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ej27 · 06-12-2016, 04:22 PM

Quote:Originally posted by mpc@Jun 12 2016, 02:03 PM
Lol soooooo many zeros in the stat sheet....

"How well did you play out there today?" "Eh, we just wanted to skate really, just kind of agreed upon beforehand that no one would try to score."

Took a few soft shots, just to make it seem like we were actually playing the game.

fgh · 06-12-2016, 04:28 PM

Quote:Originally posted by ej27@Jun 12 2016, 02:22 PM

Took a few soft shots, just to make it seem like we were actually playing the game.

Dooley · 06-12-2016, 07:42 PM

SMJHL Post-Game Show - Game 98

DET 4 COL 2

Synopsis With Descriptions of Goals (Piece 1)

The Detroit Falcons defeated the Colorado Mammoths in Game 98 of the SMJHL Season. The Falcons were led on the evening by Justin Novastar (1-1-2), Alex Berkis (1-1-2) and Edvins Berzins (0-2-2) who each collected two points apiece. The Mammoths were led on the offensive end by Serj Kovalchuk and Maverick O'Dooley, who each found the back of the net in the 4-2 defeat.

The Falcons kicked off the scoring with the only goal from the first period as Rising Hippo beat Colorado netminder Jacob Andrews 12:08 into the game for his 11th tally of the season. The Falcon took a feed from teammate Wiljian Zhang and put it home from the left-hand circle to open the scoring for Detroit.

The second period featured a parade of goals including three for Detroit that left Colorado on the wrong side of a 4-1 scoreline. Justin Novastar was the star for the Falcons in the middle stanza, as he found the back of the net to make it 3-1 Detroit and assisted on teammate Alex Berkis' goal with exactly three minutes to play in the period to make it 4-1 for Colorado.

Novastar's goal was a breakaway tally, as he collected a feed through the Colorado defense from Alex Berkis, went in on Andrews and deked to his backhand for the goal, his fifth of the season. The Detroit forward picked up the secondary helper on Berkis' goal, the second point of the evening for both players. Berkis redirected home a point-shot from Prince Daniel James, the Falcons' leading blueliner.

Khalid Dermont also scored for the Falcons, as he converted on a rebound just 1:36 into the second, while Maverick O'Dooley got the Mammoths on the board with a shot from the point, his third tally of the season. Dermont's goal was set up by Edvins Berzins and Nucky Toohoots, with Berzins getting the primary helper after he original shot was denied by Andrews, but Dermont was on hand to bury the rebound. O'Dooley's goal came as a quick answer less than two minutes later, with defensive partner Ben Dover collecting the primary assist. Dover held in possession at the point after Detroit was unable to clear and fed across the blueline to O'Dooley. The Irish blueliner collected the pass and let go a slap shot which foudn the back of the net for the goal.

The final period was more like the first with just one goal scored, coming for the Mammoths. BColorado created a bit of hope just 3:44 into the period as Serj Kovalchuk tallied for the first time on the season. Richie Pecker and BJ Subban collected the assists on the play after a pair of nice passes set up the Russian forward for the goal. Despite eight additional shots on the period, Colorado couldn't get any closer and they fell 4-2 on the evening. Mammoths' netminder Kimmo Lokinen turned aside all 9 shots he faced in the third after he entered the game in relief of Andrews.

Turning Point (Point 2)

The turning point of the game was the final five minutes of the second period, where the Falcons found the back of the net twice in less than three minutes to increase their lead from one goal to three heading into the final stanza. Despite going down two goals early in the second, the Mammoths got one back on O'Dooley's slap shot to cut the score to 2-1. The Mammoths were heavily outplayed in the second, being outshot 10-2, but were less than five minutes away from heading into the locker room down just a goal. The Falcons proved to have other ideas, however, as Novastar doubled the Detroit lead to two with 4:30 to play in the second, followed by Berkis' goal with less than three minutes to play.

Three Stars (Point 3)

1. Justin Novastar Falcons

Novastar was the leader on the evening for the Falcons, as he collected both a goal and an assist. Novastar's tally was the game-winning goal for Detroit, coming with less than five minutes to play in the second period. Novastar was on the ice for all four Detroit goals while being out there for none against, finishing with a +4 rating.

2. Alex Berkis Falcons

Like Novastar, Berkis collected a goal and an assist, with his tally proving to be the insurance marker late in the second. Berkis' goal found the back of the net with less than three minutes to play in the middle stanza and provided Detroit with a three-goal lead that they would not relinquish.

3. Edvins Berkis Falcons

Like his namesake Alex, Berkis had a multi-point night, with his coming in the form of two assists. Berkis assisted on the first two goals of the evening for Detroit, leading the way in the playmaking department as the only player with two helpers in the game. Berkis finished the game at +3, second best on the Falcons.

Final Thoughts

The Falcons came away with the victory over the young Mammoths, as netminder Jari Ohvo picked up his fourth victory of the season. Jacob Andrews fell to 5-12-5 with the loss, another tough defeat for the veteran backstop behind an inexperienced defense.

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akamai · 06-12-2016, 07:59 PM

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In tonightâ€™s matchup, Kelowna takes it on the road to Colorado, the fifth meeting of the season for these Western Conference rivals.

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. Before tonightâ€™s game, Kelowna held wins for 3 of the 4 prior contests, but the Mammoths were maybe looking to settle the score after having won the previous meeting by two goals. Before we go into our recap of the game, letâ€™s take a look at the history between these two teams.

<div align="center"> A LOOK BACK
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Season 27 ended with the Colorado Mammoths as the Four-Star Cup Champions. Kelowna fans will remember soundly routing their Vancouver rivals, followed by heartbreak as Colorado went on to victory over the Knights in 6 games. Happily for Kelownaâ€™s overall outlook, the Mammoths went on to do much the same to the Montreal Impact, winning the Cup final with another dominant performance.

Season 28 was a rebuilding year for both teams, particularly for Kelowna. Colorado and Kelowna spent the pre-season and most of the early season duking it out for first and second place in the Western final, but perhaps peaked too earlyâ€”Vancouver snuck up on both teams, and after a series of surprise upsets jumped all the way to first place in the standings in the final week of the regular season. Colorado and Kelowna would go on to meet in the first round of the playoffs, Kelowna desperately trying and failing to force a seventh game in the series. But, Coloradoâ€™s joy was short-livedâ€”in an incredible upset, Prince George not only trounced Vancouver in a 5-game series, but pulled out the win over the Mammoths in the mirror image of Season 27â€™s Round 1 matchup, Prince George taking home the win in game 7 to move onto the Cup Finals. The tightly contested but undeniably weaker Western conference had some Eastern fans calling for a change to postseason seeding format from geography to â€˜trueâ€™ seed.

