Comment 1: Ravyn Tedisko

Ravyn Tedisko was named the first star of the game tonight for the Montreal Militia and rightfully so. Tedisko came into the game tonight looking to make an impact with his goal scoring expertise and did just that for Montreal. Ravyn tied the game early to keep the Militia in the game and ended up tallying another late in the 3rd period to provide the “insurance goal” to secure the win for the Montreal Militia. Ravyn also contributed by putting his body on the line, laying out a hit and blocked a shot later in the game as well. The Montreal Militia needed Ravyn to perform tonight and he did just that.

Comment 2: Turning Point

For what was such a tightly contested game with the Montreal Militia taking on the Vancouver Whalers in the SMJHL, the game had to have some sort of turning point which led to the Militia taking it all. And it had exactly that. After the Whalers’ Theo Morgan scored early in the 1st period, the Militia knew they had to respond, and respond quick, or this game would be out of their hands quickly. Henry Morris IV took it into his own hands and potted one just 2 minutes later for his 3rd goal of the season to even up the game at 2 a piece. Without that goal the Militia may have fallen into a deep hole and unable to recover and thus it’s listed as our Turning Point of the night.

Comment 3: Defence was key

Although the game had a total of 6 goals scored by both sides, ultimately superior defensive play by the Montreal Militia led to them claiming victory. They allowed 2 goals early in the first period and after that completely shut down the Vancouver Whalers’ offence. Even though they surrendered 3 different power plays to the Whalers over the course of the game, they bent but didn’t break and held on to not allow a single goal while shorthanded. They completely surrounded the Whalers defensively and allowed just 4 shots from the Vancouver offence in the entire 3rd period and that was a huge key in the Montreal Militia taking this game.