Friday, August 31, 2007

Division II CAHL Cup Championship:

Tornadoes vs. Ice Storm on Friday, August 31

The Ice Storm defeated the Tornadoes on Friday evening to capture the CAHL Cup Championship. The Tornadoes were awarded the CAHL 2007 Silver Medals.

The CAHL 2007 Playoff MVP Trophy was presented to Patrick Lauzon who had four goals and an assist on the night to finish the playoffs with an amazing total of 20 points for the Ice Storm.

Ice Storm forwards Jason Petelski and Nick Oriold combined for an colossal sum of seven assists in the match. Petelski and Oriold racked up a total of 11 points apiece in the post season. The CAHL 2006-2007 Top Defenceman Trophy winner Martin Robichaud was in his top flight form as both he and fellow blue liner Kyle Myden fired in a pair of goals.

Shaughn McAuliffe set up a goal and also hit the back of the net for the Ice Storm while Brian Sawchuk contributed an assist.

Ice Storm goalie Mark Cole made some nice stops through the three periods en route to the CAHL Cup Championship victory.

Line mates Kenton Lefthand and Logan Dixon combined for three goals as Lefthand had a pair of scores in the opening period while Dixon rifled in the puck during the last period.

Stan Mazursky notched an assist on Kenton Lefthand's second goal of the contest.

Brad MacDonald scored for the Tornadoes as well with a goal at the 9:34 mark of the third frame. Seven minutes later team mate Ryan Ewasiuk made a dazzling forehand to backhand deke to score the final goal of the match.

Goaltender Rob O'Donnell denied some big chances from the Ice Storm especially his awesome glove grab on short range shot during the third period.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Division II Playoffs:

Ice Storm vs. Gladiators on Thursday, August 30

The Ice Storm defeated the Gladiators on Thursday night's playoff contest.

Player of the game Patrick Lauzon had an unbelievable 15 point night for the Ice Storm.

Ice Storm Nick Oriold notched a total of eight points while Jason Petelski had seven points. Team mate Shaughn McAuliffe had five points as Kyle Myden and Mike Cook each contributed four points. Defenceman Martin Robichaud tallied three points. Hinrich Finck scored a goal and Justin Heffner collected an assist.    

Goaltender Mark Cole made a memorable great glove grab during the final period in the playoff win.

Zine Hussein was the Gladiators player of the game as he fired in a pair of goals which included an awesome top corner goal in the middle period. Hussein also had an assist for a great three point match.

Gladiator Mike Schiebelbein scored a goal and an assist for a big two point showing. Sid Abdallah finished with a pair of points as well as he set up a couple of goals.

Adel Fares and Nazieh Hammoud each hit the back of the net once while Dylan Wiebe contributed an assist for the Gladiators. 

The Gladiators goaltender Lino Martino denied 40 chances from the Ice Storm as he faced an abounding number of scoring opportunities throughout the game.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Blades of Steel vs. Ice Storm on Monday, August 20

Player of the game Graeme Kozin buried two pucks and set up a pair of his team mates to propel the Blades of Steel to a victory over the Ice Storm.

Fellow Blades of Steel Shawn Gallahger played a big part in the triumph as well as he launched in a couple of goals.

Adam Snelling and Brad Roy both had great three point results for the Blades of Steel. Dan Pietrzak, James Werner, and Sheldon Harris each claimed two big points apiece. Paul Reardigan contributed an assist on the night.

Blades of Steel forward Trevor Reynolds scored great two on one goal after receiving a perfect feed from Jeremy Raymaker early in the second period. Goaltender Jennifer Lynn Hanby only permitted a couple pucks to get past her for the win.

The Ice Storm offence featured their long range heavy artillery as the player of the game Shaughn McAuliffe and the CAHL 2006-2007 Top Defenceman Trophy winner Martin Robichaud unleashed their cannon like slap shots to score the goals for their team. Nick Oriold and Mike Cook provided the assists.

Ice Storm goaltender Mark Cole denied 28 shots which included a breakaway in each of the first two periods and even a two man breakaway in the final period.

