Sunday, May 6, 2007

CAHL 2006-2007 All-Star Game on Saturday, May 5th

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The CAHL 2006-2007 All-Star Game featured the top players of the Weekday Division and the Weekend Division in a battle for supremacy. There were 458 goals, 497 assists, and 955 points of combined firepower between the two squads which had to face up against a wall of 2310 saves and nine shutouts of combined top notch goaltending. The Weekday Division All-Stars were the eventual winners as they defeated the Weekend Division All-Stars by the score of 7-4.

Weekday Division 144 point All-Star scorer, Shamrock Geoff Zimmerman, possessing a lethal wrist shot, averaged a goal every 25 seconds as he scored an awe-inspiring natural hat trick in the second period during a span of just one minute and 15 seconds. Geoff Zimmerman was awarded the CAHL 2006-2007 All-Star MVP Trophy for his spectacular four goals, one assist, and five point performance.

Weekend Division All-Star goaltender Geoff Hwang's first save of the night, which was against a point blank shot, was a sign of the many more outstanding saves to come in his second half of the game. Hwang denied a one timed shot from the slot within the first minute of the third period, turned aside another one timed shot shortly after, which was later followed up by a great point blank glove save. Hwang would cap off the night with one more excellent save off yet another one timer with less than a minute to go in the game. Geoff Hwang stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced for a superb .952 save percentage and was awarded the CAHL 2006-2007 All-Star MVP Trophy for his incredible performance.

Weekday Division All-Star Brett Watts, the top scorer of the Ice Storm, and Kent Gillings formed a formidable trio along with Geoff Zimmerman. Brett Watts opened the scoring at just 2:32 into the game and assisted on three of Zimmerman's goals for an awesome four point night. Kent Gillings displayed his excellent puck handling skills throughout the match as he assisted on a pair of Zimmerman's goals.

Tim Robinson showed why he was the Weekday Division Shockers top scorer during the regular season as he scored a great goal late in the first period and notched an assist on the opening goal by Brett Watts for a total of two points. The Rockets second top scorer and shorthanded goal specialist Scott Bouwman scored a stunning goal in the first frame as he skated out from the corner and roofed the puck at the 1:22 mark. Point per game defenceman, Rocket Kurt Bransma, contributed two assists, one in each of the first two periods.

Shocker Scott Ellard, the Weekday Division leading All-Star goalie, turned aside 16 shots including a terrific save even without the use of his arm or goal stick as arm was behind his back while his stick got caught in the net during a scramble around the net. Shamrock goaltender Ryan Steel, who finished the Weekday Division regular season with the most wins and the second best goals against average, played the second half and stopped a trio of breakaways in just the third period alone including one with a perfectly timed poke check.   

Weekend Division All-Star, Brian Abildgaard, continued his torrid goal per game pace during the regular season as he led the offence with a pair of goals and an assist for a great three point night. Jets sniper and second top scorer in the entire division, Jason Wroblewsky, scored a goal early in the third period. Number 19, Piechotta of the Sofa Kings fired in a power play goal on a rare all-star penalty with just over five minutes remaining in the game.

Jets Chris Macgregor, the outstanding leading scorer of the Weekend Division, contributed an assist on Piechotta's power play marker. The Dragons top scorer Daniel Leblanc assisted on Jason Wroblewsky's goal and one of Brian Abildgaard's goals as well for two points on the night. David Hughes, the Pylons number one scorer and the Pylons 1.19 points per game defenceman Trevor Hughes, both assisted Pylon teammate Brian Abildgaard's first goal of the game.

All-star goaltender Martin Gregoire led the Weekend Division in the regular season with an astonishing 2.07 goals against average and displayed his skills once again during the first period with a great breakaway save. However an even better moment came later when he made a fantastic glove grab on a two on one break.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Reapers on Tuesday, May 1st

On Tuesday night, the Ice Storm lost to the Reapers by the score of 11-3. Ice Storm player of the game goaltender Shaughn McAuliffe made a big glove stop on a breakaway in the second period and an even better awesome glove grab on a two man breakaway in the third frame. Brian Sawchuk and Patrick Lauzon each scored a goal an assist for two big points apiece. Brett Watts also had a two point effort as he set up a pair of goals. Chris Sawchuk opened the scoring for the Ice Storm with a goal late in the first period and Martin Bownes contributed an assist on the night.

