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NONAME · 03-28-2016, 04:47 PM

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Week One
(5-6-1)

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Militia

Game One: The St. Louis Scarecrows start the season off with a 2-0 loss to the Montreal Militia. Notable players this game were Casey Holmes who had a .913% and Alexander Charlyb'b who went 81% on the face-off dot. The Montreal Militia struggled to play a disciplined game and gave the Scarecrows 6 power-play opportunities but they were unable to take advantage of them. They got into some penalty themselves but were able to go 1-6 on the penalty kill.

Militia

Game Two: In the second match-up of four straight against the Montreal Militia the Scarecrows manage to pull out a 3-2 victory in regulation time. The Scarecrows had an all around team effort offensively with Charlyb'b, Lewis, Diablo, Feist, Mohrs, Hans, Malkin, Karlsson, and McHale all putting up one point. The Scarecrows specialty games came in clutch with the penalty kill shutting out the opposition in all 6 attempts and the power-play going 3-4. Casey Holmes played another great game ending with a .938%.

Militia

Game Three: The Montreal Militia run-away with this game scoring 7 goals and only allowing 2. The skill difference between the two teams was finally revealed in this game as the Militia dominated in every possible way. The only positive you can take from this game was how the Scarecrows managed to dominate the face-off dot with Charlyb'b going 85%, Feist gong 75%, and Belfour going 78%. Casey Holmes allowed 4 goals on 18 shots and was pulled and the back-up Michael Ryan allowed 3 on 10.

Militia

Game Four: The final game in this four game match-up is another decisive victory for the Militia. The Scarecrows continue to show no discipline in their game taking 9 penalties which is not acceptable and to make things worse the Militia power-play walked all over the Scarecrows penalty kill scoring 4 goals. The power-play for the Scarecrows did not help the cause as they got shutout in 6 attempts. The Scarecrows allowed a massive 41 shots against.

Falcons

Game Five: The Scarecrows struggle continue as they lose their fourth game straight 5-4, however they manage to at least pick-up a point in this contestant. The discipline of the Scarecrows yet again punishes them as they take 7 more penalties this game and allow 2 goals. One positive thing that the Scarecrow continue to show game after game is they can dominate the face-off dot. As a team they went 57% on the dot. A notable performance this game was Feist who finished with a goal and and assist, 5 shots, 1 shot blocked, 75% face-off percentage, and 24 minutes of ice-time. In the shoot-out not a single Scarecrows player is able to score.

raiders

Game Six: The Scarecrows lose another game 2-1 making them 1-4-1 to start the season. The Scarecrows specialty teams play an ok game with the penalty kill going perfect 4-4 and the power-play going 20%. The first fighting major of the season for the Scarecrows was handed out to Charlyb'b as he got in a scrap with Gorlab. Casey Holmes was the Scarecrows best player in this game as he kept them in the game and finished with an impressive save percentage of .935%.

Whalers

Game Seven: The Scarecrows snap their losing streak and put up an impressive 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Whalers. The Scarecrows continue to get into penalty trouble however this game the penalty kill holds strong and goes 6-6 allowing them to stay in this game. Ten players on the Scarecrows managed to put up a point showing the offensive depth the team possesses. Casey Holmes was easily the best player in the game stopping 30 shots out of 31.

Knights

Game Eight: The Scarecrows put up another win after coming back from a three goal deficit of a score of 4-3. Casey Holmes had a slow start to the game allowing two quick goals near the end of the first and another 6 minutes into the 2nd but after that shut the door allowing the offense of the Scarecrows to quickly climb back into the game by potting 4 goals in 5 minutes. The Scarecrows manage to keep the penalties down to three and the penalty kill capitalized on it by killing each one. Feist was a notable player in this game scoring two goals and going just over 50% on the face-off dot.

Game Nine: The Scarecrows continue to salvage the start of the season with a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Mammoths. The offensive production won the Scarecrows this game, especially the power-play that went 2-3 in the game. A notable player in the game was Feist who put up a power-play goal and also scored in the shoot-out.

Game Ten: The Scarecrows continue to put up big wins with their fourth victory in a row against the Colorado Mammoths by a score of 2-0. The specialty teams of the Scarecrows could not have played a better game with the penalty kill going a perfect 4-4 and the power-play going 33%. Casey Holmes gets his first shut-out of the season in a 22 save effort.

raiders

Game Eleven: The Scarecrows stay hot with a 3-1 win over the Halifax Raiders earning themselves their 5th win in a row. The power-play of the Scarecrows was ice cold in this game going a terrible 0-9 however the penalty kill did it's going going 3-3. Casey Holmes played another impressive game finishing with a .950% save percentage and Charlyb'b finished with 2 points and going 59% on the face-off dot.

raiders

Game Twelve: The winning streak finally comes to an end with a 5-2 loss to the Halifax Raiders. The Scarecrows got out worked in almost every aspect of this game. The specialty teams held the team back with the penalty kill going 0-2 and the power-play 0-4. Casey Holmes got pulled after allowing 5 goals on 23 shots.

Game Thirteen: The Scarecrows winning streak quickly has turned into a losing streak as they take another loss the Colorado Mammoths by a score of 5-3. The defensive lapses the team continues to have makes it hard on Casey Holmes and get gets pulled for the second game in a row. The Scarecrows only manage to get 10 shots on goal the entire game.

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St. Louis Scarecrows Report Card

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Scoring: A

The strongest part of the Scarecrows game is the offensive output the team can produce. Every player who has dressed in a game managed to put up at least one point and 14 of the 20 have put up at least three points which has put the Scarecrows 3rd overall in goals for at 35.

Defense: D-

The Scarecrows have an obvious hole in their game and that is their defensive play. The Scarecrows sit dead last with 44 goals against. That's average 3.39 goals against a game. You will not win many games with your goals against that high so they need to figure it out.

Specialty Teams: D

The Scarecrows power-play is painful to watch with an average of 15.09%, almost 4% lower than the league average. The team has the offensive guns to turn this around which is clear when you look at there goals for each game. The penalty kill sits at 80.65% which is just below the league average and when you consider the amount of PIM's the team takes (144, the most in the league) it is possible they turn this around too. They just need to work on their discipline.

Goaltending: C-

Casey Holmes is a good goaltender stuck in a bad position. He has only played 698 minutes (2nd lowest) yet has still managed to save 323 shots (2nd most). He currently sits at a save percentage of .879% and a goals against average of 3.35. Casey Holmes is the only rookie goaltender in the SMJHL which should be taken note.

Overall: C-

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Team Statistics:
Goals For: 2.69
Goals Against: 3.38
Power-play: 15.09%
Penalty Kill: 80.65%
Shots For: 24.54
Shots Against: 27.92
PIM's/GP: 10.85
Hits/GP: 15.08
Face-off %: 54.21%

Three Stars of the Week
1st. Marc Andre-Malkin (13GP, 13P,)
2nd. Alexander Charlyb'b (13GP, 8P, +7, 65%FO)
3rd. Sebastian Strange (13GP, 8P, +6)
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