Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Gorillas vs. Potters on Monday, April 30th

The Gorillas were defeated by the Potters 13-4 on Monday night. Sam Borhot led the Gorillas with a great two goal player of the game effort. Jordan Friesen had scored one goal and set up two others for three big points. Christian Steingart also had a pair of assists while James Emery contributed a goal. Goaltender James Ong made a great save on a point blank shot which was set up from behind his net in the first period. Ong finished the match with 14 stops.

Jeff Bourassa led the Potters with an amazing six goal, two assist, eight point player of the game performance which included the game winner and a power play marker. Potters goalie Chris Smishek had some memorable saves including a first period split save on a breakaway however his best stop was simple incredible and occurred in the third period against breakaway deke when he put down his arm at the last moment along the goal line to stifle the puck. Number 17 Dave Maskwa had a huge four goal night while Greg Bergeron amassed an outstanding total of seven points on the strength of six assists and one goal. Captain Brendan Engdahl had an awesome four point match with a pair of goals and assists. Kirk Ringuette tallied four big points too as he set up four goals on the night.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Gorillas vs. Rockets on Wednesday, April 25th

The Gorillas lost to the Rockets 7-3 on Wednesday night. Kevin scored twice while Christian Steingart got one goal and one assist. Goalie James Ong made 40 saves and was especially great in the second period when he deflected a total of 18 pucks.

Steve Brandon, number 36 of the Rockets, scored the game winner which was also his 60th goal of the season at 6:07 of the second period. Steve got the first assist on two other goals to complete the night with three big points. Defenceman Kurt Bransma rifled in a pair of goals and an assist for a three point match as well. Eric Havinga and Larry Gelean both notched a goal and an assist apiece. All-star Scott Bouwman and Jordan Pinkster each added a goal while Jason Upton, Tim Ryskamp, and Mike Parton all contributed assists. Goaltender Alex Nutma turned away 14 shots for the win.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Gorillas vs. Blues on Tuesday, April 17th

The Gorillas were defeated 13-6 by the Blues on Tuesday night. Jim was outstanding for the Gorillas as he led his team with a five goal, one assist, player of the game effort. Sean McClaughlin had a big two point night with a goal and an assist. Christian Steingart and Clint Graville each contributed an assist. Goalie James Ong deflected away 29 shots in the match and came up with some nice stops as well.

The Blues won their third straight game and only have one loss in their last six outings. Kevin Baragon had an amazing eight point player of the game night for the Blues as he scored five goals and three assists. Raja Bhattacharyya finished with an incredible eight points as well with two goals and six assists. Chris Martyniuk fired in a great hat trick while Joe Reynolds notched a huge five point night with one goal and four assists. Andrew Massicotte and Jorden VanCamp each put a puck in the net and Alex Smith contributed a pair of assists. Goaltender Josh Wildey stopped 19 pucks which included some solid saves to backstop the win.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Gorillas vs. Shamrocks on Wednesday, April 11th

The Gorillas lost to the Shamrocks 15-5. Keith Evans was the Gorillas player of the game as he led the offence with two goals and one assist. Sean McClaughlin had a great three point night as well with a pair of goals and one helper. James Emery and Christian Steingart each had big two point efforts with James firing in a goal and an assist while Christian picked up two assists. Cory Benjamin contributed one assist on the night. Goaltender James Ong stopped 34 shots including 17 in just the first period alone.

Defenceman and Shamrock player of the game Kent Gillings scored five goals and three assists for an incredible total of eight points. Geoff Zimmerman collected his 132nd point of the season as he amassed an eight point night as well on the strength of six goals and a pair of helpers. Chad Larson and Chad Shoemaker each notched one goal and five huge assists. Cody Hull contributed three big assists. Brent Wandler had a three point night with one goal and two helpers. Josh Hamill also scored while Dale Lewko added an assist. Goalie Ryan Steel had a great two point night as he assisted on Geoff Zimmerman's second and fifth goals of the match and also came up with 30 saves for the win.