However, it takes a juniors team less time to rebuild, and so Colorado and Kelowna are once again battling for the top spot in their divisionâ€¦

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<div align="center">1. Mikko Linna gets Knights on the board

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After only 35 seconds of gameplay, the fired-up Knights line set up captain Mikko Linna for a beautiful shot, straight past two Mammoths defenders and goaltender Jacob Andrews and into the back of the net. None of the Mammoths were ready for the Knightsâ€™ ferocious speed off the draw, and it showed here.

<div align="center">2. Antoine Viettoâ€™s game-tying goal

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After 52 minutes of play for the Mammoths and nothing to show for it but a victorious Stamkos Jr. in the penalty box next to impromptu sparring partner Dolph Ziggler, shot after shot being stopped by a relentless Mikke Laukkanen, several weak-ass Mammoth fans had already left the arena. Antoine Viettoâ€™s heroic game-tying goal punished those lesser fans, as the home crowd whoâ€™d remained roared with renewed hope. Colorado would redouble their efforts to keep Kelowna out of their zone, and send the game into OT.

<div align="center">3. Cara Hohenberg shoots game-winning penalty shot

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The Knights have a â€˜little engine that couldâ€™ in rookie Cara Hohenberg. With a beautiful feint that goalie Andrews bites on after a night of stopped shots, Cara wins the shootout and the game for the Kelowna Knights. Though the Mammoths outshot the Knights by 4, they couldnâ€™t hang on for the win, the Knights paying them back for the loss in Kelowna in their previous matchup.

Now, letâ€™s turn our attention to the ice for ourâ€¦

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Tonight weâ€™re on the ice with Knights captain Mikko Linna.

Linna, tonight you netted the first goal of the night in the first thirty-five seconds of the game, which happened to be the only goal the Knights would score for the entirety of the three regular periods. What change did Colorado make that prevented the Knights from getting a firmer handle on the game?

Honestly, I don't know that they did anything differently, it was just one of those nights where we weren't clicking as a group. They outshot us in regulation, which shouldn't have happened. This is a team that we were confident we could win against, and I think we underestimated them a little bit. They took advantage of that.

Interview

Lately there has been talk about Kelowna needing to clean up its act regarding penalties. Tonight three different Knights players had penalties, two minors and a major for fighting. Would it be fair to say that Kelowna hasnâ€™t much improved their discipline over the course of the season?

That's fair, yeah. It's something we've been trying to work on, and I"ve been trying to lead by example by being careful not to take any unnecessary penalties myself. But it's a change we're going to have to make as a team if we want to make a real run for the cup.

Interview

Two rookies won the shootout for you today, Anatoly Yanovich and Cara Hohenberg. Can you share a little bit about their play, or about them as new teammates?

They're both pretty quiet in the locker room, but they've fit in on the ice really well. Cara really looks up to Mia, and that mentorship has been really fun to watch. These guys are the future of the team, so I hope they continue to grow and succeed here.

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With one last segment before we wrap, we bring you theâ€¦

<div align="center">Cascade Scrub of the Game â€“ Dolph Ziggler, Knights

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Kelownaâ€™s Dolph Ziggler didnâ€™t exactly have a whale of a game. His only material contribution to the team, if you can call it that, was being provoked into a mid-game fight with the Mammoths rookie Steven Stamkos Jr., wearing his Knights defense down right when it looked like they might be able to create some positive momentum. While he intercepted a few pucks and blocked some shots for his team, leaving him with an even 0 plus/minus, his poor passing numbers made him create almost as many turnovers as he achieved, with a huge 14 of his passes intercepted by Mammoths players.

With those factors combined, Ziggler is the Cascade Scrub of the Game! If Dolph wants to clean the slate, heâ€™ll need to work more on his passing instead of his echolocation, and use Cascade to get those dishes squeaky clean, every time.

That will do it for tonight! Thanks to all of our viewers for tuning in, and weâ€™ll see you next week!

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FINAL SCORE
Mammoths

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Snuffalupagus · 06-13-2016, 01:02 AM

Quote:Originally posted by akamai@Jun 12 2016, 05:59 PM
If Dolph wants to clean the slate, heâ€™ll need to work more on his passing instead of his echolocation, and use Cascade to get those dishes squeaky clean, every time.

You. I like you.

Dooley · 06-13-2016, 05:48 PM

SMJHL Post Game Show - Game 107

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Synopsis

The Colorado Mammoths made a rare trip into the win column as they defeated the Halifax Raiders in come-from-behind fashion with two third period goals to earn themselves a 3-2 victory. The Mammoths received goals from Serj Kovalchuk and Frontdoor McGraw in the final stanza to overturn a 2-1 scoreline into the one-goal victory. McGraw's goal provided some late-game heroics, coming with just 21 seconds to play in regulation. Jacob Andrews, the veteran Colorado netminder, was terrific in the victory as he turned aside 32 of 34 shots to earn his sixth victory of the season. In defeat, Felix Herzog collected two points for the Raiders, a goal and an assist, while Carter Fleury took the loss in net with three goals allowed from 19 shots against.

Highlights (Piece 1)

1. Dover Opens The Scoring

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Ben Dover took a feed from Maverick O'Dooley in the wheelhouse and fired home to open the scoring early in the second period of play. The tally for Dover was just his third of the season for a Mammoths team that struggles to put the puck in the net. Dover's goal shows off his monstrous shot from the blueline, especially in one-time form, displaying some of the potential that the young defenseman shows to SHL teams.

2. Andrews Robs Porter

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With the score knotted at two and less than four minutes to play in the third period, Halifax got a terrific chance as Montel Vontavious Porter came in on a breakaway. The Raider went forehand to backhand but was unable to slide his shot past the outstretched left pad of Andrews, who kept his team in the game with a timely, late stop.

3. McGraw Wins It Late

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With time ticking down, the Mammoths controlled the puck deep in the Halifax zone. What started as a broken play for Colorado turned into the game winner as the puck bounced into the slow where forward Frontdoor McGraw swatted it past Fleury for his sixth goal of the season and the game winning tally for Colorado.

Key Stat Breakdown (Piece 2)

The key stat in tonight's game proved not to be shots on goal, faceoffs won or penalty minutes, as you might normally expect, but rather time on ice. Colorado saw eight of its players skate 20 or more minutes, while Halifax had just a single skater over the 20 minute markHerzog, . The emphasis on getting their top two lines on the ice as frequently as possible was evident for Colorado, a young team that lacks depth, with McGraw and fellow forward Steven Stamkos Jr. leading the way with nearly 24 minutes apiece. On the blueline, O'Dooley and Dover were attached at the hip for most of the night, with the two defensemen finishing within a second of each other in total time on ice. Halifax spread their ice time out much more evenly in this matchup but the top loaded approach from Colorado ultimately won out, with the Mammoths coming out on top.

