St. Louis Scarecrows vs Colorado Raptors

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After a quick tally by Colorado to start the game, Kiko Rytmeyr leveled out his entire team's goal differential late in the 2nd with what turned out to be the game winning goal for St. Louis.  All said and done, St. Louis advances to 10 points on the season with a 2-1 victory over Colorado.

Summary
 27 S, 2 G  
 34 S, 1 G  

Three Stars:
1. G Aleister Cain                   (33 saves from 34 shots, 0.971, 60:00 TOI)
2. LW Gvidas Kazlauskas         (1-0-1, +1, 4 SOG, 2 HIT, 15:19 TOI)
3. RW Vladimir Vaskov            (0-1-1, +1, 3 SOG, 4 HIT, 14:08 TOI)

1st Period
 14 S, 1 G  
 11 S, 1 G  

After beating Crows Center Roger Baston in a face-off, Raptors Center Konstantin Voloshin dishes the puck to his Right Winger Vladimir Vaskov who manages to skate it into the neutral zone, right by the top D pair of St. Louis.  Vaskov then dishes it to Nico Wallner to gain the offensive zone, where the Raptors pull off a tight tic-tac-toe...tac-toe-tac-toe ending with Raptors Left Winger Gvidas Kazlauskas sneaking one by Crows Goalie Aleister Cain.  The puck changed sticks 10 times in the 30 seconds after the face-off, leaving St. Louis scratching their heads.

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2:15 of 1st period - Konstantin Voloshin wins face-off versus Roger Baston in Colorado Raptors zone.
2:46 of 1st period - Shot by Gvidas Kazlauskas.
2:46 of 1st period - Goal by Gvidas Kazlauskas - St. Louis Scarecrows : 0 - Colorado Raptors : 1.

Later in the period, Crows Center Gareth "Garth" Rush, beats Raptors Center Keegan Angello in a defensive zone face-off.  On the ensuing forecheck, Raptors Right Winger Eren Yeager takes a Holding Minor against Crows Right Winger Jurij Kovacic, putting the Scarecrows up on the Power Play.  Finding the opportunity mid change up, the first Power Play Forward line and the second Power Play Defense pair for the Crows opened up a shooting gallery against Raptors Goalie Scotty Crawfling.  The Crows register an impressive 4 shots in 6 seconds, before Gordie Maple finally sends it home between the posts to tie up the game.

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16:14 of 1st period - Shot by Nicholas Williams.
16:14 of 1st period - Stopped by Scottey Crawfling with a rebound.
16:16 of 1st period - Shot by Brock Nuck.
16:16 of 1st period - Stopped by Scottey Crawfling with a rebound.
16:18 of 1st period - Shot by Nicholas Williams.
16:18 of 1st period - Shot Blocked by Kevin Maddox.
16:20 of 1st period - Shot by Gordie Maple.
16:20 of 1st period - Goal by Gordie Maple - St. Louis Scarecrows : 1 - Colorado Raptors : 1.

2nd Period
 06 S, 1 G  
 11 S, 0 G  

The first minute of this 2nd period was total madness out on the ice with 8 minutes of penalties being earned by 3 unique players.  Crows Left Winger Adam Taylor starts us off with an Interference Minor after slapping Gvidas Kazlauskas' stick out of his hands right as he received a clean pass from teammate  Kevin Maddox.  Shortly after starting the Penalty Kill, Crows Center  Roger Baston dumps the puck to relieve some pressure and get a line change.  However, as Baston was leaving the ice, Raptors Left Winger Philipp Winter gets the puck caught in Baston's skates and they tangle up awkwardly.  Since Baston had his stick up to leave the ice, he received a double Minor for High Sticking while Winter gets a Holding Minor of his own.

Code:

0:44 of 2nd period - Minor Penalty to Adam Taylor for Interference.
0:45 of 2nd period - Roger Baston wins face-off versus Tony Pepperoni in St. Louis Scarecrows zone.
0:53 of 2nd period - Minor Penalty to Philipp Winter for Holding.
0:53 of 2nd period - Double Minor Penalty to Roger Baston for High sticking.