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Shockers vs. Gorillas on Tuesday, April 3rd

The Shockers won 9-3 against the Gorillas. Team captain Brett Borgland led all Shockers with a pair of goals in the second period just 24 seconds apart. Andrew Knouse had a big three point night with a goal and two assists. Leading goalie Scott Ellard scored one goal and two assists and now has nine points in just three games as a skater. Matt Patterson, Daniel Swyripa, Shawn Kraft, and Eric Tang all contributed a goal in the match. Matt Patterson chipped in an assist as well for a solid two point effort. Tyler Richardson set up two goals while Tim Robinson and Jesse McLean each set up one. Curtis Foss deflected away 14 pucks including some good stops for the win. 

Clint Graville and James Emery provided the goal scoring punch while Jordan Friesen, Brock Anderson, Cory Benjamin and Sean McClaughlin were the set up men on the night. Goaltender James Ong made some great saves and notched a total of 32 stops.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Reapers vs. Gorillas on Tuesday, March 27th

The Reapers won 10-8 versus the Gorillas on Tuesday night. Ryan Kazmerik took charge of the Reaper offence with an outstanding hat trick, two assist, five point player of the game performance. Scott Kazmerik and Domenic Niro had excellent four point nights with Scott scoring two goals and two assists while Domenic notched one goal and three assists. Number nine Daniel Straeten scored a goal late in the second period. Daniel Wallace and Steve Dand each had a pair of assists. Goalie Jeff Storey made 11 saves in the match including some nice stops.

The Gorillas player of the game, Keith Evans, led the way for his team with a great hat trick. Josh Dierksen had a big three point night as well with one goal and two assists. Cory Benjamin, Brock Anderson, and Jordan Friesen all contributed a goal apiece. Cory also picked up an assist for a pair of points. Sean McClaughlin added a helper on the night. Goaltender James Ong finished with some big stops and a total of 26 saves.        

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Gorillas vs. Rockets on Wednesday, March 21st

Rocket Steve Brandon scored two goals in the first period, his 44th and 45th goals of the season, another two goals in the second, his 46th and 47th, and two more goals in the third period, his 48th and 49th of the season. In all, Steve Brandon scored an astonishing six goals taking him all the way to goal number 49 of the season leaving him just one away from the 50 goal mark. Steve Brandon notched an assist as well to round out his incredible seven point player of the game performance which led the Rockets to a 10-6 victory over the Gorillas. 

Cody Feenstra had a big two point match for the Rockets with a goal and an assist. Jason Upton, Jordan Pinkster, and Scott Bergen all fired in a goal as well. Kurt Bransma, Scott Bouwman, Eric Havinga, and Mike Parton combined for a huge total of eight assists. Kurt Bransma had three assists, Scott Bouwman and Eric Havinga both had a pair, while Mike Parton had one. Goaltender Phil Bonk turned aside 23 shots including some big stops.

The Gorillas player of the game for the second time in as many nights, goalie James Ong, stopped 40 shots and has made a tremendous combined total of 92 saves over his last six periods of play. Spencer Wood topped all Gorillas goal scorers with his 27th and 28th goals of the season in only his 24th game. Brock Anderson and Josh Dierksen had good two point efforts as each player scored one goal and one assist. Keith Evans rifled in a short handed goal and James Emery scored as well. Cory Benjamin, Jordan Friesen, and Sean McClaughlin totaled four assists. Cory picked up a pair of assists while Jordan and Sean each had one.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Reapers vs. Gorillas on Tuesday, March 20th

Reapers player of the game Domenic Niro scored a hat trick to lead his team to a 7-3 win against the Gorillas. Scott Kazmerik had a big three point night for the Reapers as well scoring one goal and two assists. The trio of Ryan Kazmerik, Joe Nitychoruk, and Brian Jennings all notched one goal and one assist. Daniel Straeten finished with a pair of points too getting two assists. Goalie Tyler Corrigall made some big saves and had a total of 23 stops for the win.   

