2025 SSL Week 6 Recap
Week 6 delivered exactly what Richmond floorball is building its name on — real comebacks, tight benches, and late swings that prove no lead is safe. The Rough Riders rode an 11-goal outburst past the Polar Bears, while the River Dogs pulled off a stunner that left the Raptors stunned and skating off wondering how they let it slip.
Rough Riders 11 – Polar Bears 6
The Rough Riders turned in one of the most complete offensive performances of the season, putting up double digits against a Polar Bears side that couldn’t stop the bleeding when it mattered most.
Parker McQuillan set the tone for the Bears early with two first-period tallies, helped along by Teagan Bower and Tommy Johnson. But the Riders answered wave after wave. Courtney Cooke opened his hat trick night with a sharp finish off Jacob Doucette’s feed, Kyle Ficarella and Sam Leone buried chances, and Jeremy Sacra continued his rise up the goal chart with three of his own.
By the second, the Riders had found another gear. Sacra scored twice unassisted, Sam Leone added another from Courtney Ray, and John Kapp picked up a timely solo goal to swing momentum for good. Even when the Bears clawed back with late markers from Ondrej Adamek, Tom Hogan, and Brandon Loughen, the Riders held firm. Cooke sealed it with two more in the third to complete the hat trick and slam the door on any comeback.
Final Score: Rough Riders 11 – Polar Bears 6
🌊 River Dogs 7 – Raptors 6
Game 12 was everything floorball in Richmond is supposed to be — fast, unpredictable, and heartbreaking if you’re on the wrong side of the final push.
The Raptors looked ready to grab two points behind their familiar trio: Steve Foltz struck twice off Steven Jurkiewicz’s setups, and Murtaza Raza carved up the slot for his second hat trick of the year. By the start of the third, they were up 6–4 and controlling the pace.
But the River Dogs have made a habit of staying calm when the scorecard says they shouldn’t. Aylla DeSantiago — who still sits atop the SSL assist charts — snuck behind the Raptors’ back line for a much-needed goal. Samantha Rao, in her rookie season, netted her first SSL tally moments later off Nick Baldaino’s feed. With the Raptors still reeling, Baldaino leveled it himself with an unassisted dagger. Then Greg Gleichman, who’d been quietly buzzing all night, iced the comeback with a smooth finish off DeSantiago’s patient feed.
From down two to up one in the blink of an eye — the Dogs left no doubt that this squad knows how to close. The Raptors, meanwhile, skate into Week 7 with a lesson no stat line can sugarcoat: you have to play every second.
Final Score: River Dogs 7 – Raptors 6
Week 6 Takeaway
Another week, another reminder that in this league, no bench is deep enough to sleep on a lead. Jeremy Sacra and Courtney Cooke keep climbing the scoring charts, Aylla DeSantiago’s playmaking continues to unlock games, and the River Dogs’ rally shows there’s still plenty of floorball left to surprise us all.
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