Monday, August 27, 2007

Weekend Division:

2007 CAHL Cup Champion Pylons

The Pylons are the 2007 CAHL Cup Champions as they defeated the Cyclones 6-2 and the other contenders in the Weekend Division, Hazards and Rug Doctors, both lost by default due to an insufficient number of players.

Pylons captain Brian Abildgaard powered his team to the victory and was awarded the CAHL 2007 Playoff MVP Trophy for his incredible hat trick, five point performance. Russ Bechtold notched an outstanding five points as well with four assists and a goal early in the final frame. 

Keegan Donovan also had a great match for the Pylons as he scored a pair of goals and assists which included a breakaway goal with just five seconds left in the contest. Team mate Tom Sparks contributed an assist as well.

Between the pipes, the CAHL 2006-2007 Top Goalie Trophy winner Martin Gregoire was awesome and denied 19 of the 21 shots fired his way for a top flight .905 save percentage.

Davin Johnsrud opened the scoring with a huge breakaway goal midway through the first period for the Cyclones. Defenceman Mike Wroblewsky hit the back of the net late in the middle period to cut the deficit to one goal and change the score from 3-1 to 3-2 at the time.

Cyclone Mark De Souza had a great night as he set up both scores to finish with two points. Paul Chateau assisted on Mike Wroblewsky's goal.

Monday, August 27, 2007

CAHL 2007 Playoff MVP Trophy Winner

2007 CAHL Cup Champion and Gold Medal winner Brian Abildgaard capped off a brilliant regular season with an even better postseason as he led all players in scoring with an outstanding hat trick, five point performance in the CAHL Cup winning game and was awarded the CAHL 2007 Playoff MVP Trophy.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Pylons vs. Gladiators on Friday, August 24

Player of the game Brendan Waters and Brian Abildgaard had three points apiece to energize the Pylons to a win against the Gladiators.

Pylon David Hughes contributed a couple of points while Keegan Donovan and Russ Bechtold each notched one point.

Goalie Martin Gregoire turned back 30 of 31 shots for an awesome .968 save percentage for the Pylons.

Nazieh Hammoud was the player of the game for the Gladiator as he scored late in the opening period. Samir Abdallah and Sam Fares picked up the assists.

The Gladiators goalie Lino Martino made some big saves and turned away a total of 20 pucks on the night.

Notes:

Gladiators Suspension: #14 Sam Fares

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Pylons vs. Cyclones on Friday, August 3

22-10-77: the jersey numbers of the the Pylons dominant line featuring Brendan Waters, Russ Bechtold, and captain Brian Abildgaard. The trio was in on every goal and combined for a total of 13 points.

The Pylons player of the game Brendan Waters scored a hat trick and two assists for a superb five point night. Russ Bechtold accounted for a pair of goals and assists for an excellent total of four points. Brian Abildgaard had a great four point match as well with four assists. 

Keith Hughes also contributed an assist for the Pylons.

The CAHL 2006-2007 Top Goalie Trophy winner Martin Gregoire made a terrific glove save on a breakaway opportunity early in the game and had a super first period as he knocked down 18 of the 19 shots aimed his way. Gregoire finished with a total of 42 stops in the game.

Joel Nedohin of the Cyclones had a big two point night to move into a three way tie for the team scoring lead with Jeremy Kander and Davin Johnsrud. However Nedohin holds the tie breaker as he has the most goals of the trio.

Cyclones defenceman Mark De Souza scored midway through the second period to reduce the Pylons lead from 3-1 to 3-2 and helped turn the tide into an eventual 6-5 victory for the Cyclones.

Friday, August 3, 2007

Pylons vs. Extreme on Friday, July 27

The Extreme extended their undefeated streak to eight games with a 8-4 win against the Pylons.

David Shierman led the way for the Extreme with a six point player of the game showing. Team mates Matt Brodie and Danny James tallied three points apiece while Todd Bassen and Isaac Reid each notched a pair of points. Kris Pickering also scored.

Goaltender Ian Brunton kept out 19 pucks for the Extreme.

Martin Gregoire was the Pylons player of the game as he made 30 saves which included some great stops to thwart the dangerous Extreme scorers.

Keegan Donovan and Andrew Abildgaard hit the back of the net for the Pylons with Brian Abildgaard Kieth Hughes contributing assists.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Pylons vs. Hazards on Friday, July 20

The Pylons player of the game Kevin Donovan provided the bulk of their offence against the Hazards with a big pair of goals. Russ Bechtold also scored for the Pylons while Keegan Donovan and Tom Sparks each contributed an assist.

Pylons goaltender Brian Abildgaard stopped 28 pucks which included some nice saves through the three periods.

Mitch Chicoine was sensational as he scored five times and assisted two of his team mates for a seven point player of the game effort to lead Hazards to the victory.

Fellow Hazard Andrew Arnold fired in an awesome natural hat trick and also an assist for a total of four points. The top team scorer Josh Horning was brilliant as he notched pair of goals and assists.

Tim Barnes scored a goal and an assist for the Hazards while Greg Bates also fired in a puck at the 8:16 mark of the third period. Ryan Carey had a big three assist night. Steve Runcie also contributed an assist in the match.

Hazards goalie Warner Johnston made some big stops as he blocked a total of 15 pucks through the three periods to pick up his third straight win.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Pylons vs. Gladiators on Friday, July 13

Pylons goaltender David Hughes made a great save on a one timed point blank shot in the final two minutes of the game as the Gladiators pulled their goalie for an extra attacker for one final surge. David Hughes was the Pylons player of the game and turned aside a total of 20 shots in the match for the 6-3 victory on Friday.

Kevin Donovan and Brendan Waters each scored twice for the Pylons while team mates Jim Madden and Andrew Abildgaard fired in a goal apiece. Jim Madden also had an assist for a two point effort.

