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:

Tornadoes vs. Snipers on Monday, August 27

The Tornadoes defeated the Snipers 9-7 in an exciting back and fourth playoff contest on Monday night.

Player of the game Logan Dixon propelled the Tornadoes with an excellent hat trick. Stan Mazursky had a great three point night as well with a goal and two assists.

Ryan Ewasiuk scored the eventual game winning goal with a perfect top shelf backhand shot with just 5:33 left in the final period to break the 7-7 deadlock.

The Snipers pulled their goalie for the extra attacked however the Tornadoes responded and Steve Foster added an empty net insurance marker with 36 seconds left.

Patricio Inostroza also scored for the Tornadoes while Kenton Lefthand and Tommy McIvor notched one and two assists respectively.

Tornadoes goalie Rob O'Donnell came up with some nice stops for the big playoff victory.

The Snipers player of the game Jamie Sexton went in on a breakaway during the middle period and perfectly executed a forehand to backhand deke move to score his first of two goals on the night. Jamie Sexton also had an assist for a total of three points.

Pat Smith, Jeremy Rogers, and Jeff Stevenson each notched three points apiece for the Snieprs as well. Smith and Rogers both fired in a pair of goals and an assist while Stevenson had the opposite with one goal and two helpers.

Snipers Alex Fraser, Chris Bierwagon, and Trent Ranahan all contributed a couple of assists while Ian Sexton had one assist.

Goaltender Josh Wildey denied some great chances by the Tornadoes and finished with 18 stops.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Snipers on Wednesday, August 22

Player of the game Brian Samoswski rifled in both goals for the Tornadoes in their loss to the Snipers on Wednesday night. Tornadoes goaltender Rob O'Donnell deflected away 16 pucks in the match.

Marksman Alex Fraser was the Snipers player of the game as he scored a superb hat trick and an assist for a total of four points.

Fellow Sniper Jeff Stevenson also had an awesome four point showing and finished the season as his team's leader in points with 27.

Snipers Jamie Sexton and Jeremy Rogers both notched great three point nights. Joe Gay, Ian Sexton, and Campbell Dansereau each scored a goal and an assist. Trent Ranahan and Pat Smith also launched in a goal apiece.

Between the pipes, Snipers goalie Josh Wildey possessed an elite .939 save percentage as he backstopped his team to the victory.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Gladiators on Wednesday, August 15

The lethal duo of player of the game Logan Dixon and Kenton Lefthand combined for a total of eight goals for the Tornadoes as they defeated the Gladiators. Both players scored four times and Logan Dixon also added an assist to amass five points.

Stan Mazursky had a great three point night for the Tornadoes while Jamie Ryan and Ryan Ewasiuk fired in a goal apiece. Phil Ray contributed an assist on Kenton Lefthand's second goal of the match in the first period.

The Tornadoes goalie Rob O'Donnell deflected 16 pucks and made a big glove grab late in the match on a close range scoring chance.

Sam Fares was the Gladiators player of the game as he scored a goal and an assist for a big two point showing. Shane Graham also had a couple of points with a pair of assists while Adel Fares notched an assist on his team's final goal of the night.

Goaltender Lino Martino reacted to a point blank shot with a great pad stack save and also had another memorable moment in the second period when he made three consecutive stops on three shots from just the edge of the goal crease. Martino racked up a total of 28 saves in the game.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Hazards on Friday, August 10

Josh Horning had a commanding four goal player of the game display to boost the Hazards to a Friday night win against the Tornadoes.  

Fellow Hazard J.R. Mitdital was dangerous as well with his dominant speed and puck control as he fired in a goal and an assist.

Greg Schamps and Taylor MacDonald each contributed a goal as well for the Hazards while Tim Barnes collected an assist.

The Hazards goalie Arnason racked up 18 saves and made some top notch stops in the process.

The Tornadoes player of the game Logan Dixon led his team with a big two point showing as he scored goal and an assist. Steve Rasmussen also picked up an assist in the match.

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.

Friday, August 3, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Cyclones on Friday, July 27

Kenton Lefthand was spectacular as he scored four goals and four assists to power the Tornadoes to a Friday evening win against the Cyclones.

