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Evok · 06-25-2017, 11:23 PM

Letter of Marque
The Extra Crew Members Make The Difference
Article written by french sport journalist Evok
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<div align="center">Kelowna Knights 2 || Halifax Raiders 4</div>

The Raiders were back on their ice after a heartbreaking defeat at the hand on the Mammoths. The game they had played two days ago was the first they were not even able to score a goal and they were looking forward to redeem themselves to their fans. They practiced until their legs gave out under them and unable to catch their breath.

The Raiders power play payed off heavily in the first period. They were first able to punish Mike Izzy on his tripping call when Bar Downski retrieved and shot the puck sent behind the net by defenseman Ted Glass. Kelowna netminder Thompson only saw the bullet when it was in the net behind him. Clint Eastwood was spared by the Raiders canon and didn’t exist the box early when he was also caught for tripping. The luck didn’t extend to Jokel however who quit the penalty box 20 seconds after hooking a player from Halifax. Klozoff managed to put his stick on a puck bouncing off a post and wristed it behind the goaltender.

The tides turned for the Raiders when the second period was ruled by indiscipline. Cody Fletcher received his first penalty in the SMJHL when he interfered with a Knights. Following him, Glass was sent to the sin bin when he pinned down one of Kelowna player, holding him on the ice. Andrezjeck was the first one to be able to out play Jordin FourFour Jr. one minute after being back at equal strength. Not learning their lesson with that goal, the next to fall under the referee’s wrath was Sørensen when they saw him close his hand on a Knights stick. However, it was Grogan that was punished the harders by Kelowna when his call for Tripping resulted in a goal by Mercer Church. Montek Ramrap kept the Raiders penalty kill unit on their toes when he was punished by the referees for hooking. Fortunately for the Raiders, the team didn’t falter in front of the Knights power play, failing only once.

The start of the last period was like a broken record for the home team when Müller was sent to the box after holding someone. They managed to gain momentum only 6 minutes into the last leg of the game. Sami Owens played the same game as Müller and received the same punition. Despite not being able to score on this power play, the Raiders were able to set into motions an attack. It was a few minutes after, when Slaughter was punished for hooking that everything really changed. Ted Glass found a puck behind the net and managed to bring it back in front of the netminder. Quickly, he managed to send the rubber behind Thompson, setting his team up by one goal. On the following play, the face-off won by Pelletier, Marino wounded even more the knights when he blasted one past their goaltender. Starting to feel the pressure, Kelowna game became a bit messier at the end of the third and in a quick succession Slaughter was sent again to the box for the same reason and Jake Sanders’ punition killed in the egg any hope of a come back when he was caught holding down a player. During that game, the power play unit of both team put a good show for the fans, who rejoiced to see the Raiders victorious.

The unsung hero of the match for the Raiders was Cloud McCarthy. He was able to fire up the Raiders power play, earning two assists on seven opportunity. He shots twice himself toward the goal and played almost 20 minutes in the game, spending 3 minutes and a half on the power play.

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WinGretzky · 06-27-2017, 12:12 AM

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