Note:

Ice Storm Suspension: #78 Brian Sawchuk

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Extreme on Tuesday, August 14

The Tuesday night match up between the Ice Storm and Extreme was an offensive showcase as each team featured a five goal scorer while the teams combined for an incredible total of 25 scores on the night.

The Extreme eventually pulled away with the win with the help of their player of the game Chad Bassen who used his deadly speed to score four goals and four assists for a total of eight points.

Dallas Bassen was the Extreme five goal marksman who also collected a pair of assists for a seven point match. His first goal of the night was the most memorable as his bullet like shot left a mark of undeniable accuracy as the puck became lodged in the mesh right at the top corner of the goal net.

Seven other Extreme players had multi-point efforts. Brad Kerr notched five points; Kris Pickering and Mitch Brodie both had four points. Leading overall scorer David Shierman and Todd Bassen each tallied three points while Danny James and Rance Goulter picked up two points apiece.

Goaltender Ian Brunton made numerous big stops such as his two excellent breakaway saves on the Ice Storm's five goal man Chris Sawchuk. 

Player of the game Chris Sawchuk not only fired in five goals, he also set up a couple of his team mates as well for a sum of seven points. Patrick Lauzon was up next with a four point night. Mike Cook pocketed three points while Martin Robichaud and Shaughn McAuliffe each hit the back of the mesh once. 

After the perfect top corner shot from the Extreme player Dallas Bassen during the first period Nick Oriold was not going to let the Ice Storm be outdone in the accuracy department and rifled in a virtually unstoppable top shelf laser beam of his own in the middle period.

Ice Storm Goalie Mark Cole contributed an assist and turned aside 27 shots which included a great pair of breakaway stops against the dangerous eight point scorer Chad Bassen.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Rockets vs. Ice Storm on Wednesday, August 8

Sharpshooter Eric Havinga seized the puck from midair, dropped it by the blade of his stick blade, and with a quick snap of his wrists scored his hat trick goal of the night. Player of the game Eric Havinga accounted for all of the Rockets goals as his team and the Ice Storm battled to a hard fought 3-3 deadlock on Wednesday night.

Eric Havinga's line mates Mike Parton and Jordan Pinkster combined for three big assists with Parton helping twice and Pinkster setting up one. Tim Ryskamp also contributed an assist.

Rockets goaltender Alex Nutma made a fine glove grab on a heavy duty slap shot early in the game and a dynamite blocker save on a two on one break during the closing period to cap off another strong showing which kept him number one overall in the goalie chase.

The Ice Storm player of the game Chris Sawchuk blasted in two goals to preserve his virtual goal per game pace as he now has eight scores in just nine outings.

Leading team scorer Patrick Lauzon provided the all important third and game tying goal for the Ice Storm early in the third frame. Joe Sims, Martin Robichaud, and Mike Cook provided the assists in the contest.

The shorthanded Rockets barged in for a breakaway during the initial period however the Ice Storm's final line of defence was up to the challenge and Mark Cole made a towering pad save to fend off the precious scoring chance. Mark Cole finished with 19 stops in the match.

Note:

Ice Storm Suspension: #33 Brian Sawchuk

Friday, August 3, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Ice Storm on Monday, July 30

Carlo DeLuca was the Ice Storm player of the game as he had another strong defensive showing from the back end to help energize his team to a victory against the Tornadoes.

Patrick Lauzon and Nick Oriold guided the potent Ice Storm offence with four points apiece. Mike Cook and Brett Watts both had three point nights. Shaughn McAuliffe fired in a pair of goals while Paul Bergen scored once.

Ice Storm goalie Mark Cole turned aside 16 shots for the shutout win.

The 2005-2006 CAHL Cup Champion and Gold Medal winner Joe Nitychoruk had a strong performance for the Tornadoes and picked up the player of the game honours for his team.

Rob O'Donnell made some good stops as he denied 25 pucks on the night for the Tornadoes.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Gladiators on Monday, July 23

Ice Storm goal scoring specialist Patrick Lauzon advanced his team to a victory against the Gladiators with a cyclopean eight point player of the game performance.

