Wow. That was painful to watch. Sloppy passes, lack of intensity, lack of creativity could all sum up the Red Wings performance tonight at the Colosseum. I will give kudos to a couple of players that I thought had superb games - Captain Kyle Haines was probably the best Wing tonight as he played solid on the blue line while goaltender AJ Whiffen made some great saves only being beat once. The La Ronge Ice Wolves got a good performance from goaltender Jonathan Jobin (pictured) as he made 43 saves in a 1-0 win over the Wings. The Wings tended to make it easy for Jobin though as many pucks were shot right into the center of his crest. Adam Moar had the lone goal for La Ronge with David Lawrence and Calvin Fiddler picking up the assists. The Wings did a good job of shutting down La Ronge star players such as Jordie Johnston, Jarrid Dowhay and Bruno-Pierre Gosselin but just could not beat Jobin. AJ Whiffen made 27 saves in the Weyburn goal. The Ice Wolves complete a successful southern road trip as they win two games in as many nights. The Ice Wolves are now 7-6-1-0 and are in a logjam with two other teams at 15 points and a share of second in the Itech Conference (the others being Nipawin and Flin Flon). The Wings are now 7-6-1-1 and have fell to fourth in the Sherwood as a result of Yorkton's win tonight. This sets up a very important home and home series between the two teams this coming weekend. Let's hope the Wings can come out with some spark on the weekend.
Speaking of those Terriers, they were 3-0 shutout winners over the Kindersley Klippers in Kindersley tonight. With the shutout victory, Lynden Sammartino (pictured) picked up his ninth career shutout which now gives him the all time SJHL record for shutouts. Sammartino passes several players including ex-Wing Terry Denike. Sammartino made 27 saves in the shutout victory. Kyle Block scored a pair of power play goals to lead the Terriers while adding an assist. Carter Smith assisted on both of Block's goals. Alfie Bear also scored for Yorkton. Ryan Nieszner made the start for Kindersley and stopped 22 of 25 shots. The Terriers moved into third place with the win, one point back of second place Estevan. The Klippers are now 7-5-0-0 and in sole position of fifth in the Sherwood but have three games in hand on both Weyburn and Yorkton.
The heavyweight battle took place in Melville tonight with the visiting Humboldt Broncos coming out on top after a 2-1 overtime victory. A side note to this game was the fact Melville goaltender Kyle Cantlon was taken to hospital last night with an undisclosed illness and was not available for tonight's game. All Travis Bosch (pictured) did in his place was make 42 saves, not a bad night for the backup tender. Taylor Nelson picked up the win in goal for the Broncos as he had a rare night facing over 30 shots as he made 34 saves. Nelson tends to face less than 20 shots a game on the average night. Matthew Kirzinger was the overtime hero for Humboldt as he scored 2:16 into the extra frame. Russ Nielsen also scored for the Broncos. Mitchell Stretch, Evan Bryksa and Dane Lindskog all added assists for the Broncos. Defenseman Curtis Beech had the lone goal for the Millionaires. Dion Campbell and Brad Johnston assisted on the goal. Millionaires forward Daniel Hope was ejected for checking from behind. The Broncos improve to 11-2-0-0 while Melville is now 11-1-1-0.
In Melfort, the Mustangs welcomed new goaltender Ilya Ejov, a Russian who played the last couple seasons in the QMJHL. Ejov made 24 saves to pick up his first SJHL victory as the Mustangs downed the Notre Dame Hounds 7-3. It was an interesting night to say the least for Mustangs forward Matt Hill (pictured) as he had a hat trick and added an assist for the four point night. However, he was ejected with a match penalty late in the third period and will now likely face a three game suspension from league disciplinarian Laury Ryan.Taylor Watt also had a four point night for the Mustangs (goal and three assists). Gary Childerhose (goal and an assist), Kyle Fraser and Cory Buffin were the other scorers for Melfort. SJHL player of the week Clint Olson added two assists. Tanner Vandesype had a goal and an assist for Notre Dame. Travis Janke and Eddie Gale also scored for the Hounds. Mark Currie had a tough night as he only stopped 22 of 29 shots faced. The Mustangs improve to 7-7-0-0 and are in fifth in the Itech, but only one point out of second in the tight division. The Hounds have fallen to a dismal 2-14-1-0 as the long season continues for the Hounds and their young roster.Tonight's Three Stars:
1. Lynden Sammartino - Yorkton Terriers (record setting night)
2. Jonathan Jobin - La Ronge Ice Wolves (43 saves for shutout)
3. Travis Bosch - Melville Millionaires (42 saves in overtime loss, thrown into fire with illness to starter Kyle Cantlon)
Honorable Mentions - Matt Hill (Melfort), Taylor Watt (Melfort), AJ Whiffen (Weyburn), Kyle Block (Yorkton), Taylor Nelson (Humboldt)
- Brad M.
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6 Comments:
From what i've seen of the Red Wings so far this year is a talented fast hockey team, with solid goaltending, which is capable of beating any team in the league, i think though they need a another power forward or 2, some snipers, to be consistent. They have a good team, but with more scoring punch they would be a hard team to beat. I know players like this are hard to find, but the Wings have done it before.
Go Wings!
good call. and they just need to get more physical, get the blood flowing and put some fear into other teams. they tend to get pushed around a lot and noone hardly ever fights back. they just need to pull themselves together and realize what they can do!
A.J. Whiffen is playing well for the wings.
Agreed. Whiffen is awesome. As a fan I feel more confident when he is in net.
me too me too
the best thing is , hes only 17 turning 18. we may have a few more years with him
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