<div align="center">Vancouver Whalers @ Colorado Mammoths

Final Score
5-1
Game Link

Starting Lineups

Vancouver Whalers

Conklin Owen - Jon Ross - Ace Redding
Theodore Graham - Connor MacDonald
Triforce Link


Colorado Mammoths

Master Maguku - Steven Stamkos Jr. - Frontdoor McGraw
Ben Dover - Maverick O'Dooley
Ekaterina Rudnikova

Game Recap

The Vancouver Whalers visited the Colorado Mammoths on Day 14. It was a night to forget for the home team, as the visiting Whalers ran out convincing 5-1 winners. Let's have a look at how the game went.

Period 1

The game got off to a flying start, with Frontdoor McGraw taking a penalty 17 seconds in for hooking. During the PP, Conklin Owen found Jon Ross, who moved the puck to Theodore Graham. Graham moved the puck into the Mammoths zone and picked out Alfred Holiday. Holiday made no mistake, firing the puck beyond Rudnikova, giving the Whalers a goal on their very first shot.

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1. Vancouver Whalers , Alfred Holiday 2 (Theodore Graham, Jon Ross) at 1:25 (PP)

Things went from bad to worse for the Mammoths only 4 minutes later. After Brynjar Tusk checked Maverick O'Dooley out his skates, the Whalers gained possession of the puck. The Mammoths recovered and dumped it as both teams made a line change. Triforce Link recovered and passed to Graham, who switched it to MacDonald. MacDonald made some slick moves carrying the puck in to the offensive zone, then fed Thor Pederson a beautiful pass that he converted on the one-timer, extending the Whalers lead.

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2. Vancouver Whalers , Thor Pederson 2 (Connor MacDonald, Theodore Graham) at 5:31

As the period approached the halfway mark, both goaltenders were tested. Link made a nice save on a Steven Stamkos Jr. breakaway, before Rudnikova denied Olson Stuart in front after he stole the puck in the offensive zone from William Goddard.

Tord Yvel was sent to the box after 9 minutes for holding, but the Mammoths PK unit was much more compact, denying the Whalers any opportunities during the man advantage.

With both teams struggling to create scoring chances, Evgeny Yakikov should have punished the Whalers on a breakaway with less than 5 to play. Matthew Leetch released him after a Vancouver turnover, but Link was equal to Yakikov's effort, and the frustrations of the home crowd were on display.

In the closing minutes of the period, Rudnikova denied goon Ieuan Llewellyn, and Link gloved an effort from McGraw. Outside of those two chances, the only real highlights were a couple of big hits, one from Ben Dover and one from Olson Stuart.

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Goals for this period are 2 for Vancouver Whalers vs 0 for Colorado Mammoths.
Shots for this period are 6 for Vancouver Whalers vs 4 for Colorado Mammoths.

Period 2

The Mammoths came out of the traps strong in the second period. Stamkos Jr. won the opening draw, and he saw his early shot blocked by MacDonald. Dover collected the rebound though, but his shot went sailing by the post. Coloroda kept the pressure on though, as McGraw recovered along the boards. McGraw made a nice move inside to create space, then fired low at goal, but Link was equal to it. After the face off, Link was again called in to action, this time to deny Sim Browski.

While Rudnikova had to make a smart save from a Jon Ross wrist shot, it was Colorado who were continuing their dominance early in the period, though they still could not get the puck beyond Triforce Link. Taro Eichelele and Jacob Renninger both saw excellent opportunities pass them by, with Link looking seemingly unbeatable in the Whalers' goal.

Jon Ross found himself on the receiving end of some punishment 8 minutes in, as Eichelele and then Poon Slayer both teed off on him withing seconds of each other.

Poon Slayer was called for boarding with 12 minutes gone in the period, giving the Whalers their third chance on the PP. Jon Ross almost made the Mammoths pay immediately, as he hit the post with a shot just 6 seconds in to the PP. Rudnikova was saved by the iron on that occasion, then proceeded to pull out excellent saves to deny Holiday, Kaiser and Bobby during the PP, keeping the score at 2-0 with a minute left on the penalty.

Theodore Graham gave the Mammoths a reprieve with a hooking penalty, giving us 4 v 4 for a minute. There was little of note during this though, and the Mammoths then failed to take advantage of their one minute PP.

After Stamkos Jr. iced the puck, Levi Kubrak won the resulting face off back to MacDonald on the blue line, who ripped a huge slapshot that crashed off the post, a second lucky call for Rudnikova.

With under 3 minutes to play in the period, Colorado dumped the puck for a line change, and it was retrieved by Ace Redding. Redding found Kaiser, who carried the puck the length of the ice. Kaiser passed to Owen, who fired to Redding. Redding crafted a bit of space for himself and saw his shot elude Rudnikova to extend the Whalers' lead to 3-0.

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3. Vancouver Whalers , Ace Redding 3 (Conklin Owen, Adam Kaiser) at 17:36

The second period came to a close shortly after, the home crowd despondent at the play of their team.

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Goals for this period are 1 for Vancouver Whalers vs 0 for Colorado Mammoths.
Shots for this period are 7 for Vancouver Whalers vs 6 for Colorado Mammoths.

Period 3

The Colorado fans had something to cheer about only 18 seconds in to the third period when McGraw fired home a rebound. Link denied Stamkos Jr., but was unable to get over in time to stop McGraw from roofing the puck.

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4. Colorado Mammoths , Frontdoor McGraw 2 (Steven Stamkos Jr., Maverick O'Dooley) at 0:18

The atmosphere was sucked out of the building only a minute later though, as the Whalers regained their 3 goal advantage. OG Bobby passed to Corey Bearss, who was hit hard by Trev Legend. The puck stayed with the Whalers though, and Stuart gave it back to Bearss who put it through Rudnikova's 5-hole to light the lamp. It was a night to forget for Rudnikova, who was pulled for Curtis Allison having conceded 4 goals on 14 shots.

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5. Vancouver Whalers , Corey Bearss 2 (Olson Stuart, OG Bobby) at 1:41

Trev Legend took a double minor penalty for high sticking 5 minutes in to the period, but Allison only had one save to make in the 4 minutes, with most of the Whalers' shooting ending up off target.

Throughout the middle of the period it was a back and forth game with few chances created, and some big hits thrown. Max Wilburn laying out Stamkos Jr. with a huge hit was the highlight, as every save each goaltender had to make was relatively routine.

With under 4 minutes to play, the Whalers finally broke through Allison and added their 5th of the night. O'Dooley blocked an OG Bobby shot, but Allison was out of position as the puck broke to Olson Stuart, who made no mistake with half the goal gaping.

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6. Vancouver Whalers , Olson Stuart 1 (OG Bobby, Theodore Graham) at 16:17

With the result not in doubt, the remainder of the game was relatively quiet, until a flurry in the last 15 seconds. Allison had to make a smart double save on Jon Ross to prevent the Whalers picking up their 6th goal of the night. In the end, the buzzer sounded and the Whalers ran out worthy winners.

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Goals for this period are 2 for Vancouver Whalers vs 1 for Colorado Mammoths.
Shots for this period are 10 for Vancouver Whalers vs 7 for Colorado Mammoths.

Highlights


Frontdoor McGraw takes a penalty early doors


Ace Redding scores


McGraw pulls one back for the Mammoths


Jon Ross misses a check

Team Stats

Hits

16-24

Despite the result, the Mammoths threw more hits than the Whalers, and were by far the more physical team on the night.

PIM

2-10

The Mammoths created a lot of problems for themselves with penalties in this one. They gave up a PP goal and went down a man at critical times during the game when they were searching for a goal. The Mammoths will need to be more disciplined than they were tonight if they want to pick up some more wins.

Shots Blocked

4-7

The Whalers were the dominant team in the shot total category, and were the much more offensive side all night. The Mammoths blocked more shots, a result of being pinned back in their own zone frequently.

Three Stars

3rd Star - Alfred Holiday
1G, +2, 2S, 2H, 19:10 minutes

Holiday had a decent performance picking up the third star, adding a goal and a couple of hits to go with his solid +2.

2nd Star - Theodore Graham
3A, +2, 2PIM, 2H, 1SB, 22:16 minutes

It was a great distributing performance from the blue line for Graham, as he tallied three assists on the night. He was solid defensively as well, with a couple of hits and a shot blocked, though he was the only Whaler sent to the penalty box all night.

1st Star - Olson Stuart
1G, 1A, +2, 2S, 3H, 11:46 minutes

Olson Stuart put in an all-action performance in just under 12 minutes of ice time, picking up the first star having contributed a goal and a assist, as well as three hits on the defensive end.
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<div align="center">Game 33: Detroit Falcons (3-4-1) @ Montreal Militia (4-4-0)

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MONTREAL, QUEBEC - There were more than a few disappointed fans here in Montreal, with a maroon wave leaving the arena around the end of the 2nd period as the Falcons won in dominating fashion 6-4. Not many homers were around to see Johnny Watson's garbage time goal to give the Militia a bit of dignity to what ended up being a total lack of discipline on the visiting team's part.

We go live to the call for the first goal of the game:

Originally posted by Detroit Falcons Radio Broadcast+--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1' id='QUOTE-WRAP'><tr><td>QUOTE (Detroit Falcons Radio Broadcast)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Granlund wins the faceoff in Falcons territory, and the puck moves to Maatta. Maatta to Zyvelski and WHAM! Big hit knocks the Militia off the puck and it's Leclerc sending it up the wing to Metzler.

Into the offensive zone, back to Leclerc, and the tic tac toe starts. Down to Zjang, over to Hippo, back to Metzler... Alex thinks and sends it to Berzins FOR THE ONE TIMER!

Blocked by Orlov, laying the body down for his rookie goaltender, and it's METZLER WITH THE "REBOUND SHOT!"



TOP SHELF OVER ORLOV AND HARRIS'S GLOVE Falcons up on the board first, 1-0 less than 5 minutes in![/b]

Montreal was down, but it didn't take long for the Fighting Falcons to take a penalty for interference thanks to the blind scorer Hans Moleman. It ended up taking the whole 2 minutes, but finally, after 3 failed shots on goal, Cleo Green connects off an overload passing scheme in offensive territory to even the score. You could see the Militia coaching staff relax, but the feeling wouldn't last long. 10 minutes and 2 goals later, your Militia were down yet again 3-1, and yet again, Cleo Green had to come to the rescue off another powerplay.

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Green retrieves the dump-in and starts the offense, trying to keep the powerplay going. Angello in the neutral zone sends it to Granlund in Falcons territory, and Filip looks around. The tight point defense challenges him, and the puck gets dumped down to Green.

Green maneuvers to the slot and whips a snap shot straight past the crease. It's just him and Hippo and Green gets there first! IT'S HIM AND ANDERSON!



HE'S TWO FOR TWO TONIGHT ON THE POWERPLAY And the lead gets cut to 1 toward the end of the 1st, Militia down 3-2![/quote]

The powerplay kept going with Laraque Obama's 1st goal of the season to even up the game in the 8th minute of the second, as he collected Maatta's point shot from behind the net after an errant shot and wrapped the puck past Anderson's leg pad. The crowd was screaming their heads off and it all got to Detroit's coach. Yelling at the top of his lungs, the Falcons players got scared and knew they were messing up. Suddenly, Alex Berkis puts Moleman's shot on goal in the back of the net on the powerplay off a deflection, after the 8th shot on goal after the game was tied up, and the Falcons were on the hunt.

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Cikgnar Konstantinov put in a dirty rebound goal to kick Stephen Harris out of the game after his 5th goal of the game, and Hans Moleman finished off his own shot off a 2 on 0 breakaway for the 6th goal in 2 periods to end the 2nd 6-3 Falcons. Boos raining down on the rink, Montreal lost its composure and, though Johnny Watson converted a "rebound" off Leclerc's block to give the 4th powerplay goal of the game, the home team was not the victor.

<div align="center">Stat of the Night: Powerplays</div>

- 1 Goal on 5 Attempts (20.00%), 19 shots on goal (5.26%), 9:00 TOPP
- 4 Goals on 6 Attempts (66.67%), 11 shots on goal (36.36%), 5:49 TOPP

It's an odd thing, usually the powerplay that is best wins. Unfortunately, there's always an exception to the rule, and Montreal was that exception tonight. The Falcons were reckless and put themselves a man down for 12 minutes, and the Militia only needed half that time to rack up 4 goals, 100% of Montreal's converted offense tonight. The bruising Falcons couldn't take advantage of their time, as the Militia made mistakes to put themselves on the disadvantage for 10 minutes, and the Falcons couldn't do much with it, wasting 8 minutes and taking another minute to convert their only chance of the game. If the Militia keep this up (and Cleo Green keeps potting goals a man up, with 2 tonight), they'll be on the road to good times. The Falcons need to take this as a lesson: work harder and be better disciplined, because they aren't good enough to kill the penalty on talent alone.

<div align="center">Militia Player of the Game: Cleo Green (2G, 0A, 2P)</div>

There's no debate as to who was the heart and soul of the team tonight. Half of the Militia's goals came from Cleo, making great plays on the ice during the man advantage and catalyzing the man advantage for a complete set of powerplay goals tonight. The lack of even-strength goals didn't do any favors for the Militia's +/-, as Green left with a -1 rating, but taking in the 2 goals, Green leaves with a +1 adjusted, and no one can compete with racking up pucks in nets.

FINAL SCORE:
- 6
- 4

<div align="center">Game #77 Link
4 - 2


Halifax Raiders
Niklas Flower – Jean-Luc Reflieux – Reed Laing
Blake Battle – Coln Banning
Georgette Pel

Detroit Falcons
Hans Moleman - Nucky Toohoots - Alex Berkis
Prince Daniel James - Jari Sinikka
Sivy McSieve



The Rundown
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Period 1

Halifax went on the powerplay at 2:49 in the first period following a holding penalty from Chadathy Brodangleschlong on Toivo Kosonen. Nearing the end of this powerplay, Blake Battle lit the lamp, assisted by Reed Laing and Colin Banning at 4:27.

Raiders are bringing the pressure on this powerplay, multiple shots testing McSieve early. Battle shoots, it misses, but Raiders recover the puck, Reed Laing has the puck, circles the net and shoots, McSieve stops it but the puck bounces back out. Battle recovers the puck, Detroit is having a hard time getting the puck out of the zone, he shoots but Metzler kneels and blocks the shot, Battle drives for the puck, gets it on his step and dekes between defenders. He backhands it toward the net and HE SCORES! Blake Battle with his 6th goal of the season, assists to Reed Laing and Colin Banning.

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The rest of the period was uneventful, until the last 30 seconds. Starting with a great defensive play by Halifax’s Captain Banning, and puck movement by Blake Battle, Alex Reed notches the 2nd goal of the night.

Half a minute remains, Moleman carries the puck hoping to create some offense. He passes the puck to Toohoots, Banning gets his stick on it and takes away the puck. He moves it to Blake Battle who carries it over the blue&nbsp; line. Battle back to Banning, Banning to Reed, he shoots and HE SCORES! Halifax goes up by 2, with less than 30 seconds left.

On this goal Alex Reed gains his 4th of the season, Banning and Battle earn their 2nd points of the night.


Period 2

Detroit came into the 2nd period with a higher tempo; needing to get onto the scoresheet to remain in the game. They responded at the 14 minute mark.

Berzins carries the puck into Halifax’s zone, he gizes the puck to Erik Muller, pass to Vikstrom. Vikstrom hesitates, then shoots, but misses the net. Zach Evans hastily retrieves the puck and fires on Pel, it misses. Konstantinov gains possession and shoots and IT’S IN! Perhaps a deflection, but Detroit nonetheless cuts the lead in half!

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That puck did in fact deflect off Henrik Vikstrom who is credited with the goal. Halifax 2-1.

With both tensions on the ice getting a bit chirpy, Hans Moleman found himself in the sinbin for slashing at 15:34.This penalty proved costly as Alex Reed capitalized and notched his 2nd goal of the game.

Joey Ryan retrieves the puck from behind Pel’s net. He quarterbacks a pass to Battle in the neutral zone. Battle dumps the puck, and Toohoots retrieves it. Toohoots is hit hard by Alex Reed. Colin Banning grabs the puck and passes it back to Reed. Reed fires the puck pass McSieve!

In addition to Reed’s second goal of the night, that was Halifax’s second powerplay goal, and Colin Banning’s third assist of the night.

