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St. Louis Scarecrows
Willy Mack - Ronnie Westbrook - Joe Kurczewski
Danny Foster - Rhaegar Targaryen
Kyle Wahlgren

Halifax Raiders
Niklas Flower – Jean-Luc Reflieux – Reed Laing
Blake Battle – Colin Banning
Richard C. Hocolate

SMJHL Network Recap
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SMJHL Network’s Skipp Santos recaps all the league’s games nightly. Skipp is often joined by guest co-hosts Albert Williams. and Cindy McNair.

Skipp Santos: It’s St. Louis at Halifax for tonight’s affair. Towards the bottom of the East division, Halifax needed to win tonight’s game. Let’s get into it. Halifax saw powerplay time twice in the first. Following a delaying the game penalty at 3:49 and hooking by Kelly Rivet at 10:43. Kyle Wahlgren with the big stops, however. Halifax finds themselfs on the scoresheet towards the end of the period.

Quote:Pass from Casper Jakobsson, Victor Lindstrom looks over the zone. He sees an opening and passes it to Isaac Kaiser. Kaiser shoots and HE SCORES! The fans in the Raiders’ arena are going absolutely wild.

Cindy McNair: Casper Jakobsson continues to prove to be worth all those picks that Halifax gave up. Contributing all the time, in key situations, putting his team up first. The first team to score is often the victor.

Skipp Santos: That ends the 1st period. Entering the second period, St. Louis needed a response. They found that just two-minutes in. Joe Kurczewski, set up by Kelly Rivet, notches his 8th of the season. Here’s the call:

Quote: Frans Erichsen charges the net, he shoots, Hocolate gets a piece of it, but the puck flies back into the zone, Kurczewski has it on his stick, he shoots, HE SCORES! ST. LOUIS TIES THE GAME.

Albert Williams: Quite the goal. Joe Kurczewski shows his tenacity, and gets St. Louis right back in the game. And then, Four-oh-five in the first, Halifax to the power play after Danny Foster gets called for high sticking. The story of this power play was all Kyle Wahlgren, playing lights out, blocking all shots….. Penalty killed by St. Louis.

Skipp Santos: Then, at 10:31, Jean-Luc Refliex lights the lamp, assisted by both Niklas Flower and Blake Battle.

Quote:Pass by Battle, Flower with the puck, he tries moving around the net, he passes to Reflieux, Reflieux with the one-timer, he SCORES!

Skipp Santos: And then it’s St. Louis to the powerplay. Toivo Kosonen called for hooking at the 14 minute mark. Kosonen, part of the Raiders’ penalty kill, really put them in a predicament -- and ended with a goal by St. Louis, once again tying the game.

Albert Williams: Yeah it was Eugene Feist with to make it 2-2. Targaryen and Akleson get the assist on this powerplay goal.

Cindy McNair: And we know, a tie-game, it’s a whole new game. The teams end the second with this score.

Skipp Santos: They enter the third, both wanting to score badly. Neither team takes the lead. Halifax comes out, seemingly frustrated. At least, Toivo Kosonen was -- sent to the sinbin for 4 minutes after being called for charging.

Albert Williams: Playing seemingly reckless. Last penalty by Kosonen resulted in a goal by St. Louis. They once again hoped to capitalize on Kosonen’s mistake.

Skipp Santos: That’s right, but they were unable to. Following that penalty kill, both teams eventually went onto other powerplays. The big Russian, Alexsander Komarov called for interference at 9:39 -- and Danny Foster, once again, to the sin bin, this time for slashing at 12:38.

Albert Williams:Neither team’s powerplay units were able to gain the lead. No goals were scored in the third, sending us to over time.

Cindy McNair: Overtime saw Halifax buckle down defensively, and take less risks. This saw a largely one-sided affair, as t. Louis outshot them 5-1. Both teams were able to outlast each other’s efforts and make it to the shootout.

Quote:Willy Mack is sent onto the ice, he goes first. St. Louis has the utmost confidence in him. Here he goes, comes in, deke to the left, and shoots...Hocolate with the big save!

Skipp Santos: It was Casper Jakobsson next, who’s attempt is stopped by Wahlgren. Eugene Feist was sent out next by St. Louis, but was stopped by Hocolate. This is when Isaac Kaiser was given the go by Halifax:

Quote:With the Halifax crowd cheering, the rookie Isaac Kaiser looks down across the rink at Wahlgren. Isaac begins carrying the puck, he hesitates then fires low, and it’s a goal! Isaac Kaiser goes five-hole and puts Halifax up in the shootout!

Albert Williams: Amazing patience by Kaiser, his hesitation tricked Wahlgren out, and notched them the goal that won the game. Casper Ek was sent out next, his shot missed the net.

Skipp Santos: And that wraps up tonight’s coverage by the SMJHL Netowrk.



Post-game Interview

RaidersTV has caught up with Isaac Kaiser after the game.

RaidersTV: Isaac, you were given first star tonight, quite the accomplishment, do you see this as a milestone for your career?

Isaac Kaiser: Yes, of course. My career first, 1st-star, I won’t forget tonight.

RaidersTV: What was the biggest factor in your stellar game?

Isaac Kaiser: Just playing with good people. Was on the line with Jakobsson and Volkova. I think that had a lot to do with it. Jakobsson has been amazing since coming here. Volkova is starting to fire up too.

RaidersTV: Grueling wins like tonight are necessary for a champion team, do you see Halifax being able to do this night in, night out?

Isaac Kaiser: Yeah, I think so. I mean, when playoffs come around, there’s going to be a lot of “manning up”. We play as a family, and we will all rise to the occasion. Regular season has been a little harsh, but don’t count us out. Tonight showed that we can pass the endurance test.

RaidersTV: Thank you, that’s all.

Three Stars

1st Star: None other than: Isaac Kaiser. Notching his 5th goal of the season during tonight’s first period, then coming up big in the shootout, Isaac Kaiser had the biggest impact on tonight’s game. The rookie got off to a cold start, but with games like tonight, SHL GM's are beginning to take notice to the name: Issac Kaiser.

Kaiser: 1G - +1 - 17:17 MP - Shootout Winner

2nd Star: Jean-Luc Reflieux. Call him ironman, playing a team high 23:23 minutes played. His loan goal helped make the game tilt in Halifax’s favor for a brief moment. His large number of minutes played allowed some of the other Raiders’ centers to rest. Shouldering their ice-time, he made sure Halifax was well rested.

Reflieux: 1G - +1 - FO:17/28 - 23:23 MP

3rd Star: Joe Kurczewski. With his team trailing, Kurczewski was the first to respond. His goal in the 2nd period breathed life into the Scarecrows. The previously inanimate Scarecrows were now in the game. Kurczewski played the best of all Scarecrows, thus earning the 3rd star of the night.

Kurczewski: 1G - 8 Shots - 21:12 MP