Unsung Hero (Piece 3)

The unsung hero tonight was defenseman Maverick O'Dooley, who led his team with two assists, including an assist on Kovalchuk's game-tying goal. O'Dooley, despite not finding his name onto the Three Stars rankings, put in one of his better efforts of the season with the two points, plus 22:35 of ice-time against the opposing team's top line, which include center Leif De Bruin. O'Dooley opened his scoring with the lone assist on Dover's goal, where he put his pass right in his defensive partner's wheelhouse for the one-timer. The defenseman later proved his worth on the power play, as he set up Kovalchuk all alone at the back post with a pinpoint pass for the game tying goal. For his two assists, Maverick O'Dooley is tonight's Unsung Hero of the Game.

Phobospwns · 06-14-2016, 10:30 AM

With the season winding down, we're bringing you the last episode of S29: A Look Back. Soon enough we'll all be looking at playoff match ups, followed shortly thereafter by the outlook of S30... but before we do, let's look at one more Vancouver Whalers game.

As much as we hate to end on a low note, today's game will be covering one in which the Whalers were unable to bring home a win for the fans. Sometimes, the other team just wins, and we're going to look at how it happened in Game 154.

Today's match up came against the Colorado Mammoths, who we know the Whalers have had success against thus far in the season. Going in they had won 4 and lost only 2, but today would be carried by Colorado. Let's first look at the important moments in the game- of which there weren't a whole lot of, and those which did transpire were all in favor of the Mammoths...

Highlights
Period 1, 7:22: Goal by COL
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The first goal of the game came at the hands of Jack Dabkowski, with the assit coming via Maverick O'Dooley. After Levi Kubrak beat Serj Kovalchuk at the face off do tin the Mammoths' zone, a Ben Dover was able to pick off an errant pass by Lars Dahlstrom, leading to a quick break out by Maverick O'Dooley. O'Dooley skated end to end before putting the puck on the tape of Dabkowski, who pounded it past Vancouver's Dingles. It was a lovely display of transition from defensive play to the being on the attack, with Dingles being left out to dry.

Period 1, 9:11: Goal by COL
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Debkowski racks up his second of the night in short order... the last goal to be scored on the evening</center>
The second and final goal of the game saw Debkowski yet again finding the twine, this time in an impressive manner. After Colorado gained control of the puck in the neutral zone, it was ultimately Debkowski who got the first shot off. After missing, he retrieved the puck and put it on net yet again, coming away successfully with another tally. Truly an impressive show of hustle and awareness from the Colorado left winger.

Period 1, 16:12: Fight!!!
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It was an exchange of fistcuffs between Frontdoor McGraw and Charlie Conway late in the first which brings us our last highlight of the evening, with the two players both seeking to spark their respective teams to more physical, and ultimately successful level of play. Neither was able to clearly come out on top, with the refs jumping in when it was apparent that they'd fought to a draw.

Thus ended the notable moments in the game. Taking a look at a few quick stats:

Stats

Shots
Vancouver saw the advantage when it came to putting rubber on net, winning the stat with a total of 31 over Colorado's 22. Alas, if they aren't going in, they count for nothing, so while it's nice to have the upper hand here, ultimately you must finish to have success.

Hits
Yet again, Vancouver saw the physical advantage they had over Colorado fail to pay dividends. They outhit the Mammoths 15 to 12, but it wasn't enough to slow down the Colorado scorers.

Faceoffs
With a success rate of 56.9% (49/86) in favor of Vancouver, you'd again expect to see better possession resulting in goals. Alas, another stat which was a "win", while losing the overall battle for the game.

Saves
Naturally the stat which made the difference for the Mammoths tonight... Colorado's Jacob Andrews ability to keep any and all shots from crossing the goal line. Despite a strong performance from Stiv Dingles (0.909 save percentage), Vancouver's snipers were unable to find pay dirt, rendering his solid game worthless.

Special Teams
Both teams were unable to produce on the power play... Although it's not clear if it was solid PK play, or an overall lack of organization and production from the power play units on each team. I suppose you could say Colorado won on this front, having 4 opportunities to Vancouver's 2, but when neither team scored, it's hard to declare a real winner.

3 Gnars
Normally this section would be reseverd for an MVP or 3 star selection, but with the poor result here, we've decided to shuffle things up and pick 3 players we felt carried the most blame in the loss.

1. Conklin Owen - With over 17 minutes of ice time, Vancouver's sniper was not only unable to produce a single point, but he was also unable to get off a single shot on goal... His only contribution was 2 hits, with only 1 producing a turn over (when Jon Ross picked up the loose puck). For a player whose strengths are offensive, he's got to create opportunities for himself or his teammates.

2. Lars Dahlstrom - His poor pass led to the first goal of the night, and he (and the rest of his line) ultimately finished with a -2 rating. He was able to get 4 shots on net, but was unable to make a difference in the goal column, and he picked up 2 PIM, hurting his teams' chances at winning. Even when only playing 13 minutes on the third line, he's got to be counted on to not hurt the team.

3. Stiv Dingles - Fair or not, when the offense isn't there, the goal tender has to be the best player on the ice. With his opposition keeping everything clear of his net in a high volume of action, Stiv had to be up to the challenge. He was not, and failed to help will his team to victory.

akamai · 06-14-2016, 01:17 PM

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In tonight’s matchup, Kelowna takes it on the road to Vancouver, the fifth meeting of the season for these bitter Western Conference rivals.

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. Before tonight’s game, Kelowna held wins for all 4 prior contests, the Whalers eager to get revenge in front of their home crowd for the previous week’s 2-0 shutout. Before we go into our recap of the game, let’s take a look at the history between these two teams.

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Season 27 ended with the Colorado Mammoths as the Four-Star Cup Champions. Vancouver fans no doubt bitterly remember Kelowna’s domination in the first round of the playoffs, Kelowna fans the glory followed by heartbreak as Colorado went on to victory over the Knights in 6 games. Happily for both teams’ overall outlook, the Mammoths went on to dominate the Montreal Impact in much the same way, winning the Cup final with another stellar performance.

Season 28 was another rebuilding year for both teams, particularly for Kelowna. Vancouver and Kelowna spent the pre-season and most of the early season duking it out for second place in the West (behind Colorado), but after the Mammoths peaked too early, Vancouver snuck up on both teams. With a series of surprise upsets, the Whalers jumped all the way to first place in the standings in the final week of the regular season, holding a game in hand over the previous season’s champs. The two rivals would split up and ultimately both lose out in the first round, Prince George giving Vancouver a surprise waxing in five games, and Colorado closing with a win in game six. Unfortunately for the Knights, Colorado would go on to lose to Prince George in the Western Conference finals, leaving them squarely at the bottom of the league. The Western conference had some Eastern fans calling for a change to postseason seeding format from geography to ‘true’ seed.

