We have two teams in the hunt for a playoff spot battling it out tonight. Neither club is one of the powerhouses which has a playoff spot locked down, and neither club is on the outside looking in. Should be a good one!
Period 1
The first period was a game of special teams. Halifax would be the first to flex their 5 on 4 muscle with Rasmus Rasmus taking a slashing penalty two minutes into the game. The Kovac brothers would connect as they often do, but this time Kyle Corbett was the one finishing it off, tic-tac-toe, and the Raiders take the 1-0 lead. Well Montreals special teams woke up after that, killing off their next penalty and then getting their own chance on the power player when Gruber took a hooking minor in the middle of the first frame. Viktor Valentine lets go a blast from the blue line and the game is knotted at ones going into the second.
Period Highlight: 2. Montreal Militia , Viktor Valentine 3 (Rahotep Tutankhamun 2) at 10:17 (PP)
Period 2
Before someone could tell the Raiders the period had started Montreal had already taken the lead. 6 seconds into the second and Rafe Ulrich springs Piotr Czerkawski for the break away and he catches the Raiders defence flat footed. The Raiders would get some jump to their game and begin pressing. Until 13:38 where a pair of unsung heros for the Raiders stepped up to tie the game. The defensively minded Mr. Faceoffs makes the nifty pass through traffic to a streaking Thomas Speardane jumping into the play. Speardane makes no mistake and the game is tied. But as Halifax did at the start they take their feet of the gas and less than a minute later Hudec scores for Montreal to restore the lead.
Period Highlight: 8:02 of 2nd period - Charlie Schieck is hit by Pierre Laroche-Durocher and loses puck.
Period 3
We arrive at the all important third period. Halifax is down by one goal, and they jump out of the gates hot! Eager to kill off a late penalty taken in the second and to get back into this game. The Raiders are buzzing and looking good the first minute of the power play until....our....TSN TURNING POINT: All it took was one goal to completely take the wind out of the Raiders sails. After scoring the first PP goal of the night Viktor Valentine sets up Rare Ulrich for the big goal. And just like that the game is now ALL Montreal. 12 shots by Montreal in the third period to Halifaxs measly 1.
Period Highlight: 6. Montreal Militia , Rafe Ulrich 3 (Viktor Valentine 8, Daniel Daniil 3) at 1:05 (PP)
What a game by the boys in maroon.
King's Three Crowns
1. Rafe Ulrich, 2 goals, the dagger goal, the beautiful pass for the game winner, on top of 5 shots, 4 hits and a blocked shot. An incredible game!
2. Rahotep Tutankhamun, Rahotep was all over the ice tonight. Assisted on two goals, had a pair of shots and hits and finished the night a solid +2.
3. Piotr Czerkawski, Piotr was a beast this game, besides scoring a big goal he had 5 shots 2 hits and played nearly the most PK time on the team.
1 - Rafe Ulrich (MTL) - Rafe Ulrich was an easy pick for the #1 star, as he had a stellar performance. Rafe scored the last goal of the night, securing the lead for the Militia, as well as assisting in the first goal for the Militia. With a +/- of 1, he had a very good game. He has an 18:51 TOI with 3:29 PP and 2:19 PK. He also put up 4 hits and one shot blocked for the night.
2 - Piotr Czerkawski (MTL) - A good pick for second star, as he is a clear leader for the Militia. He got one goal tonight, making it 2 - 1 for Militia early in the second period. He has 19:04 TOI with 3:29 on the PP and 2:32 on the PK. He had 5 shots on goal and 2 hits for the night.
3 - Viktor Valentine (MTL) - Viktor is a respectable choice for 3rd star, as he got a goal and an assist. Though he had a -1 +/- overall, he still had a pretty solid game. He had 1 hit and 1 shots blocked with 19:09 TOI with 2:40 on the PP and 3:04 on the PK.
Underrated Player of the Game:
Thomas Speardane (HAL) - Even though Halifax lost the game, Thomas had a great night. As the only person on his team with a postitive+/- at 1, and he also has gotten a goal and an assist at night, he helped his team try to win that night. He played 17:34 TOI with :48 on the PP and 1:07 on the PK. His goal in the second brought Halifax back and helped tied the game at 2 - 2.
Faceoff percentages
MTL - 38/74 (51%)
HAL - 36/74 (48%)
MTL had the better faceoff %, but lost the game.
Best MTL FO% Player - Vital Kravtsov 8/12 (66%)
Best HAL FO% Player - Hans Gruber 8 /11 (72%)
Worst MTL FO% Player - Cody Johansen 13/25 (52%)
Worst HAL FO% Player - Kristof Kovacs 12/24 (50%)
Tonight we look at game 54 of the SMJHL. Halifax Raiders versus Montreal Militia.
