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PGS S52 - Game 12: Colorado at Anchorage
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Final Score: Anchorage 3 - Raptors 2
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Good morning, afternoon, and evening to our dear readers, wherever you might be. This is Sirhc Ollurec from Norwegian Machine Never Breaks, your number one source for news and insight on the Colorado Raptors. We have for you a SMJHL recap of a game between the traveling Raptors and the Anchorage Armada. 

First period:

1. Colorado Raptors , Hariken Urawa 2 (Henrik Lekberg Osterman 1, Denver Wolfe 1) at 0:12
2. Anchorage Armada , Danny White 2 (Vladimir Khristorozhdestvensk 1, Cyril Vyskoc 2) at 11:10
3. Colorado Raptors , Denver Wolfe 1 (Daniel Kuster 2, Simothy Drunkebird 1) at 16:55

Penalties: Bradley Barkov (COL) for Holding (Minor) at 11:27
 

The puck dropped and boy, oh boy were the Raptors ready to pounce in this one. Center, 
First-Name Last-Name (FNLN) won the opening draw and quickly set up a chance for his partner in crime, Henrik Lekberg Osterman (HLO) that seemed to surprise Armada goaltender, Ian Venables. The shot clanged off the netminder's mask and landed right in Hariken Urawa's lap. Urawa made no mistake with the rebound and the Dinos had a lead before 15 seconds had ticked off the clock.

The Armada would quickly show that they were not troubled by their slow start, eventually ending the period with a 16-8 lead in shots on net. That barrage of shots was first rewarded halfway through the first frame when starring rookie, Danny White cashed in on an opportunity against a tired Raptors bunch after a recent icing call. Samat Beibitzhanov was under siege in the Dinos net for about two entire minutes before finally letting one leak through the seven hole off of a faceoff victory. 

The period continued on with a similar theme, the Dinos not doing enough in the neutral zone to keep Anchorage from threatening to take their first lead. However, luck sprung into play late in the first when Daniel Kuster rocketed a dump-in into the Anchorage zone, catching a stanchion and forcing an unaware Venables to make a stretching pad save. The puck then shot out into the slot where Denver Wolfe was the first to pounce on it, sliding it easily into a mostly empty net. The Raptors had escaped a bad period with an unlikely lead. 

Second period:

4. Anchorage Armada , Augustus Wang 2 (Vladimir Khristorozhdestvensk 2, Ian Venables) at 12:42 (PP)
5. Anchorage Armada , Cyril Vyskoc 1 (Chris de Siren 1, Ulrik Bergstrom 3) at 19:51

Penalties: Tomas Grygera (COL) for Hooking (Minor) at 10:58, Rhett Ward (COL) for Holding (Minor) at 15:25, Matthew Anderson (COL) for Tripping (Minor) at 19:59

That Colorado luck was short-lived as they followed up a bad overall first period with an equally bad second. The Raptors would leave the second only testing Venables three times. A minor penalty for holding doled out to Tomas Grygera would be the first sign of luck running out. After a shorthanded break was thwarted by a blocked shot, the Raptors were caught in transition and Augustus Wang slammed home the odd-man break after a nifty passing play between him and Vladimir Khristorozhdestvensk.

Things would only get worse for the Raptors as it looked like they might escape another bad period with at least a tie in score, but the Armada picked up a crucial, back-breaking late period goal with under ten seconds remaining. Play started in the Armada zone where Mitchell van der Heijden beat FNLN in the dot, sending the puck to Chris de Siren who rushed up ice and sent a shot wide on purpose, finding Cyril Vyskoc at the backdoor for an easy tap-in. 

Third period:

Penalties: Stan Hanson (ANC) for Holding (Minor) at 8:21, Henrik Lekberg Osterman (COL) for Holding (Minor) at 8:31, Chris de Siren (ANC) for Interference (Minor) at 16:21, Glen Anders (COL) for Hooking (Minor) at 19:25

As you can tell, we had no scoring in the final frame. That is only bad for one team and that one team was unfortunately your Colorado Raptors. The Dinos saved their best period for last, but unfortunately Venables shut the door on their ten shots. A late penalty to Glen Anders for hooking sealed the deal as the Raptors were forced to play five-on-five hockey without a goaltender for the remaining 35 seconds. 

End of game: Anchorage 3, Colorado 2 

Three Stars:
#1 - Cyril Vyskoc (Armada): one goal, one assist in 19:23 of ice time.
#2 - Denver Wolfe (Raptors): one goal, one assist in 22:35 of ice time.
#3 - Danny White (Armada): one goal in 19:11 of ice time.