However, it takes a juniors team less time to rebuild, and so Kelowna appears to have pulled themselves out of the muck, but Vancouver is still struggling to hang on…

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<div align="center">1. Cara Hohenberg fires up Knights offense with the first score

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Knights rookie Cara Hohenberg has had a tremendous start to her career. One of Kelowna’s late-round draft pick steals, she combines with veteran Knights Dieter Dominique and German-born defenseman Fedor Shirobokov to rip the puck past Vancouver goalie Stiv Dingels. Maybe she fired up her team a bit too much, best friend and fellow countryman Mia Landvik getting called for a hooking penalty just thirty seconds later that Vancouver was able to capitalize on—but Landvik would redeem herself later in the period by setting up teammate Mikael Talo for a power play goal, his first of the evening.

<div align="center">2. Talo and Linna make Vancouver pay--twice

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Coming into the second period, the score was tied 2-2, all momentum in favor of the Vancouver Whalers as they scored the only goal in the second period. But hell hath no fury like a first line scorned--though we could’ve chosen either one of the Talo-Linna hat trick goals to feature, we chose the second, a sweep-and-dunk pass as linesman Mikko Linna sets up his centerman for a ruthlessly fast score midway through the second period.
The reason we chose this goal in particular is because it was a nearly-exact mirror of the goal the dynamic duo had scored on the power play at the beginning of the period, only eleven minutes before. Known for their strategic minds, in contrast to some of their more fiery teammates, Linna and Talo must have found a weakness of the Vancouver defense to exploit together—the two were seen conferencing on the bench between shifts.

<div align="center">3. Conklin Owen’s last-ditch power play goal

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The final goal of Mikael Talo’s hat trick goal might have silenced a lesser team, but down by two in the final period of the game, the Vancouver Whalers continued to fight fiercely. This beautiful Makarov-Ross-Owen goal was one of the prettiest goals of the night, and aside from Linna and Talo’s freakish chemistry, the Knights would’ve been sunk. Unfortunately for Vancouver, they couldn’t score again in the last two minutes to force OT, but this final goal for a 5-4 score eft their team with a reason to keep their heads held high going into the locker room.

Now, let’s turn our attention to the rinkside booth for our…

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Tonight we’re in the booth with Knights GM Rich, who graciously volunteered his time to answer our questions.

Quote: Tonight your Knights had a five-point game. Four of those points were scored by veteran captain Mikko Linna, with a goal of his own and an assist on each of Mikael Talo's hat tricks. What do you think is the secret to their success?

"It's really not a secret. They're both extremely talented individual players, but now that they've spent a good amount of time playing on the same line, we're seeing that they've established some chemistry. You can really see that in action on nights like this."

Quote: Recently the team has come under a bit of fire for their high penalty minutes. Tonight, two of the goals they've given up were scored on a Vancouver power play. Do you think their proclivity for unnecessary penalties can be fixed before the playoffs?

"That's something we're always working on. A big part of our game is our physical play. We play with an edge on the defensive end. Most of the time it works in our favor, but we know that occasionally it's going to result in some penalties. You've got to let players like Landvik, Justice, and Shirobokov play their game, but they've also got to play smart. That's something we'll continue to work on."

Quote: The Knights are currently top of the West in standings, and just a few games back from the top of the league. Is this the year we could see Kelowna lift the Cup?

"Every year, that's our goal. I think the team we have this season is capable of reaching that goal. We've just got to keep doing what we've been doing. We need to continue to be good on the power play and better on the penalty kill than we were tonight, and keep up our good defensive play. If we can do those things, I think we'll be tough to beat in the playoffs."

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With one last segment before we wrap, we bring you the…

<div align="center">Cascade Scrub of the Game – Alfred Holiday, Whalers

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They say professional athletes never take a holiday—well, that rule should maybe be put to professional GMs instead. Vancouver’s Alfred Holiday killed his team, both on time in the box and on turnovers. While he intercepted a few pucks and blocked some shots for his team, leaving him with an even 0 plus/minus, his poor passing numbers made him create almost as many turnovers as he achieved, with a huge 14 of his passes intercepted by Knights players, and his initial hooking penalty set up a Kelowna power play goal—so, naturally, he took another immediately after.

With those factors combined, Holiday is the Cascade Scrub of the Game! If Alfred wants to come out of scrub-land, he’ll need to bring his skating up to speed so he doesn’t spend quite so much time relying on his stick to catch opponents' offensive weapons, and use Cascade to get those dishes squeaky clean, every time.

That will do it for tonight! Thanks to all of our viewers for tuning in, and we’ll see you next week!

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FINAL SCORE
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ej27 · 06-14-2016, 02:34 PM

Quote:Originally posted by akamai@Jun 14 2016, 11:17 AM
Known for their strategic minds, in contrast to some of their more fiery teammates, Linna and Talo must have found a weakness of the Vancouver defense to exploit togetherâ€”the two were seen conferencing on the bench between shifts.

Love this! That chemistry, tho! ðŸ˜

Snuffalupagus · 06-14-2016, 03:24 PM

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Game 15: Execute Order 66

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A fight breaks out between four rookies and two vets</center>

<center>STORY OF THE GAME:</center>

I know why youâ€™re here, I know why youâ€™re reading this. The fight. By god, what an exchange. This was a dirty situation where (Tide Sportz! would come in handy): right after the face off (where some not-so-kind words were exchanged), a fight between rookie rivals and two vets started. Now we donâ€™t have any snippets of game audio â€“ we wouldnâ€™t exactly share them with you even if we did, because there were some words that were just un-airable - all we do know is that Jean-Luc Reflieux (HAL) said something unimaginable to set off almost everyone on the ice and got himself kicked off of it. Ross (VAN) took on Banning (HAL), which came to a draw, Kilgore (VAN) fought Rosston (HAL), and Reflieux (HAL) V. Owen (VAN) happened (winners are highlighted). Also of note, although they didnâ€™t fight, Farris (VAN), Herzog (HAL), and Biznette (VAN) all got taken down for some penalty time.

When most of your second lines and second pairings make base camp in the penalty box, youâ€™ve gotta shift around the lines a bit. In a thrilling display of â€œtime sharingâ€, both Vancouver and Halifaxâ€™s fourth line got more than three times their average desired playing time, which set the stage for a, well, differently sort of game. Things didnâ€™t seem as fast paced throughout, though the game was definitely close.

But on to the meat and potatoes of the night.

The first period was all Vancouver. Although they started a majority of their faceoffs in their zone, they were able to drive down the Halifax zone and score. It was Sanders from Holiday and Conway from Ramirez who would open scoring for Vancouver. However it was shortlived as they never scored again this game.

The second period showed more penalties (upping the gameâ€™s total), but with no powerplay success from either end. However, Hunter, Johnson, and MVP were able to score for the Raiders putting them ahead 3-2 by the end of the period.

The third period was so heavily defensive and, though the Whalers tried, Vancouver were not able to answer the possession time nor the shots from the Raiders (Whalers were outshot 27 to 20). Herzog dumped a puck into the empty Whaler net to seal the game for its final score â€“ Halifax 4, Vancouver 2.