Halifax leads 3-1.

Period 3

Detroit was in a do-or-die situation, entering the 3rd period, down by two goals -- and they responded 14 seconds into the period. Prince Daniel James, assisted by Hans Moleman and Alex Berkis cut the lead to 1.

Nucky Toohoots faces-off with Jean-Luc Reflieux to start the 3rd period. Toohoots wins the face-off back, Berlis gains the puck and carries it into the offensive zone. Berkis lets one rip, but it goes wide, Berkis retrieves the puck, starts to dance, shaking pass defenders, he shoots and it goes wide again. Hans Moleman comes up with the puck, he fires away, and once again it misses. Detroit is having hard luck getting shots on goal, Prince Daniel James gains the puck from behind the net, circles around and SHOOTS IT PASS PEL. Detroit trails just by one!

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The one-goal deficit did not last long for Detroit. Two minutes later Halifax responded to make the lead 4-2. Reflieux earned his first point of the night, an assist -- and Battle gained his third point, his second assist, on Niklas Flower’s fourth goal of the season at 2:31 of the third period.

Battle to Reflieux, Reflieux to Flower, Flower carries the puck into the offensive zone, he drives the net and releases a shot, McSieve blocks it but doesn’t hold on, FLOWER ON THE DOORSTEP, HE TAPS IT IN! Halifax’s lead is extended to 4-2.

Detroit was unable to respond -- Halifax cruised to victory with the two-goal lead. FINAL SCORE: 4-2.

<div align="center">Three Stars

1st Star
Blake Battle
With his 19:46 time-on-ice, Battle made every minute count. Whether it was laying out big hits, passing, or shooting, Battle was on point tonight and helped lead the Raiders to victory. Blake Battle’s key contribution was setting the tone early, just 4 minutes into the game, this goal gave Halifax the lead, which they would carry the entire night. Following goals by Detroit, Battle responded by becoming vocal, causing players like Alex Reed to respond.


2nd Star
Colin Banning
The Captain made his presence known tonight. With a team high 20:23 time-on-ice Banning contributed to 3 of the 4 Halifax goals. His 5 minutes killing penalties showed his team to persevere. His effectivity in this game served as an example to follow for the younger Raiders. His biggest play of the game was intercepting the pass by Hans Moleman that could have lead to a Falcon’s goal, and turned it into a Halifax goal by passing it to Alex Reed at 19:42.The Captain's play tonight showcased all the qualities that led to the Raiders' locker room voting him Captain.

3rd Star
Alex Reed
The rookie earned the third star after impressing the media and everyone in Halifax with his never give up attitude. Even with just 20 seconds left in the first period, Reed kept driving his team and was rewarded for his efforts. In addition to his first goal, Alex Reed responded to Detroit’s first goal that cut the Halifax lead in half, just minutes after. This play shows Alex Reed staying competitive, and not taking his foot off the gas-pedal, even when his team has a lead, a quality that coaches love.


NEWS 95.7FM : The Aftershow
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Host Greg Walker gives recaps the game and takes caller’s questions following Halifax Raiders game. He started working with NEWS 95.7 five years ago

Greg Walker: A 4-2 affair sees Halifax picking up a road win. Blake Battle, Colin Banning, Alex Reed; played lights out. We will now take calls, we have Eric on the line.

Caller 1: Hi, thanks for taking my call, my question revolves around how Colin Banning can have 3-point games, like tonight, but have a team low minus 11?

Greg Walker: Great question, thanks for calling. The plus/minus stat is often regarded as a very minor and meaningless stat. Banning plays a lot of minutes, which means he sees a lot of scoring from other teams. In addition, like tonight, two of his points came on the powerplay, which don’t add to your plus/minus. Thanks for calling Eric! Now, we have Chris on the line.

Caller 2: Georgette Pel had 22 saves tonight, goes onto a 3-2-1 record, do you see her as a long-term solution in net? Dick C. Hocolate will be leaving eventually, is Pel going to be able to take the reigns over immediately?

Greg Walker: Chris, I’ve thought about this, and I have to think Pel is the real deal. She has two regulation losses in her first 6 games. That’s pretty good, and then she put on a great display tonight, stopping 22 out of 24. Pel’s record could perhaps be even better if some complications with the league hadn’t happen, but what we’ve seen so-far, are glimpses of stellar goaltending. Now we have Ray calling in.

Caller 3: The special teams seem like they helped win the game tonight, what’s Halifax doing right? Is it sustainable?

Greg Walker: Oh that’s a great question Ray. The special teams really paint two different stories tonight. For Halifax, you could barely ask for more. For Detroit, they were unable to kill penalties or score power-play goals. You generally want your powerplay % and penalty kill % to add up to 100%, and tonight the Raiders’ added up to 133%, that’s great, it helped them win the game, and will help them to win more games. Detroit’s combined penalty kill and powerplay percentages added up to just 33%, something the coaching staff will work to improve, I guarantee it. Thanks for calling in Ray! And thank you to all the listeners, tune in to the Post-game recap following Halifax’s next game, always on NEWS 95.7.

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<div align="center"> Vancouver Whalers VS <span style='color:orange'>St. Louis Scarecrows
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2 VS 3

Game #68 Post-Game Show</div>


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

First Period

It was a very scrappy first period, with STL dominating the dot, but unable to keep up play once in their offensive zone. Vancouver was willing to play a heavy-hitting game, and the following offensive disruption was enough to keep most of St. Louis’ shot wide of the net and their passes to less than productive areas of the ice. 19:53, with seven seconds left in the first period, saw the ‘Crows Danny Foster putting one past Wehner, just 20 seconds after a successful penalty kill by St. Louis. After an otherwise frustrating period, it was exactly the kind of pre-intermission pick-me-up any locker room could hope for.

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Second Period

Second period found this game playing some far tighter hockey; St. Louis no longer outshooting Vancouver at a ratio of 2-to-1, but both teams not even managing 10 shots on goal a piece for the solid 20 minutes of play. After a big hit on Corey Bearss early in the second, St. Louis’ first line centerman Eugene Feist was stuck skating around with a target on his back for the middle-minutes of this period, hit after hit raining down from Vancouver limiting the man’s efficacy on the ice. Ieuan Llewellyn making some Welsh magic happen at 12:09, sending one past Haapanen with a little help from his defensive line. The rest of the period found the puck in St. Louis’ possession but not going much of anywhere save wide of the net, Wehner not having much to do save sit and shake his head at most of the shots thrown at the Vancouver crease.

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Third Period

Fatigue finally playing to the Scarecrows favor in the third, once again wholly outshooting Vancouver and walking away at the end of the period with two goals to show for it. Vancouver mustered up a response to the early St. Louis goal at 1:20 of play with one of their own at 1:29, but three physical minutes of hockey later had St. Louis scoring and Vancouver unable to recover well enough to play catch-up by the end of the period. Vancouver pulls Wehner but that does nothing to help them as the game clock ticks down to ending the match in St. Louis’ favor.

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<div align="center">Five Stats Not to Brush Past</div>

• While this was a fairly even match-up, the big difference was in FO wins, and in that regard, St. Louis won by a mile. 45 FO wins versus Vancouver’s 34.
  
• Vancouver was very successful at shutting down St. Louis in the first period, despite the shot count being double in favor of St. Louis — St. Louis was only able to produce one goal in the first period and it was a very late period goal, coming in for Foster at 19:53. Possibly the biggest tragedy of the game, as this would’ve forced it into OT — neither Haapanen nor Wehner have OT or shoot-out experience under their belts, and while St. Louis as a team has been under that kind of pressure before, it was with Wahlgren in goal, and they lost. In all honesty, the last minute of this game’s first period, as odd as it sounds, might’ve been the true clutch moment for St. Louis in determining the overall outcome that sent them home with the win. Vancouver has been weak against St. Louis, and while their play against the East Coast giant has been steadily evening out, Vancouver has been able in both previous match-ups to keep that first period scoreless. Losing a point in the first period rattled what might’ve otherwise been a successful defense against a team that had been a liability for an otherwise solid upwardsly performing Vancouver team.
  
• Hits came in from both sides of the aisle this game, but Vancouver far and above the sloppier at maintaining physicality in their game with two-and-half times as many PIMs overall. If Vancouver could’ve kept more of their men on the ice, fatigue may not have played such a large role in the later periods of the game.
  
• Back-up goalie Kapser Haapanen with one his rare starts for the St. Louis season, with what a beast Wahlgren has been in games for the ‘Crows. Not too shabby a performance either, with 2 GAA and a 0.923 SV% on 26 shots.
  
• Levi Kubrak played almost 17 minutes with a 36% win on the FO, and other than 2 blocked shots, zero otherwise notable contributions to the game. OG Bobby had a %50 win on the FO — which is significantly less embarrassing — but only a total of 13-and-half minutes on the ice, despite charting 3 hits, due to a 3rd line start versus Kubrak’s 2nd. Vancouver should take a long hard look at both boys’ plus/minus and perhaps consider bumping Bobby up to the 2nd line — his roughness could help elevate Vancouver’s second line wingers into better point production.
  

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

Vancouver’s Alfred Holiday deserves a shout-out this game, despite not being one of the designated stars of the game. While teammate Ieuan Llewellyn put up two more hits during the game than Holiday, credit needs to go to Holiday for his point and versatility — 2 hits and 2 blocked shots, in combination with his puck handling skills, speak volumes of the man’s true value to Vancouver. Holiday is on his third season here in the SMJHL, and unfortunately has been more than distracted with his off-ice commitments. Some even talk of his career here in the SMJHL winding down. With performances like tonight that truly hint at the man's potential greatness, it's a shame we won't likely see him develop into the kind of 2-way defenseman Holiday clearly has the potential to become.

<div align="center">GAME 89 - DETROIT FALCONS AT HALIFAX RAIDERS</div>

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Game Link

Detroit enters the game having lost three games in a row, including a 4-2 loss to Halifax in their last meeting six match days prior. However, the Falcons offense explodes for six goals - including three in the final period - to end the skid and maintain a small lead over St. Louis in the East Division standings.

Halifax, N.S. :: The Detroit Falcons snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Halifax Raiders at the ScotiaBank Centre, pulling away with a three-goal third period.

Costly penalties placed Halifax behind the eight ball to start the game, limiting the Raiders’ even-strength opportunities and giving Detroit a pair of goals. Hunter Johnson, Reed Laing, Colin Banning, and Joey Ryan all paid visits to the penalty box during the first period, with the Laing and Banning power plays ending in Falcon goals.

The first Detroit goal came on an incredible individual effort from Prince Daniel James, carving his way through the Halifax penalty kill after a feed from Alex Berkis. Alexis Metzler matched James’ skill with a similar goal 90 seconds later following a Marc Leclerc pass.

Victor Lindstrom cut the deficit in half three minutes before the conclusion of the first period, recovering a missed shot by Laing and slotting it past Sivy McSieve.

More than 20 minutes would pass before another goal, giving Detroit a 3-1 lead. Cikgnar Konstantinov won a faceoff in the Falcons’ attacking zone, feeding the puck to Zach Evans for his sixth goal of the season.

The floodgates opened for Detroit in the third period, as the Falcons netted three goals in the final frame. Nucky Toohoots picked up his second goal in as many games, notching a power play marker 1:36 into the period. Blake Battle scored for Halifax on the power play five and a half minutes later, but his work would be undone by a pair of goals in the span of 14 seconds by Kaspars Berzins. Jean-Luc Reflieux scored for Halifax with less than two minutes remaining for the final score of 6-3.

THREE STARS

Third Star - Reed Laing, Halifax: Laing’s first-period hooking penalty may have cost the Raiders a goal, but the rookie bounced back by assisting on all three of Halifax’s scores.

Second Star - Rising Hippo, Detroit: The physical winger assisted on two Falcons goals and added four hits during the game, contributing on both ends of the ice.

First Star - Kaspars Berzins, Detroit: The Latvian sniper picked up a pair of goals in 14 seconds, bringing his season total to five.

INTERVIEW WITH FIRST STAR KASPARS BERZINS

Congratulations on your two goals tonight and earning the first star of the game. What's it like to score two goals in such quick succession like you did in the third period?

Thanks so much! You know, it was quite an amazing feeling to score two quick goals like that. It happened so fast that it didn't even hit me until after the game. It was awesome! It reminded me of my times in Latvia when I was scoring like that on the regular and helping the team win. Most importantly though, those goals came in the third period and helped our team secure the win!

How would you describe your rookie season so far in the SMJHL?

You know, I've had a rough rookie season so far for my own standards. When I was in Latvia, I was looked up to by everyone and I was the one that was put on the ice for every situation. The team looked for me to score goals and I helped them win multiple championships. When I joined the Falcons, I was put on the second line, which is a great privilege as a rookie. However, I have not been able to find my scoring touch like I had in Latvia, and that has really messed with my mind. We have also been having a rough season after a great preseason, so I hope to take this as a learning experience and get better over the next few games. I expect more of myself and I'm sure the Falcons do as well.

Detroit had been on a bit of a skid, losing three games in a row before tonight's win. However, the offense was firing on all cylinders tonight, which has been the team's calling card this season. Do you think Detroit can "out score" teams like in tonight's game and win in the postseason, or will there need to be improvement elsewhere?

Of course we can! Not only do we have the forwards that are capable of putting the puck in the net, we have defenseman that help lead the rush which really helps. I believe we have the best D core in the league, and with that, it makes it easier on us forwards to be able to count of them to get the puck on our stick. We had a lot of success in the preseason scoring goals, and I'm sure we will find our touch again and carry it into the post season. We just have to keep our heads up and stay focused!

NOTEBOOK

Even Match: Tonight’s game marked the seventh of eight meetings between Halifax and Detroit in S30. The final game between the two is more than three weeks away, on game day 62 of the season. Detroit holds a 4-3 lead in the season series between the division rivals.

Marc of a Winner: Marc Leclerc added another blocked shot tonight, giving him 34 shots blocked in his rookie season. A sixth-round draft pick for Detroit, the defenseman from Trois-Rivieres sits fourth in the SMJHL shots blocked leaderboard following tonight’s game.

Reed-y or Not: With her two assists tonight, Reed Laing now has nine assists in S30. Paired with her nine goals, Laing is tied for second among rookies for most points on the season with 18. Trevor Wilson of Kelowna sports a matching nine goal, nine assist line after scoring two goals tonight against Montreal. Only Kornel Kasparek (4 goals, 18 assists) has more points for rookies.