Goaltender Tyler Corrigall was the player of the game for the Reapers as he stopped 36 of the 39 shots aimed his way for an excellent .923 save percentage. During a flurry of chances around his crease in the third period Corrigall deflected a point blank shot with his glove and followed up the rebound with a tremendous catcher save on yet another point blank shot.

Jamie Ryan, Daniel Wallace, Domenic Niro, and Joe Nitychoruk combined for a total of 20 points for the Reapers with each player notching huge five point efforts. Jamie Ryan sped past two defenders in the first period to score an excellent breakaway goal and the first of his three goals for the great hat trick, two assist, five point night. Daniel Wallace scored his second straight hat trick and now has six goals and two assists in just his last two games. Captain Domenic Niro notched a pair of goals and three big assists while Joe Nitychoruk scored one goal and had four great assists. Steve Dand and goalie Tyler Corrigall each contributed an assist in the win.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Shockers vs. Ice Storm on Tuesday, April 24th

The Shockers won 11-4 on Tuesday night against the Ice Storm. Goalie and Shockers player of the game, Scott Ellard, was awesome between the pipes as he made a total of 27 stops which included a huge save during the third period with his outstretched arms, while he was already down, against a wraparound. Earlier in the game Scott responded to three separate great scoring chances with three excellent pad stack saves in the second period alone. Tyler Richardson, Cody Miller, and all-star Tim Robinson each buried a couple of pucks in the match. Tyler and Cody both had an assist as well for big three point nights. Captain Brett Borgland, Jesse McLean, all-star Adam Giesbrecht, Carson Papke, and Daniel Swyripa all contributed a goal apiece. Brett, Adam , Daniel, Carson and Jesse each set up goals as well for good two point efforts. Riley Haugen had a big game with a pair of assists. 

Goaltender Nate Kazimir was the Ice Storm player of the game deflecting 35 pucks including 21 in just the third period. Nate made a great diving save on a rebound opportunity in the second period. However, his best moments were in the final period when he stopped a one timed shot from a two on one break and even made an incredible stop on a clear cut two man breakaway chance. Brian Sawchuk fired in a pair of goals for the Ice Storm. Martin Robichaud had a big two point game as well netting a goal and an assist while Dallas Blommaert contributed one goal on the night.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Potters vs. Ice Storm on Monday, April 16th

The score was tied 4-4 late in the third period and Potter Kirk Ringuette's penalty had just expired. That was when Jeff Bourassa passed the puck over to Kirk Ringuette and just a moment later Kirk sent a perfect feed to Ryan Shand who then buried the puck to take a 5-4 lead with just 1:31 left on the clock. However, the Ice Storm did not relent and pulled their goalie for an extra attacker. The Potters were able to hold off the Ice Storm for the final 91 seconds for the exciting 5-4 victory.

Kirk Ringuette also set up another goal earlier in the game to finish with a big two point night. Kevin Demyon had a pair of assists as well while Chad Cox notched one goal and one assist. Dave Maskwa scored twice to go along with an assist for a great three point player of the game effort. Brendan Engdahl contributed a goal in the second frame. Goalie Joseph Low made some nice butterfly saves in the win.

Ice Storm goaltender Derrick was his team's player of the game as he made one great save after another for a total of 41 stops including breakaways saves in each of the last two periods. Brett Watts finished with three big points scoring one goal and two assists. Nick Oriold fired in a pair of goals while Shaughn McAuliffe got one goal and one assist. Martin Robichaud notched two helpers and Jason Petelski and Patrick Lauzon each got one.