<center>STAT BREAKDOWN:</center>

Tonight saw some oddities. These usually lightly penalized teams combined together to earn 66 penalty minutes (the highest of the season for a game), 37 for Halifax and 29 for Vancouver. It was also the first line brawl of the 29th SMJHL season.

Faceoffs also saw some interesting numbers. Although Vancouver started darn near all their faceoffs in their own zone, they were able to win 49 of the 77 draws tonight. Vets Conway and Kubrak lead the way for Vancouver winning 65% and 68% of draws for their teams, respectively. Although it lead to increased possession time, Halifax managed to rule the night and the game.

<center>THREE STARS</center>
THIRD STAR: Montel Vontavious Porter. MVP was a star tonight. Not only did he score the gameâ€™s winner, but he also primarily assisted on the empty net goal by Herzog. He also was third on the team for minutes played, and was smart enough to not jump onto the ice for the great brawl.

SECOND STAR: Victor Lidstrom. Although Lidstrom didnâ€™t actually rack up any points on the night, he was a +3 (two higher than MVP, who scored two points alone), seeing most of the goals from his team. He was also an integral part to Halfiaxâ€™s defense as he registered a team-high 2 blocked shots and funneled all the easy ones to Raider goalie, Hocolate.

FIRST STAR: Charlie Conway. A stellar performance from veteran center. He was strong on the draw, winning most of the defensive zone faceoffs. He was strong on the puck, shooting 6 times and scoring half of his teamâ€™s goals. And Conway was a physical force as well, we watched his hit total climb by 4 tonight. Itâ€™s leaders like that that keep losing teams in games. For that, heâ€™s the first star.

Justice · 06-14-2016, 03:32 PM

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<div align="center">Game 80</div>

In yet another showcase of the highly coveted Battle of B.C, the Knights managed to scrape by the Whalers with a dominating, 2-0 shutout performance from Mikke Laukkanen. While the Knights had 31 shots, the Whalers tallied 28 shots to show that they were not far behind.

Starting line ups for the nighti

Kelowna Knights

Anatoly Yanovich - Mikael Talo - Mikko Linna
Beau Bent - Dieter Dominique - Nicholas Leier
Sven Bartok - Justs Sirmais - Kyle LeBlanc
Janis Mazmiesis - Justs Sirmais - Aronne Zamloch

Mia Landvik - Ty Justice
Cara Hohenberg - Fedor Shirobokov
Dolph Ziggler - Bernard Frederic

Mikke Laukkanen

Vancouver Whalers

Diego Ramirez - Charlie Conway - Zach Zyvleski
Bernie Sanders - Jon Ross - Conklin Owen
Patrick Kilgore - Levi Kubrak - Strawberry Blake
Lars Dahlstrom - Winston Porter - Thor Pederson

Carl Farris - Theodore Graham
Alfred Holiday - Pablo Biznette
Alessandro Fondente - Brandon Makarov

Stiv Dingles

It was a back and forth battle between the Knights and the Whalers throughout the first, however the Knights were able to capitalize on a big powerplay.

Fedor Shirobokov wires the puck towards the net, and Yanovich just tips it wide! Shirobokov quickly retrieves the puck behind the net, skates it out front he shoots! Goal

SCOOOORES! Goal

Shirobokov scores after collecting the rebound!

The Vancouver Whalers went down 1-0 in the first period despite outshooting the Knights 19-4.

Little over halfway into the second, the Knights struck yet again on the powerplay.

Graham dumps the puck into the Knights zone and Laukkanen quickly retrieves it. He feeds it to Justice, Justice skates it to the blue line and passes it over to Hohenberg. Hohenberg skates it into the Whalers zone, quickly sees Talo beaming to the slot, she passes it over an TALO Goal

SCORES!

What a pass by Hohenberg as Talo makes it a 2-0 game!

Early in the third period, the Whalers came out hot looking to shorten the lead to a 2-1 game.

Zyvelski takes a hit from Landvik at the blue line, but Conway picks up the free puck! Conway shoots! Blocked by Justice! Conway retrieves his own rebound, looking to shoot again but Landvik slides into the shooting lane, Knights with another huge block! Ramirez picks up the loose puck for the Whalers, takes a shot and it just goes wide! Gets his own rebound, looking to shoot again and OH it goes wide again! Conway picks up the rebound on the doorstep, quickly shoots and OH what a SAAAAVE BY LAUKKANEN!

Mikke Laukkanen kept the Knights in the game, preserving his 2-0 shutout. Shots were 31 for the Knights and 28 for the Whalers.

Now it's time for our Unsung Hero of the Game, brought to you by SMJHL Today!

Without any surprise, Mikke Laukkanen of the Knights is our unsung hero of the day for this game. Laukkanen kept the team in the game with absolutely jaw dropping saves, and managed to keep a 28 save shutout. If Laukkanen wasn't a brick wall, the Whalers had a solid chance at scoring one, or even tying the game. It was definitely a goalie's matchup tonight, and Laukkanen performed.

Exclusive interview with Knights center Mikael Talo!

The Knights went into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead despite being outshot 19-4. How was coach reacting to that first period performance?

It's hard to complain when you come out of the period with the lead, but we definitely let them play in our end too much. That was the message in the room during that first break.

Interview

You scored the goal in the second which put the Knights up 2-0. What sort of things did the Knights have to focus on to keep it a 2-0 game?

We just tried to play responsibly and not make any bad turnovers. You never want your goalie to have to stand on his head for you, so we really tried to play well in front of him to make his job a little easier.

Interview

Laukkanen put up an exceptional 28 save shutout. How impressed were you with his performance?

I'm always impressed with him. He's been incredible for us this season, and he's a huge part of our success.

Justice · 06-14-2016, 03:41 PM

<div align="center"> Knights

VS.

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<div align="center">Game #77</div>

The high flying Knights team finds themselves back in Vancouver for another Battle of B.C! In game one of a back-to-back meeting, the Knights and Whalers found themselves battling in overtime after finishing the game tied up 2-2, before Cara Hohenberg found herself netting the overtime winner. The game was evenly shot, the Knights found themselves registering 25 shots while the Whalers managed to land 23 shots.

Starting line ups

Kelowna Knights

Anatoly Yanovich - Mikael Talo - Mikko Linna
Beau Bent - Dieter Dominique - Nicholas Leier
Sven Bartok - Justs Sirmais - Kyle LeBlanc
Janis Mazmiesis - Justs Sirmais - Aronne Zamloch

Mia Landvik - Ty Justice
Cara Hohenberg - Fedor Shirobokov
Dolph Ziggler - Bernard Frederic

Mikke Laukkanen

Vancouver Whalers

Diego Ramirez - Charlie Conway - Zach Zyvleski
Bernie Sanders - Jon Ross - Conklin Owen
Patrick Kilgore - Levi Kubrak - Strawberry Blake
Lars Dahlstrom - Winston Porter - Thor Pederson

Carl Farris - Theodore Graham
Alfred Holiday - Pablo Biznette
Alessandro Fondente - Brandon Makarov

Stiv Dingles

Very early in the first, Dolph Ziggler took a tripping penalty a minute and a half into the game. The Knights were not going to let the Whalers take advantage of it though, as they struck very early.

