The Kindersley Klippers got the start they were looking for on the road as they skated to a 4-3 overtime victory over the Weyburn Red Wings at the Colosseum in front of a disappointingly small and quiet crowd (other than a few of you and you know who you are).
The game started off with a bang as the two captains - Kyle Haines and Matt Sawa dropped the gloves just 12 seconds into the game to set an early tone for the series.
Brayden Nargang got the Wings going on the power play as he picked up the rebound and put the puck into an empty net past a sprawling Matt Weninger to make it 1-0 at the 8:38 mark of the opening period. Josh Bray and Stephen Simms assisted on the goal. The Klippers would get things going early in the second period as Matt Sawa scored his first of two on the night with the lone assist going to Kirk Pearce (who I thought may have been the Klippers best player tonight). Rhett Bly would give the Wings the lead back at 6:58 as he snuck a shot through the five hole of Weninger to make it 2-1. Simms and Preston Shupe assisted on the goal. The Klippers tied things up again at the 15:16 mark of the second as Jonathan Redlick picked up his first of the playoffs with a power play marker. Brett Leedahl and Casey Rempel assisted. The Klippers would take there first lead of the game at the 5:08 mark of the third as Mat Olson beat AJ Whiffen with a weak wrister from the slot to make it 3-2. Ryan Sawka and Leedahl assisted on the goal. Luke Johnson forced the extra frame with 4:44 to play in the third period as he snuck a wrist shot on the short side of Weninger to make it 3-3. Mick Pawlyshyn and Simms (with his third point of the night), picked up the assists. The Wings would get a power play opportunity in the overtime after Scott Linnell was called for hooking but could not capitalize. The Klippers would then get a power play of there own nine minutes into the overtime period after AJ Whiffen intentionally took his mask off to get a whistle and was tagged with a delay of game penalty. The Klippers would make the Wings pay as Sawa picked up his second of the night to give Kindersley the win. Jayde Dunser and Pearce assisted on the game winner. Matt Weninger made 35 saves to pick up the win while Whiffen made 36 saves in the Weyburn goal. Game 2 will go tomorrow night at the Colosseum at 7:30. Hope to see a lot more people tomorrow night. Hopefully the idiots that threw pop bottles and other things at the Klippers and referees at the end of the game decide to stay home though.
In the other Sherwood conference semi-final the Yorkton Terriers and Melville Millionaires also did extra time with the Millionaires coming out with a 2-1 OT victory on home ice. The Terriers would open the scoring 11:25 into the first period as Evan Neibrandt would score on the breakaway from Jordan Pawelec and Jock Sutter. The Millionaires would respond just over six minutes later on the power play as Kale Dolinski tipped the Dion Campbell point shot. Brad Johnston also assisted on the goal. The two teams would then play two scoreless period before Dolinski picked up his second of the might just 1:37 into overtime from Bryant Dyke and Jordan Wilson to send the Mils faithful home happy. Joe Rodwell was not overly busy in the Melville goal but stopped 15 of 16 shots to pick up the win. Lynden Sammartino was much busier as he stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced. The teams will play Game 2 in Yorkton on Sunday night.
Moving to the Itech conference, the Humboldt Broncos drew first blood in their series with the Nipawin Hawks as they defeated the visiting Hawks 3-1. Matthew Kirzinger, Josh Garneau and Jordan Schindel scored for the Broncos. Tanner Vandesype added two assists for the Broncos who also got helpers from Matt Rintoul and Brady Wacker. Mike Rey picked up the Hawks lone goal from Torrie Dyck. According to the game sheet, Hawks goaltender Derek Kleinsteuber left the game just over seven minutes into the first period without allowing a goal. I am assuming Kleinsteuber was either injured or became ill but have no confirmation at the time of writing. Daniel DiCamillo came in to replace Kleinsteuber and made 24 saves on the night. Taylor Nelson picked up the win for the Broncos as the stopped 18 Nipawin shots. The two teams will play Game 2 in Nipawin on Sunday night.
Meanwhile, in Melfort, the Flin Flon Bombers proved that they can win on the road as they shutout the host Mustangs 4-0. Reid MacLeod paced the Bombers with a goal and an assist. Pierre-Luc Boucher, David Dykstra and Dominic Martel, with an empty netter, also scored for the Bombers. Myles Masse, Dennis Kubat, Calvin Bartel, Cameron MacKinnon, Scott Day and Matt Restoule all added assists. Bartel was sensational in the Bombers goal as he made 35 saves to pick up the shutout. Ilia Ejov had an off night as he only made 15 saves on the night. Game 2 goes in Flin Flon on Sunday night.
Tonight's Three Stars:
* Kale Dolinski - Melville Millionaires (2 goal including winner as Mils down Terriers
** Calvin Bartel - Flin Flon Bombers (35 saves in shutout win over Mustangs)
*** Matt Sawa - Kindersley Klippers (2 goals including OT winner in win over Wings.
- Brad M.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Klippers Steal Game One in OT!
Posted by Red Wings at Friday, March 07, 2008
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Very disappointing crowd.
Not worried yet, this could have been anybodys game, both teams are pretty evenly matched.
And yes, quit throwing things on the ice after the game, you know who you are girls in sec. C
Go Wings!
Someone mentioned in the previous blog Humboldt had 850 people at their game last night & is 1/2 the size of Weyburn & we had what 600& something? Thats pretty bad.
& yes good thing we have the guy with the drum, that is our only playoff noise unless we score, or disagree with the ref.
Yes in the old days you would hear go wings go probably 5-6 times a game (and that was in the regular season). & alot of heckling of the other team too, What ever happened to that?
C'mon Weyburn we're in the playoffs now, lets get behind our team, They feed off that..
Would hae been alot different game last night with the crowd into it.
GO WINGS GO!
GO WINGS GO!
GO WINGS GO!
Actually, the throwing of objects was started by Klippers staff, who were in the space right next to the sound room, operating a camera. The guy who looked like a biker threw his little air horn, then everyone else followed suit.
re noise in weyburn we are fans not fanatics so be like the rest sit there hands in pockets eyes closed and don rock the boat god noise in the Colosseum never since the late 80's all in fan play
re noise in weyburn we are fans not fanatics so be like the rest sit there hands in pockets eyes closed and don rock the boat god noise in the Colosseum never since the late 80's all in fan play
Well i'm glad our fans followed suit & started throwing things too :(
If you are going to point out the girls in section c,who actually only threw one, not saying that it was right to throw any, but only got one out of many that landed on the ice or made contact with someone, you should include the men and women in all other sections too. I seem to remember the first few coming from section F and actually making connection with the group of Kin. players on the ice. Then some came from G and so on and so on. So next time you want to isolate one group of people, check your information.
Brad you were wondering what happened to Kleinstuber in the first period. Dashko was rushing behind the net and got angled by a d man as Derek was playing the puck, Derek stepped on Dashko's foot and took a tumble. Didnt look like much but he must have tweeked something cause he never returned, and he would not have stayed out of that net if it wasnt bothering him. Dashko recieved two for goaltender interference which probably wasnt deserved but im sure humboldt will take 2 minutes if it means playing dicamillo instead of kleinstuber. Dicamillo did play very well the rest of the game tho and gave the boys a chance to win.
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