July 18, 2010
Teamwork key to Wings Adult Gold Victory
Revison Buffalo Wings Adult takes the Adult Gold Crown at TORHS Nationals

There was no doubt about it that the Buffalo Wings Adult
team was a force to be reckoned with at TORHS Nationals in Taylor, Michigan.
The team of 10 guys dominated the Adult Men’s Gold Division by going 5-0
through out the tournament. This win makes that back to back National
Championships for the Wings at TORHS. Led by player/coach Mike Vertino, the
Wings only had one thing on their minds that weekend & that was winning.
“The only thing better than winning one national championship is winning two”
said Vertino, “We win as a team and we lose as a team, it’s pack
mentality”.
As the championship game was about to start, the Wings
decided to be introduced as a team instead of individually which shows the
unity of the team. Starting things off for the Wings was defenseman Greg Brick,
scoring the first goal with an assist from Shaun Golden. However, Motor city
Assault managed to slide 2 goals past the wings making it a 2-1 game. By the
end of regulation, the score was tied at 3. Scoring for the Wings was Mike Bienias
with an assist from Vertino, and Ryan Wachowiak with an assist from Kevin
O’Connor. As overtime started the wings were ready to end it. Both teams had
great chances to end the game, but it was the Buffalo Wings who prevailed. As
Shaun Golden setup work horse Kevin O’Connor who sniped it past the Motor City
Assault goalie to win the championship.
The Wings were missing key offensive threat Ryan Vertino,
which would have made the Wings an even greater competitor than they already
were. Eric Werner received the Top Goalie award and Greg Brick received the
championship game MVP.