Bernie Sanders wins the offensive zone faceoff against Mikael Talo, feeding it back to Alfred Holiday who shovels it to Pablo Biznette. He waits with on the right side of the zone, waiting for someone to get open, and he sees Jon Ross at the top of the slot so he feeds the puck over to him. Ross is covered, so he feeds it back to Biznette who jumbles it at the blue line. Justice picks it up, and dumps it into the Whalers zone and goes off for a change. Dingels retrieves the puck, feeds it up to Biznette. Dominique strips him in the neutral zone, passes to Linna who breaks it into the zone. Linna feeds it back to Dominique, he SHOOTS! Goal

SCOOOORES! Goal

Dominique lands the shorthanded goal, Linna getting the helper!

After going up 1-0 early in the game with a shorthanded goal, the Knights wasted no time striking yet again.

Justs Sirmais passes to Kyle LeBlanc, he takes the SHOT! Oh it just skips wide! Dolph Ziggler skates deep behind the net, retrieves it, he looks to skate in for the rebound he SHOOTS! Goal

SCOOOORES! Goal

Dolph Ziggler makes it a 2-0 game! LeBlanc and Sirmais get the assists!

After a tough first period, the Whalers managed to hold through to the second period where they came out swinging.

Opening faceoff of the period, Conway wins the faceoff against Domminique, plays it back to Biznette. Biznette breaks it into the Knights zone, feeds it to Zyvleski, he relays it over to Conway in the slot he SHOOTS! Goal

SCOOOOOORES! Goal

Zyvleski and Biznette pick up the assists as Conway wastes no time getting the Whalers back into this game!

After building momentum in the second period, the Whalers came back in the third looking to make it an even 2-2 game.

Theodore Graham skates the puck smoothly into the Knights zone, head up looking for an open teammate, he sees Thor Pederson on the opposite wing so he feeds it over to him. Thor sees Winston Porter open beside the net, he feeds the puck down to him. Porter dishes the puck to the slot, found by Dahlstrom he SHOOTS! Goal

SCOOOORES

Lars Dahlstrom ties the game halfway into the third!

Although pushing the game to overtime, the Whalers would be unsuccessful as the Knights get the upper hand and score to win the game.

Dominique facing off against Kubrak in the Whalers zone, Dominique wins it back to Linna, who quickly SHOOTS! And it's blocked by Orlov! Hohenberg quickly snatches up the free puck, she SHOOTS! Goal

SCOOOOORES! Goal

OVERTIIIIIIIIME WINNER! The Knights win the game, with a score of 3-2!

Knights and Whalers in depth comparison

Shots wise, the Knights and Whalers were neck and neck throughout the game. Knights tallied 11 in the first, 3 in the second and 9 in the third, while the Whalers had 10 in the first, 4 in the second and 5 in the third. While virtually completely even in the hitting and shot blocking department, the Whalers had the faceoff edge over the Knights, winning 45 compared to the Knights' 41. Knights were 3/3 on the penalty kill, as the Whalers were 2/2, despite giving up a shorthanded goal.

Let's wrap up our story with our Unsung Hero of the Game, brought to you by SMJHL Today!

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Dieter Dominique is without a doubt or choice for Unsung Hero of the Game tonight. Dieter not only opened the scoring for the Knights, but his critical faceoff win in overtime led to Kelowna's victory. Dominique was a force in the faceoff circle, winning 14/27 faceoffs, and not to mention his 22:45 time on ice.

JumpierPegasus · 06-14-2016, 05:08 PM

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Game 120 (Link at bottom)

A dominate force (it's a pun on the former franchise that is now in Prince George, GET IT?! Wink

in Kelowna faces off against a struggling team in one of the greatest location based rivalries in either the SHL or the SMJHL. The Firebirds and the Knights have a long history of resentment and anger towards one another, and fans of both teams make the trek to the opposing teams buildings in order to torment the opposing fanbase.

Period 1

The game started off with a dominate period by the Kelowna Knights, who jumped in with an early flurry of shots on Prince George goaltender Michael McFadden, getting him into the game early. 8 minutes into the game fans in Prince George were met with an unfortunate set of circumstances as Knights defender Bernard Frederic slammed one on net from the point, putting the Knights up 1-0

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1. Kelowna Knights , Bernard Frederic 3 (Justs Sirmais, Dolph Ziggler) at 8:01

Shots in the period would end 11-4 in favour of the Knights in a period where not much action happened in their end of the rink. However, despite only 4 shots on net, prolific goal scorer Casper Jakobsson was able to score a goal, leading to a tie game going into the 2nd period

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2. Prince George Firebirds , Casper Jakobsson 11 (Stinkywink Dupoopoo, BJ Subban) at 14:07

Period 2

The 2nd proved to be a much better match up action wise, with both teams trading shots and chances. The chances came a plenty, as Kelowna would streak up the ice getting a shot on McFadden, and off a rebound Prince George would collect it and send a nicely placed outlet pass out leading to a 2 on 1 on Laukkanen, who was in net for Kelowna. This was a common occurance all period, until that exact play worked for Prince George as Sludge would send the puck up to the red line for Nicolas Winter who streaked in with Dean Banger. A fake pass led to Laukkanen cheating on the play, and Winter placed it just over the pad of the young goalie and into the net for a 2-1 lead for Prince George

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3. Prince George Firebirds , Nicolas Winter 7 (Sludge) at 9:44

This is when Kelowna went on the attack. Now down 2-1 even after dominating much of the game, they turned on the jets sending out line 1 in an all out attack against Prince George. With fans jeering a hooking call made by the referee on Portland prospect Barak Obrana, the Kelowna Knights capitalized on a well placed snapshot from the high slot by Fedor Shirobokov, notching the game at 2

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4. Kelowna Knights , Fedor Shirobokov 6 (Dieter Dominique, Mia Landvik) at 16:33 (PP)

Not a minute later on an odd man rush due to a whiffed shot by Dean Banger, Yanovich led a rush up the ice. A give and go play with Mikael Talo would lead to McFadden sliding out of position and Yanovich getting a weak shot off on the empty net, but still scoring the go ahead goal

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5. Kelowna Knights , Anatoly Yanovich 4 (Mikael Talo, Mikko Linna) at 17:12

The Period would end with shots 14-9 in favor of Kelowna, and a 3-2 lead by Kelowna going into the 3rd

Period 3

The 3rd period turned into an absolute slaughterfest right from the outset. With Kelowna absolutely swarming the Prince George zone, Dean Banger would take a lazy high sticking call against Kelowna, hoping he wouldn't be caught, so he could get the puck out of the zone. The refs caught the play and it landed him in the box. The powerplay would win the faceoff, cycle the puck low between Yanovich and Linna. Defenseman Carl Hohenberg would cheat down to the slot, accept a pass and rifle one home past Micheal McFadden to put another one on the board for Kelowna.

