I woke up to -35-degrees and that didn't include the windchill! A windchill warning has been issued this morning for the Peace Region with a risk of frostbite and wind chills of -45-degrees. Good grief, I think I'll stay inside. On a positive note it is looking like temps above zero for the upcoming weekend.
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The NWJHL semi-finals are getting a bit confusing these days. Over the weekend Fort St John and Peace River postponed game 3 due to bad weather. Game 4 went as planned on Sunday with Peace River winning in overtime 4-3. Game three will be made up down the road and Wolverines' voice Dave Dawson is reporting that game 7 could end up back in Peace River because of this. Check out (Huskies color commentator) Mike Feeney's blog on the right hand side for the current, accurate info.
On the other side of the league the Whitecourt Wolverines completed the sweep of the Grande Prairie Wheelers with a 9-2 victory in game 4. They'll await the winner of the other semi-final and return to the championship series for the second consecutive year.
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Sportsline goes tonight at 6:05pm PST on Peace FM. We are hoping to chat about the NAHL but we still need a few pieces to fall into place before that can happen. I'll remain optimistic that we'll chat about it tonight. If not we need something to talk about. Any suggestions? Comment below or e-mail sports@peacefm.ca.
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More as it comes to me.
Stay warm!
dd
Monday, March 9, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Chetwynd in First Place
The Chetwynd Secondary curling team is all alone in first place at 6-1 after an 8-4 victory over Claremont this morning. Here is a recap of the teams games thus far:
Thursday
Chetwynd 9
Chilliwack 1
Chetwynd 7
South Delta 6
Chetwynd 13 (8 ends)
Mount Elizabeth 7
Friday
Howe Sound 6 (9 ends)
Chetwynd 3
Sparwood 2
Chetwynd 10 (5 ends)
Chetwynd 6
Revelstoke 4
Saturday
Chetwynd 8
Claremont 4
Chetwynd is now finished for the round robin games and there is only one more draw at 11am with 2 games meaning Chetwynd will finish in first place.
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At the moment I am not sure about any playoff structure (if there is one) or a final game (again if there is one). I will let you know what I know when I know.
Have a great Saturday!
dd
Thursday
Chetwynd 9
Chilliwack 1
Chetwynd 7
South Delta 6
Chetwynd 13 (8 ends)
Mount Elizabeth 7
Friday
Howe Sound 6 (9 ends)
Chetwynd 3
Sparwood 2
Chetwynd 10 (5 ends)
Chetwynd 6
Revelstoke 4
Saturday
Chetwynd 8
Claremont 4
Chetwynd is now finished for the round robin games and there is only one more draw at 11am with 2 games meaning Chetwynd will finish in first place.
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At the moment I am not sure about any playoff structure (if there is one) or a final game (again if there is one). I will let you know what I know when I know.
Have a great Saturday!
dd
Friday, March 6, 2009
Provincial High School Boys Curling
The Chetwynd Secondary rink is off to a great start at the championships in Smithers, BC. The rink went a perfect 3-0 on day one and today lost it's first game 6-3 to Howe Sound before beating Sparwood Secondary 10-2 this afternoon. They are currently playing Revelstoke who are also 4-1. The two teams are tied atop the standings.
NAHL in Dawson Creek... Possibly
The talk theses days continues to surround the Encana Events Centre and when or if a hockey team will be brought in to fill the arena.
From what I'm hearing an ownership group is already in place and it appears as though the NAHL has or is close to accepting a Dawson Creek franchise. Take this from the blog of Scott Montesano, the Director of Communications for the North Iowa Outlaws (NAHL):
Considering the NAHL has been as stable as far as membership goes as the foundation of a sandcastle the past number of seasons, to expect the current make-up of the league’s 19 teams to remain the same is foolhardy. Its like wearing shorts on a sunny February day believing the 40-degree temps will be more than enough to compensate for the increase in unprotected skin.
