It all comes down to this (kind of, but not really). During the off-season there were countless expectations for the DC Breeze and the New York Empire to contend with the four-time defending Eastern Division Champions. Until this season, the Toronto Rush had looked nearly unbeatable in the division, and surely unbeatable by any team south of the Canadian border.
It’s only the fifth game of the Breeze season, and it is already time to start looking at rematches. The D.C. Breeze head north of the border this weekend to face the Toronto Rush, a team seeking vengeance after being embarrassed in DC back in April. The Breeze have never won in Toronto. It’s the first of two trips to Canada for the Breeze this year, as they will also visit Montréal and Ottawa…
Three head-to-head games, two 1-point margins, one 2OT result, a 75-72 Breeze lead in overall goals scored, and a 2-1 win-loss advantage for the Rush. That was the regular season. And that 2-1 advantage was the difference between a home Division Title game for the Breeze and another brutal road game in Toronto.
