Create Account

PGS S49 - Game #24 : Lethbridge Lions vs. St. Louis Scarecrows
#1

[Image: SMJHL-Lions.png]vs. [Image: Scarecrows-Banner.png]

Lethbridge Lions (1-2-1) vs. St. Louis Scarecrows (2-2-0)

Game Link

The Lions are coming into tonight's game with a three game losing skid, with all three losses coming on home ice - however, their only victory this season was away from home, in Vancouver, giving them hope that their forecheck can work efficiently against the Scarecrows. The home side has had its ups and downs so far this season, but they will want to show their fans their best side, after dropping their last game in Vancouver. Goaltender Marques Brownlee will get his first start of the season for the Missourians, while the Albertans will be looking to Nolan McMahon for a fifth consecutive game. With the Gateway Arch in the backdrop, let's take a look at the action on the ice.

First Period

The Lions start the game in force, but after a good sequence in St. Louis' zone, a high-sticking call against Face of the Franchise slows down the Lethbridge attack. While the ensuing powerplay did not result in a goal for the home side, they slowly regain their bearings, and a good outlet pass by Flash Gordon springs Yamamoto Mitsuharu forward, who then plays keepaway from the defenders with Basil Magnicotta. The Japanese foward then snipes it into the open net. 1-0 St. Louis!

Lethbridge is again plagued with penalty woes, as they struggle to get anything going with three consecutive penalties being called against them. While Cal Clucker is in the box for roughing, St. Louis' powerplay takes advantage of a beautiful bomb from goalie Brownlee to catch the Lions off-guard. Nikolaj Muller starts streaking down the left lane, and finds a wide open Noah Brusky coming into the Lions' zone, who then smashes it high blocker side to open his scoring account for the season. Nothing the netminder could do - 2-0 St. Louis!

With Lethbridge trying to regain momentum in the game, the Scarecrows are content to play a bit more defensively, while still getting their share of looks on goal. Shots are 9-5 in favor of St. Louis going into the second period.

Second Period

Once again, the Lions start the period strongly, and Marques Brownlee is forced to make a few good saves, stopping Eva Lykke Aparjode and Hugh Jazz - point blank robbery! But the penalties come back to haunt Lethbridge once again, as Jakob Hamr is caught for tripping. After a few good chances were stopped by McMahon, Jakub Bruchevski wins an important faceoff, sliding it to Noah Brusky, who directs it towards Lyle Odelein III who bombs it just wide - but in the ensuing chaos, James Ronlain finds the opening and slides it past the Swiss netminder. 3-0 St. Louis!

As hostilities restart, St. Louis is determined to put this game out of reach, and the Scarecrows' second line comes close to doing just that, but Mitsuharu's shot hits the post! So close to his second of the night. The Lions have a good spell of possession midway through the period, but the shots keep going wide! Count them - in a 45 second span, a total of 11 shots were taken, but only 2 tested Brownlee, including this redirection by Boruvka Banananak on a shot by Delver Fudgeson to end the sequence. Incredible! Even with all those misses, the Lions still managed a potent 12 shots on the American goalkeeper, while the Scarecrows shot 8 times on McMahon.

Third Period

The Lions continued their indiscipline early in the third period, with Hamr taking his second penalty of the night, and Lethbridge's seventh penalty of the game. They would finish the game giving up eight powerplays to the Scarecrows, which is less than ideal when trailing by three goals. Nolan McMahon continues to keep his team in the game, and Johnny Patey decided to try and invigorate his teammates with a spirited bout with St. Louis' Blake Phoenix. Both go to the sin bin for five under the cheers of the crowd.

After Lethbridge's eighth penalty kill of the evening, the Lions' faithful can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The first line takes the ice, and Cant Eykhil wins the draw in their own zone, while Cal Clucker springs Hugh Jazz forward. A great individual effort by the left winger sees him lose his marker, and finishing it beautifully with a snipe past Marques Brownlee - Lethbridge makes it 3-1!