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Zach Evans || Forward || Winnipeg Jets
Name: Zach Evans
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 18
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SHL Career Statistics:
S32 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 9, A: 5, P: 14, +/-: -1, PIMS: 12, H: 59
S33 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 8, A: 15, P: 23, +/-: 3, PIMS: 49, H: 106
S34 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 14, A: 14, P: 28, +/-: 7, PIMS: 46, H: 96
S35 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 22, A: 26, P: 48, +/-: -4, PIMS: 23, H: 113
S36 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 28, A: 30, P: 58, +/-: 23, PIMS: 51, H: 140
S37 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 24, A: 27, P: 51, +/-: 2, PIMS: 36, H: 220
S38 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 27. A: 38, P: 65, +/-: 12, PIMS: 45, H: 158
S39 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 15, A: 32, P: 47, +/-: 11, PIMS: 43, H: 85
S40 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 22, A: 31, P: 53, +/-: 11, PIMS: 15, H: 49
S41 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 27, A: 35, P: 62, +/-: 26, PIMS: 34, H: 82
S42 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 16, A: 29, P: 45, +/-: -3, PIMS: 15, H: 6
S43 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 16, A: 29, P: 45, +/-: 11, PIMS: 27, H: 15
S44 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 14, A: 31, P: 45, +/-: 3, PIMS: 17, H: 17
S45 (WPG): GP: 50, G: 15, A: 34, P: 49, +/-: 4, PIMS: 2, H: 27
CAREER: GP: 700, G: 257, A: 376, P: 633, +/-: 105, PIMS: 415, H: 1,173
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S34 (WPG): GP: 5, G: 2, A: 1, P: 3, +/-: 0, PIMS: 4, H: 7
S36 (WPG): GP: 6, G: 0, A: 3, P: 3, +/-: -1, PIMS: 0, H: 16
S37 (WPG): GP: 18, G: 11, A: 14, P: 25, +/-: 19, PIMS: 12, H: 81
S38 (WPG): GP: 13, G: 6, A: 9, P: 15, +/-: 5, PIMS: 4, H: 32
S39 (WPG): GP: 13, G: 5, A: 6, P: 11, +/-: -2, PIMS: 6, H: 31
S40 (WPG): GP: 14, G: 5, A: 4, P: 9, +/-: 1, PIMS: 13, H: 7
S41 (WPG): GP: 13, G: 8, A: 6, P: 14, +/-: 3, PIMS: 9, H: 26
S43 (WPG): GP: 17, G: 4, A: 9, P: 13, +/-: 11, PIMS: 2, H: 4
S44 (WPG): GP: 18, G: 4, A: 15, P: 19, +/-: 7, PIMS: 0, H: 3
S45 (WPG): GP: 4, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -1, PIMS: 0, H: 2
CAREER: GP: 121, G: 46, A: 69, P: 115, +/-: 41, PIMS: 50, H: 209
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SMJHL Career Statistics:
S30 (DET): GP: 50, G: 16, A: 12, P: 28, +/-: 8, PIMS: 10, H: 44
S31 (DET): GP: 50, G: 15, A: 23, P: 38, +/-: -2, PIMS: 35, H: 84
CAREER: GP: 100, G: 31, A: 35, P: 66, +/-: 6, PIMS: 45, H: 128
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S30 (DET): GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, PIMS: 2, H: 0
S31 (DET): GP: 13, G: 5, A: 7, P: 12, +/-: 3, PIMS: 0, H: 9
CAREER: GP: 18, G: 5, A: 8, P: 13, +/-: 2, PIMS: 2, H: 9
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IIHF Statistics (Russia):
S30: GP: 11, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -1, PIMS: 0, H: 7
S32: GP: 13, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: -4, PIMS: 4, H: 17
S33: GP: 11, G: 3, A: 6, P: 9, +/-: 5, PIMS: 4, H: 12
S34: GP: 11, G: 6, A: 2, P: 8, +/-: 2, PIMS: 2, H: 10
S35: GP: 13, G: 5, A: 4, P: 9, +/-: 4, PIMS: 18, H: 22
S36: GP: 11, G: 4, A: 3, P: 7, +/-: -3, PIMS: 2, H: 5
S37: GP: 10, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: 0, PIMS: 0, H: 8
S38: GP: 13, G: 3, A: 10, P: 13, +/-: 8, PIMS: 4, H: 5
S39: GP: 10, G: 6, A: 6, P: 12, +/-: 1, PIMS: 2, H: 11
S40: GP: 10, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -6, PIMS: 2, H: 8
S41: GP: 11, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: 0, PIMS: 2, H: 7
S42: GP: 10, G: 5, A: 9, P: 14, +/-: 5, PIMS: 0, H: 1
S43: GP: 13, G: 4, A: 7, P: 11, +/-: 6, PIMS: 0, H: 0
S44: GP: 10, G: 4, A: 8, P: 12, +/-: 1, PIMS: 0, H: 0
S45: GP: 10, G: 6, A: 1, P: 7, +/-: -13, PIMS: 0, H: 2
CAREER: GP: 167 G: 54, A: 65, P: 119, +/-: 5, PIMS: 40, H: 105
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Transactions and Awards:
Drafted 25th overall by Detroit, S30 SMJHL Entry Draft
S30 Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy Winner
Drafted 5th overall by Winnipeg, S31 SHL Entry Draft
S32 Oriens Trophy Winner (Co-GM, Detroit)
S32 IIHF Bronze Medalist
S36 SHL Second-Team All-Star
S37 Challenge Cup Champion
S38 Sergei Karpotsov Trophy Winner
S38 SHL First-Team All-Star
S38 Sarmad Khan Trophy Winner
S38 Jeff Dar Trophy Winner
S38 Damian Littleton Trophy Winner
S38 IIHF Gold Medalist
S43 IIHF Silver Medalist
S44 Challenge Cup Champion
Inducted into SHL Hall of Fame, S47
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Two things are infinite.

Nikolai Evans || Defenseman || HAM/TBB/TEX
Name: Nikolai Evans
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210 lbs
Number: 19
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SHL Career Statistics:
S47 (HAM): GP: 50, G: 1, A: 10, P: 11, +/-: -4, SB: 39, H: 32
S48 (HAM): GP: 50, G: 5, A: 9, P: 14, +/1: 6, SB: 57, H: 37
S49 (TBB): GP: 50, G: 9, A: 14, P: 23, +/-: -22, SB: 78, H: 51
S50 (TBB): GP: 50, G: 7, A: 20, P: 27, +/-: 4, SB: 64, H: 39
CAREER: GP: 200, G: 22, A: 53, P: 75, +/-: -16, SB: 238, H: 159
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S48 (HAM): GP: 5, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -1, SB: 6, H: 3
S49 (TBB): GP: 12, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 0, SB: 20, H: 8
S50 (TBB): GP: 19, G: 5, A: 7, P: 12, +/-: 1, SB: 29, H: 6
CAREER: GP: 36, G: 6, A: 12, P: 18, +/-: 0, SB: 55, H: 17
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SMJHL Career Statistics:
S45 (MTL): GP: 50, G: 7, A: 13, P: 20, +/-: -1, SB: 60, H: 25
S46 (MTL/HFX): GP: 50, G: 7, A: 20, P: 27, +/-: -1, SB: 47, H: 68
CAREER: GP: 100, G: 14, A: 33, P: 47, +/-: -2, SB: 107, H: 93
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S45 (MTL): GP: 6, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: -1, SB: 7, H: 4
S46 (HFX): GP: 13, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -4, SB: 18, H: 14
CAREER: GP: 19, G: 5, A: 5, P: 10, +/-: -5, SB: 25, H: 18
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IIHF Statistics (Russia):
S45: GP: 10, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -5, SB: 12, H: 2
S46: GP: 12, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -2, SB: 11, H: 2
S47: GP: 12, G: 2, A: 7, P: 9, +/-: 2, SB: 17, H: 12
S48: GP: 12, G: 2, A: 4, P: 6, +/-: -6, SB: 22, H: 0
S49: GP: 15, G: 6, A: 6, P: 12, +/-: -6, SB: 25, H: 7
CAREER: GP: 61, G: 10, A: 19, P: 29, +/-: -17, SB: 87, H: 23
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WJC Statistics:
S44 (World): GP: 15, G: 6, A: 7, P: 13, +/-: 8, SB: 18, H: 13
S45 (Russia): GP: 22, G: 2, A: 10, P: 12, +/-: -13, SB: 33, H: 14
S46 (Russia): GP: 28, G: 9, A: 15, P: 23, +/-: 0, SB: 26, H: 14
CAREER: GP: 55, G: 17, A: 32, P: 48, +/-: -5, SB: 77, H: 41
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Transactions and Awards:
Drafted 1st overall by Montreal, S45 SMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 1st overall by Hamilton, S46 SHL Entry Draft
Traded to Halifax Raiders during S46 SMJHL season
Traded to Tampa Bay Barracuda prior to S49 SHL season
S48 Fantasy Global Champion
S50 Mathias Chouinard Trophy Winner
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The Russian Prince

Zdenko Beranek || Winger || Quebec City Citadelles
Name: Zdenko Beranek
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175 lbs
Number: 27
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SMJHL Career Statistics:
S55 (QCC): GP: 50, G: 6, A: 15, P: 21, +/-: -22, PIMS: 6
S56 (QCC): GP: 50, G: 10, A: 27, P: 37, +/-: 9, PIMS: 20
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Transactions and Awards:
Drafted 1st overall by Quebec City, S55 SMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 18th overall by Seattle, S56 SHL Entry Draft
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Le Petite Chèvre

<div align="center">Game 81: Kelowna Knights v Detroit Falcons
Game Thread



Goals

DET- Alex Berkis (Alexis Metzler, Hans Moleman) at 7:31 (1st)
KEL- Kornel Kasparek (Beau Bent, Trevor Wilson) at 8:23 (PP) (2nd)
DET- Prince Daniel James (Hans Moleman, Nucky Toohoots) at 9:20 (2nd)
DET- Prince Daniel James (Alex Berkis, Hans Moleman) at 9:59 (PP) (2nd)
KEL- Justs Sirmais (Vasily Horvat, Ty Justice) at 8:21 (3rd)
KEL- Michael Burrows (Lykke Bergfalk, Jason Aittokallio) at 13:37 (3rd)

Penalties

DET- Wiljian Zjang for Roughing (Minor) at 3:51 (1st)
DET- Alec Derin for Fighting (Major) at 6:22 (1st)
KEL- Ty Justice for Fighting (Major) at 6:22 (1st)
KEL- Kornel Kasparek for Roughing (Minor) at 7:48 (1st)
KEL- Adriana Starosta for Elbowing (Minor) at 19:02 (1st)
DET- Chadathy Brodangleschlong for Holding (Minor) at 1:54 (2nd)
DET- Chadathy Brodangleschlong for Roughing (Minor) at 8:11 (2nd)
KEL- Trevor Wilson for Tripping (Minor) at 9:41 (2nd)
DET- Nucky Toohoots for Fighting (Major) at 18:51 (2nd)
KEL- Dieter Dominique for Fighting (Major) at 18:51 (2nd)
DET- Edvins Berzins for Holding (Minor) at 4:42 (3rd)
KEL- Adriana Starosta for Hooking (Minor) at 10:20 (3rd)
DET- Alexis Metzler for Hooking (Minor) 15:05 (3rd)

The Game</div>

The Kelowna Knights defeated Detroit in an extremely chippy and tense game at the Jet Blue Airways Arena last night. Kelowna survived a careless second period defensive collapse to take control of the game in the third period, equalize a two goal deficit, and steal the game in the shootout.

The game began with a fiery effort from Detroit, and passions quickly became overheated as Alec Derin and Ty Justice dropped the gloves just 6 minutes into the game. That passion found more useful outlets less than a minute later as Alex Berkis scored his 11th goal of the season, much to the approval of the Detroit home crowd. Kelowna looked to achieve some momentum towards equalizing, but killed it twice with bad penalties by Kornel Kasparek and Adriana Starosta.

The second period remained chippy, and multiple penalties by Chadathy Brodangleschlong gave the Knights an opportunity to finally equalize with a five hole goal by Kornel Kasparek, but the Kelowna side became overconfident and lost focus. A goal just one minute later by veteran Falcons defenceman Prince Daniel James put Detroit back in the lead; a tripping penalty taken by Trevor Wilson of Kelowna gave Prince Daniel James a chance to punish the Knights further and score another goal just 39 seconds after his first, and double his goal count for the entire season. Kelowna controlled the play for much of the period, but could not score again, and frustrations eventually boiled over with Dieter Dominique and Nucky Toohoots dropping the gloves just before the second intermission.

Detroit, however, was extremely wasteful with the puck in the third period, giving Kelowna a chance to get back in the game. Justs Sirmais and Michael Burrows both scored their 7th goals for the season five minutes apart in the middle of the third period, with Jason Aittokallio extraordinarily gaining an assist on one of the goals.

Regular play did not resolve the draw, and despite Detroit rallying to dominate control of the game in the overtime, no goal was scored there either; the game was resolved by a penalty shootout, a situation that greatly favoured the highly vaunted goaltending prospect of Jason Aittokallio and the Kelowna Knights. True to expectations, Aittokallio handled the pressure of a string of Detroit superstar talents taking penalty shots, and Kelowna won two much desired points in the fortress of Hockeytown.

<div align="center">The Crucial Point</div>

The game could have gone either way in the overtime- but Detroit sought to completely bury the Knights in shots on goal in order to prevent risking the game on a shootout. The efforts of Kelowna's best defencemen, such as Ty Justice, Cara Hohenberg, and Kornel Kasparek, blockaded nearly every effort to end the game before the shootout, and ensured that Jason Aittokallio only needed to face one shot on goal before he was able to win them the game outright after overtime.

<div align="center">Three Stars</div>

The 3rd star of the game was Alex Berkis, who scored Detroit's first goal and assisted on their third.

The 2nd star of the game was Hans Moleman, who assisted on all three goals by Detroit, and spent a game-high 26 minutes and 11 seconds on the ice.

The 1st star of the game was Prince Daniel James, who scored two goals for Detroit.

D | S62 | Merlin Metzler | Newfoundland | 199 TPE

|  SMJHL Career |

  SMJHL Regular Seasons
| S61 | (GP 00) (G 00) (A 00) (P 00) (+-0) (SHT 000) (SB 00) (P/20 0.00) |

| Movement and Contracts |

| S61 | Signed with Newfoundland Bezerkers, UFA


D | S31 | Alexis Metzler | Buffalo | Detroit | USA | 2,002 TPE [R]

Captain of the Buffalo Stampede, S38-S52
Alternate Captain of the Buffalo Stampede, S34-S37
Alternate Captain of the United States of America, S38-S46
1st Ballot Hall Of Fame, S54 Class

| SHL Career |

  SHL Regular Seasons
| S32 | (GP 50) (G 09) (A 22) (P 31) ( -08) (SHT 077) (SB 073) (P/20 0.56) |
| S33 | (GP 50) (G 03) (A 21) (P 24) ( -02) (SHT 086) (SB 063) (P/20 0.41) |
| S34 | (GP 50) (G 03) (A 21) (P 24) ( -13) (SHT 077) (SB 072) (P/20 0.40) |
| S35 | (GP 50) (G 11) (A 26) (P 37) ( -05) (SHT 086) (SB 071) (P/20 0.62) |
| S36 | (GP 50) (G 09) (A 17) (P 26) ( -14) (SHT 078) (SB 096) (P/20 0.40) |
| S37 | (GP 50) (G 10) (A 31) (P 41) ( -20) (SHT 079) (SB 067) (P/20 0.62) |
| S38 | (GP 50) (G 11) (A 31) (P 42) ( -12) (SHT 120) (SB 080) (P/20 0.69) |
| S39 | (GP 50) (G 10) (A 38) (P 48) (+01) (SHT 107) (SB 083) (P/20 0.80) |
| S40 | (GP 50) (G 08) (A 24) (P 32) ( -13) (SHT 098) (SB 066) (P/20 0.54) |
| S41 | (GP 50) (G 11) (A 30) (P 41) ( -10) (SHT 093) (SB 078) (P/20 0.67) |
| S42 | (GP 50) (G 12) (A 40) (P 52) (+16) (SHT 095) (SB 068) (P/20 0.85) |
| S43 | (GP 50) (G 10) (A 34) (P 44) (+01) (SHT 093) (SB 081) (P/20 0.74) |
| S44 | (GP 50) (G 09) (A 37) (P 46) (+00) (SHT 092) (SB 070) (P/20 0.76) |
| S45 | (GP 50) (G 04) (A 32) (P 36) (+03) (SHT 088) (SB 076) (P/20 0.61) |
| S46 | (GP 50) (G 10) (A 25) (P 35) (+13) (SHT 101) (SB 077) (P/20 0.58) |
| S47 | (GP 50) (G 11) (A 28) (P 39) (+15) (SHT 087) (SB 076) (P/20 0.65) |
| S48 | (GP 50) (G 05) (A 26) (P 31) (+06) (SHT 088) (SB 101) (P/20 0.52) |
| S49 | (GP 50) (G 03) (A 25) (P 28) (+03) (SHT 060) (SB 060) (P/20 0.47) |
| S50 | (GP 50) (G 03) (A 18) (P 21) (+02) (SHT 045) (SB 056) (P/20 0.40) |
| S51 | (GP 50) (G 01) (A 10) (P 11) (+07) (SHT 026) (SB 066) (P/20 0.28) |
| S52 | (GP 50) (G 01) (A 07) (P 08) (+07) (SHT 033) (SB 049) (P/20 0.23) |