Monday, April 16, 2007

CAHL 2006-2007 All-Star Goalies

Weekday Division All-Star Goalies

Scott Ellard, Shockers 2.59 GAA

Ryan Steel, Shamrocks 3.56 GAA

Chris Smishek, Potters 3.91GAA

Weekend Division All-Star Goalies

Martin Gregoire, Pylons 2.13 GAA

Geoff Hwang, Jets 3.42 GAA

Jason Wist, Sofa Kings 5.90 GAA

Weekday Division All-Star Goalie Alternates

First Alternate: Nate Kazimir, Ice Storm 4.79 GAA

Second Alternate: Tyler Corrigall, Reapers 5.52 GAA

Weekend Division All-Star Goalie Alternates

First Alternate: Rob O'Donnell, Outlaws 6.61 GAA

Second Alternate: Matt Waldorf, Dragons 7.21 GAA

CAHL 2006-2007 All-Star goalie selections are based on goals against average stats as of April 15, 2007 (includes all games played up to that point). The top three goalies in each division are selected. The fourth and fifth top goalies in each division are selected as alternates.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Blues on Monday, April 9th

The Ice Storm lost on Monday night to the Blues by the score of 5-4. Ice Storm top scorer and goalie Patrick Lauzon was the player of the game as he made a number of great stops including numerous big pad stack saves throughout the match. The trio of Martin Robichaud, Brett Watts, and Nick Oriold all had good two point nights. Martin Robichaud rifled in two pucks including a great second period goal where he split the defence to go in all alone and score. Nick Oriold contributed two assists while Brett Watts picked up one of each, a goal and an assist. Dallas Blommaert also scored netting his ninth of the season. Dual skilled as a goalie and defenceman, Nate Kazimir set up one goal on the night.

The Blues are powering up just in time for the playoffs as they picked up their second win in as many games thanks to another late game winner by their top scorer Jamie Sexton. Player of the game Jamie Sexton scored a total of two goals and an assist. Raja Bhattacharyya scored a huge goal to tie things up at four apiece just 10 seconds before Jamie scored the eventual game winner. Kevin Baragon had a great three point game with an early first period goal and assists on both the game tying goal and the game winning goal. Jorden VanCamp also contributed an assist. Goaltender Josh Wildey finished with 18 saves including a great glove grab on a puck that was seemingly destined for the top corner during the second period.

Monday, April 2, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Shamrocks on Monday, April 2nd

The Ice Storm were defeated 9-4 by the Shamrocks on Monday night. Shaughn McAuliffe scored twice, including a great breakaway goal, and finished with a three point player of the game effort for the Ice Storm. Chris Sawchuk and Jason Petelski each had another big multi-point night as both players scored a goal and an assist. Chris Sawchuk now has six points in his last two games while Jason Petelski has seven points over the same span. Blake Mihalic and Nick Oriold contributed an assist apiece. Goaltender Nate Kazimir made 14 saves in the first period, 11 in the second, and 10 in the third for a total of 35 stops which included numerous great saves.

Cody Hull went from 44 points on the season to 48 in just one match as he had an excellent player of the game, two goal and two assist night. Dale Lewko and Kent Gillings had great four point games as well with Dale netting two goals and two assists while Kent  notched one goal and three assists. Geoff Zimmerman collected his 50th assist of the season and finished the night with one goal and two assists. Chad Shoemaker, Duncan MacLean, and Kevin Hamm each contributed at least a goal. Chad Shoemaker added a pair of assists as well for great three point games while Duncan MacLean netted one assist for a big two point night. Goalie Ryan Steel made some excellent stops including a number from short range and finished with a total of 25 saves in the win.    

Note: Suspension

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Rockets vs. Ice Storm on Wednesday, March 28th

Steve Brandon wasted little time and fired in his 50th goal of the season early in the game, just 2:53 into the first period. Steve Brandon scored his 51st and 52nd goals of the season as well to finish with a great hat trick, player of the game performance for the Rockets.

The Ice Storm had their best offensive showing since February and went home with a 10-6 win over the Rockets. The player of the game for the Ice Storm, defenceman Martin Robichaud, was great as he launched in a pair of goals. Jason Petelski, Chris Sawchuk, and Shaughn McAuliffe all scored two goals as well. Jason Petelski also had three assists for a huge total of five points, Chris Sawchuk added two assists for an excellent total of four points, and Shaughn McAuliffe picked up one assist for a big total of three points. Patrick Lauzon, Nick Oriold, Dallas Blommaert, Kevin Flynn, Blake Mihalic, and Kyle Myden combined for a massive total of 11 assists and two goals. Patrick Lauzon got one goal and four huge assists, Nick Oriold had one goal and two assists, Dallas Blommaert notched a pair of assists, and the trio of  Kevin Flynn, Blake Mihalic, and Kyle Myden all had one assist. Goaltender Nate Kazimir made some great saves and deflected a total of 32 shots.     

