GAME #53 -- Kelowna Knights (2) def. Montreal Militia (1)

KELOWNA -- The match-up may have appeared even, but in many ways it was anything but as the Kelowna Knights defeated the Montreal Militia 2-1.

Just over eight minutes into the game, Jason Forbrook managed to pot his first goal of his young career by the highly publicized Jason Aittokallio. It appears this gave Forbrook a newfound confidence, as he sent a barrage of shots Aittokallio's way throughout the remainder of the game. Many of those managed to find dead space or a deflection, most of them being poor shot attempts by a player riding the high of his first goal.

Forbrook managed to take seven shots in the game in total, and was named the third star of the game.

The Militia would be put to sleep, however. While they managed an early advantage in score, it was not kept for long. Kelowna had a strong possession game, and forced the Militia into a whole of blocking shots and failing to recover rebounds.

In total for the evening, the Knights won 49 face-offs to the Militia's 32.

Alex Light, a star prospect for Kelowna, was able to take a strong feed from Beau Bent to score his first goal of his career. The excitement was palpable, as following the contest he was seen in the locker room still riding his high and screaming to whomever would listen.

"I scored a goal!"

He had the juberance of a small child on christmas, and the sensational joy of an old man meeting his grandchildren. It was a spectacle to watch in the aftermath of the events.

Michael Burrows took over quickly in the second, the young rookie scoring his fifth of the season just under two minutes into the frame. That would seal the deal. The Militia outshot the Knights, but failed to gain any real traction.

Jeff Kirkstone was a fantastic goaltender in the affair, stopping 23-of-25 shots. However, it was Jason Aittokallio who took the first star honors with 29-of-30 saves and raising his record to 6-2-1.