<div align="center"> Vancouver Whalers VS Halifax Raiders
4 VS 2

Game #113 Post-Game Show</div>


<div align="center">Summary of Game</div>

First Period

The first period of this game was a parade of bodies in and out of the penalty box -- Whalers’ defenseman Teddy Graham getting boxed twice in a row, the first two only thirty seconds in for roughing, and then not ten seconds out of the box, another two for hooking. Despite Vancouver’s eagerness to give away PIMs to Halifax, however -- and with Halifax putting up 15 shots to Vancouver’s paltry 5 in the first period -- the Raiders are unable to produce; the lone goal in the period going to the Whalers at the end of the 7th minute thanks to Dom Monarch who scooped up the puck shaken loose from Adam Kaiser at the tail-end of what Halifax had hoped would be an offensive turnover in their favor. Wehner put through his paces all period -- sloppy shooting by the Whalers certainly not helping him buffer the onslaught of shots all period.

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Quote:One of several split-second saves by Wehner in the 1st against Halifax -- who kept up pressure and traffic in the crease, dominating puck possession and shooting rights for nearly the full twenty minutes.

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Second Period

An early equalizing Halifax goal in the second clocked in at the 4 minute mark by defenseman Matthew Shea seemed to be enough to kick Vancouver’s defense back into gear. Far narrower shot margin this period, Raiders only shooting seven times to Whalers eight. More penalty minutes accrued by both teams, though neither able to capitalize on the powerplay. The Vancouver defense turned the bone-crunching dial up to twenty -- hits and shot-blocks consternating attempt after attempt by the Halifax offense. Late in the 19th minute of the period, however -- magic happens, play just seems to click for new Vancouver FA acquisition Frankie Latta, as he rockets one off a missed attempt on net by Dom Monarch and nabs his first career goal in the SMJHL, putting the Whalers up by one again.

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Quote:Latta’s celly off the late-period goal, the stands behind him as the mood in the arena visibly shifts in Vancouver’s favor.

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Third Period

Not even ten seconds on the clock before the opening scorer in this third period -- the Whalers burst right out of the gate, rookie darling Ace Redding netting one against a startled and unprepared Hocolate, who’d looked distracted heading back out on the ice from the locker room at the start of the period. Between the coaching staff and the captaincy on ice, Halifax played a straight, if a little narrow game through most of the third -- keenly avoiding giving away any man advantages to Vancouver. The Whalers, though, not so lucky -- Brynjar Tusk racking up a PIMs hatty, clocking in a minor in every period including a hooking call at 16:36 of this 3rd. A motivated Raiders powerplay unit on the ice produced a goal twelve seconds into the penalty, spearheaded by Blake Battle, with assists from Volkova and Reed. Vancouver ties up Halifax neatly at 3-to-2, with over a minute and a half spent battling out possession of the puck along the neutral zone boards. Halifax’s attempt to inject some last minute energy into their offense by pulling Hocolate out of goal ends in the Whalers all but sealing the deal with a Ross-helmed empty netter with 22 seconds left in the game. Vancouver winds up walking away -- unsurprisingly -- with the win.

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<div align="center">Three Stats of the Game</div>

• Halifax was overwhelmingly more dominant both in the dot and on the shot tally -- this was seemingly their game in terms of puck possession indicators, however; Vancouver’s hit squad wasn’t only landing big blows steadily the entire game, they were forcing turnovers with their hits. This was a huge part of Halifax's failure to produce offensively this game.
  
• Halifax may have the rowdy reputation, but Vancouver was guilty of racking up big minutes in the box this game -- 14 to the Raiders’ 8. Tusk did his huge part to help, securing 6 of those minutes personally, next repeat offender the disarmingly named Teddy Graham at 4 minutes. Usually a frequent flyer on sin bin airlines, Llewellyn kept his nose clean tonight with the Raiders. This is an instance where despite having almost double the PIMs, ‘Couver only let Halifax produce once on the powerplay -- big hockey tonight for the Whalers did not, in fact, have big consequences.
  
• No negatives on the plus-minus board tonight for Vancouver! It’s a rare moment indeed when line construction, player discipline, and the hockey gods conspire to give the gift of positive stats to an entire team.
  

<div align="center">Unsung Hero</div>

Vancouver’s sweet lil’ snack cracker Theodore Graham deserves some recognition tonight. 2 points from 2 assists, only a couple runs at the box, plus a positive plus-minus, four hits and three shots blocked. Teddy’s really starting to stand out as a 2-way d-man, especially if he keeps going and putting up those assists instead of getting dragged into taking stupid penalties while out on the ice. He’s got a soft heart, and chirping does things to a man -- let’s hope this game against Halifax is a sign of better overall discipline to come; Teddy is poised to turn into an invaluable asset over the coming season.