Scott Bouwman scored a goal in each of the first two periods for the Rockets. Tim Ryskamp also netted a goal and a pair of assists as well for a great three point night. Jason Upton had three points too with three big assists. Scott Bergen and Steven Havinga each finished with a helper. Goalie Phil Bonk tallied 21 saves which including some big stops.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Shockers vs. Ice Storm on Tuesday, March 20th

The Shockers shutout the Ice Storm 9-0 on Tuesday night. Shockers goalie and player of the game Scott Ellard notched his third shutout of the season by stopping all of the 25 pucks fired his way. Scott Ellard pushed his leading save percentage to virtually 90% and is currently at the .897 mark.

Adam Giesbrecht and Riley Haugen provided the bulk of the Shocker firepower with each player netting at least four points. Adam Giesbrecht scored a hat trick and picked up two assists for a huge total of five points. Riley Haugen launched in a natural hat trick over a span of 15:11 averaging one goal every five minutes. Riley contributed an assist as well for a total of four points. Tim Robinson tallied his 50th, 51st, and 52nd points of the season in only his 21st game by scoring one goal and two assists. Andrew Knouse and Carson Papke were the other two goal scorers on the night. The trio of Eric Tang, Curtis Foss, and Tyler Richardson had a total of four assists. Eric Tang had two assists while Curtis Foss and Tyler Richardson each had one.       

Ice Storm goaltender Nate Kazimir had some big stops and a total of 26 saves on the night.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Reapers on Monday, March 12th

The Ice Storm were defeated by the Reapers 6-3 on Monday night. Ice Storm goalie and player of the game Nate Kazimir made some great saves and finished with a total of 32 stops including stopping 14 of the 15 shots aimed his way in the third period alone to give his team a comeback chance. Blake Mihalic led the Ice Storm offence with a big two point night scoring a goal and an assist. Patrick Lauzon and Martin Robichaud both scored first period goals while Brett Watts contributed an assist.

After being down 2-0 the Reapers scored five unanswered goals for their third straight win. Goaltender Tyler Corrigall made a number of excellent stops and was the player of the game for the Reapers. Tyler, who also contributed an assist, faced an average of one shot per minute and turned aside 39 of the 42 pucks fired his way for an awesome .929 save percentage. Scott Kazmerik and Joe Nitychoruk led the goal scoring with each player launching in a pair of goals and an assist. Peter Donahoe amassed four assists for a fantastic four point night. Daniel Wallace and Ryan Kazmerik each netted a goal and an assist for two big points apiece. Jamie Ryan picked up an assist as well.

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.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Potters vs. Ice Storm on Monday, February 26th

The Potters defeated the Ice Storm 9-5 to take over third place in the standings.

Potters' leading goal scorer Jason Villeneuve opened the scoring with an early breakaway goal just 35 seconds into the match. Ian Baskob was the Potters player of the game as he amassed an outstanding total of seven points on two goals and five assists. Brandon Gramlich, Jeff Bourassa, Greg Bergeron, and Dustyn Auramenko all had big three point efforts with the trio of Brandon Gramlich, Jeff Bourassa, and Greg Bergeron each netting a pair of goals and an assist while Dustyn Auramenko had the opposite with one goal and a pair of assists. Kirk Ringuette and Nathan MacDonald both had two helpers apiece. Goaltender Chris Smishek turned aside 21 pucks on the night including some big stops.

Jason Petelski was the Ice Storm player of the game for the second straight match scoring a pair of goals giving him a total of five goals over the past two games. Brett Watts had a two point game as well notching a pair of assists. Martin Robichaud, Nick Oriold, and Blake Mihalic all scored a goal while Chris Sawchuk, Patrick Lauzon, and Kyle Myden each had an assist.