The Ice Storm had towering efforts from numerous other players as well such as Nick Oriold who had an exceptional nine points and Jason Petelski who collected an awesome seven points. Shaughn McAuliffe, Chris Sawchuk, and Kyle Myden all had great five point games while Mike Cook and Martin Robichaud contributed four and three assists respectively.

Ice Storm Brian Sawchuk also collected an assist and between the pipes goalie Mark Cole made some good stops for the win.

Nazieh Hammoud was the Gladiators player of the game for the second time in the past three matches as he had a great two goal and one assist showing. Team mate Sid Abdallah also picked up three big points with a goal and a pair of helpers.  

In the final period Gladiator Sam Fares went in on breakaway and scored a fantastic goal on a shot after a 360 degree full spin move.

Adel Fares scored for the Gladiators with a perfectly placed wrist shot in the initial period and also notched an assist in the second frame. Samir Abdallah and Mike Schiebelbein each had a goal and an assist as well.

Fellow Gladiator Brian McKenzie contributed a pair of assists while Dylan Wiebe and Shane Graham collected one helper apiece.

Gladiators goaltender Lino Martino made a great glove save on a short range backhand shot in the first frame and stopped a clear cut breakaway opportunity in the middle period. Martino blocked a total of 33 shots and also assisted on Sam Fares's breakaway goal.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Rockets on Wednesday, July 18

Scott Bouwman collected his third hat trick of the season to energize the Rockets to a win against the Ice Storm on Wednesday night. With another great effort Bouwman continues to be among the upper echelon of scorers as he sits fourth overall in the scoring race.

Rocket Scott Bergen netted the game winning goal and added three assists for an awesome four point match.

At the 5:14 mark of the second period Cody Feenstra went in all alone on a breakaway and made a beauty forehand to backhand drag deke to ignite the Rockets fans into a frenzy as he collected his fifth goal in just seven games. Feenstra also notched a pair of assists for a total of three points.

The CAHL 2006-2007 Playoff MVP Trophy winner Eric Havinga fired in a big pair of goals for the Rockets. Mike Parton made a great pass to set up one of Eric Havinga's goals on a two on one break and also scored one himself for a two point night. Point per game defenceman Jason Upton also scored.

Rocket Tim Ryskamp contributed a couple of assists and now has seven helpers in just five games. Team mates Jordan Pinkster, Kurt Bransma, and Steven Havinga each picked up a single assist.

The Rockets goalie Alex Nutma made a great save on a breakaway in the middle frame and remains second overall among goalie leaders for goals against average. Nutma now carries a .902 save percentage over his last two games with 46 saves on 51 shots. 

With a goal in the first period Patrick Lauzon moved up to tie Mike Cook for the most points on the Ice Storm. However Lauzon sits first in team scoring as he holds the tie breaking edge with more goals.

Ice Storm Shaughn McAuliffe scored a goal immediately after a face off in the final period to continue his blazing pace with nine goals in just his last four games.

Joe Sims and Martin Robichaud contributed an assist apiece for the Ice Storm offence.

Goaltender Mark Cole faced 35 pucks through the three periods and was the Ice Storm player of the game as he made numerous big stops especially his tremendous pad save on a clear cut shorthanded breakaway chance in the third period.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Snipers vs. Ice Storm on Tuesday, July 10

Goaltender Josh Wildey stopped 46 of the 49 shots fired his way for a superb .939 save percentage to lead the Snipers to a close 4-3 victory against the Ice Storm on Tuesday night.

A critical moment occurred in the final period when Wildey stopped what appeared to be an almost certain goal as a perfect feed from behind his net went out in front to set up a one timed point blank shot. That save preserved the 4-3 score for his team.

Jamie Sexton started off a four goal second period outburst for the Snipers as he raced past a defender for the puck and scored on the breakaway. Sexton also collected an assist on the night for a total of two points.

Number 27 on the Snipers, Pat Smith, first stole the puck in the Ice Storm's defensive zone, then he went in all alone on a breakaway and finished it off with an excellent forehand to backhand deke goal.