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(This post was last modified: 02-08-2020, 04:07 PM by KenitohMenara.)

1. While the Anchorage should be happy that they picked up the win, as every game is important in the SMJHL, there seems to be a pattern already forming for them. Have an alright/not bad first period before taking control from the second period onwards. This is not a healthy cycle and should be talked about as soon as possible. Hockey Is a 60-minute game, not 40 minutes so any bad period can put you in a position where you’re grand plan completely falls apart. Digging yourself into a hole and climbing out again isn’t a recipe for success. I don’t want to say that this is a cup hangover because there are a lot of new players here but some concern should be noted

2. While those issues are indeed present and deserve to be talked about, once they got going the armada did take over this game. They made proper use of their chances and played good defense hockey when it was required. Ian Venables was once again Ian Venables, a rock in net that can relied upon when things get hairy. Danny White and Cyril Vyskoc were very good in this game and rookie Chris de Siren is showing promise in his game. The cup champions want to prove that their win was no fluke and so far, they are proving to be worthy.

3. Anchorage was also good at keeping themselves out of the penalty box. Only two penalties on the day for the team shows good discipline and team effort. Then again, in a tight one-score game, you don’t want to put your team on the backfoot with a penalty so just something to watch out for. That being said, when Anchorage were a man down, they played exceptionally well. Both penalties were in the 3rd period but the Armada proved that defensively they were up to the task at hand, of course, its early in the season but seeing that kind of work early on can only be a positive sign.
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(This post was last modified: 02-08-2020, 03:34 PM by leviadan.)

A More Disciplined Game:

There's something to be proud of here if you're on the Raptors penalty kill. 5 for 6 is a great performance, but if I'm one of the guys like Kuster, Wolfe, or Drunkebird that played nearly 5 minutes apiece on the penalty kill, I'm asking why my team is finding their way to the box so often. Something is going to give eventually, and in a game this tight you simply cannot take six penalties. Colorado lost by one goal, and despite a valiant effort from the PK, they let one get through. You can't look to your top defensive guys to bail you out of penalty trouble six times in a tight game-- you just can't. Unfortunately for the Raptors, it may have cost them at least a point in this one.

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(This post was last modified: 02-13-2020, 10:16 PM by Chrisda19.)

1) A decent showing by both teams this game. Colorado came into the game with a fresh win at their back with the third game in a row against Anchorage.  The Armada had different plans from the prior game and it showed with a brilliant showing against a talented Raptors team. Chris de Siren has some work to do with passing, several of his passes being intercepted, though he did get an Assist on an awesome shot by Cyril Vyskoc. Colorado has some work to do in the offensive zone themselves but being only three games in after tonight's game, it is entirely too early to gauge where the team will land in the standings by the end of the regular season.

2) The Armada had a rather rough time in the faceoff circle as well tonight. Winning a total of 35 faceoffs in 78 oppurtunities with a 44% success rate. This was a blemish which was in stark contrast to the defensive aptitude displayed by them through the whole game. The Raptors struggled with discipline throughout the game with six total penalties with half coming in the second period alone, but that struggle didn't translate into much success for Anchorage as well as they only managed to capitalize on one of those attempts with a final showing of 16% on the Power Play conversion.

3) The goalies for both teams also deserve a bunch of credit for the great game that ensued tonight. Ian Venables managed to stop 19 of 21 shots with Colorado testing his mettle a mere 12 seconds into the game which did not dishearten Ian in any way. Although down 2 to 1 at the end of the first, Anchorage managed to support Ian allowing him to blank the Raptors for the remainder of the game.  Samat Beibitzhanov also had a fantastic game in net as well stopping 24 of 27 shots and blanking Anchorage in the third period after several flashy saves.

Chris de Siren - S52 Anchorage Armada | S53 Calgary Dragons 19th Ovr Draft Pick 

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Faceoff dependency by the Anchorage Armada was a strange thing to see considering how they have depth through their lineup of centremen capable of taking the draw. The end result was that out of the 84 faceoffs, specifically two players, Mitchell van der Heijden and Cyril Vyskoc took 60 of them. The former did well enough for himself almost hitting 50% wins despite the heavy reliance but Vyskoc on the other hand drowned in their responsibility only being able to win 11 out 31 draws. Not exactly a recipe for success when there are other players like Lowrie and Boxman capable of taking some of the centerman responsibilities. Could very well be a one game blip but not a good look for the coaching staff to have so little trust.

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(This post was last modified: 02-10-2020, 10:17 PM by LordBirdman.)

Profile of the 3 stars.