Monday, February 19, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Blues on Monday, February 19th

The Ice Storm defeated the Blues by the score of 10-4 on Monday night. Ice Storm player of the game Jason Petelski scored his third and hat trick goal of the night on a wrist shot while flying down the right wing at the 5:46 mark of the third period. Jason also contributed an assist for an excellent total of four points. Blake Mihalic had a great four point night as well with one goal and three assists. Number 39 Brett Watts scored a goal and six assists for a colossal total of seven points. Chris Sawchuk scored his first of two goals on a breakaway and finished with three points. Martin Robichaud and Reilly Smith  both had great three point games scoring a goal and two assists apiece. Mike Rowbotham scored one goal and one assist while Shaughn McAuliffe had an assist as well.

Ice Storm goaltender Nate Kazimir deflected a total of 21 shots and made some awesome saves on the night such as in the second period when he was seemingly already down and out from the first shot and still managed to get a glove on the rebound. Nate also made some memorable stops in third period getting a pad on Mike Johnson's shot who made a great move to get in all alone on the Ice Storm goaltender. Nate turned aside a great chance later in the period as well when he stopped a point blank one timer shot on a pass from behind the net.

Blues number 18 Chris Martyniuk scored his first goal of the game on a bullet top corner slap shot while speeding down the right hand side towards the Ice Storm net. Chris also made a great centering pass for an assist and fired in one more goal to finish with an excellent total of three points. Mike Johnson had a great two goal game as well firing in a goal in each of the last two periods including his most memorable goal when he deked around an Ice Storm player for the second time in the period and went in all alone to score at the 1:51 mark. Chad Bolger finished with two big assists while Andrew Massicotte and Joe Reynolds each contributed an assist as well.

Goalie Josh Wildey made an excellent glove save on a point blank shot from just outside the crease area and also on a breakaway kicking aside the puck his right pad in the second period. Josh made another great breakaway save later in the match in the third period as well and finished the game with a total of 31 stops.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Shamrocks on Monday, February 12th

The Ice Storm were defeated by the Shamrocks 15-5. Number 21 Patrick Lauzon was the player of the game for the Ice Storm as he scored two goals and an assist for a great three point night. Chris Sawchuk made a multi-point contribution too getting a goal and a helper. Kevin Flynn scored a power play goal from the point in the second period and Blake Mihalic fired in a puck as well. Martin Robichaud, Dallas Blommaert, and Shaughn McAuliffe each helped set up a goal on the night. Goaltender Nate Kazimir made some great point blank stops and turned aside a total of 40 pucks aimed his way.

The captain of the Shamrocks, Geoff Zimmerman, not only scored his 50th goal of the season but also added his 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 56th goals and ended the night with a season high total of seven goals and 11 points. Josh Hamill, Kevin Hamm, and Kent Gillings all had fantastic four point games. Josh scored a pair of goals and assists while Kevin and Kent both had one goal and three assists. John Fisher launched in a pair of pucks too and also picked up a helper for three big points. Josh Stasyk and Lanny McConnel each added a couple of assists. Chad Larson had a good game as well with one goal and one assist. Cody Hull also scored and Chad Shoemaker netted an assist. Goalie Ryan Steel finished with 27 saves including some awesome glove and pad stops on the night.

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Rockets vs. Ice Storm on Wednesday, February 7th

The Rockets increased their third period lead to 6-2 against the Ice Storm when Scott Bouwman scored and picked up his third point of the night at the 8:49 mark. The Ice Storm replied to the four goal deficit by scoring four unanswered goals and just three minutes and 16 seconds later the game was tied 6-6. Neither team scored in the final minutes after the lightning quick four goal rally and both teams skated off with a point for their efforts.  

Team top scorer Steve Brandon, Kurt Bransma, and Mike Parton all had good two point games for the Rockets. Steve and Kurt both had one goal and one assist while Mike notched two assists. Eric Havinga, Steven Havinga, and Jordan Pinkster each fired in a goal on the night. Goalie Phil Bonk deflected 16 of the Ice Storm shots and finished with some big saves.

