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Halifax Raiders
Niklas Flower – Jean-Luc Reflieux – Reed Laing
Blake Battle – Coln Banning
Georgette Pel

Detroit Falcons
Hans Moleman - Nucky Toohoots - Alex Berkis
Prince Daniel James - Jari Sinikka
Sivy McSieve



The Rundown
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Period 1

Halifax went on the powerplay at 2:49 in the first period following a holding penalty from Chadathy Brodangleschlong on Toivo Kosonen. Nearing the end of this powerplay, Blake Battle lit the lamp, assisted by Reed Laing and Colin Banning at 4:27.

Quote:Raiders are bringing the pressure on this powerplay, multiple shots testing McSieve early. Battle shoots, it misses, but Raiders recover the puck, Reed Laing has the puck, circles the net and shoots, McSieve stops it but the puck bounces back out. Battle recovers the puck, Detroit is having a hard time getting the puck out of the zone, he shoots but Metzler kneels and blocks the shot, Battle drives for the puck, gets it on his step and dekes between defenders. He backhands it toward the net and HE SCORES! Blake Battle with his 6th goal of the season, assists to Reed Laing and Colin Banning.

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The rest of the period was uneventful, until the last 30 seconds. Starting with a great defensive play by Halifax’s Captain Banning, and puck movement by Blake Battle, Alex Reed notches the 2nd goal of the night.

Quote: Half a minute remains, Moleman carries the puck hoping to create some offense. He passes the puck to Toohoots, Banning gets his stick on it and takes away the puck. He moves it to Blake Battle who carries it over the blue&nbsp; line. Battle back to Banning, Banning to Reed, he shoots and HE SCORES! Halifax goes up by 2, with less than 30 seconds left.

On this goal Alex Reed gains his 4th of the season, Banning and Battle earn their 2nd points of the night.


Period 2

Detroit came into the 2nd period with a higher tempo; needing to get onto the scoresheet to remain in the game. They responded at the 14 minute mark.

Quote:Berzins carries the puck into Halifax’s zone, he gizes the puck to Erik Muller, pass to Vikstrom. Vikstrom hesitates, then shoots, but misses the net. Zach Evans hastily retrieves the puck and fires on Pel, it misses. Konstantinov gains possession and shoots and IT’S IN! Perhaps a deflection, but Detroit nonetheless cuts the lead in half!

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That puck did in fact deflect off Henrik Vikstrom who is credited with the goal. Halifax 2-1.

With both tensions on the ice getting a bit chirpy, Hans Moleman found himself in the sinbin for slashing at 15:34.This penalty proved costly as Alex Reed capitalized and notched his 2nd goal of the game.

Quote:Joey Ryan retrieves the puck from behind Pel’s net. He quarterbacks a pass to Battle in the neutral zone. Battle dumps the puck, and Toohoots retrieves it. Toohoots is hit hard by Alex Reed. Colin Banning grabs the puck and passes it back to Reed. Reed fires the puck pass McSieve!

In addition to Reed’s second goal of the night, that was Halifax’s second powerplay goal, and Colin Banning’s third assist of the night.

Halifax leads 3-1.

Period 3

Detroit was in a do-or-die situation, entering the 3rd period, down by two goals -- and they responded 14 seconds into the period. Prince Daniel James, assisted by Hans Moleman and Alex Berkis cut the lead to 1.

Quote: Nucky Toohoots faces-off with Jean-Luc Reflieux to start the 3rd period. Toohoots wins the face-off back, Berlis gains the puck and carries it into the offensive zone. Berkis lets one rip, but it goes wide, Berkis retrieves the puck, starts to dance, shaking pass defenders, he shoots and it goes wide again. Hans Moleman comes up with the puck, he fires away, and once again it misses. Detroit is having hard luck getting shots on goal, Prince Daniel James gains the puck from behind the net, circles around and SHOOTS IT PASS PEL. Detroit trails just by one!

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The one-goal deficit did not last long for Detroit. Two minutes later Halifax responded to make the lead 4-2. Reflieux earned his first point of the night, an assist -- and Battle gained his third point, his second assist, on Niklas Flower’s fourth goal of the season at 2:31 of the third period.