Goaltender and player of the game James Ong made a gargantuan total of 52 stops in the match including an unbelievable 28 saves in the second period alone. Brock Anderson, Sean McClaughlin, and Brett Barlow were the goal scorers for the Gorillas. Brock Anderson picked up an assist as well for a pair of points. Spencer Wood and Jordan Friesen each picked up an assist on the night.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Gorillas vs. Potters on Tuesday, March 13th

The Gorillas lost to the Potters 8-4. Gorilla team captain Spencer Wood led his team's offence with a great two goal and one assist player of the game performance. Brock Anderson and Sean McClaughlin also scored while Sam Borhot, Cory Benjamin, Christian Steingart each contributed an assist. Goalie James Ong deflected 26 pucks on the night including some good stops.

Chad Cox topped all Potters' scorers with an excellent two goal and two assist four point night. Kevin Demyon, Jeff Bourassa, Brandon Gramlich, Dustyn Auramenko, and Tyler Bohn all had good two point games. Kevin Demyon scored a pair of goals, Jeff Bourassa and Brandon Gramlich each had a goal and an assist, while Dustyn Auramenko and Tyler Bohn both picked up two assists. Greg Bergeron and Kirk Ringuette scored a goal apiece on the night. Goaltender Joseph Low finished with some big stops and turned aside a total of 12 shots for the win.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Gorillas on Wednesday, March 7th

The Ice Storm defeated the Gorillas 8-3. Shaughn McAuliffe led the way for the Ice Storm with a great two goal and one assist player of the game performance. Jason Petelski and Blake Mihalic both had big three point games as well with Jason getting a pair of goals and an assist while Blake had the reverse with one goal and two assists. Reilly Smith, Patrick Lauzon, and Mike Rowbotham were the other three goal scorers. Reilly and Patrick each added an assist too for a pair of points apiece. Defenceman Kevin Flynn, Kyle Myden, and Brett Watts all added an assist on the night. Goalie Nate Kazimir turned aside 21 pucks including some big saves.

Gorilla captain and player of the game Spencer Wood topped his team with a goal and an assist for his 30th and 31st points of the season. Josh Dierksen and James Emery also scored while Cory Benjamin and Jordan Friesen each contributed an assist. Goaltender James Ong stopped a total of 34 pucks including some great saves while making 18 stops in the second period alone.

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Reapers vs. Gorillas on Tuesday, March 6th

The Reapers won 6-3 versus the Gorillas on Tuesday night. Amazing is the only word to describe the Reapers player of the game Scott Kazmerik as he scored five goals and provided 83% of his team's offence. Jamie Ryan also scored while team captain Domenic Niro and Daniel Wallace both contributed a pair of assists. Daniel Straeten, Peter Donahoe, Ryan Kazmerik, and Steve Dand all added an assist apiece. Goalie Tyler Corrigall had a total of 23 stops including a great pad stack save on point blank shot in the first period and a massive glove grab on a slap shot from the slot during a penalty kill in the second frame.

Goaltender James Ong was the player of the game for the Gorillas as he deflected 37 shots on the night including a couple of awesome glove saves in the third period to keep his team in the game. Captain Spencer Wood started things off for the Gorillas with a shorthanded breakaway goal midway through the first period. Cory Benjamin and James Emery were the other two goal scorers while Christian Steingart and John Wood provided the assists.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Gorillas vs. Blues on Tuesday, February 27th

Just 38 seconds into the third period Brock Anderson of the Gorillas scored the game winning goal which was also assisted by Sam Borhot and Christian Steingart. The trio of Brock Anderson, Sam Borhot, and Christian Steingart was awesome with all three players firing in a pair of goals and assists for a total of four points apiece. Gorilla captain Spencer Wood was the player of the game for his performance throughout the match finishing with two goals and an assist. Keith Evans and Josh Dierksen also had great three point nights with Keith netting a goal and two assists while Josh notched three assists. James Emery and Jordan Friesen each contributed an assist on the night. Goaltender James Ong deflected away a total of 21 pucks including some huge stops for the 9-6 victory.