I can’t comment on which teams will return, which teams will move and which teams will simply take their ball and go home. However, what I can do is discuss some of those lucrative markets that are out there yearning for a team and whether its the NAHL or another league that decides to step into the batters box remains to be seen. The NAHL has had more teams and franchises the past few seasons than that California woman has babies, so there will be addition next season.
The NAHL is likely to have teams in Janesville, WI and Dawson Creek, BC…the latter almost entirely surrounded by snow and polar bears and accessible by pretty much just dog sled. The Janesville group will make a final decision in a few weeks, while Dawson Creek is pretty much a go after convincing league owners that the fact the community is a day and a half drive from Seattle and Anchorage is just a small hurdle to over come. Considering that the British Columbia League voted against Dawson Creek because of travel logistics, its a little surprising the NAHL is taking them in but its sure to make the likes of Joey and Pacey happy.
I will be speaking with NAHL commissioner Mark Frankenfeld in the coming days about this and you can have a listen in on our conversation Monday night on Sportsline.
From what I'm hearing an ownership group is already in place and it appears as though the NAHL has or is close to accepting a Dawson Creek franchise. Take this from the blog of Scott Montesano, the Director of Communications for the North Iowa Outlaws (NAHL):
Considering the NAHL has been as stable as far as membership goes as the foundation of a sandcastle the past number of seasons, to expect the current make-up of the league’s 19 teams to remain the same is foolhardy. Its like wearing shorts on a sunny February day believing the 40-degree temps will be more than enough to compensate for the increase in unprotected skin.
I can’t comment on which teams will return, which teams will move and which teams will simply take their ball and go home. However, what I can do is discuss some of those lucrative markets that are out there yearning for a team and whether its the NAHL or another league that decides to step into the batters box remains to be seen. The NAHL has had more teams and franchises the past few seasons than that California woman has babies, so there will be addition next season.
The NAHL is likely to have teams in Janesville, WI and Dawson Creek, BC…the latter almost entirely surrounded by snow and polar bears and accessible by pretty much just dog sled. The Janesville group will make a final decision in a few weeks, while Dawson Creek is pretty much a go after convincing league owners that the fact the community is a day and a half drive from Seattle and Anchorage is just a small hurdle to over come. Considering that the British Columbia League voted against Dawson Creek because of travel logistics, its a little surprising the NAHL is taking them in but its sure to make the likes of Joey and Pacey happy.
I will be speaking with NAHL commissioner Mark Frankenfeld in the coming days about this and you can have a listen in on our conversation Monday night on Sportsline.
It's Friday
Let's start the day with a recap of the trade deadline quiz: blogger edition.
Q: How many trades will be made?
A: I said: TSN posed an over/under of 23. I say 27.
Actual: 22.
Q: Which team will make the most moves? How many?
A: I said: Leafs and 5.
Actual: 3 trades 2 waiver pick-ups. Does that count as 5 moves? It was also the Ducks who made 4 trades on the day. Zero points.
Q: With Chris Pronger off the market will Jay Boumeester be traded?
A: I said: No.
Actual: No.
Q: How many players will be involved in the day's biggest deal?
A: I said: Five.
Actual: Four (three deals each had four. If draft picks were allowed it would have been 5
Q: Who will be the biggest named moved? To what team?
A: I said: Jokinen to Calgary.
Actual: Jokinen to Calgary.
Q: How many deals will Canadian teams be involved in?
A: I said: Eight.
Actual: Eight.
Results: In total there were 8 questions asked and I answered 4 correct. Fifty percent. I'll take it.
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Results from Thursday in the NWJHL are reflected in the NWJHL playoffs on the right hand side of the page. The Whitecourt Wolverines are steam rolling Grande Prairie at the moment and it looks like a certain sweep. Elsewhere, Peace River evened up their series with a win in game 2.
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Chetwynd Secondary is off to a great start at the 2008-2009 B.C. High School Boys Curling Provincials in Smithers.
The rink skipped by Mark Robertson had wins over Chilliwack Secondary 9-1, South Delta Secondary 7-6 and Mount Elizabeth 13-7.
Their back on the ice this morning at 11am to take on Howe Sound who are also undefeated at 2-0.