Period 1
We see an early penalty taken by Rasmus Rasmus for slashing at 1:48. Giving Halifax and early man advantage. Halifax is able to convert, when Kyle Corbett picks up the puck in the attacking zone and sneaks one by Petr Vrana. Giving Halifax a 1-0 lead in the first. Montreal would find themselves down a man again when Rahotep Tutankhamun at 6:55 for Roughing. Halifax is unable to produce and only records 1 shot on net which was easily gloved down by Geezus Kryyst. Only moments after the last penalty ended, Hans Gruber is called for hooking at 9:15. With the Militia's first Power Play they would find success. Rahotep Tutankhamun makes a beautiful pass to Viktor Valentine who nets one from the blue line passed Kryyst at 10:17.
The period would end with a 1-1 tie, both goals coming from 2 great power plays.
Period 2
Thomas Speardane of Halifax, is called for tripping at 7:37 giving Montreal another power play. Their unit would produce 2 shots on net but are unable to beat Kryyst. At 11:05, Halifax would go on the man advantage when Harvey Danger is called for hooking. The Militia get 3 great chances but ultimately, Vrana shuts them down. Very late in the period, at 19:50, Vince Rieper is called for interference. The period would end with no power play goals, with Montreal leading 3-2.
Period 3
With 1:50 left of penalty time, Montreal would have to come up big to extend their lead. At 1:05, Rafe Ulrich is able to put one top shelf beating Kryyst. Montreal leads 4-2 now and are coming up big with their special teams units. Vince Rieper is called for tripping at 15:23, and once again the Raiders are down a man. This time they hold the Militia off allowing no shots on net.
Game ends with Montreal winning 4-2. Of the 6 goals scored, 3 were PP goals. 2 coming from the Militia and 1 from the Raiders.
PIM Leaders of the Game Vince Rieper 4 PIM A late penalty in the 2nd period allowed an early goal in the third. Rasmus Rasmus 2 PIM An early penalty in the first, allowed an early PP goal that allowed Halifax to take an early lead. Hans Gruber 2 PIM Took a bad hooking call which allowed Montreal to tie the game up in the first.
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Week Four. Game 54. Halifax Raiders versus Montreal Militia
First Star Analysis: Rafe Ulrich
This was not a game of impressive goal-tending. Both goalies struggled between the pipes but that could be accounted for by the lack of much challenge in the opposing ends. Perhaps the goalies were napping as most of the play was grinding it out in neutral territory.
A highlight reel player of the game was Rafe Ulrich of the Militia who took the first star away from all others. His 5 shots on net and 4 hits helped him to dominate the play when he was on the ice. He snuck between two defenders in the second period to slice a pass right on the tape of Piotr Czerkawski's stick who wasted no time in releasing a wrist shot right over the shoulder of the goalie.
He also scored one of his own on the power play in the third to put the Militia ahead by two and let them coast to victory as the clock ticked down.
In today's quick recap, we will be talking about Game #54 of the season.
Halifax vs Montreal
Halifax is looking to continue their run of 4 straight wins. Montreal hopes to build off their big 6-3 win over St. Louis.
Key Moments
The big moment for the Raiders happened at 13:38 of the 2nd when Thomas Speardane tied the game at 2 a piece. Just 26 seconds after the equalizer, Radovan Hudec took back the lead for the Militia and would become the game winner.
Top Star of the Game
With a goal and an assist, Rafe Ulrich is the Top Star for this game.
08-02-2018, 09:38 PM(This post was last modified: 08-02-2018, 09:53 PM by ViN.)
Welcome back to our Player of the Game segment for the most recent matchup between the Halifax Raiders and Montreal Militia.
Our choice tonight goes to Rafe Ulrich of the Montreal Militia! Rafe was seemingly all over the ice tonight racking up two points with a goal and an assist, four hits, as well as a blocked shot. Ulrich's first and only goal of the night came very early in the third period on the powerplay. Prior to the goal, the Raiders were only down by one and were going all out offensively to get the game tied up. An unfortunate penalty by Vince Rieper for interference late in the second period gave the Militia all they needed to put the game out of reach.
Rafe Ulrich 3 (Viktor Valentine 8, Daniel Daniil 3) at 1:05 (PP)
Faceoffs takes up a big role in today's hockey. Everytime you win a draw you get possession of the puck. The more your team have the puck, the more scoring chance you get and vice-versa. Which is why Centers take pride in winning them draws and why coaches love center men who do win them.
Halifax Raiders: 36 wins on 74 faceoffs taken ( 48,6%)
Montreal Militias: 38 wins on 74 faceoffs taken (51,3%)
Close game in the faceoffs dot here. No clear advantage for any team.
The winner and the loser for today's game:
Winner: Montreal Militias' center Kevin Kazarian with 10 wins on 16 faceoff taken (62,5%)
Loser: Halifax Raiders' center Leshaun King with 7 wins on 23 faceoff taken (30,4%)
Hello everyone and welcome back for Harvey's Fail of the Game.