The Blues top scorer Jamie Sexton had a two goal and one assist player of the game performance and is on a near one goal per game pace with 14 goals in just 16 games. Raja Bhattacharyya set up at least one goal per period to finish with an awesome four assist game. Kevin Baragon, Joe Reynolds, and Pro Bhattacherjee all fired in a goal and an assist on the night. Jorden VanCamp also scored while Mike Johnson and Alex Smith each added an assist. Number nine Chad Bolger completed the night with two big assists. Goalie Josh Wildey made some great saves on his way to a total of 21 stops.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Gorillas vs. Shamrocks on Wednesday, February 21st

The Gorillas were defeated by the Shamrocks 11-5. Number 77 Keith Evans was the player of the game for the Gorillas firing in a goal and an assist. James Emery and Cam Fuller both had a goal and an assist as well. Captain Spencer Wood scored his team leading 20th goal of the season. Sam Borhot also scored, launching in a goal midway though the third period. Number 15 Brock Anderson had a great three assist night. Goalie James Ong made some great saves while turning away a total of 24 pucks aimed his way.

Number 27 Kent Gillings was the Shamrocks player of the game as he scored a pair of goals and assists for an awesome four point night. Josh Hamill, Cody Hull, and Geoff Zimmerman each scored a couple of goals too. Josh Hamill notched two goals and three assists for a huge five point game. Cody Hull and Geoff Zimmerman both had two goals and an assist for great three point efforts. Geoff Zimmerman's third point of the night was also his 96th point of the season which puts him at only four points away from the century mark. Chad Shoemaker and Lanny McConnel got a goal and an assist apiece while dual skilled goalie and skater Ryan Steel scored a short handed goal. Number six Josh Stasyk had a great three assist night. Point per game skater and the Shamrocks goalie for the night, Chad Larson, made some big stops on his way to stopping a total of 23 shots.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Shockers vs. Gorillas on Wednesday, February 14th

The Shockers defeated the Gorillas by the score of 8-4. Adam Giesbrecht was the Shockers player of the game as he scored two goals and an assist for a great three point night. Matt Patterson, Tim Robinson, and Cody Miller all had big three point games as well with Matt netting a pair of goals and a helper while Tim and Cody both notched a goal and two assists. Captain Brett Borgland fired in a goal midway through the first period and also picked up an assist for a pair of points. Multi-talented Scott Ellard is not only the division leader in goals against average and save percentage as a goalie but has also scored six goals as a skater in just two games scoring another goal in this match. Right wing number 17 Eric Tang added an assist. Goalie Curtis Foss made some nice stops while deflecting away a total of 11 shots. Curtis also contributed an assist as well.

Gorillas player of the game Brock Anderson led his team throughout the night setting up a pair of goals. Captain and team top scorer Spencer Wood had a two point game scoring a goal and an assist. Jordan Friesen, James Emery, and Sam Borhot were the other goal scorers with each player scoring a goal apiece. Goaltender James Ong finished with a total of 32 saves including some big stops in the match.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Gorillas vs. Rush Roofing Rockets on Wednesday, January 31st

The Gorillas were defeated by the Rush Roofing Rockets 13-4. Gorillas captain  Spencer Wood was the player of the game once again as he scored a pair of goals to maintain his better than one goal per game average of 1.13. Brock Anderson and James Emery scored the other two goals for the Gorillas while Cory Benjamin and Jordan Friesen each added an assist. Goaltender James Ong put forth another valiant effort as he faced 43 shots to add upon his total of 587 shots against which averages out to 1.08 shots per every minute played.     

Rocket Steve Brandon led his team with an incredible five goal performance scoring at least once in every period. Steven Havinga had an outstanding five point game as well firing in four goals and an assist. Defenceman Kurt Bransma and Jason Upton both had great four and three point nights respectively. Kurt scored a goal and three helpers while Jason netted a goal and two assists. Tim Ryskamp finished with a big three point game too, setting up two goals and scoring one himself. The trio of Darryl Atwell, Mike Parton, and Scott Bouwman all ended up with good two point nights. Jordan Pinkster, Eric Havinga, Scott Bergen, and Cody Feenstra each contributed an assist apiece. Goalie Alex Nutma turned aside nine shots in the match.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Gorillas vs. Potters on Tuesday, January 23rd

The Gorillas lost to the Potters 16-1. Number 47 Spencer Wood scored the lone goal for the Gorillas. Goaltender James Ong made 33 saves on the night.