Most of the period was quiet after that, until minute 16 when the entire squad of -1 Crow players took the ice together.  Ignited by the 1st period frustrations, Crows Defensemen  Helmuts Akmenlauks made a clean breakaway off a feed from Adam Taylor and carried the puck deep into the Raptors zone.  With plenty of room, the Crows get shots from both Taylor and Akmenlauks but it was ultimately Crows Defensemen Kiko Rytmeyr who scores what would be the Game Winning Goal through the legs of Scottey Crawfling.  With that, the entire Crows team returned to a neutral goal differential and remained that way for the rest of the game.

Code:

16:57 of 2nd period - Shot by Adam Taylor.
16:57 of 2nd period - Shot Misses the Net.
16:59 of 2nd period - Shot by Helmuts Akmenlauks.
16:59 of 2nd period - Shot Misses the Net.
17:01 of 2nd period - Shot by Kiko Rytmeyr.
17:01 of 2nd period - Goal by Kiko Rytmeyr - St. Louis Scarecrows : 2 - Colorado Raptors : 1.

3rd Period
 07 S, 0 G  
 12 S, 0 G  

The 3rd period spelled disaster for the Raptors as they tallied 6 minutes of penalties on three unique players.  Two of these penalties came in quick succession, with only 18 seconds of even strength separating them.  To make matters worse, the last penalty at 17:17 left the Raptors with only 43 seconds of even strength to end the game.

In the exciting final minute, the Raptors pull Goalie  Scottey Crawfling to bolster their offense.  Philipp Winter nearly loses control of the game when he gets creamed by Helmuts Akmenlauks against the boards, but he is able to regain control of the puck and keep it through another assault from Akmenlauks.  With a second of peace, he sneaks the puck out to Gvidas Kazlauskas who rips a one-timer wide of the net.  Raptors Center Tony Pepperoni regains the puck and has a second chance, but Aleister Cain is able to hold onto it.  Roger Baston wins the defensive zone face-off and gets the puck to Crows Defensemen Samuel Jalopski by way of Alternate Captain  Bernard Freeman.  Jalopski disarms the Raptors offense by safely dumping the puck down ice and they are unable to come back for another scoring opportunity.

Code:

19:22 of 3rd period - Colorado Raptors, Scottey Crawfling is pulled from the net.
19:39 of 3rd period - Philipp Winter is hit by Helmuts Akmenlauks and loses puck.
19:43 of 3rd period - Philipp Winter is hit by Helmuts Akmenlauks.
19:45 of 3rd period - Shot by Gvidas Kazlauskas.
19:45 of 3rd period - Shot Misses the Net.
19:47 of 3rd period - Shot by Tony Pepperoni.
19:47 of 3rd period - Stopped by Aleister Cain without a rebound.
19:48 of 3rd period - Roger Baston wins face-off versus Keegan Angello in St. Louis Scarecrows zone.

credit to Flappy, ToeDragon, and Carpy

Some quick little facts between these two teams:

St Louis and Colorado have played 2 matches prior to this one, Games 3 and 7, sharing the spoils with a win each.
The Scarecrow's Brock Nuck managed to pick up an assist in each one of these games, the only player on his team to achieve this feat.
After a misfire in the first match, Gordie Maple of St Louis grabbed 4 points in the next 2.
No player on the Raptor's roster managed to register a point in all three games, with Konstantin Voloshin drawing a blank in Game 7, tarnishing an otherwise sound record of 4 points against the Scarecrows.
After letting in 4 goals off 9 shots in the first period of Game 3 and being hooked, Goalie Aleister Cain came back with a vengeance in 7 and 25, saving 62 out of 64 shots and thoroughly earning his place in the starting lineup.

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3 Stars of the Game

1st star: Aleister Cain
Aleister Cain absolutely put his team on his back in this game saving 33 out of 34 total shots. The Crows were doing alright in the first period, out shooting their opponents, but as the game went on the Raptors began to dominate. If it wasn't for the stellar performance from Cain the Crows would have been finished in this game.

2nd star: Gvidas Kazlauskas
A star player from Lithuania, Kazlauskas knows how to score. He lived up to his name as a sniper in this game as well and opened the scoring off an an assist from Konstantin Voloshin. He remained eager to score throughout the night with four shots and two solid hits.

3rd Star: Vladimir Vaskov
Vladimir Vaskov was man who had the secondary assist on the first goal of the game for the Raptors. Other than his productivity on that play Vladimir managed to shoot the puck on net three times and contribute with three hits as well.

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sigs by ToeDragon84

The ESPN player of the game is... from the St. Louis Scarecrows... Brock Nuck!