Alex Fraser scored the Snipers game winner at the 6:04 mark of the middle period and also picked up an assist on Jamie Sexton's goal. Team mate Jeremy Rogers contributed  a pair of points as well with a big goal and one helper. Snipers defenceman Trent Ranahan notched an assist in the match.

Nick Oriold was the Ice Storm player of the game as he had a great two goal night and now has four points in just his last two games.

The CAHL 2006-2007 Top Defenceman Trophy winner Martin Robichaud finished the game with a strong two assist performance. Team mate Martin Bownes assisted on Oriold 's second goal of the match.

Ice Storm Mike Cook rifled in an awesome top shelf wrist shot in the second period for a shorthanded goal however what made this even more incredible was that his team was actually down two men during a five on three situation.

Goalie Mark Cole made some big saves for the Ice Storm especially his excellent butterfly save on a breakaway in the first period.

Note: Suspension

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Potters vs. Ice Storm on Tuesday, July 3

Brandon Gramlich had an outstanding five point night to led the Saskatchewan Potters to a Tuesday night victory versus the Ice Storm.

Career 2.23 points per game scorer Chad Cox notched five huge points for the Potters as well. Greg Bergeron and Dave Maskwa were close behind with four great points apiece.

Saskatchewan Potter Scott Roy flew down the right wing and using his long reach made a great forehand to backhand deke in one smooth motion to score his second goal of the game in the first period. Roy picked up two assists as well for a total of four points.

Potter Tyler Bohn had a thee point performance while team mate Sean Appleton contributed a pair of assists.

Potters goalie Thomas Waters made an excellent glove grab off a close range backhand shot in the middle period and completed the match with a total of 30 saves for the win.

The Ice Storm player of the game Shaughn McAuliffe displayed his great hand eye coordination on a tremendous play in the first period. McAuliffe first intercepted a pass which sent the puck flying into mid air. Next he gloved the puck and dropped it by his stick blade. McAuliffe then finished the play by going in all alone and scoring on a breakaway. McAuliffe scored twice more to finish with a hat trick and also assisted on his team's first goal for an awesome four point night.

Fellow Ice storm Patrick Lauzon was fantastic as well as he scored a natural hat trick in the final period in addition to an assist in the middle period for a total of four points.

Chris Sawchuk, Kyle Myden, Jason Petelski, and Nick Oriold all had big two point efforts while Joe Sims contributed an assist on the night.

Mark Cole made a huge butterfly save on a breakaway in the second period and turned aside a total of 32 shots in the game.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Blades of Steel on Monday, June 25

The Ice Storm versus Blades of Steel Monday night match up was a battle of the special teams as all six goals between both teams were either power play or shorthanded markers.

Andrew Smyth and Shawn Gallahger got the Blades of Steel on the scoreboard first with a pair of power play goals to gain a 2-0 lead. Jamie Doucette contributed an assist on Gallahger 's goal while Gallahger assisted on Smyth's goal.

Ice Storm Shaughn McAuliffe scored a crucial last minute power play goal in the first period to inject his team with momentum as they have been out shot 11-6 and down on the scoreboard. Justin Heffner and Brian Sawchuk notched assists on the play.

Joe Sims scored an early power play goal for the Ice Storm just 47 seconds into the middle period to tie up the game at two apiece.

Ice Storm Chris Sawchuk got the lead for his team with a great backhand shot off a tape to tape cross ice pass from team mate Mike Cook.

Shaughn McAuliffe wasn't finished yet for the Ice Storm and would score one more huge goal on a short handed breakaway to take an all important two goal lead.

Both goalies didn't allow anymore pucks to get past them the rest of the night and the Ice Storm left the arena with a huge come from behind win as they started the game down 2-0 but scored four unanswered goals for a 4-2 victory.

The Ice Storm player of the game, goalie Steve Welch, slid effortlessly across his crease from his left to right to stifle a one timed shot during a penalty kill situation in the first period. Welch continued his awesome performance between the pipes to finish with 28 saves on 30 shots that were fired his way for an excellent .933 save percentage.