Brandon Gramlich and Dustyn Auramenko both had four goal games for the Potters. Brandon also had two assists and Dustyn had one assist for a total of six and five points respectively. Chad Cox finished with a five point night as well and Brendan Engdahl, Jason Villeneuve, and Jeff Bourassa all had four point games. Ian Wagner had a three point night with a pair of goals and an assist while number seven Greg Bergeron got one of each. Ryan Shand also scored and Kirk Ringuette contributed an assist. Goalie Chris Smishek turned aside eight shots in the match.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Ice Storm vs. Gorillas on Wednesday, November 22nd

The Ice Storm were down 3-2 after the first period but scored 11 goals in the second frame to win 13-4 over the Gorillas. Number nine Reilly Smith was the player of the game for the Ice Storm with an amazing five point night launching in a hat trick and two assists which moved him up from fifth to third overall in the scoring race. Both Patrick Lauzon and Blake Mihalic fired in hat tricks as well. Blake's first of three goals was a short handed game winner and Patrick added an assist on the team's 13th goal for a total of four points. Dallas Blommaert also had an great four point performance with two goals and two assists. Nick Oriold and Martin Robichaud each had big three point games with Nick getting a goal and two assists and Martin setting up three goals. Chris Sawchuk, Will Omar, and Jason Petelski finished with two points apiece. Will and Jason both got a pair of helpers while Chris picked up one of each, including a short handed goal. Brett Beadle added an assist and goalie Nate Kazimir deflected 10 shots on the night for the team's fifth straight win.

Captain Spencer Wood was the player of the game for the Gorillas as he led his team with a goal and an assist for a big two point night. Josh Dierksen got two points as well with one of each. Brock Anderson and James Emery scored the other two Gorilla goals while Clint Graville and Sam Borhot each contributed an assist. Goaltender James Ong made a total of 20 saves including stopping all 14 shots aimed his way in the third period.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Gorillas vs. Blues on Monday, November 13th

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The Gorillas lost to the Blues 6-4. Goalie James Ong led the Gorillas with some great stops especially in the first period when he turned aside 17 of the 18 shots aimed his way for a great .944 save percentage. James finished with a total of 27 saves. Josh Dierksen was the offensive leader for the Gorillas with a pair of goals. Spencer Wood also scored while Jordan Friesen and James Emery contributed assists.

The Blues player of the game number 13 Jamie Sexton led the offensive charge with an amazing five point game scoring four goals and an assist. Ryan Hanley had a great night as well with a goal and two assists for a total of three points. Kevin Baragon had a goal and Joe Reynolds contributed a pair of assists. Goaltender Josh Wildey made 15 saves for the win.

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Gorillas vs. Shamrocks on Tuesday, November 7th

The Gorillas were defeated by the Shamrocks 10-2. Spencer Wood, captain and player of the game for the Gorillas, opened the scoring for his team notching his third goal of the season late in the second period. Cam Fuller also scored in the second while Brock Anderson and Sam Borhot each contributed an assist. Goaltender James Ong deflected 31 shots on the night including 13 in the first frame.

Shamrocks Captain Geoff Zimmerman notched his third natural hat trick of the season scoring all three goals within a timeframe of just 3:24 or on average of one goal every minute and eight seconds. Geoff completed his player of the game display with an incredible tally of five goals and one assist. Chad Shoemaker rifled in the game winning goal and had a great overall night with four points scoring a pair of goals and assists. Duncan MacLean and Josh Hamill each picked up a couple of assists. BJ Hamilton, Douglas MacLean, and Chad Larson netted a goal apiece and Josh Stasyk added a helper. Goalie Ryan Steel got an assist and also stopped 23 of the 25 shots aimed his way for a great .920 save percentage.

