Putting the Decision on Ice

Ladies and gentlemen, I have three stadia on my shortlist this week, each of which edges me closer to a personal target of all the current English grounds from the Premier League down to Step 3.  It would be "The 232" if not for a bit of ground sharing here and there.

In alphabetical order they are:

Athersley Recreation (playing in the Northern Counties East but on my list because they are the current landlords for Shaw Lane).

Merthyr Town (a Southern Premier League club in some transitional difficulty as was well-documented after a 13-1 loss last week).

Whitby Town (of the Northern Premier League).

As I write, a zamboni will be preparing the ice for Winnipeg Jets' ice hockey clash with Anaheim Ducks in the NHL.  See previous ice hockey blog diversions if you are interested in zambonis and my controversial northern hemisphere clockwise zamboni rotation theory, which has not been scientifically demolished though even flat-earthers treat me with suspicion.

There are three periods of action in an ice hockey game.  Athersley, Merthyr and Whitby in alphabetical will be linked with the first, second and third respectively.

The period with the greatest total number of shots (for both sides added together) will decide my destination.  

If there is a tie, then the total number of goals scored in that period will be the tie-breaker.

If that is still a tie, then the tie-tie-breaker will be the total number of power plays for both sides in the period.

If that is still a tie, then the tie-tie-tie-breaker will be the largest shirt number of the goaltender that saves the most shots in the given period of play multiplied by the number of players penalised for violence (including technical naughtiness or foul play) of any description in the period.  

If we need a tie-tie-tie-tie-breaker then I will stay at home and sort out my programme shelves.

Thank you for your interest.  Anything to avoid taking a decision by myself, you see.  Looks as if the numbers will turn up here:

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20172018/GS020337.HTM


UPDATE:
No tie breakers needed as 20 shots in the first period and 22 in the third were beaten by the 25 shots of the second period, thus sending me to Merthyr Town v Dorchester Town.  It's been an "interesting" week or two for the home club.  Better do some research!