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The Calgary Flames are already seeing a return on their deadline day deals. In their 5-1 victory last night Jokinen scored a pair while Jordan Leopold added his first as a Flame. The Flames are legit contenders for the cup at this point.
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What are the Toronto Maple Leafs doing? I don't think it's in them to finish in the basement or make the playoffs. They are destined to finish in 10th place.
The Leafs put Vesa Toskala on the shelf to get surgery and picked up Martin Gerber off waivers from Ottawa. This move would certainly wrap up last place for the leafs, wouldn't it? Gerber made 37 saves last night in a 2-1 win over Washington.
This guy was brought in to lose! What is going on? The team can't decide if they want to make the playoffs or get a high draft pick. Decide quick because I don't want to see them finish between 9th - 12th again.
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DILLSBURG, Pa. - Police say horns started honking as a sport-utility vehicle sat through six red lights at a south-central Pennsylvania intersection.
Officers arrived to investigate the SUV that seemed to be parked in the intersection, and found the driver asleep at the wheel, with his foot on the brake and a beer in the console.
Officers yelled to wake the man, then had to quickly halt the vehicle when his foot came off the brake and it drifted into the intersection Saturday night in Carroll Township, about 25 kilometres west of Harrisburg.
The 41-year-old was charged with driving under the influence.
(The Associated Press)
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And we'll close off this post with another non-sports related piece. Check out this video. It's hard to believe he survived.
Yikes!
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Have a great day!
dd
Q: How many trades will be made?
A: I said: TSN posed an over/under of 23. I say 27.
Actual: 22.
Q: Which team will make the most moves? How many?
A: I said: Leafs and 5.
Actual: 3 trades 2 waiver pick-ups. Does that count as 5 moves? It was also the Ducks who made 4 trades on the day. Zero points.
Q: With Chris Pronger off the market will Jay Boumeester be traded?
A: I said: No.
Actual: No.
Q: How many players will be involved in the day's biggest deal?
A: I said: Five.
Actual: Four (three deals each had four. If draft picks were allowed it would have been 5
Q: Who will be the biggest named moved? To what team?
A: I said: Jokinen to Calgary.
Actual: Jokinen to Calgary.
Q: How many deals will Canadian teams be involved in?
A: I said: Eight.
Actual: Eight.
Results: In total there were 8 questions asked and I answered 4 correct. Fifty percent. I'll take it.
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Results from Thursday in the NWJHL are reflected in the NWJHL playoffs on the right hand side of the page. The Whitecourt Wolverines are steam rolling Grande Prairie at the moment and it looks like a certain sweep. Elsewhere, Peace River evened up their series with a win in game 2.
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Chetwynd Secondary is off to a great start at the 2008-2009 B.C. High School Boys Curling Provincials in Smithers.
The rink skipped by Mark Robertson had wins over Chilliwack Secondary 9-1, South Delta Secondary 7-6 and Mount Elizabeth 13-7.
Their back on the ice this morning at 11am to take on Howe Sound who are also undefeated at 2-0.
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The Calgary Flames are already seeing a return on their deadline day deals. In their 5-1 victory last night Jokinen scored a pair while Jordan Leopold added his first as a Flame. The Flames are legit contenders for the cup at this point.
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What are the Toronto Maple Leafs doing? I don't think it's in them to finish in the basement or make the playoffs. They are destined to finish in 10th place.
The Leafs put Vesa Toskala on the shelf to get surgery and picked up Martin Gerber off waivers from Ottawa. This move would certainly wrap up last place for the leafs, wouldn't it? Gerber made 37 saves last night in a 2-1 win over Washington.
This guy was brought in to lose! What is going on? The team can't decide if they want to make the playoffs or get a high draft pick. Decide quick because I don't want to see them finish between 9th - 12th again.
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DILLSBURG, Pa. - Police say horns started honking as a sport-utility vehicle sat through six red lights at a south-central Pennsylvania intersection.