  SHL Playoffs
| S32 | (DNQ) |
| S33 | (GP 05) (G 00) (A 04) (P 04) (+02) (SHT 012) (SB 010) (P/20 0.64) |
| S34 | (DNQ) |
| S35 | (GP 04) (G 00) (A 01) (P 01) (+00) (SHT 014) (SB 005) (P/20 0.21) |
| S36 | (GP 07) (G 02) (A 04) (P 06) (+02) (SHT 016) (SB 011) (P/20 0.57) |
| S37 | (GP 07) (G 00) (A 03) (P 03) (+00) (SHT 007) (SB 018) (P/20 0.31) |
| S38 | (DNQ) |
| S39 | (DNQ) |
| S40 | (DNQ) |
| S41 | (GP 07) (G 02) (A 04) (P 06) ( -04) (SHT 014) (SB 009) (P/20 0.72) |
| S42 | (GP 07) (G 01) (A 03) (P 04) ( -06) (SHT 009) (SB 009) (P/20 0.64) |
| S43 | (GP 09) (G 02) (A 05) (P 07) ( -06) (SHT 018) (SB 014) (P/20 0.62) |
| S44 | (DNQ) |
| S45 | (DNQ) |
| S46 | (GP 17) (G 04) (A 09) (P 13) (+05) (SHT 033) (SB 020) (P/20 0.64) |
| S47 | (GP 13) (G 01) (A 05) (P 06) (+00) (SHT 018) (SB 013) (P/20 0.38) |
| S48 | (GP 22) (G 04) (A 16) (P 20) (+05) (SHT 033) (SB 022) (P/20 0.76) |
| S49 | (GP 05) (G 00) (A 00) (P 00) ( -06) (SHT 010) (SB 009) (P/20 0.00) |
| S50 | (GP 06) (G 00) (A 03) (P 03) ( -01) (SHT 007) (SB 007) (P/20 0.48) |
| S51 | (GP 08) (G 00) (A 00) (P 00) (+00) (SHT 003) (SB 006) (P/20 0.00) |
| S52 | (GP 15) (G 00) (A 00) (P 00) (+01) (SHT 015) (SB 010) (P/20 0.00) |

|  SMJHL Career |

  SMJHL Regular Seasons
| S30 | (GP 50) (G 05) (A 28) (P 32) (+13) (SHT 059) (SB 53) (P/20 0.64) |
| S31 | (GP 50) (G 10) (A 22) (P 32) ( -12) (SHT 101) (SB 74) (P/20 0.59) |

  SMJHL Playoffs
| S30 | (GP 05) (G 01) (A 02) (P 03) (+02) (SHT 010) (SB 05) (P/20 0.49) |
| S31 | (GP 13) (G 06) (A 10) (P 16) (+04) (SHT 030) (SB 16) (P/20 1.01) |

| Awards |

  Awards Won
| S34 | IIHF Gold Medal (United States of America)
| S37 | IIHF Top Defenseman
| S39 | Scott Stevens Trophy (Best Defenseman)
| S39 | SHL 1st All Stars Team
| S40 | IIHF Gold Medal (United States of America)
| S42 | Scott Stevens Trophy (Best Defenseman)
| S42 | SHL 1st All Stars Team
| S43 | SHL 3rd All Stars Team
| S44 | SHL 1st All Stars Team
| S46 | Challenge Cup Champions (Buffalo Stampede)

  Awards Nominated
| S31 | Brodie Witzel Nominee (SMJHL Playoff MVP)
| S35 | Damien Littleton Nominee (SHL Most Dedicated Player)
| S39 | Damien Littleton Nominee (SHL Most Dedicated Player)
| S41 | Damien Littleton Nominee (SHL Most Dedicated Player)
| S43 | Scott Stevens Trophy (Best Defenseman)
| S44 | Scott Stevens Trophy (Best Defenseman)

| Movement and Contracts |

| S30 | Drafted to Detroit Falcons, 15th OA
| S31 | Drafted to Portland Admirals, 13th OA
| S31 | Signed Contract, 3x $3,000,000 S31-S33 with Portland Admirals
| S31 | Traded to Buffalo Stampede for a handful of magic beans
| S33 | Signed Contract, 3x $6,000,000 S34-S36 with Buffalo Stampede
| S36 | Signed Contract, 2x $6,000,000 S37-S38 with Buffalo Stampede
| S38 | Signed Contract, 2x $7,000,000 S39-S40, plus,
| S38 | 5x $6,000,000 S41-S45 with Buffalo Stampede
| S45 | Signed Contract, 2x $5,000,000 S46-S47 with Buffalo Stampede
| S47 | Signed Contract, 1x $5,000,000 S48 with Buffalo Stampede
| S48 | Signed Contract, 2x $4,000,000 S49-S50 with Buffalo Stampede
| S50 | Signed Contract, 1x $4,000,000 S51-S52 with Buffalo Stampede

HEAD OFFICE ARE A BUNCH OF NERDS

SMJHL S31 Game #99 - Vancouver Whalers (Away) vs Montreal Militia (Home)

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Angello’s 4 Point Night Crushes Vancouver In Montreal’s 5-2 Win
by Rusty Klesla / ********.com Staff Writer
Lately, Nolan Angello has been the best point producer on the Montreal Militia roster. Saturday night in Montreal was no exception as Angello scored a hat trick and added an assist for his second 4 point night in as many games. The Montreal Militia seems to firing on all cylinders and Angello is a big part of that.
“Pucks just seemed to go in for me in this game”, Angello said in his post game interview, who had a 33% shot percentage in this game scoring 3 goals on 9 shots. “I had 9 shots I think (Angello pauses for a moment and I confirm his assumption with a nod) and I had 4 or 5 good looks and to get 3 goals on any night, its great and it feels amazing to contribute to this team’s success in that kind of way.”
While Montreal had 5 powerplay attempts, Angello scored all 3 of his goals even strength while adding a secondary assist Wesley Wells’ powerplay goal in the second period, which remained Montreal’s only powerplay goal in the game.

The game started excellently for the Montreal Militia as Jason Forbrook put Montreal up 1-0 just 28 seconds into the game with a slick wrister after Wesley Wells intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and sent the puck to Forbrook who fired home his 3rd goal of the season.

The first half of the second period was all Ace Redding as he scored 2 goals and put his team up 2-1 halfway through the second period. But then Nolan Angello took matters into his own hands and the Montreal Militia dominated where it mattered the most: Goals scored.

First, Viatcheslav Orlov intercepted a pass by Carl Farris, sent the puck to Ilmari Määttä who passed the puck to Zach Zyvlevski who created time for Määttä to join the rush and then find Angello all alone in the middle of the slot from where Angello fired home his first goal of the game.
And then at 14:32, Ace Redding took a minor penalty for interference, sending the Montreal Militia to a powerplay. And 47 seconds into the powerplay, Filip Granlund finds a loose puck that came off the stick of Nolan Angello, sending it to Wesley Wells on the point who fired home a laser from the point, scoring the only powerplay goal of the game for the Montreal Militia and what would remain as the game winning goal.
And just a little over a minute later, Orlov intercepts a pass by Ieuan Llewellyn, sending the puck to Nolan Angello who skates through the neutral zone and past the Whalers defense before rifling home a shot off the left circle between goaltender Triforce Link’s blocker and body, putting the Montreal Militia up 4-2 and sending Link to the bench after he had stopped 13 shots out of 17, giving way to Maximilian Wehner.

After tying 12-12 for shots on goal in the 2nd period, Montreal bombed Maximilian Wehner with 15 shots, versus Montreal goaltender Stephen Harris who only faced 7 shots in the 3rd. And at 8:21 of the 3rd period, Nolan Angello completed his hat trick and crowned his four point night after defenseman Kristofer Hallfredsson retrieved a dumped puck from the Montreal Militia zone, sending a pass to Angello who passed to defenseman Wells who joined the rush with Angello and found him alone on the left circle where he then fired home a quick wrister through the seven hole on goaltender Wehner, who finished the game with 15 saves on 16 shots.

“I felt like our special teams were really good, we killed 4 out of 5 penalties and we only had one chance on the powerplay so the fact that it didn’t work out doesn’t concern me”, goaltender Maximilian Wehner said post game. “I just feel like 5 on 5, we were slow on our skates, we didn’t have too many dangerous chances and overall we just need to be better, we just got slapped two games in a row here and it should be a wake up call for everyone, this is not how we should play.”


Nolan Angello hat trick goal

STATS ANALYSIS


Offense
The Vancouver Whalers only had one powerplay chance, on which they did not score on, indicating that the Montreal Militia were in control for most of the game and weren’t forced to take penalties or didn’t get frustrated enough to take them unnecessarily. The Vancouver Whalers took five 2 minute penalties, one in the 1st period and two in the 2nd and 3rd periods.
Vancouver had a strong penalty kill, preventing 4 out of 5 of Montreal’s chances on the powerplay from resulting in a goal.

The Montreal Militia had five attempts on the powerplay, of which they only scored on one opportunity, indicating that the Vancouver Whalers were the team who were forced to take more penalties either to prevent plays or in frustration but that the Whalers were also on point with their shorthanded units. The Montreal Militia only took one penalty and that was in the 3rd period of the game.

Defense
The Montreal Militia edged the Vancouver Whalers in hits and faceoff wins (24 hits versus 15 hits and 46 faceoff wins versus 39 faceoff wins) while the Whalers blocked 11 shots and the Montreal Militia only blocked 4 shots. However, the Montreal Militia allowed less shots on goal at 25 compared to the 33 they managed to put against the two Whalers goaltenders. The Vancouver Whalers changed goaltenders during the game while the Montreal Militia did not.

The Vancouver Whalers relied on their top 4 defensemen to play most of the heavy minutes (the two top pairings both played 35% of the game) while the 3rd pairing played 25% of the game and the 4th pairing (which consists of players from the 1st and 2nd pairing) only played 5% of the game.

The Montreal Militia distributed their defensive minutes evenly with their bottom 3 pairings with the top 2 pairing of Määttä and Orlov playing 34% of the game, the 2nd and 3rd pairings playing 23% of the game and the 4th pairing playing 20% of the game with all pairing consisting of different players as opposed to the Vancouver Whalers who only rotated 3 pairings with different players, perhaps tiring out their defense with this setup where 3 pairings played aroudn 15-16 minutes whereas only the top pairing of Montreal played that much and the rest of the minutes were evenly distributed with 6 other defensemen.

Shots On Goal
Montreal Militia shots on goal on the powerplay:
1st attempt, no shots on goal. No goal
2nd attempt, 2 shots on goal No goal
3rd attempt, 3 shots on goal. Goal
4th attempt, 7 shots on goal. No goal
Total shots on goal on the powerplay: 12.

Shots on goal even strength or shorthanded: 21.
Overall shots on goal: 33. The Montreal Militia had plenty of shots on goal on the powerplay, especially on attempt #4 but lacked finishing.

Vancouver Whalers shots on goal on the powerplay:
1st attempt, 2 shots on goal.
Total shots on goal on the powerplay: 2.

Shots on goal even strength or shorthanded: 23.
Overall shots on goal: 25. The Vancouver Whalers only had 2 shots on goal on the powerplay, but they only had one powerplay opportunity. They outshot the Montreal Militia even strength/shorthanded shots combined.

Shots on goal per period

1st period
Montreal Militia - 6
Vancouver Whalers - 6

2nd period
Montreal Militia - 12
Vancouver Whalers - 12

3rd period
Montreal Militia - 15
Vancouver Whalers - 7

Link to game

Him Torton’s 3 Stars Of The Game

1 - Nolan Angello (MTL) – 3 goals, 1 assist TOI: 20:08
2 - Wesley Wells (MTL) 1 goal, 2 assists. TOI: 14:29
3 - Ace Redding (VAN) 2 goals. TOI: 21:27

Game 90: Montreal Militia vs Kelowna Knights
Score: Montreal 2 - Kelowna 5

Game link
The game was a one-sided affair from start to end. The Militia had a tough game as the Knights walked all over them tonight. It was an action packed night for the Knights as the managed to pucks passed the Militia’s goalie.

1st Period

The first period featured some early action as the Knights were able to score two goals within the first 5 minutes. The first goal came 3:23 into the period of a breakaway for Beau Bent. The play started across the other side ice, with Knights’ goalie Jason Aitokallio. Aitokallio left the puck behind the net for Trevor Wilson. Wilson grabbed the puck and started wheeling up the ice. As he got to the top of the faceoff dot, he made a heads up stretch pass for Bent to go in on a breakaway. Bent walked and was taken down from behind by the Militia defender. Right as Bent was being taken down, he made a quick deke around the goalie to his forehand. He then roofed the puck into the top of the net for the first goal of the game.


Bent’s game at 3:23 into the first period

The second Knights goal came only 49 seconds later at 4:12 into the period. This time scored off a shot by Geronimo Otto. Otto’s chance came off an intercepted pass by Kornel Kasparek. It was a weak passing attempt up the boards Brock Bailey that looked like it was supposed to be going to Kasparek. Kasparek flung the ice to Otto standing at the top of the faceoff dot ready for a one-timer. As soon as the shot left Otto’s stick it looked like it was going in. It blew past Militia goalie Jeff Kirkstone.

After the tough the start for the Militia, Viktor Nerokov was able to provide something that the Militia might be able rally over. This was a beautiful goal by Nerokov, that will be in the highlight real a lot over the next week. Nerokov received a pass in the neutral zone from Filip Granlund. Nerokov exploded down the left side of the ice towards Shirobokov. He pulled the puck back looking to shoot. Shirobokov bit hard going for the block. Nerokov pulled it across his body and went right around Shirobokov as if he was a pylon. Nerokov took a shot on net, but it was easily saved by the goalie. Luckily for Nerokov, the rebound was poorly placed and Nerokov was able to tap the rebound into an empty net to make it 2-1.


Nerokov’s goal at 8:38 into the first period

2nd Period

The second period featured a scoring outburst by Knights rookie, Trevor Wilson. Wilson netter two goals this period to put the game out of reach from the Militia. Wilson’s first goal came just 3:51 into the period. It came off an intercept by another Knights rookie, Kornel Kasparek, in the neutral zone. Kasparek sent to the puck to Wilson along the left boards of the rink. Wilson skating it into the zone taking advantage of the slow Militia defense. He got behind the dmen, and went in on Kirkstone. Kirkstone read Wilson’s initial deke well, leaving Wilson only one option to score. Wilson put his stick through his legs and roofed the puck right over top of Kirkstone’s blocker. This goal was a hug confidence killer for the Militia, who are now down 3-1.



Wilson’s second goal came 12 minutes later at 15:25 into the period. This one came off a beautiful pass by Kasparek. Adriana Starosta intercepted the puck in the Knights zone giving the Knights a chance to break out. She fed Kasparek coming up the left side. Kasparek skated down the ice with speed. He had Wilson coming down the right side alongside him. Kasparek and Wilson came in on a 2-1 against Militia d-man, Ilmari Maata, as Viatcheslav Orlov had been caught on a pinch by Starosta’s pass. Kasparek walked into the zone taking a glance to Wilson at his right then Maata and Kirkstone in front of him. Wilson decided to crash the net, giving Kasparek the option of a shot or try to pass through the dman to a streaking Wilson. Kasparek elected to pass. He made a wonderful saucer pass that sailed over the flailing sticks of Maata. The puck landed right in from of Wilson, who would make no mistake. Wilson corralled the puck, took one stride and shot it short side right over the glove of Kirkstone and into the back of the net. This produced a demanding three goal lead for the Knights with a score of 4-1. Kirkstone was pulled after this goal, leaving the game with a mere 5 saves on 9 shots, a sv% of only 55.6%. Kirkstone did not have a good game, and will need to be better if the Militia wish to win some games.

3rd Period

The third period featured another two goals, one for each team. The first came 11:34 into the period off an innocent looking shot by Anatoly Yanovich. Yanovich simply skated in the zone and threw a shot towards the net in hopes of getting a faceoff and a bit of rest. The shot was towards the top right corner of the net, an easy glove save. However, Stephen Harris made this shot look like an absolute rocket of shot with his sloppy glove hand. Harris went for the old “how do you do” glove save and ended up completely missing the puck, providing clean evidence why he is usually sitting on the bench. This goal completely took the air out of the Militia’s tired, and the game became more about just getting off the ice at this point.

Although, the game was pretty much finished at this point the Militia were able to get one more goal. This goal came at 17:04 into the period off a shot by Johnny Watson. Watson picked up the puck after an attempted shot by Nathan Russett sailed wide of the net. With a large crowd in front of the net, Aitokallio wasn’t able to find the puck after the shot. Watson used this opportunity to slide the puck into the unprotected net. This goal came way too late for the Militia, who lost by a final score of 5-2 after this goal.

Three Stars
3: Kornel Kasparek: 3A, +3, 2SB
Kasparek was an integral part of the three goals that he assisted on. Without him this may have been a much closer game. This earned him 3rd star of the game.

