[GAME RECAP: W 8-4 vs @ Reapers](https://beerleagu - Beer League Bullies

BEER LEAGUE BULLIES vs. REAPERS

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | AFC Rink 1 | Final: 8-4

REAPING WHAT THEY SOW

Some nights the puck drops and you just know. The Bullies came out Tuesday with the kind of energy that makes opposing goalies check their schedules for early retirement, and by the time the dust settled it was 8-4 — a statement win in the final stretch of a season that has BLB firmly in the hunt for something meaningful.

This was a complete team effort. Eleven assists spread across the lineup like the world's most satisfying potluck. No penalties for either team, meaning the refs basically showed up, dropped a puck, and let the scoresheets write themselves. Clean, loud, and dominant.

PERIOD BY PERIOD

1st Period — 4-1 BLB

The Bullies came out firing and never really stopped. Andreas Adolfsson got things started just 2:31 in on what the scoresheet listed as an "empty net" goal — which means either Adolfsson found an angle that made the net look empty, or the Reapers' goalie was still putting his gear on. Either way, it counted. Kyle Sayon and Mark Sweeney picked up the helpers.

Q Kim then took over the period like he had somewhere to be. He tallied twice in the first — at 7:47 and 15:48 — both set up by Kellen Hart, who was apparently operating as a one-man assist factory all night long (four helpers total, zero goals, all the credit). Derek Combs added a clean unassisted marker at 9:10 to make it 3-0 before the Reapers got one back. The Bullies answered immediately to close out the frame at 4-1.

2nd Period — 5-2 BLB

The second was quieter, which after a four-goal first is honestly fine. The Reapers pulled one back early to make it 4-2 and put a tiny flicker of drama in the air. Ross Hunsaker extinguished it with a goal at 18:28, set up by Q Kim — who by this point had apparently decided to contribute to every single goal on the board. Period ends 5-2. Message sent.

3rd Period — 8-4 BLB

The third was a proper victory lap. Kyle Sayon scored at 3:03 — Mark Sweeney and Adolfsson returning the favor on the setup — to push it to 6-2. Then Ross Hunsaker struck again at 6:26 for his second of the night, with Steven Hackett and the newly appearing Denzel Que recording assists.

Your Captain Jimmy Schopen rounded things out with a goal at 10:33 — Hart and Matt Sweeney with the helpers — and the Bullies led 8-2 before the Reapers scored twice late to make the final look a little more respectable. It wasn't. This game was never close after the first eight minutes.

SPOTLIGHT

Kellen Hart — Four assists. Zero goals. Total accountability, zero ego. Hart ran the offense like a point guard who just doesn't need to shoot, and the Bullies went 8-for-8 when it mattered. If the league handed out purely an assist trophy, Hart would need a bigger shelf.

Q Kim — Two goals, one assist, three points. Both of his goals came on Hart setups in the first period, and then he flipped the role and set up Hunsaker in the second. Kim was everywhere.

Ross Hunsaker — Two goals, both in the back half of the game when the Bullies could have coasted. Instead Hunsaker kept the foot on the gas. That's the mentality.

Andreas Adolfsson — The Swede opened the scoring in the first two minutes and added an assist in the third. Classic Adolfsson: quiet, efficient, unavoidable.

Zak Dayton — 11 saves on 15 shots. Not a busy night in net, but when you're getting 34 shots thrown the other direction, Zak's job is to stay sharp and he did exactly that.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Bullies sit third in the standings with 37 points and the season winding down. The gap between BLB and the top two is real — five points back of the Party Crashers, four back of the Heels — but so is the gap between BLB and everyone chasing them. Third place is locked if this team keeps doing what it did Tuesday. More importantly, you want to be playing your best hockey when the bracket comes out, and this felt like a team hitting its stride at exactly the right time.

Stay sharp. Stay hungry. Next game's already on the clock.

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