Shawn Gallahger was the Blades of Steel player of the game as he scored a goal and assisted on another for a big two point night.

Blades of Steel goaltender Jennifer Lynn Hanby made some memorable saves such as when she stopped a huge chance early in the first period with her goal stick paddle down along the ice. Later in the same period she made a great glove grab off a close in shot from her right face off circle.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Extreme on Monday, June 18

The match up between the Ice Storm and Extreme was a goal scorers' dream as a combined total of 15 pucks hit the back of the goal nets. The Ice Storm were down 8-6 with still almost three minutes to go in the game when Danny James of the Extreme added an insurance goal at 2:46 to increase their margin to three goals for the win.

Matt Brodie was the Extreme player of the game as he scored a hat trick and an assist for a four point night. Team mate David Shierman made a sensational play as he went coast to coast and fired in a top shelf back hand goal to finish it off. Shierman also had four assists for a great five point game. Isaac Reid and Kris Pickering each contributed a pair of goals.

Extreme goalie Ian Brunton stopped a breakaway in the first period and went on to collect a total of 27 saves for the victory.

Patrick Lauzon topped all Ice Storm players with an excellent four point player of the game effort as he reeled in a pair of goals and assists. Derek Douglas also scored twice for the Ice Storm while Jason Petelski and Chris Sawchuk each launched in one. Nick Oriold, Martin Robichaud, and Mike Cook contributed an assist apiece.

Ice Storm goaltender Mark Cole finished the game with 35 saves which included stopping 16 of the 17 shots aimed his way in the middle period. Cole started off the second period with two big saves in just the first minute alone as he made a pad stop which was followed up by a glove save just moments later.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Ice Storm on Monday, June 11

The Tornadoes were defeated 5-4 in a close battle to end by the Ice Storm.

Kenton Lefthand was the player of the game for the Tornadoes as he led the offence with two points. Lefthand notched an assist and scored a huge power play goal to make it a one goal affair with 5:23 left in the final period.

Tommy McIvor, Joe Nitychoruk, and Ryan Ewasiuk each launched in a goal for the Tornadoes as well. Brad MacDonald, Patricio Inostroza, Robert MacInnis, and Jamie Ryan all contributed an assist apiece. Tornadoes goalie Rob O'Donnell turned away 23 shots over the three periods which included some big stops from short range.

The Ice Storm player of the game, Mike Cook, had a three point effort with a goal and two assists. Cook now has a combined total of nine points in just his first two games of the season. Patrick Lauzon continued his torrid better than one goal per game pace from last season as he fired in a pair of pucks, both in the first period.

With 5:15 showing on the score clock in the second period Ice Storm Nick Oriold went in on a short handed breakaway and made a super smooth forehand to backhand deke for the colossal goal which gave his team a 4-3 lead headed into the third period.

Chris Sawchuk scored the eventual game winner for the Ice Storm on a power play early in the final frame. Sawchuk had an assist earlier in the match as well to finish with a two point night. Carlo DeLuca also contributed an assist.

Ice Storm goaltender Mark Cole made a great pad save in the second period on a huge short handed breakaway chance by the Tornadoes sniper Joe Nitychoruk who already had three goals in just the first two games. Mark Cole finished with 28 stops for the victory.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Ice Storm vs. Gladiators on Monday, June 4

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Career 1.42 points per game sniper Jason Petelski led the Ice Storm to a Monday night victory against the Gladiators as he fired in an excellent hat trick in addition to an assist for a four point performance. Shaughn McAuliffe and Mike Cook also rifled in awesome hat tricks on the night. Ice Storm goaltender Mark Cole defended his territory well as he finished with 18 stops. 

Zine Hussein was the player of the game for the Gladiators as he scored his team's first goal with a laser like top corner shot and would later add one more goal and an assist to finish with a great three point match. Sam Fares and Sid Abdallah each had muti-point games too as Fares buried a goal and an assist while Abdallah set up a pair of goals. Travis Lowe launched in his team's last goal of the night at the 4:24 mark of the final period. Gladiators goalie Lino Martino turned aside 40 pucks including some tremendous goal stopping glove saves.