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6. Kelowna Knights , Cara Hohenberg 6 (Mikko Linna, Anatoly Yanovich) at 2:45 (PP)

With the first line of Kelowna tired for putting the team up, the 2nd line was put out in order to hold the lead and keep the puck in the Prince George zone. Cycle consisted of Dieter Dominique and Kari Birkeland cycling the puck along the boards and shuffling it to Beau Bent in the slot when he got open. Bent received the puck and would try to get the puck on net. Missing his most recent shot, Dominique picked it up and got it to the point before being rubbed off against the boards. A shot along the ice by Janis Mazmiesis was redirected by Kari Birkeland who would have the puck bounce off the blocker of McFadden and into the net for their first goal of the season.

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7. Kelowna Knights , Kari Birkeland 1 (Janis Mazmiesis, Dieter Dominique) at 12:05

With a score of 5-2, that would be the game, as Kelowna came out with a win against Prince George in fashion outshooting them 36-15.

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Statiscal Analysis

Knights

Keys to Their Success:

1. Shots - They fired everything at the net that they could, missing several shots, and having Prince George block 8 on their route to victory.

2. Discpline - Not only that but they were disciplined, taking one penalty, meaning that they were rarely on the penalty kill and momentum was unable to swing in Prince George's favour

3. Physicality - The Knights won the physical game outhitting and intimidating their opponents, leading to that 3rd period stronghold. The Knights played smart old fashioned hockey today and came out with a win because of it

Firebirds

What To Do Better:

1. Penalties - An undisciplined team will lose 9 times out of 10 because the penalty kill can be the biggest swing of momentum in the game. A team in your zone on the powerplay gets the confidence in order to stay in your zone and make big plays

2. Intimidation - The team was intimidated today by a team in Kelowna that isn't even that big. Prince George needs to understand that you need to be able to take a hit AND make a play, not try to go back into your own zone, that just loses you time when losing a hockey game

3 Stars

1 - Mikko Linna Knights

2 - Anatoly Yanovich Knights

3 - Bernard Frederic Knights

Our MVP of tonights game goes to Kelowna Knights forward Kari Birkeland who scored her first goal of her career tonight, and had an excellent showing against with 3 shots and 18 minutes of ice time. Great game Kari, and I'm sure you will have many more like that.

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Dooley · 06-14-2016, 06:31 PM

SMJHL Post Game Show - Game 109

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2

Synopsis

In one of their finest performances of the season, the Colorado Mammoths turned in a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Scarecrows. The Mammoths, get this, actually out shot their opponent. What. A. Concept!

After a scoreless first period, the two teams traded goals in the second period as they ended the sandwich stanza deadlocked at two. Just 102 seconds in, Eugene Feist opened the scoring for St. Louis but Serj Kovalchuk returned the favor just prior to the halfway mark of the second, when he collected his sixth goal of the season to knot the score at one. St. Louis would once again take a one-goal lead with 3:51 to play in the second as Joe Kerr tallied for the fifth time this season, with assists coming off the sticks of Dos Diablo and Alexander Charlyb'y. With time winding down in the second but Colorado on the power play, BJ Subban tied the score at 2 heading into the break, as his slapshot goal with just four seconds to play in the period made it a tie game.

The Mammoths dominated the third period by an astounding 14-2 shots on goal margin. Colorado broke thorough for their first lead of the night, on the man advantage yet again, as Frontdoor McGraw fond the back of the net 6:45 into the third. After neither team broke the deadlock for more than eight minutes, the Mammoths put the nail in the coffin with their third power-play goal of the evening, this coming off the stick of hulking defenseman Ben Dover, his fourth tally of the campaign. Jacob Andrews collected the victory, his seventh of the season, with 14 saves on 16 shots while Casey Holmes took the loss despite 29 saves, as his record dropped to 11-6-2 this season.

Highlights (Piece 1)

1. Feist Opens The Scoring

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After a scoreless first period, where the two goaltenders combined to make just 13 saves, St. Louis took less than two minutes to open the scoring in the second period as Eugene Feist buried his sixth goal of the season, with the assists being collected by teammates Harry Hans and Sebastian Strange. Hans fed a streaking Feist down the right wing and the Scarecrows forward held off defenseman Sludge and put his shot off of Colorado Netminder Jacob Andrews and into the back of the net for the 1-0 advantage.

2. BJ Subban Knots The Score At 2 With 4 Seconds Left In The Second

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With time winding down in the second period and Colorado seemingly ready to head into intermission down a goal, the Mammoths struck magic on the PP as BJ Subban scored with just four seconds remaining in the middle stanza, with Ben Dover and Abed Nadir picking up the helpers. After the Mammoths moved the puck in the offensive zone, Dover slid his pass across the ice to Subban, who collected at the left point and wired a slapshot through traffic that beat St. Louis goaltender Casey Holmes for the game-tying goal, Subban's sixth of the season.

3. Dover Ices It Late

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With time winding down in the third period, St. Louis third liner Linus Persson took a crucial penalty, which saw him in the penalty box with less than seven minutes to play in the third and his team already down a goal. With Persson off the ice, the Mammoths made him pay late in their man advantage. After St. Louis had already killed off more than 80 seconds of PK time, Colorado rushed the puck up ice and center Evgeny Yakikov dished the puck over to Ben Dover, who blasted it in stride by Holmes and into the goal for an insurance tally that put the Mammoths up 4-2, a lead that they would not lose.

Team Stat Breakdown (Piece 2)

Tonight's Stat of the Game was power play conversions, with Colorado converting three times on eight attempts, while St. Louis did not convert once on just one opportunity. St. Louis gave the young Colorado squad chance after chance on the power play and the Mammoths capitalized on each of their final three goals. Subban's second period goal tied the score at two, before McGraw's third period tally proved to be the game winner and Dover's marker provided a cushion for Colorado to cruise to a third period victory. Power play success carried the Colorado Mammoths to victory tonight.

Three Stars (Piece 3)

1 - Ben Dover

Dover was a beast all over the ice tonight, as his three points led all scorers on both teams. In addition to his third period goal, Dover assisted on both second period tallies, with both helpers being the primary assist.

2 - Eugene Feist Scarecrows

Eugene Feist was the player of the game for St. Louis tonight and he was rewarded with the game's opening goal. Feist's goal was scored on his lone shot of the night and he was effective at the defensive end of the ice as well with three hits and a +1 rating.

3 - Evgeny Yakikov Mammoths

Yakikov comes as a bit of a puzzling selection as tonight's third star of the night, considering BJ Subban's two-point effort, but the young Russian center provided the primary assist on Dover's goal in the third period, in addition to leading all players with 24:41 of ice time.

