke to his backhand to push the puck under Willie The Devils found some offense a few minutes later while on a powerplay Mason checked a Falcons defenseman at center ice and the puck went to Matt V Matt skated up the left wing and took a hard wrist shot that the goalie gloved Throughout the powerplay the line of Taylor Gordie and Connor also put on good pressure Jeff Matt W (playing a lot of defense this game) and Neil took shots from the point either on passes from the forwards or when they kept clearing attempts by the Falcons in the offensive zone One shot by Matt W was deflected in front and missed going in by just inches Midway through the second period the Falcons made it 20 when the puck slid through the crease and behind the net The Falcons player threw it toward the net and it appeared to bank in off of Willie Nick tried ...