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Landex Shockers vs. Gorillas on Wednesday, November 1st

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Centre Riley Haugen, the player of the game for Landex Shockers, had an electrifying four goal and one assist performance leading his team to their fifth straight win, this time an 11-3 victory against the Gorillas. Number four Jesse McLean was awesome as well firing in a hat trick and an assist. Right wing Adam Giesbrecht had a great night setting up three goals. Sean Frank, Shawn Kraft, Matt Patterson, Tyler Richardson, and Tim Robinson all got big two point games with each netting a goal and an assist. Goaltender Scott Ellard had another impressive outing as he completed the match with 25 saves.

Brock Anderson led the Gorillas offensively with a player of the game two goal effort. James Emery also scored while Jordan Friesen, Josh Dierksen, Cam Fuller, and Dave Keilstra had an assist apiece. Goalie James Ong was huge as he made a total of 39 stops on the night including 20 saves in just the first period.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Reapers vs. Gorillas on Tuesday, October 24th

The Reapers tied the Gorillas 5-5. Scott Kazmerik, the player of the game for the Reapers had an excellent night scoring a hat trick including a short handed goal in the second period. Peter Donahoe also fired in a shorthanded marker later in the same frame. Ryan Kazmerik had a big two point game with two assists. Brian Jennings scored a goal and Domenic Niro added a helper. Goalie Tyler Corrigall deflected 18 shots in the match.

The Gorillas goalie and player of the game Gregg Nordin was outstanding as he stopped all 16 shots from the Reapers in the third period to allow the Gorillas to come back from a two goal deficit and tie the game 5-5. Gregg finished the game with a total of 33 saves. Cory Benjamin rifled in two goals including the game tying goal with just 3:07 left in the game. Spencer Wood led all scorers with a great three point night scoring once to go along with a pair of assists. Both Josh Dierksen and Brock Anderson had big two point efforts scoring a goal and an assist apiece. Cam Fuller also finished with a good two point game picking up a couple of assists.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Gorillas vs. Rush Roofing Rockets on Wednesday, October 18th

The Gorillas lost to the Rush Roofing Rockets 16-2. Player of the game, Spencer Wood, scored the first Gorilla goal at the 3:17 mark of the first period to make it a 1-2 game. Jordan Friesen also netted a goal and Sam Borhot added an assist. Goalie Gregg Nordin made 23 saves on the night.

The Rush Roofing Rockets player of the game, number 36 Steve Brandon, had a dominant seven point performance scoring four goals and three assists. Scott Bouwman had an excellent five point game scoring twice to go along with three helpers. Both Mike and Eric Havinga had great four point games. Mike finished with one goal and three assists and Eric got two goals and two assists. Tim Ryskamp also had a very good game with two goals and one assist. Jason Upton, Darryl Atwell, Jordan Pinkster, Kurt Bransma, and Larry Gelean all scored a goal while Cody Feenstra and Chaynne Klatt each picked up an assist. Tom Upton had a big two assist night and goaltender Alex Nutma finished the match with 18 saves.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Gorillas vs. Potters on Wednesday, October 11th

Goalie Chris Smishek made his 32nd consecutive save of the season to earn the second of his back to back shutout victories for the Potters. This time it was a 5-0 win over the Gorillas. The Potters player of the game, number 98 Chad Cox, was the team's offensive leader scoring twice to go along with two helpers for an excellent total of four points. Dave Maskwa and Ian Wagner also had big multi-point games with Dave netting two goals and Ian getting two assists. Jason Villeneuve scored the game winning goal at the 11:44 mark of the first period. Yvan Lagasse, Ryan Shand, and Kirk Ringuette each added an assist. The Gorillas player of the game, goalie Gregg Nordin, started with 13 saves in the first period alone and finished with a total of 28 saves on the night.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006

Ice Storm vs. the Gorillas on Tuesday, October 3rd

The Ice Storm won 12-0 against the Gorillas. Nate Kazimir turned away all 15 shots for the shutout. Kyle Myden and Brett Watts both had huge nights for the Ice Storm with five and four points respectively. Kyle scored twice and had three assists while Brett scored a hat trick and had one assist. Reilly smith also had a big night with a goal and an assist. The Gorillas goaltender Gregg Nordin made 27 saves on the night including a big first period with 12 saves to keep the game within reach.