2: Beau Bent: 1G, +3, 3S
Bent had absolutely beautiful goal early in the game. He set the tone for what would ultimately happen in this game. For that, he earned 2nd star of the game.

1: Trevor Wilson: 2G, 1A, +3
Wilson has the clear choice for first star in this game, with his 2 goals and an assist. This was the highest scoring game of the rookie’s career so far. For this, he easily earned 1st star of the game.

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Picture credit to Allen, Jenny, enigmatic, Wasty, ckroyal92, 701, and EJ

Trevor Wilson || LW || Tampa Bay Barracuda || Peak 1653TPE
Age: 38
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190 lbs
Number: 9
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Career Statistics:
SHL:
Regular Season:
S32   SEA: GP 50  |  G 09  |  A 09  |  P 18  |  +/- +12  |  PIM 12  |  H 34 |  S 095  |
S33   SEA: GP 50  |  G 12  |  A 12  |  P 24  |  +/- +05  |  PIM 34  |  H 65 |  S 099  |
S34   SEA: GP 50  |  G 14  |  A 15  |  P 29  |  +/- -04  |  PIM 19  |  H 19 |  S 145  |
S35   SEA: GP 50  |  G 17  |  A 11  |  P 28  |  +/- -01  |  PIM 13  |  H 29 |  S 120  |
S36   SEA: GP 50  |  G 18  |  A 22  |  P 40  |  +/- +03  |  PIM 15  |  H 34 |  S 195  |
S37   SEA: GP 50  |  G 20  |  A 27  |  P 47  |  +/- +21  |  PIM 0  |  H 3 |  S 197  |
S38   SEA: GP 50  |  G 23  |  A 30  |  P 53  |  +/- +09  |  PIM 4  |  H 21 |  S 249  |
S39   WKP: GP 50  |  G 24  |  A 27  |  P 51  |  +/- +06  |  PIM 22  |  H 54 |  S 201  |
S40   WKP: GP 50  |  G 24  |  A 29  |  P 53  |  +/- +04  |  PIM 47  |  H 116 |  S 245  |
S41   WKP: GP 50  |  G 25  |  A 27  |  P 52  |  +/- +33  |  PIM 24  |  H 82 |  S 192  |
S42   WKP: GP 50  |  G 23  |  A 27  |  P 50  |  +/- +20  |  PIM 25  |  H 79 |  S 192  |
S43   WKP: GP 50  |  G 19  |  A 33  |  P 52  |  +/- +13  |  PIM 6  |  H 55 |  S 227  |
S44   WKP: GP 50  |  G 17  |  A 24  |  P 41  |  +/- +05  |  PIM 4  |  H 40 |  S 206  |
S45   WKP: GP 50  |  G 20  |  A 21  |  P 41  |  +/-  -01  |  PIM 4  |  H 39 |  S 185  |
S46   WKP: GP 50  |  G 23  |  A 32  |  P 55  |  +/-  -09  |  PIM 14  |  H 42 |  S 192  |
S47   WKP: GP 50  |  G 13  |  A 23  |  P 36  |  +/-  +19  |  PIM 10  |  H 63 |  S 130  |
S48   WKP: GP 50  |  G 18  |  A 15  |  P 33  |  +/-  +14  |  PIM 11  |  H 47 |  S 159  |
S49   TBB: GP 50  |  G 09  |  A 14  |  P 23  |  +/-  -13  |  PIM 4  |  H 35 |  S 146  |
S50   TBB: GP 50  |  G 12  |  A 13  |  P 25  |  +/-  +12  |  PIM 19  |  H 40 |  S 98  |
S51   TBB: GP 50  |  G 01  |  A 01  |  P 02  |  +/-  +03  |  PIM 0  |  H 08 |  S 27  |

Total        : GP 1000  |  G 341  |  A 412  |  P 753  |  +/- +151  |  PIM 287  |  H 910 |  S 3290  |

Playoffs:
S32   SEA: GP 6 |  G 0  |  A 1  |  P 1  |  +/- 1  |  PIM 6  |  H 2 |  S 12  |
S33   SEA: GP 4 |  G 1  |  A 0  |  P 1  |  +/- -1  |  PIM 0  |  H 7 |  S 8  |
S36   SEA: GP 7 |  G 2  |  A 5  |  P 7  |  +/- +5  |  PIM 0  |  H 0 |  S 25  |
S37   SEA: GP 14 |  G 5  |  A 2  |  P 7  |  +/- -16  |  PIM 2  |  H 6 |  S 65  |
S38   SEA: GP 7 |  G 5  |  A 6  |  P 11  |  +/- -05  |  PIM 2  |  H 5 |  S 24  |
S39   WKP: GP 4 |  G 0  |  A 2  |  P 2  |  +/- -07  |  PIM 0  |  H 7 |  S 12  |
S40   WKP: GP 6 |  G 2  |  A 2  |  P 4  |  +/- -01  |  PIM 2  |  H 12 |  S 18  |
S41   WKP: GP 20 |  G 6  |  A 12  |  P 18  |  +/- -03  |  PIM 0  |  H 31 |  S 81  |
S42   WKP: GP 7 |  G 4  |  A 2  |  P 6  |  +/- +02  |  PIM 6  |  H 12 |  S 30  |
S43   WKP: GP 15 |  G 7 |  A 14  |  P 21  |  +/- +07  |  PIM 4  |  H 22 |  S 71  |
S44   WKP: GP 18 |  G 6 |  A 14  |  P 20  |  +/- +07  |  PIM 0  |  H 25 |  S 78  |
S45   WKP: GP 18 |  G 8 |  A 6  |  P 14  |  +/- +00  |  PIM 4  |  H 12 |  S 55  |
S47   WKP: GP 15  |  G 2  |  A 6  |  P 8  |  +/-  -01  |  PIM 6  |  H 9 |  S 33  |
S48   WKP: GP 10  |  G 3  |  A 4  |  P 7  |  +/-  +03  |  PIM 0  |  H 7 |  S 21  |
S49   TBB: GP 12  |  G 4  |  A 2  |  P 6  |  +/-  +03  |  PIM 4  |  H 13 |  S 33  |
S50   TBB: GP 19  |  G 3  |  A 5  |  P 8  |  +/-  -06  |  PIM 4  |  H 19 |  S 40  |
S51   TBB: GP 4  |  G 1  |  A 0  |  P 1  |  +/-  -04  |  PIM 0  |  H 0 |  S 8  |

Total   : GP 186 |  G 59  |  A 83  |  P 142  |  +/- -16  |  PIM 40  |  H 189 |  S 612  |
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IIHF:
Round Robin:
S36   CAN: GP 10  |  G 5  |  A 7  |  P 12  |  +/- 0  |  PIM 2  |  H 15 |  S 32 |
S37   CAN: GP 10  |  G 2  |  A 2  |  P 4  |  +/- +7  |  PIM 0  |  H 1 |  S 22 | *AMG 7.4 |
S38   CAN: GP 10  |  G 3  |  A 7  |  P 10  |  +/- +1  |  PIM 0  |  H 8 |  S 37 |
S39   CAN: GP 10  |  G 3  |  A 5  |  P 8  |  +/- -4  |  PIM 14  |  H 15 |  S 36 |
S40   CAN: GP 10  |  G 3  |  A 5  |  P 8  |  +/- +3  |  PIM 0  |  H 11 |  S 28 |
S41   CAN: GP 10  |  G 4  |  A 2  |  P 6  |  +/- -1  |  PIM 0  |  H 5 |  S 27 |
S42   CAN: GP 10  |  G 0  |  A 0  |  P 0  |  +/- +1  |  PIM 0  |  H 2 |  S 8 |  *AMG 4.1
S43   CAN: GP 10  |  G 5  |  A 3  |  P 8  |  +/- -2  |  PIM 0  |  H 13 |  S 34 |
S44   CAN: GP 10  |  G 2  |  A 3  |  P 5  |  +/- +4  |  PIM 4  |  H 5 |  S 34 |
S45   CAN: GP 10  |  G 4  |  A 6  |  P 10  |  +/- -2  |  PIM 4  |  H 4 |  S 37 |
S46   CAN: GP 12  |  G 1  |  A 2  |  P 3  |  +/- +1  |  PIM 2  |  H 4 |  S 16 | *AMG 6.4 |
S47   CAN: GP 12  |  G 4  |  A 2  |  P 6  |  +/-  0  |  PIM 0  |  H 2 |  S 42  |

Total   : GP 124  |  G 36  |  A 45  |  P 80  |  +/- +8  |  PIM 26  |  H 85 |  S 353 |

Medal Round:
S36   CAN: GP 2  |  G 0 |  A 1 |  P 1  |  +/- 0  |  PIM 0  |  H 1 |  S 7  |
S37   CAN: GP 1  |  G 0 |  A 0 |  P 0  |  +/- 0  |  PIM 0  |  H 0 |  S 0  |  *TOI 5  |
S38   CAN: GP 2  |  G 2 |  A 1 |  P 3  |  +/- -1  |  PIM 0  |  H 0 |  S 9  |
S39   CAN: GP 3  |  G 2 |  A 0 |  P 2  |  +/- -1  |  PIM 2  |  H 3 |  S 5  |
S40   CAN: GP 1  |  G 0 |  A 0 |  P 0  |  +/- -2  |  PIM 0  |  H 0 |  S 2  |
S41   CAN: GP 1  |  G 1 |  A 0 |  P 1  |  +/- 0  |  PIM 0  |  H 0 |  S 5  |
S42   CAN: GP 3  |  G 1 |  A 0 |  P 1  |  +/- +1  |  PIM 0  |  H 0 |  S 2  |  *AMG 4.1
S43   CAN: GP 1  |  G 0 |  A 0 |  P 0  |  +/- -1  |  PIM 2  |  H 2 |  S 6  |
S44   CAN: GP 1  |  G 0 |  A 0 |  P 0  |  +/- 0  |  PIM 2  |  H 2 |  S 2  |
S45   CAN: GP 1  |  G 0 |  A 0 |  P 0  |  +/- -1  |  PIM 0  |  H 0 |  S 0  |
S46   CAN: GP 1  |  G 0 |  A 0 |  P 0  |  +/- 0  |  PIM 0  |  H 2 |  S 0  |  *TOI 5

Total  CAN: GP 16  |  G 6 |  A 2 |  P 8  |  +/- -5  |  PIM 6  |  H 8 |  S 38  |
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SMJHL:
Regular Season:
S30   KEL: GP 50  |  G 22  |  A 23  |  P 45  |  +/- 8  |  PIM 21  |  H 43 |  S 128  |
S31   KEL: GP 50  |  G 15  |  A 25  |  P 40  |  +/- 5  |  PIM 24  |  H 40 |  S 166  |

Total   : GP 100  |  G 37  |  A 48  |  P 85  |  +/- 13  |  PIM 45  |  H 83 |  S 294  |

Playoffs:
S30   KEL: GP 10  |  G 5 |  A 5 |  P 10  |  +/- -1  |  PIM 8  |  H 15 |  S 36  |
S31   KEL: GP 16  |  G 7 |  A 4 |  P 11  |  +/- 0  |  PIM 6  |  H 26 |  S 38  |

Total   : GP 26  |  G 12 |  A 9 |  P 21  |  +/- -1  |  PIM 14  |  H 41 |  S 74  |
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Awards:
S30 Laurifer Trophy
S30 Maxim Horvat Award
S31 Laurifer Trophy
S31 Four Star Cup Champion
S31 Jonathan Lundberg Award
S34, S36-S37 Seattle Riot Captain
S36 IIHF Bronze Medal
S37 SHL President's Trophy
S38 IIHF Bronze Medal
S39 Top 10 in SHL Point Scoring and Goal Scoring
S39 IIHF Gold Medal
S40 Top 10 in SHL Point Scoring
S40 Second Team All-Star
S41 Top 10 in SHL Goal Scoring
S41 Challenge Cup Champions
S42 IIHF Silver Medal
S43 Challenge Cup Champions
S43 Third Team All-Star
S44 Eastern Conference Champions
S45 Eastern Conference Champions
S46 Top 10 in SHL Point Scoring
S46 Third Team All-Star
S47 Challenge Cup Champions
S50 Eastern Conference Champions

Transactions:
Drafted 16th overall to the Kelowna Knight in the S30 SMJHL Entry Draft
Signed a 1 year $2M contract with the Kelowna Knights
Drafted 7th overall to the Seattle Riot in the S31 SHL Entry Draft
Signed a 2 year $4M contract with the Seattle Riot through S32
Signed a 4 year $16M contract extension with the Seattle Riot through S36
Signed a 2 year $17M contract extension with the Seattle Riot through S38
Signed a 1 year $6M contract extension with the Seattle Riot through S39
Traded from Seattle Riot to West Kendall Platoon in offseason of S38
Signed a 3 year $18M contract extension with the West Kendall Platoon through S42
Signed a 4 year $21M contract extension with the West Kendall Platoon through S46
Signed a 2 year $6M contract extension with the West Kendall Platoon through S48
Signed a 2 year $6M contract extension with the West Kendall Platoon through S50
Traded from West Kendall Platoon Tampa Bay Barracuda in offseason of S48
Signed a 1 year $2M contract extension with the Tampa Bay Barracuda through S51
Retired end of S51

300+ Career Goals, 750+ Career Points
5th All-Time Goals Scored for WKP, 8th All-Time Goals Scored for SEA/TBB
3rd All-Time in Playoff Points
17th All-Time in Goals
6 Consecutive 50+ Point Seasons, 7 Total

"idc if ur naked if ur holding that cup" -Jenny

Day 24, Game 60: Prince George Firebirds vs Colorado Mammoths

<a href='https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107202332/S30%20SMJHL/S30%20Regular/SMJHL-60.html' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'><div align="center">Game Link</a>

Game Review</div>
Prince George, British Columbia – These two teams came into this contest even against each other on the year with 3 wins apiece and within a point of each other in the Western Conference standings, however, Prince George has won the last two meetings and was looking to make it 3 in a row.

<div align="center">1st Period</div>
Through the first half of the initial period, both teams played an even if up tempo game, each registering 9 shots on target. PG will have felt unlucky to have rung the postman twice, and it was clear that crooked digits would eventually make their way onto the scoreboard.

As fate would have it Colorado struck first, with Taro Eichelele twisting the twine at the 16 minute mark. 1-0 Mammoths at 16:47 - Eichelele 4 (Legend).
We asked Eichelele to take us through the play…

Originally posted by Eichelele
“We had just killed off a second advantage, which always fires us up. Trev [Legend] was stepping up that whole shift and came up with a pair of intercepted passes. The first one he sent me and I just dumped it in, but they [Firebirds] got there first. Poony made a Savage hit and when they tried to bring it out Trev jumped the pass again and then got me a good look before they could recover.”

Less than two minutes later, the Mammoths doubled their lead on an end-to-end relay race. Matthew Leetch fed a streaking William Goddard a sharp outlet pass. Goddard skated unchecked into the Firebirds zone and completely embarrasses Johnny Pollak with a between the legs move before deftly dishing to Master Maguku who tapped home his fourth of the season. 2-0 Mammoths at 18:18 - Maguku 4 (Goddard, Leetch).
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Goddard undresses Pollak</div>

<div align="center">2nd Period</div>
The Firebirds came out for the 2nd period looking to respond and on the very first shift Hylytyr NoRetornable let off a flurry of shots before Rudnikova finally covers up a rebound. From there, things got chippy, with Renninger and Slayer lining up a couple PG players before Wolf and Obrana returned the favors – the latter pounding Stamkos twice into the boards. The next shift, it appears that Colton Hagan has some choice words for Tapper Kottbulle who responds with swipe at his legs that results in a slashing minor. Eight seconds into the man advantage, and the Mammoths’ blue line flexes their muscle with Ben Dover pinching in a clearance attempt, passing it wide to O’Dooley who perfectly one times a slapper by Ace Dafoe. 3-0 Mammoths at 4:37 O'Dooley 2 (Dover) (PP).