Officers arrived to investigate the SUV that seemed to be parked in the intersection, and found the driver asleep at the wheel, with his foot on the brake and a beer in the console.
Officers yelled to wake the man, then had to quickly halt the vehicle when his foot came off the brake and it drifted into the intersection Saturday night in Carroll Township, about 25 kilometres west of Harrisburg.
The 41-year-old was charged with driving under the influence.
(The Associated Press)
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And we'll close off this post with another non-sports related piece. Check out this video. It's hard to believe he survived.
Yikes!
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Have a great day!
dd
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Morning Loop: Trade Deadline Day Edition
6:00am - Coverage has already begun on TSN and I'm at work. There isn't any calling in sick today but luckily I've got the streaming on and I won't miss a thing.
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Want to play the quiz, blogger version? Ok, here we go!
Q: It was asked on Trade Centre and I'll ask it again, how many trades will be made?
A: TSN posed an over/under of 23. I say 27.
Q: Which team will make the most moves? How many?
A: I'm going to go on a limb here and say the Leafs. Five trades.
Q: With Chris Pronger off the market will Jay Boumeester be traded? To who?
A: No. Florida needs him too much for their playoff run and unless it's a spectacular package he won't move.
Q: How many players will be involved in the day's biggest deal? (not including draft picks)
A: Five.
Q: Who will be the biggest name moved? To what team?
A: Possibly Kaberle but I'll lean more towards Jokinen to Calgary.
Q: How many deals will Canadian teams be involved in?
A: Eight.
Post your answers in the comment section if you want to play along.
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6:53am - TSN cuts to Jay Onrait at home who is blogging from what James Duthie says "what looks like his parent's basement." This is absolutely hilarious as he sits there in his housecoat. Check out the Dan O'toole mug on the coffee table. Now he holds up his Geno Reda mug. What a gem.
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The NWJHL semi-finals started last night for the Fort St John Huskies and the Peace River Navigators and this one wasn't close. Fort St John took at 1-0 series lead in their best of seven second round series after a 9-2 win.
Cam McKinnon and Cody Kalb each had a pair.
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High school curling provincials start tomorrow in Smithers. The Peace Region is represented by Chetwynd Secondary and their rink led by skip Mark Robertson. The rest of the team: third-Danny Grant, second-Brad Folster, lead-Kelly Hamilton, coach-Kyle Dunlop/Daniel Jewison.
The rink is on the ice tomorrow morning at 8:00am for draw 1 against Chilliwack Secondary and skip Matthew Prinse.
Updates here and on Peace FM.
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Want to play the quiz, blogger version? Ok, here we go!
Q: It was asked on Trade Centre and I'll ask it again, how many trades will be made?
A: TSN posed an over/under of 23. I say 27.
Q: Which team will make the most moves? How many?
A: I'm going to go on a limb here and say the Leafs. Five trades.
Q: With Chris Pronger off the market will Jay Boumeester be traded? To who?
A: No. Florida needs him too much for their playoff run and unless it's a spectacular package he won't move.
Q: How many players will be involved in the day's biggest deal? (not including draft picks)
A: Five.
Q: Who will be the biggest name moved? To what team?
A: Possibly Kaberle but I'll lean more towards Jokinen to Calgary.
Q: How many deals will Canadian teams be involved in?
A: Eight.
Post your answers in the comment section if you want to play along.
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6:53am - TSN cuts to Jay Onrait at home who is blogging from what James Duthie says "what looks like his parent's basement." This is absolutely hilarious as he sits there in his housecoat. Check out the Dan O'toole mug on the coffee table. Now he holds up his Geno Reda mug. What a gem.
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The NWJHL semi-finals started last night for the Fort St John Huskies and the Peace River Navigators and this one wasn't close. Fort St John took at 1-0 series lead in their best of seven second round series after a 9-2 win.
Cam McKinnon and Cody Kalb each had a pair.
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High school curling provincials start tomorrow in Smithers. The Peace Region is represented by Chetwynd Secondary and their rink led by skip Mark Robertson. The rest of the team: third-Danny Grant, second-Brad Folster, lead-Kelly Hamilton, coach-Kyle Dunlop/Daniel Jewison.