But the celebrations are cut short, as St. Louis' second line, who has been dominant all game long, comes to cut the hopes of Lethbridge short. Jakub Bruchevski wins another important faceoff at center ice, allowing his wingers Mitsuhara and Magnicotta to come in to the Lethbridge zone with some intent. Mitsuharu's initial shot misses the net, but Basil Magnicotta streaks in to retrieve the puck, wraps around and fires it into the net. And just like that, ten seconds after surrendering their shutout-breaking goal, St. Louis are back in front by three goals - 4-1 St. Louis!

The Scarecrows continue to dominate the Lions after Magnicotta's goal, and close out this win in impressive fashion. The St. Louis crowd rises to their feet in the final minute to celebrate a well-deserved victory for the home side!

Box Score

 | Lions |  Scarecrows
Goals | 1 | 4
Shots | 23 | 31
Powerplay | 0/2 | 2/8
Hits | 16 | 21
Faceoff% | 54.1% | 45.9%
Blocked Shots | 11 | 5

Three Stars

Third Star : Noah Brusky (STL)
Second Star : Basil Magnicotta (STL)
First Star : Yamamoto Mitsuharu (STL)

The Unsung Hero(s)

To me, two players on the Scarecrows could have had this honor, so I will mention both. The first one that comes to mind is Jakub Bruchevski, who saw his two linemates being nominated for the Three Stars of the game. He won two very important faceoffs that directly led to goals for St. Louis, as well as playing a physical and energetic game - his penalty late in the second period was probably why he was overlooked. Secondly, I want to shout out Marques Brownlee, who had an impressive showing in his first game of the season, with the only goal he allowed being an absolute laser from Hugh Jazz, late in the third period. He was very active in front of his net, and he even notched an assist on St. Louis' second goal of the game. Well done!

(1070 words)

[Image: KlusteR.gif]

Chiefs Monarchs Lions Berserkers Switzerland Blizzard pride Panthers Grizzlies



[Image: EePsAwN.png]    [Image: e0LuHwa.png]    [Image: eaex9S1.png]











Special thanks to @Carpy48, @Chevy, @Turd Ferguson, @fever95 and @enigmatic for the signatures!
#2

Comment 1: 3 Stars

Coasting to a 4-1 win, St. Louis had a number of contributions from some unheralded depth pieces, such as defenseman Brusky and Magnicotta for 3rd and 2nd star, and rookie winger Mitsuharu for first star.

Three Stars

Third Star : Noah Brusky (STL)

First-line defenseman had a helluva game, putting up 1 goal on 5 shots, while also contributing an assist and a hit in his sturdy 23 minutes of ice time.

Second Star : Basil Magnicotta (STL)

Magnicotta, part of St. Louis' second line pairing, also registered a goal and an assist for two points, yet he one upped Brusky. Magnicotta ended up a +1 compared to Brusky's 0, and also only needed 4 shots to register his goal.

First Star : Yamamoto Mitsuharu (STL)

Mitsuharu, the Crows' stud second round rookie selection, earned his first first star of his fledgling career, and was the driving factor behind this cakewalk of a win. Yamamota had 1G, 1A for 2 points, while putting 3 shots on net and having one hit. Mitsuharu's development is vital for the Crows to continue their strong play from recent seasons, and this is a good sign of things to come.

(201 words)

Comment 2: Special Teams is the Name of the Game

Coasting to a 4-1 win, St. Louis' ability to capitalize on Lethbridge's penalties was vital in deciding the outcome of this game. Caught flat footed all game, the Lions roared to a game high 8 minor penalties, and 21:00 minutes of penalties total. St. Louis was able to capitalize twice on the man advantage, which is all they needed as their defence was able to hold the Lions to only the single goal. Many of the infractions were of the lazy variety, as Lethbridge used their sticks for all the wrong reasons, as 4 of the 8 penalties were stick infractions. Getting a better night sleep might help lethbridge avoid another outcome like this.

(129 words)

Comment 3: Brownlee's Debut

With St. Louis taking rookie goalie Shiqa Vitalievich in the fourth round, they had given 2nd year goalie Marques Brownlee some rest after a long offseason, as Vitalievich started St. Louis' first four games, collecting a 2-2 record. With Marques getting the nod in the Crows' fifth game of the year, it was his time to show what he can do and stake his claim to the Crows' crease. Things started out well for Brownlee, as he turned away all 17 shots he faced through the first two periods. Brownlee continued his strong play in the third, stopping the first three shots he faced. However, Lethbridge scored on their next shot, ending Brownlee's shutout bid. By turning aside 22 of the 23 shots he faced, Brownlee get the win in his debut. Might we see a goaltending competition brewing in St. Louis?