Fellow Tornadoes Stan Mazursky and Ryan Ewasiuk made huge contributions as well with Mazursky netting a hat trick while Ewasiuk notched a total of four points. Joe Nitychoruk also scored his fifth of the season.

Tornadoes goaltender Rob O'Donnell deflected away 13 pucks for his second straight victory.

Goal per game scorer Joel Nedohin fired his his sixth goal in just six games for the Cyclones. Goalie Joe Leung put together some nice stops as he denied 27 shots through the three periods.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Rug Doctors on Friday, July 20

The Tornadoes won 7-5 against the Rug Doctors on Friday night.

Stan Mazursky was the Tornadoes player of the game as he led the way with an outstanding four point night. Team mate Ryan Ewasiuk scored twice including the game winning goal.

Jamie Ryan got one goal and one helper to take over the Tornado team scoring lead once again. Number eight Joe Nitychoruk finished with a goal and an assist as well. Fellow Tornado Rusk Ditto scored at the 5:49 mark of the middle frame.

Tornado goalie Rob O'Donnell made some nice stops and turned aside 14 shots for the victory.

The Rug Doctors player of the game Clark Piechotta and team mate Garhett Piechotta scored a combined total of six points with both players setting each other up. Clark Piechotta notched a pair of goals and an assist while Garhett Piechotta had the opposite with a goal and a couple of assists.

Cole Piechotta also scored for the Rug Doctors. Number 25 Brad Rogan fired in a goal with 9:17 showing on the score clock in the final period. Mark Boulton contributed a assist on the ngiht.

Rug Doctors goalie Andy Leung made some big saves among the total of 28 pucks aimed his way which included a dozen stops in the second period alone.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Potters on Monday, July 9

Scott Roy sped down the left wing and fired in a perfect top corner wrist shot for  his second goal of the night at the 3:09 mark of the opening period. Roy ended up scoring once more to complete the hat trick and player of the game effort as he powered his Saskatchewan Potters to a Monday night victory against the Tornadoes.

The Potters had a number of other memorable contributions as well such as Brandon Gramlich and captain Greg Bergeron's awesome four points apiece. Team mate Brendan Engdahl tallied a whopping sum of five assists in addition to his bullet top shelf slap shot goal in the second period. Number 21 Kevin Demyon had a great three point game while Dustyn Auramenko notched a pair of points and Tyler Bohn collected an assist.

Potter goalie Thomas Waters made an excellent blocker save on a two man breakaway in the final period and lowered his already leading goals against average to 2.80.

Ryan Ewasiuk made a great cross ice pass to Jamie Ryan to set up the first Tornado goal of the game. Jamie Ryan would soon return the favour as he set up Ryan Ewasiuk's goal just two minutes later.

Jamie Ryan and Ryan Ewasiuk both finished with big two point games. Ryan is now tied with Tommy McIvor for the team lead in points. McIvor's two game streak of consecutive player of the game honours which saw him collect a total of four goals and two assists ended but once again he displayed his puck handling and passing skills. 

Tornadoes Robert MacInnis and Joe Nitychoruk each contributed an assist on the night.

Goaltender Josh Wildey was the Tornadoes player of the game as he made a great glove catch on a close range shot in the first period to keep it a scoreless tie at the time and finished with a total of 39 saves which included 19 stops in the middle period alone.

Note: Suspensions

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Rockets on Wednesday, July 4

Scott Bouwman was at the top of his game as he led the Rockets with four goals and one assist for a five point player of the game performance in their Wednesday night win against the Tornadoes.

With 19 points so far this season Scott Bouwman is now in a three way tie with  teammate Steve Brandon and Extreme David Shierman for the overall scoring race.

Mike Parton was top notch for the Rockets as well as he finished with a total of four points. Cody Feenstra had a big two point effort while Jason Upton and Eric Havinga each launched in a goal. Number 28 Brian Havinga and Tim Ryskamp each collected an assist.

Goalie Alex Nutma was strong between the pipes through the three periods for the Rockets as he made some great saves on short range chances.

Tommy McIvor was the Tornadoes player of the game for the second consecutive match. McIvor finished with an awesome four point night and was in on every one of his team's scores as he fired in a pair of goals and assists. McIvor increased his points per game average to 2.00 and now leads the Tornadoes in scoring as well.   