Shaughn McAuliffe was the player of the game for the Ice Storm contributing two big points scoring the Ice Storm's fifth goal of the game and assisting on the fourth goal. Number 10 Jason Petelski and number eight Dallas Blommaert both had good two point nights as well with each player netting a goal and an assist. Brett Watts scored the game tying goal which was also short handed. Martin Robichaud fired in his team's first goal of the night and Blake Mihalic started the four goal comeback with a power play marker. Goaltender Nate Kazimir not only finished with some good saves and a total of 15 stops but also picked up an assist as well.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Shockers vs. Ice Storm on Tuesday, January 30th

The Shockers shutout the Ice Storm 4-0. Goalie Scott Ellard was the Shockers player of the game making 12 saves for the big shutout victory. Captain Brett Borgland, Tyler Richardson, Cody Miller, and Matt Patterson were the goal scorers while Adam Giesbrecht, Curtis Foss, and Jesse McLean set them up.

Ice Storm goalie and player of the game Nate Kazimir was outstanding turning aside 40 of the 44 shots fired his way including 13 saves in the first frame to keep it a scoreless game even though the Ice Storm were out shot 13-3 in the period.

Monday, January 22, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Reapers on Monday, January 22nd

The Ice Storm and the Reapers tied 4-4. Ice Storm Chris Sawchuk scored the game tying goal with just 2:33 remaining in the game after the Reapers took a 4-3 lead just two minutes and 11 seconds earlier. Nick Oriold, Kyle Myden, and Brett Watts also scored while Shaughn McAuliffe, Martin Robichaud, Blake Mihalic, Patrick Lauzon, and Mike Rowbotham each added an assist. Nick Oriold picked up a helper to go with his goal for a two point night. Goaltender Nate Kazimir was the player of the game for the Ice Storm with a total of 27 saves including 15 in the first period alone.

Scott Kazmerik led the Reapers offensively with a two goal game. Ryan Kazmerik and Jamie Ryan also scored with Jamie Ryan adding an assist as well to finish with two points. Daniel Straeten, Domenic Niro, Brad Gooding, and Terry Williston each had an assist apiece. Goalie Tyler Corrigall had a player of the game performance with a total of 28 stops and really came through for the Reapers in the second period when he turned aside 16 shots. Tyler also picked up an assist as well.

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.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Potters vs. Ice Storm on Tuesday, November 14th

The Potters were defeated by the Ice Storm 6-3. Chad Cox finished with two big points picking up an assist in the first and a goal in the third. Brandon Gramlich scored in the second period while Dustyn Auramenko and Greg Bergeron each contributed an assist. Goalie Chris Smishek turned aside a total of 20 shots.

Patrick Lauzon led the Ice Storm with a three point player of the game performance scoring the game winning goal and assisting on the two insurance goals after that. Will Omar had a great night with a pair of goals to start things off for the Ice Storm. Reilly Smith, Jason Petelski, and Shaughn McAuliffe all finished with big two point matches netting a goal and an assist each. Chris Sawchuk added a helper on Will's first goal. Goaltender Nate Kazimir had another very good night stopping 30 of the 33 shots he faced for a .909 save percentage.

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Ice Storm vs. Blues on Wednesday, November 8th

The Ice Storm won 7-1 against the Blues. Goaltender Nate Kazimir was the player of the game for the second consecutive week for the Ice Storm deflecting 23 of the 24 shots fired his way for a fantastic .958 save percentage. Reilly Smith led the Ice Storm firepower with an awesome four point game netting a pair of goals and assists. Chris Sawchuk had a great two goal game as well scoring in each of the last two periods. Jason Petelski, Patrick Lauzon, and Dallas Blommaert all finished with big two point games scoring a goal and an assist each. Both Kevin Flynn and Nick Oriold contributed a pair of assists apiece. Brett Beadle also added an assist on the night.

Number 15 Jorden VanCamp was the Blues player of the game for his play in leading the team throughout the night. Mike Johnson scored a power play goal with just 21 seconds left to go in the game. Ryan Hanley and Alex Smith contributed the assists on the lone Blues goal. Goalie Josh Wildey turned aside 19 shots in the match.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Ice Storm vs. Shamrocks on Tuesday, October 31st

The Ice Storm goalie and player of the game Nate Kazimir was awesome in leading his team to a 5-3 victory against the Shamrocks making a total of 30 saves including 14 in the second period alone. Brett Watts and Reilly Smith led the Ice Storm offence with three and two point games respectively. Brett scored the game winning goal late in the second period to go along with two assists while Reilly scored in the second frame as well and set up another in the first. Shaughn McAuliffe, Jason Petelski, and Patrick Lauzon also netted goals with each player scoring once. Martin Bownes and Brett Beadle each contributed an assist in the match.