The rink is on the ice tomorrow morning at 8:00am for draw 1 against Chilliwack Secondary and skip Matthew Prinse.
Updates here and on Peace FM.
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Ok, I said I'd talk about it a little earlier but I never got around to it. The series between the Canucks/Wheelers went down to the wire and in the end special teams won out. Five on five I think, for the most part, the Canucks dominated the Wheelers. Grande Prairie scored 8 of 15 goals on the power play. That's a huge number. If the Wolverines stay out of the box that series won't even be close.
It was entertaining, that's for sure and what's done is done.
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I've been asked a lot lately about the Encana Events Centre. I'm constantly being asked if or when we will see hockey played in the building on a regular basis.
My answer is soon. I need to confirm a few things and am going to be tracking this story today but things are heating up.
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8:00am - TSN broke the first trade of the day. Ottawa and Columbus hooked up on a deal. I won't be posting any trades today because you can check out TSN or Sportsnet.
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That's all for now. Enjoy trade deadline day!
dd
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Huskies/Navigators Schedule // Wolverines Win
Game 1 - Tuesday (Feb 3rd) 8pm @FSJ
Game 2 - Thursday (Feb 5th) 8pm @ P.R.
Game 3 - Saturday (Feb 7th) 8pm @ FSJ
Game 4 - Sunday (Feb 8th) 6:30pm @ P.R. *** note - clocks will have changed on the night of Feb 7th, so game 4 will be at 5:30 pm FSJ time.
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The Whitecourt Wolverines took an early lead in their best of 7 NWJHL semi-final series with a 6-3 victory over the visiting Grande Prairie Wheelers.
Layne Brown and Rod Lavoie each scored a pair in the victory. Word is things got a little dirty in the third. Check out the blog of Wolverines pxp man Dave Dawson for the details.
Game 2 - Thursday (Feb 5th) 8pm @ P.R.
Game 3 - Saturday (Feb 7th) 8pm @ FSJ
Game 4 - Sunday (Feb 8th) 6:30pm @ P.R. *** note - clocks will have changed on the night of Feb 7th, so game 4 will be at 5:30 pm FSJ time.
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The Whitecourt Wolverines took an early lead in their best of 7 NWJHL semi-final series with a 6-3 victory over the visiting Grande Prairie Wheelers.
Layne Brown and Rod Lavoie each scored a pair in the victory. Word is things got a little dirty in the third. Check out the blog of Wolverines pxp man Dave Dawson for the details.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Morning Loop
It's a more depressing Monday morning that I'm used to. It always hurts for a few days after the season ends as you think, "now what?"
I've got a few thoughts on the series that was and what's ahead in the NWJHL and I'll post that this afternoon.
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With the Canucks done for the season it's time to get caught up on rest of the local sports scene. There is a ton of high school sports this week so you can look forward to a lot more information here on the blog.
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Swing Vote and Hancock were the movies of choice this weekend. I'll give them both a solid review but I do have one question: who did he vote for?
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The blog has passed 5,000 visits. Thanks for supporting the blog and I'll continue to keep up what has kept you reading and will start to give you more information on sports in the area.
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No word at the moment on a possible date for the Canucks year end banquet. When I know you'll know.
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Sportsline is set for tonight. Tune in at 6:05pm MST for the show as Max and I will give you our "Instant Replay" and possibly another feature or two for your enjoyment.
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It's a little slow today and the brain isn't really in gear at the moment. We may chat later in the day.
Have a good one.
dd
I've got a few thoughts on the series that was and what's ahead in the NWJHL and I'll post that this afternoon.
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With the Canucks done for the season it's time to get caught up on rest of the local sports scene. There is a ton of high school sports this week so you can look forward to a lot more information here on the blog.
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Swing Vote and Hancock were the movies of choice this weekend. I'll give them both a solid review but I do have one question: who did he vote for?
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The blog has passed 5,000 visits. Thanks for supporting the blog and I'll continue to keep up what has kept you reading and will start to give you more information on sports in the area.