Patricio Inostroza and Kenton Lefthand also fired in goals for the Tornadoes while Steve Rasmussen contributed a pair of assists.

Tornadoes defenceman Brad MacDonald made a fantastic play as he utilized his speed to race back and prevent a breakaway opportunity in the third period.

Note: Suspension

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Gladiators on Tuesday, June 26

Zine Hussein had an electrifying game for the Gladiators as he scored six goals and an assist to power his team to a Tuesday night victory against the Tornadoes.

The Gladiators player of the game Zine Hussein displayed his devastating shot as he scored his second and third goals of the night on one timed slap shots which were set up with great passes from Sam Fares and Adel Fares. Zine Hussein has now climbed up to second overall in goals and fourth overall in points.

Gladiator Nazieh Hammoud made a great deke move from his left to right to score at the 4:59 mark of the middle period. Just 2:49 later, team mate Dylan Wiebe fired in the eventual game winner from the right hand boards to give his team a 5-4 lead.

Adel Fares finished with an awesome four point night for the Gladiators. Hadi Fares had a great match as well with three points on the strength of a third period goal and two assists. Sam Fares notched a pair of assists too which included the tape to tape pass for Zine Hussein's second goal. Sid Abdallah also contributed an assist as he made a perfect pass to set up Nazieh Hammoud's big deke goal in the middle frame.  

Gladiators goaltender Lino Martino stopped a point blank chance at his doorstep on the right side the crease in the middle period and continued on to finish with a total of 24 saves, which included 13 stops in the first period alone, for the win.

The Tornadoes player of the game Tommy McIvor got his team on the score board early with a fantastic backhand to forehand deke on a breakaway goal just 1:59 into the first period. He came through for his team once again only 1:40 into the middle period with a power play goal. Tommy McIvor nearly had his hat trick goal on a great breakaway chance later in the same period. McIvor now has four goals in only three games to start his season at a top flight pace of 1.33 goals per game.

Tornadoes Phil Ray and Kenton Lefthand both rifled in a goal apiece on the night with Ray netting his goal in the first frame while Lefthand notched his in the second period. Lefthand also collected an assist for a big two point night and now has four points in just three games. Jamie Ryan picked up an assist to continue his lead of the Tornadoes in points with six. Joe Nitychoruk contributed an assist as well which was his fifth point of the season.

Goalie Rob O'Donnell completed the match with some big stops for the Tornadoes especially his incredible save in the middle period on a short range one timed shot which was set up from a pass on his left side.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Cyclones on Friday, June 22

Joel Nedohin propelled the Cyclones to a 5-2 win against the Tornadoes with a tremendous hat trick needing only the first two periods to score all three goals.

Roy Canteras and Jeremy Kander also scored for the Cyclones while Gary Leblanc and Davin Johnsrud had big two point games with a pair of assists apiece. Mike Wroblewsky, Ed Powers, and Mark De Souza each contributed an assist for the win.

Cyclones goalie Matt Waldorf completed the match with an awesome .926 save percentage as he turned aside 25 of the 27 pucks aimed his way through the three periods.

Jamie Ryan was the Tornadoes player of the game for the second time this season. Ryan picked up his team leading fifth point in just his third game when he scored in the midway point of the second period.

Stan Mazursky got the Tornadoes on the score board at 9:28 of the opening frame which gave his team an early 1-0 lead. Joe Nitychoruk and Patricio Inostroza assisted on the goal.

Tornadoes goaltender Rob O'Donnell stopped 19 shots which included some key saves throughout the game.

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 11, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Extreme on Friday, June 8

Kris Pickering led the Extreme with a dominating seven goal performance which propelled his team to a Friday night win over the Tornadoes. Team mate Danny James had an outstanding match as well with five points on the strength of four goals and an assist.

Extreme goaltender Ian Brunton was great in guarding the 6x4 net as he made some big stops especially his excellent glove save off a point blank shot from the side of the crease early in the game.

Jamie Ryan was the player of the game for the Tornadoes as he notched a team leading three points. Joe Nitychoruk fired in a pair of goals, one in each of the first two periods. Steve Copeland and Tommy McIvor each rifled in a goal as well while Patricio Inostroza contributed two assists.

Tornadoes goalie Rob O'Donnell turned aside 21 shots which included some good saves such as his big glove grab during the middle period.