By now, everyone in the SMJHL knows rookie Pierre Laroche-Durocher as one of the big hitters in the league, currently standing right outside the top-10 league-wise for hits despite a slower start as a rookie with 69 hits. In this game against the Montréal Militia, defenceman Charlie Schieck had the ill luck of finding himself on the receiving end of one of Laroche-Durocher's hits, and while he didn't suffer any injury, it definitely shook him up enough to make him do the following amusing mistake once he got to the bench.
Montreal doesn't have that many rookies on their squad, and Halifax didn't do as well this game so it was hard to find a rookie really stood out to me. One person I thought of would be Montreal's goalie Petr Vrana, but I have already showcased him and it feels like a bit of a cop out using their starting goalie, mainly because if a team wins their goalie looks good and there really isn't much else to say about them. So, I kept looking and eventually landed on Vital Kravtsov. Kravtsov managed to net himself a secondary assist off of a goal by veteran right winger Radovan Hudec. But that wasn't really the reason why I chose him as rookie of the game, I chose him because he won 8/12 of the face-offs he took this game. It is very hard to get success as a center in this league, so to be able to do it as a rookie is pretty hard to do.
Montreal was all over Halifax in this one. Shots were 28-17 and the score reflects that - 4-2 for Montreal. The Bust of the Game Award goes to Pierre Laroche-Durocher. This is a big surprise from Pierre, as he was touted as one of the blue-chip prospects in his draft class. A game like this is unheard of for such a rare talent. PLD posted a -1 with no points, no shots, no blocks, no hits... nothing. Despite his 22 minutes on the ice and ample special teams time, he couldn't lend a helping hand to his team. We're into the meat of the season now, and a showing like this just doesn't cut it anymore. Teams are fighting for spots heading into the home stretch of the season. PLD didn't look like he was fighting for a spot, instead he rolled over while his was taken.
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Leshaun King is the second person to repeat as winner of the Punching Bag of the Game award this season, behind Mr. Faceoffs. Clearly a generational talent, King was out there all game with a target on his back. Hit four times by four different players, King accounted for 15% of the games hits taken. This guy is going to be a future Hall of Famer and everyone’s realizing that in his rookie season. Even though he was hit 4 times, he didn’t lose the puck. His resolve is truly something to be admired.
While it's still early in the season, Halifax and Montreal both looked primed to be locked in a battle all season long for a playoff spot. The crowd could certainly feel it and the atmosphere was tense and loud. Halifax got them going early with a goal just over 3 minutes into the period. It led to a rough few minutes for the Militia, with much of their team experiencing a playoff like atmosphere for the first time in their career. They adjusted about midway through the period, tying up the score and quieting the crowd down a bit. The crowd was raucous once again when the teams came out for the second, only to be quickly silence by the Militia as they scored just six seconds into the second frame. The game-winning goal came by Rafe Ulrich on a powerplay early in the third period. Montreal was able to defend the rest of the period and send the crowd home quiet and disappointed.
08-08-2018, 10:14 PM(This post was last modified: 08-08-2018, 10:14 PM by MyLittleHexx.)
Hit of the Night - Rafe Ulrich
The hit of the night for this game comes from Rafe Ulrich of the Montreal Militia. With two minutes left in the second period, Rafe would just bowl over Halifax defenseman Roly Rollerson. Rollerson planned on putting the body to Rafe, but Rafe decided that it wasn't going to happen so he stood the defender up at the face-off dot in the circle. The hit was so hard that it actually knocked Rollerson's helmet off, sending it flying towards the crease. Rafe was able to retain possession of the puck, and I think Rollerson's helmet landed in the next town over a few minutes later.
Goalie Grades-
Geezus Kryyst (HAL): 24 saves on 28 shots, .857 Save Percentage
1st period: 5 saves on 6 shots
2nd period: 8 saves on 10 shots
3rd period: 11 saves on 12 shots
Goalie grade: C-
Petr Vrana (MTL): 15 saves on 17 shots, .882 Save Percentage
1st period: 6 saves on 7 shots
2nd period: 8 saves on 9 shots
3rd period: 1 save on 1 shot
Goalie grade: C
Goalie of the Game: Petr Vrana
It wasn't the most glorious game for Vrana, and he did not have a high volume of shots to save, but he made the saves he needed to in order to keep his team in the game. Solid game for Vrana.
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08-10-2018, 06:21 PM(This post was last modified: 08-10-2018, 06:22 PM by Bonk.)
Game 54 Halifax Raiders vs Montreal Militia saw the Militia win the game four to two but it also a great game for Kyle Corbett of the Halifax Raiders. Kyle Corbett started the scoring for the night with a power play goal at 3:15 of the first and that would be the only lead that the Halifax Raiders would have.
In addition to his offense. Kyle Corbett physical as came in to play well. He caused two turnovers by leveling both Piotr Czerkawski and Viktor Valentine.
He was also no slouch when it came to blocking shots having three of them.
At the end of the day, though the Halifax Raiders lost but it was not because of the play of Kyle Corbett.
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