Number 27 Kent Gillings was the player of the game for the Shamrocks and finished with a goal firing in a late one in the first period to make it 1-2 game. Duncan MacLean and Geoff Zimmerman each also scored a goal with Geoff scoring his fifth short hander of the season in just five games. Josh Hamill set up two goals and Chad Larson and Cody Hull each added an assist. Goaltender Ryan Steel deflected 15 shots on the night.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Rush Roofing Rockets vs. Ice Storm on Wednesday, October 25th

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Down 4-1 in the third period, Steve Brandon, the Rush Roofing Rockets player of the game for the third straight match nearly willed the Rockets to the win by scoring an astonishing natural hat trick within just a 3:17 span tying the game at 4-4 by the 6:09 mark of the final frame. The Ice Storm player of the game Patrick Lauzon responded by scoring an amazing natural hat trick of his own in just 3:56 to lead his team to an 8-4 win over the Rockets.

Steve Brandon also contributed an assist in addition to his natural hat trick to finish with an awesome four points. Patrick Lauzon scored a goal and an assist earlier in the game and ended the night with an incredible total of five points.

Mike also scored for the Rockets while Jordan Pinkster, Jason Upton, Scott Bouwman, Cody Feenstra, Chaynne Klatt, and Tom Upton all picked up assists. Goalie Phil Bonk made 12 saves in the first, 13 saves in the second, and 11 saves in the third to finish with 36 big stops on the night.

Reilly Smith had a great night scoring a pair of goals for the Ice Storm. Brett Watts, Mike Rowbotham, and Martin Bownes all had big two point games. Brett netted a goal and an assist while Mike and Martin got two assists apiece. Shaughn McAuliffe scored a goal late in the second period and Dallas Blommaert, Jason Petelski, and Martin Robichaud each contributed an assist. Goaltender Nate Kazimir deflected 20 shots fired his way for the win.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Shockers vs. Ice Storm on Tuesday, October 17th

The Shockers overcame the Ice Storm in the battle of the last two undefeated teams. Player of the game, goalie Scott Ellard, was excellent in backstopping the Shockers to a 3-0 win turning aside all 23 shots for the shutout. Curtis Foss led the Shocker offence with two points including the game winner at the 5:12 mark of the first period and an assist in the second. Tim Robinson and Shawn Frank also scored a goal apiece. Adam Giesbrecht notched his team leading fourth and fifth point of the season with a pair of assists. Shawn Kraft and Eric Tang each picked up a point getting the assists on the game winning goal.

Number eight, Dallas Blommaert, was the player of the game for the Ice Storm leading the team with his play throughout the night. Ice Storm goalie Nate Kazimir finished the game with 20 saves.

Monday, October 9, 2006

Ice Storm vs. Reapers on Monday, October 9th

The Ice Storm defeated the Reapers by the score of 5-3. The player of the game for the Ice Storm, Reilly Smith, had an excellent three point night scoring the game winning goal midway through the second period and added one more, an unassisted goal, before the end of the frame. Brett Watts also had a great night with his second consecutive four point game, two goals and two assists, to start the season with five goals and three assists in only two games. Martin Robichaud also scored late in the first period and Chris Sawchuk had a big two point night with a pair of assists. Kyle Myden and Nick Oriold each added an assist. Goalie Nate Kazimir was superb in stopping 34 of the 37 shots fired his way to finish with a sparkling .919 save percentage.

Scott Kazmerik, the Reapers player of the game, led the Reaper's offence with a great three point effort assisting on the first and third goals and scoring an early second period goal to reduce their deficit to one goal. Steve Dand added a goal to temporarily tie the game at three apiece halfway in the second period. Defending scoring champion, Domenic Niro, opened the scoring with a goal just 3:50 into the first period. The defending Top Goalie Trophy winner Tyler Corrigall was great once again as he made 19 saves in the first, 13 in the second, and 14 in the third for a colossal total of 46 saves on 51 shots. Brian Jennings and Daniel Straeten each picked up an assist.

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.