Quote: Battle to Reflieux, Reflieux to Flower, Flower carries the puck into the offensive zone, he drives the net and releases a shot, McSieve blocks it but doesn’t hold on, FLOWER ON THE DOORSTEP, HE TAPS IT IN! Halifax’s lead is extended to 4-2.

Detroit was unable to respond -- Halifax cruised to victory with the two-goal lead. FINAL SCORE: 4-2.

<div align="center">Three Stars

1st Star
Blake Battle
With his 19:46 time-on-ice, Battle made every minute count. Whether it was laying out big hits, passing, or shooting, Battle was on point tonight and helped lead the Raiders to victory. Blake Battle’s key contribution was setting the tone early, just 4 minutes into the game, this goal gave Halifax the lead, which they would carry the entire night. Following goals by Detroit, Battle responded by becoming vocal, causing players like Alex Reed to respond.


2nd Star
Colin Banning
The Captain made his presence known tonight. With a team high 20:23 time-on-ice Banning contributed to 3 of the 4 Halifax goals. His 5 minutes killing penalties showed his team to persevere. His effectivity in this game served as an example to follow for the younger Raiders. His biggest play of the game was intercepting the pass by Hans Moleman that could have lead to a Falcon’s goal, and turned it into a Halifax goal by passing it to Alex Reed at 19:42.The Captain's play tonight showcased all the qualities that led to the Raiders' locker room voting him Captain.

3rd Star
Alex Reed
The rookie earned the third star after impressing the media and everyone in Halifax with his never give up attitude. Even with just 20 seconds left in the first period, Reed kept driving his team and was rewarded for his efforts. In addition to his first goal, Alex Reed responded to Detroit’s first goal that cut the Halifax lead in half, just minutes after. This play shows Alex Reed staying competitive, and not taking his foot off the gas-pedal, even when his team has a lead, a quality that coaches love.


NEWS 95.7FM : The Aftershow
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Host Greg Walker gives recaps the game and takes caller’s questions following Halifax Raiders game. He started working with NEWS 95.7 five years ago

Greg Walker: A 4-2 affair sees Halifax picking up a road win. Blake Battle, Colin Banning, Alex Reed; played lights out. We will now take calls, we have Eric on the line.

Caller 1: Hi, thanks for taking my call, my question revolves around how Colin Banning can have 3-point games, like tonight, but have a team low minus 11?

Greg Walker: Great question, thanks for calling. The plus/minus stat is often regarded as a very minor and meaningless stat. Banning plays a lot of minutes, which means he sees a lot of scoring from other teams. In addition, like tonight, two of his points came on the powerplay, which don’t add to your plus/minus. Thanks for calling Eric! Now, we have Chris on the line.

Caller 2: Georgette Pel had 22 saves tonight, goes onto a 3-2-1 record, do you see her as a long-term solution in net? Dick C. Hocolate will be leaving eventually, is Pel going to be able to take the reigns over immediately?

Greg Walker: Chris, I’ve thought about this, and I have to think Pel is the real deal. She has two regulation losses in her first 6 games. That’s pretty good, and then she put on a great display tonight, stopping 22 out of 24. Pel’s record could perhaps be even better if some complications with the league hadn’t happen, but what we’ve seen so-far, are glimpses of stellar goaltending. Now we have Ray calling in.

Caller 3: The special teams seem like they helped win the game tonight, what’s Halifax doing right? Is it sustainable?

Greg Walker: Oh that’s a great question Ray. The special teams really paint two different stories tonight. For Halifax, you could barely ask for more. For Detroit, they were unable to kill penalties or score power-play goals. You generally want your powerplay % and penalty kill % to add up to 100%, and tonight the Raiders’ added up to 133%, that’s great, it helped them win the game, and will help them to win more games. Detroit’s combined penalty kill and powerplay percentages added up to just 33%, something the coaching staff will work to improve, I guarantee it. Thanks for calling in Ray! And thank you to all the listeners, tune in to the Post-game recap following Halifax’s next game, always on NEWS 95.7.