AJ Whiffen, with his sister in the stands for support, knows how to celebrate a birthday. Whiffen, who turned just 18 tonight, made 28 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the Wings blanked the Melfort Mustangs 2-0 at the Colosseum. This was the first time in 17 games that the Mustangs failed to get a single point. The two teams played a scoreless first period. The Wings went up 1-0 at the 12:34 mark up the second period after a goal mouth scramble in front of Melfort goaltender Ilia Ejov. Torrey Lindsay managed to bang the puck past Ejov to give the Wings the only goal they would need. Michael Seib and Preston Shupe assisted on the goal. Brayden Nargang added his 13th of the season into an empty net with 7 seconds to go to seal the victory. Ejov was equally impressive in the Mustangs goal as he stopped 26 of 27 shots. It was definitely one of the best efforts of the season by the boys in red and white and they were rewarded with a hard earned 2 points. The Wings are now 4 points up on the second place Melville Millionaires in the Sherwood and only one point behind Melfort for first overall in the SJHL standings. The Mustangs remain two points up on the Humboldt Broncos for first in the Itech.
Other games tonight
Estevan 1 - Kyle Garagan
Yorkton 2 - Greg Coburn, Kirk Byczynski
WG - Lynden Sammartino (33/34)
LG - Karsten Felske (29/31)
Melville 3 - Scott Hennings, Kale Dolinski, Brad Johnston
Flin Flon 4 - Pierre - Luc Boucher (2), Reid MacLeod (2)
WG - Calvin Bartel (18/21)
LG - Travis Bosch (30/34)
Tonights Three Stars:
1. AJ Whiffen - Weyburn Red Wings
2. Reid MacLeod - Flin Flon Bombers
3. Lynden Sammartino - Yorkton Terriers
Note: The Nipawin Hawks and Notre Dame Hounds were playing in Hudson Bay tonight but no score was immediately available.
Tradewinds:
November 30/07
Estevan Bruins trade 1987 F Trevor Mock and 1989 D Devon Jonson to the Lindsay Muskies (OPJHL) as compensation for the CJAHL rights to 1988 D Dmitri Levin.
Notre Dame Hounds trade 1987 F Ed Gale and 1988 D Tanner Vandesype to the Humboldt Broncos for 1988 F Evan Bryksa, 1989 D Blayne Stevenson, 1991 F Jesse Mierau, and future considerations.
Humboldt Broncos trade 1989 F Spencer Hoehn to the Neepawa Natives (MJHL) for future considerations.
La Ronge Ice Wolves trade 1989 D Nick Neurauter to the Nipawin Hawks for 1987 D Riel Thomson.
Melville Millionaires trade 1988 D Justin Klassen and future considerations to the Port Hope Predators (OPJHL) for 1987 F Jordan Wilson.
Estevan Bruins acquire 1988 D Cory Demko from the North Bay Skyhawks (NOJHL) for future considerations.
Wings are now off until next weekend when they embark on a three game road trip to Nipawin, Flin Flon and La Ronge.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Happy Birthday AJ! Wings Halt Mustangs Streak!
Posted by Red Wings at Friday, November 30, 2007
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4 Comments:
Happy Birthaday AJ. Congratulations Wings. Hard work always pays off. Congrats AJ on the shutout.
Nfld Fan
Go Wings Go!
Funny how Samartino has 9(?) shut outs in 3 seasons, while Whiffen already has 4 in 1 season. Whiffen might break Samartino's shutout record before the end of his first season, haha.
Go Wings Go
Happy Birthday AJ,
He is now only 2 off the all time season record of 6 that is held by a past weyburn tender by the name of terry denike.
AJ you made the trip there worth while, its amazing to see how you've grown as a player and as a person. Im very proud of you and your accomplishments yet to come! Happy Birthday Kiddo!!
- Nic
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