Brock Nuck only had one point which was an assist on the game tying goal in the first period. Nuck was a beast though with a crazy five shots! and an equally crazy three hits in this game. This is especially impressive since Brock Nuck is on the teams third line with Ty Hoover and Jerry Larry. But was still the best player on the ice tonight. St. Louis having such strong depth is likely what will make them cup contenders this spring. The scarecrows and falcons will likely be meeting in the finals.

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Comment One:

Timo Haas' Goalie of the Game

Tonight saw a goaltending duel but only one man can come out on top. Our man tonight is the Crows Aleister Cain. Stopping 33 of 34 shots over three periods and being the leader the Crows needed puts him ahead of Colorado's Scottey Crawfling. Cain was only beaten once by Colorado's Gvidas Kazlauskas, but after that early goal the young goaltender stood on his head, stopping 33 shots, and putting up an impenetrable wall in the final period, which saw the Raptors outshoot the Crows 12-7. If Cain continues to play like this, the St Louis Scarecrows could be hoisting a cup at the end of the season. Incredible game from the goaltender and one that will inspire confidence going forward.

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Comment Two:

Unsung Hero(es) brought to you by Virgin Mobile

Tonight's unsung hero award goes to Helmuts Akmenlauks of the St Louis Scarecrows. While still posting a point in the win, his physical play and willingness to give up his body for a win makes him a valuable member of the Crows squad. Finishing the night with 1 assist, 4 hits, and 1 blocked shot, the Scarecrows defender showed he is a valuable member of the team and one of the most versatile. His block came at a time in the game when Cain was being barraged and making sure your goaltender does not have to face more shots is always valuable. He also laid the wood on the Raptors team in this game. Collecting four hits and punishing his opponents each time.

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Comment Three:

Carl's Jr. Star of the Game

Already mentioned in the goaltender of the game section. Goalie Aleister Cain was the Carl's Jr. Star of this game. Putting up 33 saves and being the reason his team stole this game, Cain has shown that he can rise to the occasion. The young goaltender has a lightning fast glove and positions himself so well that when he is on, nobody is going to score on him. His ability to rise to the occasion was the difference in the matchup and adds a lot of momentum to a Scarecrows team that is already performing well and expected to be one of the top teams in the SMJHL this season. With solid offense, great defense, and an amazing goaltender, the squad can do anything. Aleister Cain might be the number one reason this team goes as far as they can.

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Timo Haas || Goalie || Los Angeles Panthers || Retired/Hall of Fame

Tomen's goalie of the game:

Aleister Cain: Why? Because he literally outperformed Scottey Crawfling in all available goalie statistics. He had a superb Save % with 97.06% on 34 shots compared to Crawfling who had 92.59% on 27 shots. Cain also allowed way less rebounds with a percentage of only 9.09% compared to the raptors goalie with 32.%. Aleister Cain also just had a way lower Bad rebound% than Scottey Crawfling with 33.33% to 87.50%. Cain played an essential part in the Scarecrows win in this game. Crawfling's high bad rebound % allowed to Scarecrows to actually score the game winning goal after a rebound by him which again shows that Crawfling had overall a good performance but just not as stellar as the Scarecrows goalie Cain.