(151 words)




[Image: fishyshl.gif]
Thanks to everybody for the sigs :peepoheart:

[Image: czechpp.png][Image: czechup.png]
#3

Nicely done man!

[Image: NCQjJT2.png]
Berserkers     -       syndicate      -     Berserkers
#4
(This post was last modified: 08-20-2019, 10:19 PM by Velevra.)

Comment 1: Special Teams Difference
Game 24 between the Lethbridge Lions and the St.Louis Scarecrows was largely a tale of special teams. The Lions were just unable to stay disciplined this game and that ultimately led to a rather one-sided victory for the Scarecrows. While St. Louis had eight powerplays and capitalized on two of them, Lethbridge went zero for two in their attempts. A decent amount of blame has to fall on to Akira Ren and Cal Clucker who took back to back penalties in the first period putting the Lions down two defensemen and allowing St. Louis to easily extend their goal lead. Lethbridge will have to learn to play a more disciplined brand of hockey going forward.

Comment 2: Unsung Heroes
Despite the one sided game, there were a few players who quietly had strong performances and ended up being unsung heroes. For the Lethbridge Lions, look no further than Hugh Jazz and Cant Eykhil. The duo combined for the lone goal by Lethbridge and were also huge parts of the team’s penalty kill playing 4:39 and 6:20 on it respectively. That is an insane number of minutes! For the St. Louis Scarecrows, Marques Brownlee made his season debut and looked very solid in it. While he wasn’t the busiest, he stopped 22 out of 23 shots and made some key saves to ensue that his team always carried the momentum. St. Louis will be deadly if he can keep up these performances.

Comment 3: A Surprising Japanese Star
The season 50 draft is a big one for Japanese players and this game featured quite a few, one who happened to be the MVP of the game! The SMJHL draft saw Akira Ren and Disisde Dayudie be the first two Japanese players selected however it was the second round pick Yamamoto Mitsuharu who shined tonight. Mitsuharu opened the scoring with his second goal of the season and also drew the primary assist on the last goal of the game. He essentially got the ball rolling and shut the door on any potential Lions comeback. Before the next time these teams faceoff, Ren and Dayidie will need to better study how to defend their Japanese brethren.

[Image: 60354_s.gif  ]
[Image: 1yZYUXK.gif]
Sig Credits: Gorlab and Kylrad
#5

Penalties Penalties Penalties

Lethbridge was plagued by penalties throughout the entire game. 9 different players spent time in the Sin Bin for a total of 21 minutes of penalties. While they were able to kill 6 of the 8 Power Plays of the night, the Penalty Kill squad was itself a large contributor to the lack of discipline. 4 of the penalties served tonight were taken by players pivotal to the Lethbridge PK. Jakob Hamr is the second pair d-man and personally took two of the penalties tonight. One of which led to a Scarecrows Power Play goal. Akira Ren and Delver Fudgeson are also on the Lethbridge PK team, but ended up spending time in the box instead.

St. Louis played a much more disciplined game and their special teams were able to not only capitalize on 2 of their Power Plays, but also managed to kill off both Lethbridge man advantage attempts.

Lions coach, JNH said after the game that they will be focusing more on player discipline and removing some of the unnecessary penalties from their game.

(180 words)

[Image: thiefofcheese.gif]


[Image: Yztckjo.png] 


Sig credit: Ragnar, Carpy48, High Stick King

#6

Tale of the Tape - S49, Game 24 - Lethbridge Lions vs St. Louis Scarecrows
Tonight we saw Blake Pheonix from St. Louis and Johnny Patey from Lethbridge drop their mitts. Overall it was a rather uninspiring fight, the 2 circled each other in the Lethbridge zone for about 10 seconds. They each had a small flurry of punches thrown at each other when the linesmen moved in to break them up, and ended up in an awkward hugging-wrestling match. Only gloves and sticks were on the ice, no player was able to get the other's helmet off and it didn't look like there was much of an attempt to do so. The two broke it up, made their way to the penalty box and were seen shaking hands afterwords.
No animosity, no hatred, just 2 guys doing their jobs. The game was already well in hand for St. Louis at the time of the fight, so it was more just to have one for the stat books rather than an attempt to rally up their teams, or payback from an earlier play.