The Pylons all-star captain Brian Abildgaard notched two points as well with a couple of assists. Fellow Pylons Russ Bechtold and Kieth Hughes each contributed an assist on the night.

Nazieh Hammoud rifled in a goal and was strong throughout the three periods to finish with the player of the game honours for the Gladiators.

The team top scorer Zine Hussein and point per game player Hadi Fares scored the other two goals for the Gladiators. Adel Fares, Sid Abdallah, and Dylan Wiebe all collected an assist in the match.

Gladiators goalie Hadi Hammoud made an awesome breakaway stop in the third period and finished with 26 saves.

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Pylons vs. Blades of Steel on Friday, July 6

Graeme Kozin led his Blades of Steel to a Friday evening win over the Pylons as he topped all players with a fantastic five point player of the game performance.

Kozin scored the game winning goal, contributed three assists, and fired in one more goal in the final period before all was said and done.

Blades of Steel forwards Sheldon Harris, James Werner, and Shawn Gallahger were all on fire as well with four point nights. Harris hit the back of the net twice to go along with a couple of helpers while Werner and Gallahger each scored one goal and three assists.  

Dan Pietrzak had a great three point night for the Blades of Steel while Chris Hill rifled in a pair of goals. Shawn Henry, Conrad Boychuk, and Andrew Smyth contributed an assist apiece.

Blades of Steel goalie Jennifer Lynn Hanby contributed an assist, won her fourth game in five starts, and also maintained her top three overall position among goals against average leaders.

Kevin Donovan was the Pylons player of the game as he finished with a great three point effort with one goal and a pair of assists.

Jim Madden and Brendan Waters scored two goals apiece for the Pylons. Team mate Dan Wahl had a couple of assists while Shawn Bellingham collected one helper.

Pylons goaltender David Hughes was already down along the ice and still managed to make a colossal glove grab with his outstretched arm on a point blank shot during the first period. Hughes also had an assist on Kevin Donovan's goal.

Note: Suspension

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Pylons vs. Rug Doctors on Friday, June 29

The Pylons narrowly defeated in the Rug Doctors in a close 3-2 battle on Friday night.

Brian Abildgaard was the Pylons player of the game as he fired in two goals which included the game winner. Russ Bechtold also scored for the Pylons with a goal less than three minutes into the second period.

Garhett Piechotta had a two point night with a goal and an assist to finish with the player of the game honours for the Rug Doctors. Team mate Ross Peak scored as well while Dennis Kim contributed an assist.

Both goalies were fantastic as they each stopped over 91% of the shots. The Pylons goalie David Hughes stopped 23 of the 25 pucks aimed his way for a .920 save percentage while the Rug Doctors goalie Jason Wist turned aside 31 of 34 shots for a .912 save percentage.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Pylons vs. Snipers on Friday, June 22

The Snipers possessed a 4-3 lead over the Pylons with less than three minutes to go when Pylon Brendan Waters scored a colossal power play goal to tie the game with just 2:12 showing on the score clock.

It turned out to be the final goal of the game and both teams went home with a 4-4 tie.

Keegan Donovan led the Pylons with an awesome four point player of the game performance scoring a hat trick and assisting on the late game tying power play marker. Shawn Bellingham also contributed an assist on the tying goal while Brian Abildgaard assisted on Donovan's second goal of the match.

Pylons goalie Martin Gregoire stopped 23 shots including a big save on a great short range chance on his left side in the first period.

Jamie Sexton was the Snipers player of the game as he scored a pair of goals. Sexton fired in first goal of the game on a breakaway which was set up from a big pass by Pat Smith. Smith also rifled in a goal of his own later in the game as well to finish with two big points.

Sniper Campbell Dansereau scored early in the middle period to give his team a 3-2 lead at the time. Andrew Banister and Jeremy Rogers each notched an assist on the night.

Snipers goaltender Josh Wildey came up with some big stops such as when he slid across his crease from right to left to deny a close in one timer in the initial period.

Note: Suspensions

Monday, June 18, 2007

Pylons vs. Cyclones on Friday, June 15

Kevin Donovan was an offensive force for the Pylons as he scored four goals and three assists in the Friday night victory against the Cyclones. Jim Madden fired in a great hat trick for the Pylons as well. Pylons defenceman Dan Wahl notched four points on the night. Team mate James Verbeem collected three points while Brian Abildgaard and Russ Bechtold each contributed two points. Goaltender David Hughes started the game by stopping all nine shots aimed his way in the first period and continued from there towards the win.

Player of the game Mike Wroblewsky and Jeremy Kander each rifled in a goal for the Cyclones as Mark De Souza and Roy Canteras contributed the assists. Goalie Joe Leung finished with some nice stops as he turned aside 25 shots on the night.

Monday, June 5, 2007

Pylons vs. Hazards on Saturday, June 2

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The Pylons won 7-2 on Saturday night versus the Hazards. Jim Madden was the player of the game for the Pylons as he led all players with an awesome five point night on the strength of one goal and four assists. Brian Abildgaard carried on his goal per game clip from last season as he fired in a pair of goals and an assist for a great three point effort. Andrew Abildgaard had a big match as well as he notched one goal and set up a pair of his team mates. Goalie Martin Gregoire picked up from where he left off last season as the CAHL Top Goalie Trophy winner and made some big saves to start this season with his usual 2.00 goals against average.

Goaltender Mandy Runcie was the player of the game for the Hazards as she made some huge stops such as in the second period when she faced a breakaway deke attempt and stoned the incoming threat as she swung out her right pad to knock the puck harmlessly out of the way. Dave Bates and Tim Barnes provided the firepower with each player notching a goal. Steve Runcie contributed the sole assist on both goals.