#1 - Cyril Vyskoč (Armada): one goal, one assist in 19:23 of ice time.

Cyril Vyskoč is a sniper center hailing from Czechia playing in his second season for the Armada. He is a 272 TPE player created by artermis, the Armada co-GM and a veteran who’s first player dates back to S19!  Cyril had an impressive rookie season with the Armada, scoring 9 goals and 16 assists for 25 points in 50 games (0.50 points per game). Playing on the third line for the Armada, Cyril had a -8 +/- rating. As of this writing, Cyril is having an improved sophomore campaign playing on the second line and scoring 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points through 31 games (0.64 points per game). In S51, Cyril had 3 goals and 4 assists in 20 post season games for the Armada helping them win the Four Star Cup.

#2 - Denver Wolfe (Raptors): one goal, one assist in 22:35 of ice time.

Denver Wolfe is a 455 TPE (425 cap) two-way D-man from Ireland. He is a S49 recreate from iRockstar, a user that is now inactive. Through 31 games, Denver has 7 goals and 14 assists for 21 points. Denver is leading Colorado’s D in goals, has the fourth most goals on the team, and has a +3 rating. Last year he had 8 goals and 17 assists for 25 points, so S53 is looking to be a career year for him in points. Denver isn’t the most physical D, only having 30 hits so far this year and only 41 all of last year.

#3 - Danny White (Armada): one goal in 19:11 of ice time.

Danny White an offensive center from the Netherlands. He is a S53 rookie created by Insayne, a user who's first player is a S34 LW. Danny did play 4 regular season games for the Armada last year but went scoreless.  Danny currently has 236 TPE. This year, Danny has 8 goals and 12 assists for 20 points, including 1 power play goal and 4 power play assists, in 31 games. He has a +7 rating playing on the first line right wing for Anchorage. Danny is currently tied for first in rookie scoring with Edward Williams (DET). Last year, Danny played in all 20 games for the Armada in the playoffs and scored 2 goals on the road to Anchorage’s Four Star Cup.

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Comment 1) What the Raptors Did Well

The Raptors got off to a strong start thanks to Urawa burying a feed from Henrik Lekberg Osterman to start the game. That spark did not lead to the result they would have liked, but despite being outplayed for much of the 1st period, The raptors found ways to hang on and even take back the lead towards the end of the period. It might not have looked pretty, but the team demonstrated that they have the ability to fight off an opponents surge and still end up on top. After another bad period in the 2nd, the Raptors really showed a lot of fight in the 3rd period, controlling possession and out-shooting Anchorage 10-2 in the period. they were not able to get the equalizer, but that flash of potential may signal future success down the line for the Raptors.

Comment 2) What went wrong for the Raptors

A lack of ability to hold possession in the first 2 periods ultimately doomed the raptors. Samat Beibitzhanov was able to hold off the consistent pressure from the armada in the 1st period, stopping 15 of 16 shots, but eventually crumbled under continued pressure in the 2nd period. A Huge factor in this imbalance of possession was the penalties. Colorado took a total of 6 penalties in this game. While they successfully managed to kill 5 out of 6, keeping the game in striking distance, the incessant parade of raptors to the penalty box really killed the teams ability to build momentum and break down the anchorage defense. You aren't going to find many teams pulling out wins after giving their opponent 6 power plays, and that is something that needs to be addressed by the coaching staff in the near future.

Comment 3) Anchorage gets 5 out of 6 points against raptors in early season series

The Raptors and Armada faced off in a 3 game series to start the season. By this game the level of familiarity between the teams was extremely high, and anchorage put the shootout loss to Colorado in game 2 behind them and showed out in a big way tonight. Despite the 1 goal difference at the end, you would not be remiss to say that this game for large stretches looked an awful lot like the 3-0 shutout the Armada inflicted upon the Raptors in the season opener. I'm sure the Armada would have liked to capitalize more often on the Power play, going 1 for 6 on the night, but the goal they did score tied the game and seemed to really set the tone early in the second period that they were going to get looks, and they would eventually put them in the net. An overall strong start to the season by the defending champions.

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Everyone knows that being down a man is one of the worst situations a team can be put in, because it puts a ton of stress on the team and goalie to keep the puck out of their own net. Well this game was a great example of how constantly being down a man throughout the course of game can lead to an easily avoidable loss. The Raptors took six penalties in this game putting them down a man for over half a period's worth of time. They were lucky only to concede one powerplay goal in this game, but that one goal was the difference between losing 3-2 and possibly taking the game to overtime and giving themselves a chance to win the game.

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