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No word at the moment on a possible date for the Canucks year end banquet. When I know you'll know.
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Sportsline is set for tonight. Tune in at 6:05pm MST for the show as Max and I will give you our "Instant Replay" and possibly another feature or two for your enjoyment.
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It's a little slow today and the brain isn't really in gear at the moment. We may chat later in the day.
Have a good one.
dd
High School Basketball Zone Playoffs
The weekend didn't quite go as planned for the South Peace Penguins Sr. boys and girls basketball teams over the weekend in Prince George.
The girls went 1-2 on the weekend with their lone win a thrilling victory over Kelly Road 37-36. The zone was won by Prince George. A bright spot was South Peace Penguin Jaleena Neufeld being named to the zone's all star team.
In the boys division it was Kelly Road over North Peace in the final to take the zone.
The girls went 1-2 on the weekend with their lone win a thrilling victory over Kelly Road 37-36. The zone was won by Prince George. A bright spot was South Peace Penguin Jaleena Neufeld being named to the zone's all star team.
In the boys division it was Kelly Road over North Peace in the final to take the zone.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Wheelers 5 Canucks 2
DAWSON CREEK -- The Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks and the Grande Prairie Wheelers squared off Saturday night in the fifth and deciding game of the NWJHL's quarter final playoff series.
Dawson Creek had forced game five with a 7-4 win in Grande Prairie the night before but it was Grande Prairie who held a lead through 20 minutes. Charles Radke took an undisciplined penalty late in the first and the Wheelers capitalized. A point shot was tipped home by Cody Atkinson right as the period was ending and the Wheelers had a 1-0 lead at the break.
In the second the Canucks answered on the power play. With the Canucks on a power play Nathan Bomben put a snap shot over the pads of goaltender Ryan Brausen to tie the game at one.
It remained tied until the 14:35 mark when the Wheelers got another power play marker, this time from Cordell Shmyr. Just 22 seconds later we had the game's Safeway turning point. Michael Podruzney made the score 3-1 after 40 minutes.
In the third, Dawson Creek poured it on and got to within one at the 9:17 mark when Jason Higson snapped home a power play goal. That was as close as the Canucks would get.
Late in the period, Dawson Creek went to the power play and pulled goaltender Cody Garnett hoping to tie the hockey game. It wouldn't work though and as the Wheelers cleared the zone they found the back of the empty net. They would add another into an empty net to win the game 5-2.
Grande Prairie went 2 for 5 on the power play while the Canucks went 2 for 6.
Cardinal Telecom three stars: 1) Brausen 2) Higson 3) Atkinson. Jock's hardest working Canuck: Higson.
Dawson Creek had forced game five with a 7-4 win in Grande Prairie the night before but it was Grande Prairie who held a lead through 20 minutes. Charles Radke took an undisciplined penalty late in the first and the Wheelers capitalized. A point shot was tipped home by Cody Atkinson right as the period was ending and the Wheelers had a 1-0 lead at the break.
In the second the Canucks answered on the power play. With the Canucks on a power play Nathan Bomben put a snap shot over the pads of goaltender Ryan Brausen to tie the game at one.
It remained tied until the 14:35 mark when the Wheelers got another power play marker, this time from Cordell Shmyr. Just 22 seconds later we had the game's Safeway turning point. Michael Podruzney made the score 3-1 after 40 minutes.
In the third, Dawson Creek poured it on and got to within one at the 9:17 mark when Jason Higson snapped home a power play goal. That was as close as the Canucks would get.
Late in the period, Dawson Creek went to the power play and pulled goaltender Cody Garnett hoping to tie the hockey game. It wouldn't work though and as the Wheelers cleared the zone they found the back of the empty net. They would add another into an empty net to win the game 5-2.
Grande Prairie went 2 for 5 on the power play while the Canucks went 2 for 6.
Cardinal Telecom three stars: 1) Brausen 2) Higson 3) Atkinson. Jock's hardest working Canuck: Higson.
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