[Image: krash.gif]


[Image: kLRJavo.png][Image: ZjgHcNL.png]

[Image: s9JOf1N.png][Image: wW0VNnL.png]
#7
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2019, 06:26 PM by Ferda.)

Coach Overworking the Players?
This bout between the Lethbridge Lions and the St. Louis Scarecrows featured some high tempo play with both teams constantly rushing up and down the ice. The Lions' loss tonight may be attributed to the increased reliance on their top line of Cant Eykhil, Hugh Jazz and Boruvka Banananak along with their top pairing of Delver Fudgeson and Akira Ren. Currently, Fudgeson and Ren average about 10% more time on the ice compaired to the top pairings of other teams. Whether this is due to lack of trust in other players or overreliance on their top guys to produce is left unknown. We can only see if their strategy pays off come playoff-time.

[Image: image.png]
[Image: dankestmemes69420.gif]





[Image: vhY18i8.png] [Image: gs89eGV.png] [Image: nBgNUTY.png]
Armada        Canada        Stampede
Falcons        Usa
#8

One of my favorite things to watch in a hockey game is a flurry of offensive directed at the net in an unrelenting display of power. While the night wouldn't end the way they wanted it to, the Lethbridge Lions had one such moment in this Game 24 versus the St. Louis Scarecrows. Between 11:24 and 11:32 the Lions managed to pop off five shots and a deflection in the span of eight seconds this game, all ricocheting just wide of the net. Akira Ren started the whirl of blasts with two hot ones from their stick, Cant Eykhil did the same with two of their own just afterwards, Delver Fudgeson would fire the last with Boruvka Banananak getting a deflection on the shot, just for Marques Brownlee to stop the barrage without a chance for more.

Word Count: 140

[Image: 59269_s.png]


S66 Damian Littleton


[Image: CsnVET2.png] || [Image: wu5MVvy.png]|| [Image: c8B2LE3.png]
Battleborn | Barracuda | Usa
#9
(This post was last modified: 09-12-2019, 11:12 AM by Samsung virtual assistant.)

Swegs MVP

If we look at this game we can say that it was fairly one sided in St Louis favor, who won the game 4-1. We have a couple of skaters out there that scored 2 points, all of them getting stars of the game. I'd argue that the MVP of the game however is the St Louis Goaltender. Marques Brownlee stopped 22 out of 23 faced shots, earning him a 0.957 save percentage, as well as the win. I don't know who decided these stars but they definitely need to take a good look in the mirror and give credit where its due.



Swegs post game Interview

Todays interview will be with rookie defenseman Disisde Dayudie of the Lethbridge lions, talking about tonights loss.

Hi Disisde! One could easily say that your team didn't have the best game tonight, losing 4-1 at home against the St Louis Scarecrows. What are your thoughts on the game?

Helloo, i no very good at the english yet but game was good.

Wait.. It was good? You lost 4-1. Are you saying that your team had a good performance?

Yes good game we play good no need to be sad.

Are there really any positives here? Seems like nothing went your way.

I block 2 shot it was good game. Thank yoooooou

Aaand he's gone. Well there you have it!



Swegs sweggy Trivia

This was the first game of the season between the two teams, last season they faced off against each other 6 times, splitting the points between each other with 3 wins and 3 losses each. They both scored 16 goals in total, both teams winning all their games on away ice, which again continued here as St Louis took the first away clash. It was also the first game Disisde Dayudie faced off against his former team. Dayudie signed a short term contract with St Louis late last season, playing with them from the trade deadline and for the rest of the season, including the playoffs.

[Image: 41373_s.gif]
[Image: vhY18i8.png][Image: 7WSfxIG.png][Image: nBgNUTY.png]







Users browsing this thread:
1 Guest(s)




Navigation

 

Extra Menu

 

About us

The Simulation Hockey League is a free online forums based sim league where you create your own fantasy hockey player. Join today and create your player, become a GM, get drafted, sign contracts, make trades and compete against hundreds of players from around the world.