Brink · 06-14-2016, 08:21 PM

<div align="center">Game 100

Knights

KNIGHTS

vs

MILITIA

Ladies and gentlemen, the moment is here. The debut of the most highly touted goalie prospect since The One Season Wonder, Oskar Molmsten Jr! (Yes, I'm very biased.)
His first game comes against the team that his dad beat in six games to give the S20 Four Star Cup to the St. Louis Scarecrows, the Kelowna Knights! Here's a game breakdown...

Knights

Knights

Record: 16-8-2 (1st in Conference)
Key Players: Mikko Linna (Leading Scorer) - Cara Hohenberg (Leads Rookie D-Men in Scoring)
How to win: Shoot early and often. Molmsten has not played in a game prior to this one, so he will be nervous and shaky. If the Knights apply pressure early, expect a collapse from the rookie goaltender.

Militia

Militia

Record: 14-11-2 (2nd in Conference)
Key Players: Nolan Agnello (Team Leading Scorer, 2nd Among Rookies in Scoring) - Oskar Molmsten Jr. (First Minutes of Playing Time)
How to Win: Keep the puck outside of the defensive zone. With a young goaltender in net, limiting the amount of shots on net will be the key to success.

1ST PERIOD
The first period started off without much action. A couple of shots on net for both teams, but nothing too fancy. Rookie goaltender Oskar Molmsten Jr. looked good to begin, stopping the first three shots he saw. Four minutes in marked our first action of significance, when Dolph Ziggler was shipped to the sin bin for holding (4:00). The Kelowna Knights looked strong on their first penalty kill of the evening, allowing no shots. Ziggler would exit the box and immediately take another penalty for hooking (6:04). The Knights second penalty kill looked just as good as the first, with one blocked shot and one SOG allowed. Just before the nine minute mark, Sven Bartok took exception to a snowshower that rookie sensation Nolan Agnello put on Kelowna goaltender Mikke Laukkanen, and was sent to the penalty box for delivering a shot to the stomach of Agnello (8:43). The penalty kill went without a hitch, and just ten minutes into the game, Kelowna had already killed off three penalties. Two minutes later, Kyle LeBlanc put the Knights on the board first with a rifle of a shot from the left circle (2nd, 12:16, Primary by Sven Barton, Secondary by Cara Hohenberg). The next few minutes went by smoothly for both teams, until the Militia had a span of three shots from the beginning of the seventeenth minute that would end with Juan Carlos Kinkaid braking the tie via a tip-in from ten feet out (3rd, 18:18, Primary by Cleo Green, Secondary by Jaylor Toast). Jason Forbrook would land a few shots into the face of Dieter Dominique before the period was over, for reasons unknown (18:43). The Militia would start the second on a penalty kill.

Kelowna: 4 shots, 1 goal (Kyle LeBlanc)
Montreal: 4 shots, 1 goal (Juan Carlos Kinkaid)

2ND PERIOD
Montreal would resume their PK in the second period, with Dieter Dominique on the ice. That would prove to be a mistake, as he would take a tripping penalty just nineteen seconds into the period (0:19). Kelowna would not be able to capitalize on the 5v3 opportunity, and just before returning to 5v5 play, Filip Granlund sprung Wesley Wells out of the zone with a chip pass off the glass. Wells would not miss his chance, burying a breakaway goal just a second before Dominique would leave the penalty box (4th, 2:18, Primary by Filip Granlund, Secondary by Clayton Fuller). A few minutes later, Sven Bartok would turn his stick into a fishing hook, and he made his way into the sin bin (8:27). The penalty would prove to be rough waters for Kelowna, as the Militia registered a staggering six shots on goal in that two minute span. However, they couldn't finish... Not much action in the second period after that, besides a roughing penalty to Ilmari Maatta (15:03) which Montreal killed without much trouble. Right before the period ended, however, Fedor Shirobokov held on to the jersey of Jason Forbrook, and with forty seconds left, Kelowna was back in the box for the fifth time.

Kelowna: 5 shots, 0 goals
Montreal: 9 shots, 1 goal (Wesley Wells, SH)

3RD PERIOD
Period number three began quietly, with one shot on goal by Montreal in the first five minutes. At five and a half minutes, Jaylor Toast stepped in front of Beau Bent while he was chasing a loose puck and a quirky interference was called (5:27). Montreal killed the penalty but allowed four shots on goal. Molmsten looked strong, saving three out of those four without allowing a rebound. Five minutes went by without either team struggling, but Jean Chretien would bury his fifth of the year at 12:32 with a slapshot from an off-angle just outside the right circle (5th, 12:32, Primary by Clayton Fuller, Secondary by Feta Fingers). Kelowna would quickly answer back on a Bernard Frederic one-time just eight feet from the netminder (2nd, 13:48, Primary by Dieter Dominique, Secondary by Dolph Ziggler). Dolph Ziggler would soon take a penalty after attempting murder by stick-to-face on Montreal's Johnny Watson (15:45). Kelowna would allow one shot on goal during the kill. Trailing by two, the Knights would pull goaltender Mikke Lankkanen with two and a half minutes remaining in the game, but would not be able to capitalize. Standout defensemen Viatcheslav Orlov would ice the game with an empty-netter, his first of the year (1st, 19:55, Primary by Cleo Green, Secondary by Wesley Wells).

Kelowna: 10 shots, 1 goal (Bernard Frederic)
Montreal: 11 shots, 2 goals (Jean Chretien) (Viatcheslav Orlov, EN)

Well, that's the game folks! Before the teams dismount the ice, let's talk to Montreal goaltender Oskar Molmsten Jr., who registered his first win tonight!</div>
Interview

: So, Oskar, how are you feeling? How are your nerves doing?
OMJ: I'm feeling great, thanks! I'm super excited to have my first game under my belt, and I can't wait to see the look on dad's face when I tell him that I can do just as well as he can against the big guns!
Interview

: Sounds good! What was your reaction once you stopped that first shot on net? When the final buzzer went off?
OMJ: After stopping the first shot I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief. It felt super nice to get through the initial nerves and NOT have given up a goal. Once the final buzzer went off, I did the same thing I'm doing right now... GRIN! :D
Interview

: Final question, what do you have to say to your father?
OMJ: Dad, you better watch out because next season, I'm doing better than you did in the regular season, AND I'M TAKING THE CUP TOO. You'll be dethroned!!!

3 Stars of the Game:
#3: Clayton Fuller (0G, 2A)
#2: Juan Carlos Kinkaid (1G, 0A)
#1: Wesley wells (1G, 1A)

Unsung Hero:
Oskar Molmsten Jr. (W, 17SV, .895 SV%)
Playing in his first game in the big leagues, Oskar showed shades of his father as he took charge of the Militia and shut down the Knights. He looked confident and flashed leather more than once. His post-to-post action looked shaky, but his overall game was impressive for a rookie who entered the league mid-season, and his future looks bright.

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