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S31 Eduard Selich  || F || Buffalo Stampede || Peak: 1252
Name: Eduard Selich
Hometown: Fulda, Germany
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 19
Age: 29
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Regular Season Career Statistics:
SMJHL:
S30 PGF | GP 50 | G 15 | A 12 | P 27 |  -3 | PIM 8 | HIT 38 | SB 5 |
S31 PGF | GP 50 | G 21 | A 20 | P 41 |  -6 | PIM 18 | HIT 42 | SB 20 |
SHL:
S32 BUF | GP 50 | G 17 | A 19 | P 36 |  +11 | PIM 6 | HIT 54 | SB 13 |
S33 BUF | GP 50 | G 21 | A 25 | P 46 |  +14 | PIM 12 | HIT 44 | SB 21 |
S34 BUF | GP 50 | G 28 | A 35 | P 63 |  +23 | PIM 2 | HIT 3 | SB 22 |
S35 BUF | GP 50 | G 17 | A 17 | P 34 |  -6 | PIM 12 | HIT 13 | SB 17 |
S36 BUF | GP 50 | G 23 | A 24 | P 47 |  +3 | PIM 2 | HIT 37 | SB 15 |
S37 BUF | GP 50 | G 21 | A 27 | P 48 |  +9 | PIM 25 | HIT 74 | SB 15 |
S38 BUF | GP 50 | G 28 | A 27 | P 55 |  +4 | PIM 44 | HIT 42 | SB 12 |
S39 BUF | GP 50 | G 18 | A 21 | P 39 |  +1 | PIM 10 | HIT 48 | SB 23 |
S40 BUF | GP 50 | G 7 | A 15 | P 22 |  -26 | PIM 9 | HIT 48 | SB 11 |
S41 BUF | GP 50 | G 18 | A 17 | P 35 |  +10 | PIM 2 | HIT 5 | SB 11 |
S42 BUF | GP 50 | G 20 | A 21 | P 41 |  +10 | PIM 0 | HIT 5 | SB 10 |
S43 SEA | GP 50 | G 19 | A 19 | P 38 |  +8 | PIM 12 | HIT 47 | SB 7 |
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Playoff Career Statistic:
SMJHL:
S30 PGF | GP 17 | G 8 | A 13 | P 21 | +7 | PIM 2 | HIT 10 | SB 3 |
S31 PGF | GP 4 | G 0 | A 1 | P 1 | -5 | PIM 0 | HIT 4 | SB 2 |
SHL:
S32 BUF | Did not qualify
S33 BUF | GP 5 | G 4 | A 1 | P 5 | +1 | PIM 0 | HIT 0 | SB 0 |
S34 BUF | Did not qualify
S35 BUF | GP 4 | G 2 | A 2 | P 4 | -3 | PIM 0 | HIT 5 | SB 1 |
S36 BUF | GP 7 | G 6 | A 2 | P 8 | +6 | PIM 2 | HIT 10 | SB 1 |
S37 BUF | GP 7 | G 2 | A 0 | P 2 | -3 | PIM 0 | HIT 12 | SB 0 |
S38 BUF | Did not qualify
S39 BUF | Did not qualify
S40 BUF | Did not qualify
S41 BUF | GP 7 | G 2 | A 1 | P 3 | -4 | PIM 0 | HIT 1 | SB 2 |
S41 BUF | GP 5 | G 1 | A 1 | P 2 | -7 | PIM 0 | HIT 0 | SB 0 |
S43 SEA | GP 6 | G 3 | A 0 | P 3 | -3 | PIM 4 | HIT 7 | SB 2 |
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IIHF Round Robin Career Statistic:
S30 GER | GP 10 | G 0 | A 0 | P 0 | -4 | PIM 2 | HIT 3 | SB 0 |
S31 GER | GP 10 | G 2 | A 1 | P 3 | +2 | PIM 2 | HIT 4 | SB 1 |
S32 GER | GP 10 | G 5 | A 4 | P 9 | +4 | PIM 0 | HIT 2 | SB 3 |
S33 GER | GP 10 | G 2 | A 1 | P 3 | +4 | PIM 2 | HIT 4 | SB 2 |
S41 GER | GP 10 | G 4 | A 1 | P 5 | -2 | PIM 0 | HIT 0 | SB 1 |
S42 GER | GP 10 | G 1 | A 2 | P 3 | -2 | PIM 0 | HIT 9 | SB 1 |
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IIHF Medal Round Career Statistic:
S30 GER | GP 1 | G 0 | A 0 | P 0 | +0 | PIM 0 | HIT 0 | SB 0 |
S31 GER | GP 3 | G 0 | A 0 | P 0 | -2 | PIM 0 | HIT 1 | SB 0 |
S32 GER | GP 3 | G 1 | A 2 | P 3 | +4 | PIM 0 | HIT 0 | SB 0 |
S33 GER | GP 1 | G 0 | A 0 | P 0 | -1 | PIM 0 | HIT 1 | SB 0 |
S41 GER | GP 1 | G 0 | A 0 | P 0 | -1 | PIM 0 | HIT 0 | SB 0 |
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Transactions:
S30 | Drafted #20 in the SMJHL Entry Draft by the Prince George Firebirds
S30 | Signed a 1yr/1.5M deal with  Prince George Firebirds
S31 | Drafted #2 in the SHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Stampede
S31 | Signed a 2yr/2M deal with Buffalo Stampede
S32 | Signed an 23yr/23M extension with Buffalo Stampede
S34 | Contract Adjustment: 3yr/9M deal with Buffalo Stampede
S41 | Signed an 1yr/3M extension with Buffalo Stampede
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Noteable events:
S30 | Voted Alternate Captain of Prince George Firebirds
S30 | Organized WJC
S30 | Got the call to play for Team Germany
S30 | Won Zach Miller Trophy (Most Dedicated)
S30 | Won Ron Bolt Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike)
S30 | Won Ronan O'Keefe Trophy (Playoff Points Leader)
S30 | Voted S30 PGF Team MVP
S31 | Voted Captain of Prince George Firebirds
S31 | Named Germany Federation Head and won the Silver Medal
S31 | Nominated for Brandon Holmes Trophy (Top Defensive Forward)
S31 | Nominated for Zach Miller Trophy ( Most Dedicated)
S32 | Voted Alternate Captain of Buffalo Stampede
S32 | Nominated for the Ryan Jesster Trophy ( ROTY)
S32 | Named to the SHL All-Rookie Team
S32 | won the Gold Medal with team Germany
S33 | Named Buffalo Stampede Co-GM
S33 | Damien Littleton Trophy Nominee
S33 | Won Lance Uppercut Award
S34 | Named 1st Team All-Star in the SHL
S34 | Damien Littleton Trophy Nominee
S34 | Aidan Richan Trophy Nominee
S42 | Named Buffalo Stampede Co-GM