With the game slipping away from Prince George, Tyrone Savage fed Toms Shnekinsen an errant outlet pass that catches Colorado’s defense flat-footed. Shnekinsen’s hustle turns the loose puck into a breakaway which he pokes past Rudnikova to put the Firebirds on the board. 3-1 Mammoths at 14:31 - Shnekinsen 4 (Savage).
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Shnekinsen’s hustle pays off</div>

<div align="center">3rd Period</div>
Much like the 2nd period, it didn’t take long before the Firebirds got flagged for a penalty (1:45). This time, PG’s defense packed it in forcing Colorado to show patience on the power play. The Mammoths held the zone mercilessly, but were unable to find an opening until Goddard tossed a soft one towards the net. Dafoe misses it with his glove and it’s called a goal!
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But the goal judge calls the head ref over and they decide to review the play as Dafoe appears to recover and fall on the loose puck. Let’s take a look at it, here…
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Video Replay of Goddard shot</div>
And the call is in…
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It’s a Goal!!!</div>
4-1 Mammoths at 2:40 - Goddard 2 (McGraw, Stamkos Jr.) (PP).
The Firebirds’ coach shakes his head in disgust but it looks more like it’s with his goalie than the replay official as Dafoe is shown a seat on the bench. He taps Waters to finish out the game.

All but decided, the Firebirds’ third line again refuse to give up. Marty Svensson gets read the Riccardelli Act and coughs up the puck. Monkey, Pollak, Shnekinson play catch with it before involving Freddy Boone who beats the possibly hypnotized Rudnikova.
4-2 Mammoths at 5:08 - Boone 2 (Monkey, Pollak).

Key Stats:

• 18 saves for Ekaterina Rudnikova before the Firebirds could get on the board and by then the Mammoths had a 3 goal lead. Rudnikova finished the night with 26 saves and the win, however, will need to do a better job of limiting rebounds (10).
  
• Firebirds’ 3rd line: With 2 goals, 4 hits, 7 shots, +6 total, 11/19 faceoffs, in only 11 minutes apiece of even strength time – don’t blame these guys for today’s result.
  

Team Stats
Prince George Firebirds - Hits : 21 - Faceoff Wins : 38 - Blocked Shots : 5 - Penalty Minutes : 12
Colorado Mammoths - Hits : 19 - Faceoff Wins : 35 - Blocked Shots : 4 - Penalty Minutes : 8
Goaltending
Ekaterina Rudnikova (COL), 25 saves from 27 shots - (0.926), W, 7-8-0, 60:00 minutes
Ace Dafoe (PGF), 13 saves from 17 shots - (0.765), L, 1-5-0, 42:40 minutes
Ben Waters (PGF), 9 saves from 9 shots - (1.000), 17:20 minutes[/code]
Power Play
Prince George Firebirds - 0 on 4 Attempt(s) - 0.00%
Colorado Mammoths - 2 on 6 Attempt(s) - 33.33%

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Game Awards:
3 Stars </div>

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William Goddard
(1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots Goddard has been the glue holding the Mammoths together this season, and he was their best player again tonight. His sensational assist to Maguku in the 1st gave Colorado a two goal lead and will be on their highlight reel for a while. His power play goal at the beginning of the 3rd put to rest any notion of a Firebirds comeback.</div>

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Toms Shnekinsen & the rest of the 3rd Line
(1 goal, +2, 3 shots) When the game looked like it was slipping away in the 2nd, Shnekinsen stepped up and put Prince George on the board. Along with Boone and Riccardelli, the Firebirds’ third line was the only one that showed up tonight, producing both goals and finishing +2 each, despite the final score. </div>

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Maverick O’Dooley
(1 goal; 8 shots, 1 hit, 3:35 PK) O’Dooley proved to be solid in his own end, helping to kill all 4 of the Firebirds’ power plays. But he wasn’t shy about joining the rush and contributed a team high 8 shots on net, the second of which gave the Mammoths their initial 3 goal lead. O’Dooley only ahot wide once in 9 attempts.</div>

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Bonus Award
Friendly Ghost Prize


After dominating Colorado and the league for much of the early season, the Mammoths defense finally made Casper Jakobsson disappear (despite winning 2/3rds of his faceoffs).</div>

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Welcome, and here we are at the midway point for this years' season ofS30: A Look Back. By now you know the general format of the show, although today you'll see our analysis on the most important story line of the evening, rather than going over the raw stats. Without further adu, the Game 108 showdown against the Detroit Falcons.

This is only the second time these teams will have faced off this season, the last being at the Whalers' area, where they took care of business by way of a 4-2 scoreline. In that game a trio of rookies in Ace Redding, OG Bobby and Connor MacDonald earned the 3 stars, with 2 points a piece amongst them. Stalwarts Ross and Owen also notched points, along with rookie D man Tusk. Vancouver was looking to duplicate that performance, albeit after taking a long flight to Detroit. The Falcons; however, had other plans...


<center> Vancouver Whalers 0 at Detroit Falcons 2</center>

Highlights

<center> Period 1, 13:07: Goal by DET

All too often, mistakes lead to goals against. Discipline is one of the mos timportant, yet routinely underrates aspects of hockey, even at the professional level.</center>
As so many goals do, the goal to start things off came as a result of a sloppy turn over. Vancouver had just broken into the Detroit zone by way of some fine Connor MacDonald skating. The first line defense man moved the puck down the half boards to OG Bobby, looking to loosen up the opposing D. Bobby looked to quickly move the puck back to the point, but delayed a mere beat while processing his next move. This allowed SMJHL sophomore Nucky Toohoots to read the telegraphed pass, and jump into the lane, creating a quick break for the Falcons. It was Berkis and Moleman who had jumped into the rush with Toohoots, and the puck was moved quickly from Nucky, to Alex, and back over to Hans into the Whaler zone. Moleman blasted a rocket at the young Wehner, who proved unequal to the task. The Detroit crowd, very much enjoying the solid display of both defensive and offensive hockey, were on their feet (although they're not known for their excitement level, as you can see)...

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<center> Period 2, 19:14: Goal by DET

The Whalers' D men were unable to stave off fatigue late in the period, allowing Falcons' skaters too much space to operate, as seen here by the amount of room Leclerc has on this pinch.</center>
The Falcons' second goal of the night came very late into the 2nd period, and really proved to be a back breaker for the Whalers... After a shot by Rising Hippo was sent begging beyond the net, D man Marc Leclerc was allowed to pinch all the way down to below the face off dot to retrieve the puck without contest. He quickly moved the puck back to Hippo, who had been following his shot and crashing the net- also unencumbered. The result was the puck in the back of the net, on a goal which shouldn't be so easily scored.

The Whalers were unable to muster any offense worthy of a goal this evening, which is unfortunate given the defensive effort. The Falcons are the top scoring team in the league, and with them being held to only 2 scores, you'd hope the Whalers would be able to at least give them a run for their money- especially after netting 4 times earlier in the year against Detroit. Alas, it wasn't to be.

The Story of the Night - Failed PP Opportunities

The biggest failing of the night came by way of the Whalers' PP unit. Given a whopping 6 opportunities by a Detroit team who was prone to hooking (4 of their 6 penalties, with the other 2 being interference and tripping), the Whalers were unable to produce a single point. The greatest onus to score on the powerplay belongs to the top forward line, of Conklin Owen, Jon Ross and Ace Redding. More so than anyone else, Conklin Owen- who has 6 of the teams' 20 PP goals (and of his 10 total goals) this year, must continue to produce in special team situations. In failing to do so here, he, and the rest of the line, destined their team for failure tonight. We really expect to see more out of that unit in the future, else Vancouver will continue to drop in the regular season standings.

Conklin Owen | LW | Texas Renegades | TPE: 1761

Player Type: Sniper

Number: 6

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 185 lbs

Shoots: Left

SHL Statistics

S32 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 11 | A: 7 | P: 18 | +/-: -10 | PIMS: 2 | H: 11 | S: 90 | S%: 12.2%

S33 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 12 | A: 7 | P: 19 | +/-: +1 | PIMS: 10 | H: 30 | S: 87 | S%: 13.8%

S34 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 21 | A: 19 | P: 40 | +/-: +8 | PIMS: 10 | H: 48 | S: 176 | S%: 11.9%

S35 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 18 | A: 14 | P: 32 | +/-: +8 | PIMS: 7 | H: 14 | S: 182| S%: 9.9%

S36 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 25 | A: 25 | P: 50 | +/-: +5 | PIMS: 0 | H: 10 | S: 238 | S%: 10.5%

S37 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 16 | A: 27 | P: 43 | +/-: +2 | PIMS: 12 | H: 37 | S: 205 | S%: 7.8%

S38 TXR | GP:  0 - SUSPENDED

S39 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 24 | A: 36 | P: 60 | +/-: +24 | PIMS: 18 | H: 87 | S: 210 | S%: 11.4%

S40 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 20 | A: 20 | P: 40 | +/-: -6 | PIMS: 18 | H: 107 | S: 176 | S%: 11.4%

S41 TXR | GP:  50 | G: 21 | A: 22 | P: 43 | +/-: -16 | PIMS: 9 | H: 21 | S: 205 | S%: 10.6%

Career...| GP:  450 | G: 168 | A: 177 | P: 345 | +/-: +16 | PIMS: 86 | H: 365 | S: 1569 | S%: 10.7%

SHL Playoff Statistics

S34 TXR | GP:  10 | G: 3 | A: 3 | P: 6 | +/-: +4 | PIMS: 8 | H: 14 | S: 26 | S%: 11.5%

S35 TXR | GP: 6 | G: 2 | A: 3 | P: 5 | +/-: -5 | PIMS: 0 | H: 0 | S: 21 | S%: 9.5%

S36 TXR | GP: 16 | G: 8 | A: 4 | P: 12 | +/-: -1 | PIMS: 2 | H: 3 | S: 56 | S%: 14.3% - Challenge Cup Winner

S37 TXR | GP: 4 | G: 1 | A: 2 | P: 3 | +/-: -4 | PIMS: 2 | H: 7 | S: 11 | S%: 9.1%

S40 TXR | GP: 5 | G: 1 | A: 0 | P: 1 | +/-: -2 | PIMS: 4 | H: 14 | S: 14 | S%: 7.1%

Career...| GP:  44 | G: 15 | A: 12 | P: 27 | +/-: -8 | PIMS: 16 | H: 38 | S: 128 | S%: 11.7%

SHJML Statistics

S29 VAN | GP:  50 | G: 9 | A: 5 | P: 14 | +/-: -13 | PIMS: 15 | H: 54 | S: 70 | S%: 12.9%

S30 VAN | GP:  50 | G: 24 | A: 25 | P: 49 | +/-: +15 | PIMS: 13 | H: 35 | S: 160 | S%: 15.0%

S31 VAN | GP:  50 | G: 16 | A: 19 | P: 35 | +/-: +20 | PIMS: 0 | H: 15 | S: 100 | S%: 16.0%

Career...| GP:  150 | G: 49 | A: 49 | P: 98 | +/-: +22 | PIMS: 28 | H: 104 | S: 330 | S%: 14.8%

SHJML Playoff Statistics

S29 VAN | GP:  18 | G: 7 | A: 3 | P: 10 | +/-: -6 | PIMS: 6 | H: 21 | S: 53 | S%: 13.2%

S30 VAN | GP: 6 | G: 3 | A: 3 | P: 6 | +/-: +3 | PIMS: 0 | H: 6 | S: 26 | S%: 11.5%

S31 VAN | GP: 14 | G: 5 | A: 2 | P: 7 | +/-:+7  | PIMS: 0 | H: 3 | S: 31 | S%: 16.1%

Career.....| GP:  38 | G: 15 | A: 8 | P: 23 | +/-: +4 | PIMS: 6 | H: 30 | S: 110 | S%: 13.6%

IHF Statistics

S29 IRL | GP:  8 | G: 1 | A: 0 | P: 1 | +/-: -7 | PIMS: 0 | H: 2 | S: 8 | S%: 12.5%

S30 IRL | GP:  10 | G: 0 | A: 0 | P: 0 | +/-: -11 | PIMS: 4 | H: 8 | S: 10 | S%: 0%

S31 IRL | GP:  10 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | +/-: -7 | PIMS: 4 | H: 7 | S: 7 | S%: 14.3%

S32 IRL | GP:  10 | G: 5 | A: 6 | P: 11 | +/-: +9 | PIMS: 2 | H: 12 | S: 36 | S%: 13.9%

S33 IRL | GP:  10 | G: 3 | A: 1 | P: 4 | +/-: -2 | PIMS: 2 | H: 13 | S: 25 | S%: 12.0%

S34 IRL | GP:  10 | G: 1 | A: 5 | P: 6 | +/-: 0 | PIMS: 0 | H: 25 | S: 51 | S%: 2.0%

S35 IRL | GP:  10 | G: 3 | A: 2 | P: 5 | +/-: -4 | PIMS: 2 | H: 20 | S: 37 | S%: 8.0%

S35 IRL | GP:  11 | G: 7 | A: 4 | P: 11 | +/-: +2 | PIMS: 16 | H: 30 | S: 66 | S%: 10.6%

S36 IRL | GP: 11  | G: 7 | A: 4 | P: 11 | +/-: +2 | PIMS: 16 | H: 30 | S: 66 | S%: 10.6%

S37 IRL | GP: 13  | G: 3 | A: 15 | P: 18 | +/-: -4 | PIMS: 10 | H: 23 | S: 54 | S%: 5.6% - Silver Medal

S38 IRL | GP: 10  | G: 3 | A: 7 | P: 10 | +/-: -3 | PIMS: 2 | H: 24 | S: 58 | S%: 5.2%

S39 IRL | GP: 12  | G: 6 | A: 5 | P: 11 | +/-: +5 | PIMS: 4 | H: 33 | S: 58 | S%: 9.0% - Bronze Medal

S40 IRL | GP: 11  | G: 2 | A: 4 | P: 6 | +/-: 0 | PIMS: 6 | H: 18 | S: 26 | S%: 7.7%

Career...| GP:  125 | G: 35 | A: 50 | P: 85 | +/-: -22 | PIMS: 52 | H: 215 | S: 445 | S%: 7.9%

All Time..| GP:  807 | G: 282 | A: 296 | P: 578 | +/-: +12 | PIMS: 188 | H: 752 | S: 2582 | S%: 10.92%

TRANSACTIONS

S29 - Signed $2,000,000 (1 yr) w/ VAN

S29 - Transferred to Ireland for IIHF Play

S30 - Drafted 16th overall by the Texas Renegades

S30 - Signed a 3 year, $9,000,000 contract w/ TX

<S33 - Signed a 2 year, $7,000,000 extension w/ TX

S35 - Signed a 3 year, $20,000,000 extension w/ TX (NTC, Player Option) - Voided year 3 via Player Option

S37 - Signed a 3 year, $12,000,000 extension w/ TX (HTD)

S40 - Signed a 1 year, $3,000,000 extension w/ TX (HTD)

S41 - Signed a 1 year, $8,000,000 extension w/ TX

Career Contract Earning: 13 years, $55 million

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Career Moments
S36 Challenge Cup Clinching Goal, 4 pt Night
S36 IIHF OT GWer to send IRL to the Medals for first time in 9 seasons
S39 1st Team All-Star

<div align="center">Game 85</div>
<div align="center">Montreal Militia 3 vs 2 Halifax Raiders</div>

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

<div align="center">Starting Lineups

LW- Nolan Angello C- Zach Zyvleski RW- Marcos Maciel
D- Ilmari Maatta D- Viatcheslav Orlov


LW- Niklas Flower C- Jean-Luc Reflieux RW- Reed Laing
D- Blake Battle D- Colin Banning </div>

<div align="center">1st Period</div>

It was a battle of the 2 worst teams in the East on this night, and this period showed why. With Montreal and Halifax only managing 6 and 8 shots respectively, it was neither an offensive or defensive showdown in the 1st. With no goals scored and only 1 penalty coming in the first frame, some fans were left wondering why they had paid to come to watch this display.

<div align="center">2nd Period</div>

That wonder didn't take long to subside though, as the fans were treated to the 1st goal of the game only 2 and a half minutes into the period by Militia star Nolan Angello. His 7th of the season was a shorthanded marker to make it 1-0 Montreal.

Lindstrom picks the puck up in the Raiders zone, he looks to break out with a long stretch pass. Maatta intercepts. Maatta throws the puck to Nolan Angello, Angello shoots. It's in. And just like that Montreal is up 1-0.

Viatcheslav Orlov scored 4 minutes later with a one timer off a beautiful pass from Russett. With just over 5 minutes left in the period Reed Laing broke the shutout by putting one in past Kirkstone to cut Montreals lead in half.