Otto Selich||GM||GER S31-S34(26-9-2)||BUF(S33-S34,S42-)||1 Gold & 2x Silver
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Round Robin Career Statistics:
S31 GER | 6-4-0 | 18 points | #1 seed Group A
S32 GER | 8-1-1 | 22 points | #1 seed Group A
S33 GER | 7-3-0 | 21 points | #1 seed Group A
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Medal Round Career Statistics:
S31 GER | 2-1-0 | Silver medal | lost to USA in the Gold medal game
S32 GER | 3-0-0 | won Gold Medal
S33 GER | 0-0-1 | lost in Quarterfinals to Finland


S45 Alexander Selich || D || || Colorado Raptors || Peak: 2134
Name: Alexander Selich
Hometown: Fulda, Germany
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 280 lbs
Number: 19
Age: 18
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Regular Season Career Statistics:
SMJHL:
S43 KEL | GP 9 | G 1 | A 1 | P 2 |  1 | PIM 0 | HIT 4 | SB 0 |
S44 COL | GP 50 | G 12 | A 14 | P 26 |  8 | PIM 4 | HIT 23 | SB 11 |
S45 COL | GP 50 | G 17 | A 16 | P 33 |  2 | PIM 12 | HIT 35 | SB 7 |
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Playoff Career Statistic:
SMJHL:
S43 KEL | GP 6 | G 1 | A 0 | P 1 | 0 | PIM 2 | HIT 2 | SB 0 |
S44 COL | GP 16 | G 7 | A 5 | P 12 | +3 | PIM 2 | HIT 3 | SB 6 |
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IIHF Round Robin Career Statistic:
S43 GER | GP 14 | G 0 | A 3 | P 3 | 2 | PIM 4 | HIT 7 | SB 0 |
S44 GER | GP 14 | G 1 | A 1 | P 2 | -10 | PIM 8 | HIT 7 | SB 4 |
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IIHF Medal Round Career Statistic:
S43 GER | GP 1 | G 0 | A 0 | P 0 | +0 | PIM 0 | HIT 1 | SB 0 |
S44 GER | GP 2 | G 2 | A 1 | P 3 | +1 | PIM 2 | HIT 2 | SB 0 |
Transactions:
S44 | Drafted #1 in the SMJHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Raptors
S44 | Signed a 1yr/3M deal with  Colorado Raptors
S45 | Drafted #22 in the SHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Stampede
S45 | Signed a 3yr/1M deal with Buffalo Stampede
Noteable events:

3. Buffalo Stampede , Eduard Selich 5 (Maximilian Wachter, Alexis Metzler) at 16:25
5. Buffalo Stampede , Eduard Selich 6 (Steven Stamkos Jr., Brynjar Tusk) at 19:48
8. Buffalo Stampede , Eduard Selich 7 (Brynjar Tusk, Alexis Metzler) at 13:55
9. Buffalo Stampede , Eduard Selich 8 (Anton Fedorov, Mikelis Grundmanis) at 15:12
10. Buffalo Stampede , Eduard Selich 9 (Dickie Pecker) at 19:43 (Empty Net)