Laing has the back, over to Battle. Battles looking as the Militia are struggling to regain their composure. Laing darts back to the boards, Battle fires a pass over. Laing let's go with a quick release, over Kirkstones glove into the top corner

Wesley Wells would reply just over a minute later to regain the 2 goal lead back on Halifax. The period ended 3-1 for Montreal.

<div align="center">3rd Period</div>

Both teams came flying out for the final period. Both needing and wanting the win. Halifax looked a little hungrier out of the gate with Laing scoring his 2nd of the game, another short handed marker, 47 seconds in.

Alex Reed to take the draw again Angello. Reed wins its cleanly, over to Laing. Laing in the slot shoots with no hesitation and scores. 3-2 Montreal! The Raiders look to be making a comeback.

Even with the quick goal swaying momentum into Halifax's favour they couldn't manage to pull off the comeback. Just falling short as the game ended 3-2

Final score: Montreal 3, Halifax 2


<div align="center">3 Stars of the Game</div>

3rd Star - Nathan Russett - 0G,2A,2P,0S,0H,0SB - While Russetts stat line may not be overly impressive, it was his hockey sense that earned him this star. Knowing when and where to be on the ice tonight helped quite a bit in him getting 2 assists. No greediness here as he was looking to help instead of be the star.

2nd Star - Viatcheslav Orlov - 1G,0A,1P,1S,0H,2SB - Orlov seemed to be the centre of attention any time he was on the ice. He was up in the offensive zone, creating odd man rushes, and then hustling back to his own end. On the defensive side of things he was just completely out muscling the entire Raiders team in front of his net all night.

1st Star - Reed Laing - 2G,0A,2P,4S,3H,1SB - If not for Laing playing his heart out tonight this wouldn't of even been close. He was a legitimate offensive threat all night as well as playing a good 2 way game. Wether it was intercepting a pass or blocking a shot, Laing was there. If more of his teammates played like him tonight, then this game would of went a different way.

Brennan Kennedy - RW - #16
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
TPE: 947
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Drafted 30th Overall, S30 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 11th Overall, S31 SHL Draft
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Accomplishments
S33 IIHF Gold Medalist
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SMJHL Regular Season Stats
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S30 MTL: GP:50 G:6 A:4 P:10 +/-:-22 PIM:22 HITS:52 SHT:58 SB:0 MP:561
S31 MTL: GP:50 G:18 A:12 P:30 +/-:-17 PIM:47 HITS:103 SHT:109 SB:13 MP:1094
SMJHL TOT : GP:100 G: 24 A:16 P:40 +/-:-39 PIM:69 HITS:155 SHT:167 SB:13 MP:1655
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SMJHL Playoff Stats
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S30 MTL: GP:13 G:2 A:3 P:5 +/-:-2 PIM:2 HITS:6 SHT:21 SB:1 MP:137
S31 MTL: GP:7 G:4 A:6 P:10 +/-:+1 PIM:0 HITS:18 SHT:24 SB:0 MP:145
SMJHL TOT : GP;20 G:6 A:9 P:15 +/-:-1 PIM:2 HITS:24 SHT:45 SB:1 MP:282
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SHL Regular Season Stats
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S32 HAM: GP:50 G:13 A:15 P:28 +/-:-4 PIM:17 HITS:66 SHT:109 SB:7 MP:876
S33 HAM: GP:50 G:15 A:15 P:30 +/-:-4 PIM:42 HITS:101 SHT:127 SB:5 MP:1067
S34 HAM: GP:50 G:17 A:17 P:34 +/-:-9 PIM:40 HITS:129 SHT:171 SB:12 MP:1142
S35 HAM: GP:50 G:18 A:14 P:32 +/-:-15 PIM:18 HITS:83 SHT:147 SB:14 MP:1087
S36 HAM: GP:50 G:17 A:16 P:33 +/-:-35 PIM:24 HITS:127 SHT:161 SB:14 MP:1217
S37 HAM: GP:50 G:5 A:40 P:45 +/-:+1 PIM:44 HITS:171 SHT:124 SB:31 MP:1171
S38 HAM: GP:50 G:12 A:23 P:35 +/-:-4 PIM:40 HITS:92 SHT:150 SB:13 MP:1056
S39 HAM: GP:50 G:11 A:24 P:35 +/-:+16 PIM:26 HITS:106 SHT:139 SB:18 MP:1082
S40 HAM: GP:50 G:12 A:11 P:23 +/-:0 PIM:20 HITS:66 SHT:98 SB:13 MP:835
S41 HAM: GP:50 G:14 A:16 P:30 +/-:+3 PIM:4 HITS:16 SHT:118 SB:9 MP:780
S42 HAM: GP:50 G:3 A:7 P:10 +/-:-3 PIM:12 HITS:50 SHT:35 SB:6 MP:744
S43 HAM: GP:50 G:8 A:8 P:16 +/-:-1 PIM:13 HITS:23 SHT:96 SB:8 MP:702
S44 CGY: GP:50 G:7 A:11 P:18 +/-:+2 PIM:4 HITS:30 SHT:72 SB:5 MP:664
S45 CGY: GP:50 G:8 A:10 P:18 +/-:+4 PIM:10 HITS:27 SHT:58 SB:3 MP:771
SHL TOTAL: GP:700 G:160 A:227 P:387 +/-:-48 PIM:314 HITS:1087 SHT:1605 SB:158 MP:13194
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SHL Playoff Stats
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S38 HAM: GP:7 G:2 A:2 P:4 +/-:+3 PIM:2 HITS:15 SHT:28 SB:4 MP:132
S39 HAM: GP:7 G:2 A:0 P:2 +/-:-3 PIM:2 HITS:10 SHT:17 SB:4 MP:158
S40 HAM: GP:12 G:7 A:2 P:9 +/-+2 PIM:2 HITS:9 SHT:30 SB:1 MP:167
S41 HAM: GP:12 G:6 A:5 P:11 +/-:+4 PIM:2 HITS:6 SHT:32 SB:0 MP:197
S42 HAM: GP:10 G:0 A:2 P:2 +/-:+1 PIM:2 HITS:8 SHT:12 SB:2 MP:137
S43 HAM: GP:6 G:0 A:1 P:1 +/-:-2 PIM:0 HITS:4 SHT:17 SB:0 MP:76
S44 CGY: GP:5 G:0 A:0 P:0 +/-:-5 PIM:0 HITS:4 SHT:8 SB:0 MP:64
SHL Playoff Totals: GP:59 G:17 A:12 P:29 +/-:0 PIM:10 HITS:56 SHT:141 SB:11 MP:791
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IIHF Stats
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S30 AUS: GP:10 G:1 A:1 P:2 +/-:+1 PIM:0 HITS:3 SHT:3 SB:0 MP:48
S31 AUS: GP:10 G:0 A:0 P:0 +/-:-8 PIM:2 HITS:14 SHT:10 SB:3 MP:140
S32 AUS: GP: 11 G:4 A:1 P:5 +/-:+2 PIM:4 HITS:16 SHT:21 SB:0 MP:159
S33 AUS: GP:13 G:3 A:5 P:8 +/-:+3 PIM:8 HITS:30 SHT:39 SB:1 MP:234
S40 AUS: GP:13 G:1 A:6 P:7 +/-:-3 PIM:6 HITS:7 SHT:20 SB:1 MP:219
S41 AUS: GP:10 G:2 A:3 P:5 +/-:-4 PIM:0 HITS:2 SHT:21 SB:0 MP:190
S42 AUS: GP:13 G:1 A:1 P:2 +/-:0 PIM:2 HITS:2 SHT:25 SB:4 MP:197
IIHF TOTALS: GP:73 G:12 A:17 P:29 +/-:-11 PIM:20 HITS:74 SHT:139 SB:9 MP:1187




Brennan Kennedy Jr - D - #16
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 235
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
TPE: 2022
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Drafted 19th Overall, S44 SMJHL Draft
Drafted 16th Overall, S45 SHL Draft
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Accomplishments
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S46 SHL All Rookie Team
S47 Western Conference Champions
S47 IIHF Bronze Medal
S50 Challenge Cup Champions
S53 Took over as Austria Federation Head
S53 2nd Team All Star
S53 Stevens Nominee
S54 1st Team All Star
S54 Stevens Nominee
S55 Biscuit Nominee
S56 2nd Team All Star
S56 Stepped down as Austria Federation Head
S57 Stevens Nominee
S57 Biscuit Nominee
S57 2nd Team All Star
Retired S66
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SMJHL Regular Season Stats
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S45 LET: GP:50 G:5 A:20 P:25 +/-:-10 PIM:42 HITS:60 SHT:69 SB:60
SMJHL TOTALS: GP:50 G:5 A:20 P:25 +/-:-10 PIM:42 HITS:60 SHT:69 SB:60
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SMJHL Playoff Stats
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S45 LET: GP:4 G:0 A:2 P:2 +/-:+1 PIM:4 HITS:1 SHT:2 SB:8
SMJHL TOTALS: GP:4 G:0 A:2 P:2 +/-:+1 PIM:4 HITS:1 SHT:2 SB:8
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SHL Regular Season Stats
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S46 CGY: GP:50 G:4 A:10 P:14 +/-:-4 PIM:40 HITS:76 SHT:22 SB:43
S47 CGY: GP:50 G:6 A:9 P:15 +/-:+13 PIM:42 HITS:81 SHT:27 SB:30
S48 CGY: GP: 50 G:1 A:9 P:10 +/-:-7 PIM:30 HITS:77 SHT:26 SB:52
S49 CGY: GP:50 G:4 A:12 P:16 +/-:+2 PIM:46 HITS:98 SHT:21 SB:55
S50 CGY: GP:50 G:5 A:20 P:25 +/-:+3 PIM:48 HITS:112 SHT:41 SB:75
S51 CGY: GP:50 G:9 A:21 P:30 +/-:+2 PIM:38 HITS:99 SHT:76 SB:87
S52 CGY: GP:50 G:7 A:25 P:32 +/-:+7 PIM:79 HITS:92 SHT:82 SB:66
S53 CGY: GP:50 G:15 A:32 P:47 +/-:+33 PIM:34 HITS:43 SHT:190 SB:58
S54 CGY: GP:50 G:14 A:34 P:48 +/-:+14 PIM:10 HITS:47 SHT:199 SB:81
S55 CGY: GP:50 G:5 A:28 P:33 +/-:+23 PIM:22 HITS:47 SHT:181 SB:109
S56 CGY: GP:50 G:13 A:29 P:42 +/-:+39 PIM:32 HITS:62 SHT:204 SB:108
S57 CGY: GP:66 G:13 A:42 P:54 +/-:+32 PIM:16 HITS:72 SHT:215 SB:132
S58 CGY: GP:66 G:13 A:37 P:50 +/-:+49 PIM:16 HITS:97 SHT:221 SB:125
S59 CGY: GP:66 G:12 A:30 P:42 +/-:+29 PIM:8 HITS:74 SHT:195 SB:92
S60 CGY: GP:66 G:17 A:34 P:51 +/-:+26 PIM:24 HITS:149 SHT:190 SB:126
S61 CGY: GP:66 G:15 A:28 P:43 +/-:+12 PIM:17 HITS:124 SHT:201 SB:108
S62 CGY:l GP:66 G:9 A:26 P:35 +/-:14 PIM:28 HITS:108 SHT:147 SB:105
S63 CGY: GP:66 G:4 A:17 P:21 +/-:-8 PIM:16 HITS:67 SHT:96 SB:126
S64 CGY: GP:66 G:7 A:11 P:18 +/-:-41 PIM:14 HITS:75 SHT:102 SB:73
S65 CGY: GP:66 G:3 A:12 P:15 +/-:-19 PIM:14 HITS:74 SHT:86 SB:81
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SHL Playoff Stats
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S46 CGY: GP:10 G:0 A:0 P:0 +/-:-8 PIM:10 HITS:9 SHT:3 SB:8
S47 CGY: GP:15 G:1 A:1 P:2 +/-:-4 PIM:8 HITS:36 SHT:8 SB:16
S48 CGY: GP:11 G:0 A:2 P:2 +/-:-2 PIM:18 HITS:32 SHT:7 SB:16
S49 CGY: GP:7 G:0 A:0 P:0 +/-:+5 PIM:2 HITS:20 SHT:6 SB:10
S50 CGY: GP:20 G:0 A:6 P:6 +/-:+3 PIM:24 HITS:38 SHT:13 SB:18
S51 CGY: GP:7 G:4 A:6 P:10 +/-:+3 PIM:8 HITS:15 SHT:14 SB:14
S52 CGY: GP:13 G:1 A:10 P:11 +/-:+8 PIM:6 HITS:21 SHT:13 SB:26
S53 CGY: GP:7 G:1 A:3 P:4 +/-:+4 PIM:4 HITS:7 SHT:19 SB:17
S54 CGY: GP:5 G:1 A:1 P:2 +/-:+1 PIM:0 HITS:4 SHT:17 SB:3
S55 CGY: GP:6 G:1 A:3 P:4 +/-:-4 PIM:2 HITS:8 SHT:13 SB:19
S56 CGY: GP:6 G:1 A:2 P:3 +/-:+2 PIM:0 HITS:1 SHT:18 SB:19
S57 CGY: GP:6 G:1 A:6 P:7 +/-:+5 PIM:0 HITS:4 SHT:16 SB:11
S58 CGY: GP:5 G:0 A:3 P:3 +/-:-4 PIM:0 HITS:8 SHT:8 SB:11
S59 CGY: GP:6 G:0 A:3 P:3 +/-:-1 PIM:2 HITS:10 SHT:0 SB:16
S60 CGY: GP:17 G:3 A:10 P:13 +/-:+1 PIM:10 HITS:57 SHT:50 SB:32
S61 CGY: GP:10 G:2 A:6 P:8 +/-:6 PIM:0 HITS:15 SHT:33 SB:16
S62 CGY: GP:7 G:3 A:5 P:8 +/-:0 PIM:2 HITS:16 SHT:14 SB:7
S63 CGY: GP:6 G:0 A:3 P:3 +/-:+3 PIM:9 HITS:5 SHT:10 SB:7
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IIHF Stats
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S46 AUS: GP:14 G:0 A:0 P:0 +/-:-3 PIM:6 HITS:11 SHT:2 SB:3
S47 AUS: GP:14 G:0 A:3 P:3 +/-:+3 PIM:8 HITS:12 SHT:1 SB:5
S48 AUS: GP:13 G:0 A:4 P:4 +/-:+6 PIM:10 HITS:25 SHT:6 SB:21
S49 AUS: GP:12 G:0 A:3 P:3 +/-:+3 PIM:18 HITS:31 SHT:6 SB:9
S50 AUS: GP:14 G:1 A:4 P:5 +/-:+8 PIM:14 HITS:49 SHT:15 SB:15
S51 AUS: GP:13 G:1 A:6 P:7 +/-:+3 PIM:6 HITS:36 SHT:16 SB:21
S52 AUS: GP:12 G:3 A:3 P:6 +/-:-1 PIM:14 HITS:36 SHT:21 SB:25
S53 AUS: GP:13 G:2 A:9 P:11 +/-:-9 PIM:8 HITS:17 SHT:45 SB:35
S54 AUS: GP:13 G:0 A:5 P: 5 +/-:-11 PIM:21 HITS:18 SHT:40 SB:50
S55 AUS GP:13 G:0 A:4 P:4 +/-:-14 PIM:2 HITS:23 SHT:38 SB:38
S56 AUS: GP:12 G:2 A:3 P:5 +/-:-5 PIM:4 HITS:19 SHT:36 SB:47
S57 AUS: GP:12 G:0 A:3 P:3 +/-:-8 PIM:4 HITS:17 SHT:27 SB:62
S58 AUS: GP:12 G:2 A:4 P:6 +/-:-8 PIM:8 HITS:17 SHT:28 SB:40
S59 AUS: GP:12 G:1 A:2 P:3 +/-:-14 PIM:2 HITS:9 SHT:31 SB:29
S60 AUS: GP:12 G:1 A:1 P:2 +/-:-2 PIM:2 HITS:21 SHT:19 SB:29
S61 AUS: GP:10 G:2 A:9 P:11 +/-:+3 PIM:2 HITS:18 SHT:42 SB:20
S62 AUS: GP:12 G:2 A:2 P:4 +/-:-3 PIM:6 HITS:24 SHT:22 SB:15
S63 AUS: GP:13 G:1 A:2 P:3 +/-:-3 PIM:4 HITS:9 SHT:19 SB:26
S64 AUS: GP:12 G:0 A:3 P:3 +/-:-8 PIM:4 HITS:15 SHT:19 SB:19
S65 AUS: GP:12 G:2 A:2 P:4 +/-:-1 PIM:8 HITS:12 SHT:26 SB:11
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Austria Head Stats
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S53: W:5 L:7 OTL:1 PTS:16 - Lost In Quarters
S54: W:7 L:6 OTL:0 PTS:19 - Lost In Quarters
S55: W:6 L:5 OTL:2 PTS:19 - Lost In Quarters

We opened with the ‘Fox Sports One’ logo centered on the screen, and then pulled out to see two grown ass men in wife beater shirts, sipping on far too many energy drinks to count and rummaging through piles of Doritos for that ‘best one’. These men, of course, were hosts Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole, both looking worse for wear.

Jay: Hi friends, we really appreciate you being here once again with us. Up next is the third game in a row we’ve had to watch and recap for you, from our other friends with the SMJHL. They really drove home a hard bargain when it came to our pod sponsoring.

Dan: Don’t get us wrong, we really appreciate the sponsor, but we should have read the fine print better! Had no idea we had to do these all back to back…how many more do we have??

Jay flipped through a few pages of notes and gritted his teeth.

Jay: This will be the halfway point of our arrangement, and nothing says fun like watching 15 hours of junior hockey consecutively.

Dan: Oh wow….anyways, who is up next??

Jay: Right now we get to bring you coverage of two teams we haven’t had a chance to see yet, the Prince George Firebirds as they travelled to wonderful pot-driven Colorado to take on the Mammoths. I really could use some of those wonderful brownies right now.

Dan: Aaaaaaaaaaand I’m sure the sponsors really liked that comment.

Cut to the swanky graphicz.

<div align="center">Game 60: Prince George Firebirds vs Colorado Mammoths

Game Link</div>
Dan: The goaltenders for tonight’s matchup are Ace Dafoe with the Firebirds, and Ekaterina Rudnikova for the Mammoths. Dafoe is giving top league goaltender, Ben Waters, the night off.

Jay: And you want to talk about a workhorse, Rudnikova has the most minutes of any goalie in the league right now. Maybe she deserved a night off!

<b><div align="center">First Period</div></b>
Dan: Pick this one up late in the first in a very even start, until an inspirational hit by the always loved, Poon Slayer, leads to offensive control and Taro Eichelele potting his fourth of the season past Dafoe!

Jay: Who doesn’t get inspired by a little Poon Slaying, Dan?

<b><div align="center">1. Colorado Mammoths, Taro Eichelele 4 (Trev Legend) at 16:47

Colorado 1 – Prince George 0</div></b>
Dan: The goal seems the strengthen the resolve of the Mammites, and just a buck thirty later, Master Maguku buries their second goal of the night off a beautiful zone entry and bullet pass by William Goddard!

Jay: Wax on, wax off, wax top shelf.

<b><div align="center"> 2. Colorado Mammoths, Master Maguku 4 (William Goddard, Matthew Leetch) at 18:18

Colorado 2 – Prince George 0</div></b>
Dan: The Firebirds seem shell-shocked for the rest of the period, and are happy to hear the buzzer sound to end the frame.

<b><div align="center">Second Period</div></b>
Jay: I need to call this next one. After Tapper Kottbulle, no idea how to pronounce that, gets nabbed for slashing early in the second, on the powerplay, your hero and mine, BEN DOVER, intercepts an errant pass from HUNKY MONKEY and gets its it to MAAAAAAAAAAAVERICK O’DOOOOOOOLEY who collects his own missed shot and buries it past a sprawling Dafoe!

Dan: I should have known you’d love that stat line.

<b><div align="center">3. Colorado Mammoths, Maverick O'Dooley 2 (Ben Dover) at 4:37 (PP)

Colorado 3 – Prince George 0</div></b>
Dan: The shock continues as the faces of the Firebirds say it all. The top team in the entire SMJHL is getting taken to task by one of the worst, and not even halfway through the game.

Jay: Which means there is more than half to go, which is plenty of time for this high octane offense to kick into gear.

Dan: And as if you saw the future…with five minutes to go in the period, Toms Shnekinsen gets the ‘Birds on the board, with a rocket from the right circle!

Jay: Why have one Tom when you can have Toms?

<b><div align="center"> 4. Prince George Firebirds, Toms Shnekinsen 4 (Tyrone Savage) at 14:31

Colorado 3 – Prince George 1</div></b>
Dan: The rest of the frame sees the pressure mount from the Firebirds, but ends with just getting the one back.

<b><div align="center">Third Period</div></b>
Jay: But just as you can say the word ‘comeback’, all hopes seemed dashed when Goddard picks up his second goal of the season, and second point of the night on an early Mammoths powerplay in the third. You can hear the wind escape the Firebirds just like Alex Reed’s blow up doll.

Dan: That’s the second package in a row you’ve used that joke…and the Raiders aren’t even playing?

Jay: Well it’s a great joke, people just don’t even know it yet.

<b><div align="center">5. Colorado Mammoths, William Goddard 2 (Frontdoor McGraw, Steven Stamkos Jr.) at 2:40 (PP)

Colorado 4 – Prince George 1</div></b>
Dan: The tables certainly turned back at that point, as that was the end of the night for Dafoe – the man he tried to give the night off, Ben Waters, comes back into the game!

Jay: It’s basically like telling your buddy you’ll help them move, then help move half their crap to their front lawn, and then take off. Thanks for nothing.

Dan: Frederick Boone is able to get one back for the Firebirds at the five minute mark, but that was all Rudnikova was going to allow over the rest of the final frame.

<b><div align="center"> 6. Prince George Firebirds, Frederick Boone 2 (Hunky Monkey, Johnny Pollak) at 5:08

Colorado 4 – Prince George 2</div></b>
Jay: Gotta give it up to EKats, she really came to play.

<div align="center">Final Score

Colorado 4 – Prince George 2

Three Stars: 1. Frederick Boone (1G) 2. William Goddard (1G 1A) 3. Toms Shnekinsen (1G)</div>
Dan: And the sim shits the bed with the three stars once again, I guess if you’re a plus two, get three shots and one hit you’re automatically the number one star around here? Time to use that deflating joke again, Jay.

Jay: I guess when you’re at the top of the standings people just assume you’re the best. I might have thrown my star behind the new hotness, Rudnikova, who really played a top game tonight, proving that she’s not only the minutes leader, but one of the top young goalies in the entire SMJHL.

Dan: And Waters looked pretty good in his 15 minutes of play time, stopping all nine shots he faced.

Jay: Time to line up nine shots for me if we’re going to do another one of these right away…

Dan: Only two more to go??

Jay: That’s right, only two more WONDERFUL, AMAZING, FUN-FILLED and ACTION-PACKED SMJHL games coming your way this season! We love our sponsors!

Please ignore, I made a mistake. Sorry.

Lights flickered on in the background, as once again, the Fox Sports One logo flashed up, and panned around the media desk, where pizza boxes were strewn about. A shirtless Dan O’Toole was busy wiping sauce off his flabby stomach while Jay Onrait could be heard snoring away as he leaned back on his office chair. Suddenly, Dan’s eyes caught the camera and he winced.

Dan: Oh hey there…I actually thought we had a few more minutes before the next review…but since you’re here anyways and the SMJHL is paying us for more reviews…I guess we have to get to the next game package.

He threw an empty pizza box at Jay, smacking him right in the face, awakening him in a jump.

Jay: She puts the lotion on her skin or else she gets the hose aga- well hello there friends…this is embarrassing. How long have you been there with us??

Jay glanced over at Dan who was busy wrapping himself in a shimmering space blanket.

Dan: I have no idea. Anyways, we have a real treat for you here tonight – a game recap of the most recent tilt between the Halifax Raiders and the Montreal Militia!

Jay: Right you are Dan – hey wait, didn’t we already do this one?? I seem to recall the Donairs versus the Poutines just a few hours ago??

Dan: Well this is an 8 team league so they play each other quite a bit. I think it’s something like 12 games head to head per season?

Jay: Oh dear…that is far too many…

<div align="center">Game 82: Halifax Raiders vs Montreal Militia

Game Link</div>
Dan: It’s the epic meal time rematch! Last time we were here with you, Halifax won the match 4-2 with an impressive 3 point performance by Reed Laing!

Jay: Too many Reeds on this team to keep track of! Let’s see if they can do it again!

<b><div align="center">First Period</div></b>
Dan: Almost prophetic, just under three minutes in, the Raiders take the early lead off a slick passing play at the point between Kosonen and Toucher, and off a shot, Hunter Johnson tips it in for his first of the season!

Jay: Check out those sweet mitts on Johnson as he makes the deflection while getting hauled to the ice by Jeziak!

<div align="center">1. Halifax Raiders, Hunter Johnson 1 (Fred Toucher, Toivo Kosonen) at 2:41

Halifax 1 – Montreal 0</div>
Dan: But just under two minutes later, the Militia, after a solid minute of zone pressure, the puck finds Keisstone Light in the slot and he buries it top cheese to tie the game.

Jay: That release is LETHAL. Nothing ‘light’ about it at all. SNAP – I’m good.

<div align="center">2. Montreal Militia, Keisstone Light 1 (Jaylor Toast, Brock Bailey) at 4:38

Halifax 1 – Montreal 1</div>
Dan: And we’re back to square. That is until one half of the wonder twins, Pietra Volkova, decides to do it all herself, as she enters the Militia zone effortlessly and then fires a snapper from the top of the circle and it goes it past Kirkstone!

Jay: She turned Wells inside out at the line and then shows off her scoring touch with a snapper from distance. What a goal.

<div align="center">3. Halifax Raiders, Pietra Volkova 4 (Toivo Kosonen) at 12:33

Halifax 2 – Montreal 1</div>
Dan: But just like this entire game is déjà vu for us, Montreal déjà vu’s it two minutes later again, as your favorite and mine, Zach Zyvleski scores his ninth of the season from Green and Vas!

Jay: DOUBLE-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Vas steals the puck from Volkova, and two quick passes later it’s quickly fired into the yawning cage past a no-chance-in-hell, Pel.

<div align="center">4. Montreal Militia, Zach Zyvleski 9 (Cleo Green, Ryan Vas) at 14:54

Halifax 2 – Montreal 2</div>
Dan: Pick it up near the end of the period and after a cross-checking minor to Reed, the Militia power-play only takes four seconds to score a goal with TWO assists on it, as presidential hopeful Laraque Obama potted his fifth!

Jay: That is REALLY hard to do in NHL 95. My passing stats were so poor I usually just did end-to-end rushes with the tiny deke move. Worked every time.

<div align="center">5. Montreal Militia, Laraque Obama 5 (Ilmari Maatta, Filip Granlund) at 18:39 (PP)

Montreal 3 – Halifax 2</div>
Dan: Finally the goal faucet turned off and both teams headed into the break a tired bunch.

<b><div align="center">Second Period</div></b>
Jay: On pace for 15 goals this game, can they keep it up?

Dan: Well it doesn’t take that long for the next goal, as Fenrir has a hell of a solo effort in collecting the puck behind the Militia net and working his way to the front to bang in a chip shot, short side. I think Kirkstone would want that one back.

Jay: And Toucher and Johnson get assists for basically missing the net. Hockey is a great game.

<div align="center">6. Halifax Raiders, Blake Fenrir 1 (Fred Toucher, Hunter Johnson) at 7:32

Halifax 3 – Montreal 3</div>
Dan: And now with his own solo effort, Wells picks up a puck off a block by Battle, just misses the short side with a wrister, collects his own rebound behind the net, curls around the entire perimeter of the zone to the half wall and winds up with a slapper that finds the mesh! Incredible goal!

Jay: Its fake assists for everyone tonight! Obama and Hallfredsson know they’re buying for Wells tonight!

<div align="center">7. Montreal Militia, Wesley Wells 4 (Laraque Obama, Kristofer Hallfredsson) at 16:48

Montreal 4 – Halifax 3</div>

<b><div align="center">Third Period</div></b>
Dan: There haven’t been as many wins as Montreal would have liked to this point at home, but an impressive second period has the crowd buzzing in anticipation. And the Raiders frankly look hung over.

Jay: And they extend their lead quickly in the third, as Nathan ‘Don’t call me a potato’ Russett notches his second of the season from Watson and Light!

<div align="center">8. Montreal Militia, Nathan Russett 2 (Johnny Watson, Keisstone Light) at 4:10

Montreal 5 – Halifax 3</div>
Dan: Nothing doing from then on, as the Militia go into shut down mode and almost get a sixth goal as an attempt by Light at the empty net goes off the post!

Jay: I would say that was lucky for the Raiders, but they lost anyways so whatever?

<div align="center">Final Score

Montreal 5 – Halifax 3

Three Stars: 1. Hunter Johnson (1G 1A) 2. Keisstone Light (1G 1A) 3. Blake Fenrir (1G)</div>
Jay: Ok ok ok ok, so I get that Hunter Johnson had a solid game tonight, 1 goal, 1 assist, plus 2, but for the THIRD time in as many games as we’ve recapped – the losing team gets the first star! And the third star as well!? What the heck is going on here sim???

Dan: I think we need to crack the code on what is going on here. Democrat Larocque Obama, had a tidy goal and an assist too, but he can’t even get on the board? It’s gotta be that plus minus stat!

Jay: Almost makes you cry. That is to say it would almost make you cry if anyone even cared about the three stars.

Dan: Are we done now?

Jay: Nope…still have one more to do.

Dan clutched his space blanket tighter around him.

Dan: But I’m so – cold. I want to go home.

Jay: Don’t we all Dan. Don’t we all.

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<a href='https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107202332/S30%20SMJHL/S30%20Regular/SMJHL-51.html' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'><div align="center">Halifax Raiders vs. Kelowna Knights</div></a>
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Tonight's event was a thrill ride of a game. The teams opened it up with a minor for tripping called on the Knights Ty Justice, but the Knights wouldn't be affected and Beau Bent logged his fifth of the season on the penalty kill. Shortly after, Raiders player Greta Iversen was called for a hooking and both teams were on the game sheet. The teams traded penalties for the remainder of the first period.

Onto the second, the Knights continued the momentum and launched another goal onto the clock off the stick of Anatoly Yanovich at the eight minute mark. A couple minutes later both teams grabbed a penalty, one for boarding and the other for interference. Using this to their advantage the Knights grabbed another goal from Vasily Horvat who would give the team a 3-0 lead. Only a few seconds later though the Raiders would speed down the ice and Victor Lindstrom created a great highlight reel goal.

Finally in the third period with the score 3-1 for the Kelowna Knights, we saw Halifax get a little aggressive as Kaiser picks up two for roughing. Short while later and Kaiser is back in the box, this time for an interference. These two penalties would impact the game enough that Kelowna's Alex Light had time to slam the puck home and finish off the Raiders in a strong fashion.

Tonight's Turning Point

Tonight's turning point came in the second period on Horvat's goal after the teams both grabbed penalties halfway through the period. In giving both teams momentum the Raiders made a mistake as Horvat scored a very important goal to strengthen the lead.

Player Comparison

- Joey Ryan -

Joey Ryan had a great game with the Raiders tonight, despite the disappointing loss. He put up an assist, as well as three hits and three shots on net. He created plays on both sides of the ice for a spectacular showing.

- Ty Justice -

Justice has and always will be a great offensive spark, and tonight was no different. The sophmore put up two assists and added a shot and shot blocked as well as three hits for a very dominant game.

Three Stars

1st Star - Beau Bent

Bent could be one of the next franchise players in the SHL, and its no doubt that he continues to develop. With a goal, assist, four shots and two hits he had all the makings of an all-star with his first star worthy play.

2nd Star - Anatoly Yanovich

Yanovich had a game similar to that of Bent but was a little more physical. The big man put up a goal and added four shots and three hits for a game that was both offensive and oppressive.

3rd Star - Vasily Horvat

Not only did Horvat have the turning point goal of the night, he also showed his real skill on the ice. With a goal on two shots (50% shooting percentage) and a crazy five hits, he really pulled out all the stops tonight.