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VS
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SUMMERLAND STEAM
|
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33-6-1-1
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RECORD
|
25-14-0-2
|
|
17-2-1
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HOME / AWAY
RECORD
|
11-9
|
|
T1
|
STREAK
|
W1
|
|
8-1-1
|
LAST 10 GAMES
|
4-5-0-1
|
|
1ST, OKANAGAN
DIVISION
|
DIVISION RANK
|
2ND,
OKANAGAN DIVISION
|
|
5-0
|
SEASON SERIES
|
0-4-0-1
|
|
.829%
|
WIN %
|
.634%
|
|
194
4.73 GF PER
GM (1ST, KIJHL)
|
GOALS FOR
|
139
3.39 GF PER GM (10TH,
KIJHL)
|
|
135
2.34 PER GM (1ST,
KIJHL)
|
GOALS AGAINST
|
110
2.68 GA PER GAME (3RD,
KIJHL)
|
|
98
|
DIFFERENTIAL
|
29
|
|
22.11% (3RD,
KIJHL)
HOME: 28.74% (1ST, KIJHL)
|
POWERPLAY %
|
OVERALL: 18.97% (7TH,
KIJHL)
ROAD: 10.84% (15TH, KIJHL)
|
|
84.10% (8th
, KIJHL)
HOME: 87.50% (6TH, KIJHL)
|
PENALTY KILL %
|
OVERALL: 85.31% (6TH,
KIJHL)
ROAD: 85.31% (6TH, KIJHL)
|
|
TROY MACLISE
22g + 27a = 49 PTS
RAINER GLIMPEL
20g + 29a = 49 PTS
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LEADING SCORER
|
JACK MILLS
20g + 25a = 45 PTS
|
Sunday, 18 January 2015
GAME DAY: STEAM @ COYOTES
Saturday, 17 January 2015
STEAM, COYOTES SET TO RENEW HOSTILITIES ON NEUTRAL GROUND
After separate games on Friday night that both went to the wire in double overtime, the Summerland Steam and the Osoyoos Coyotes will renew acquaintances on Sunday afternoon. Summerland won their game on Friday in double OT, 4-3 on a Paulsen Lautard goal to get them an extra point. Spencer Huff made 30 saves on 33 shots including save #30, which was of the highlight reel variety that saved the game for the Steam with 4:35 to play in 2OT.
The Coyotes went to the buzzer with the Kimberly Dynamiters with the score tied 3-3. Former Summerland Steam forward Braden Saretsky recorded 2 assists against the Coyotes, giving him 24 points in 15 games since being traded from Summerland to Kimberly for Tyson Klingspohn.
The game in Osoyoos last night ended in a tie despite a penalty shot for Kimberly's Keenan Haase late in OT. Brett Soles made the save for Osoyoos to give each team 1 point and the buzzer sounded to end the game with the two teams still tied. Goaltender Tyson Brouwer stopped 44 of 47 for the Dynamiters, including this one that he posted to social media on Saturday morning. Looks like photo credit goes to Jen Jensen, photographer for the Osoyoos Coyotes.
With the 1 point the Coyotes bring their total to 68, 16 points ahead of the Summerland Steam. Summerland sits 12 points up on 3rd place Princeton and 16 points ahead of the 4th place Kelowna Chiefs in the Okanagan Division. The 'Yotes sit clear atop the Okanagan Division and they and the Steam will go head to head for the 6th time this season on Sunday IN OLIVER.
In the 5 previous games so far this season the Coyotes have achieved a clean sweep of the Steam. Aside from two games where the Coyotes scored 4 powerplay goals in each, the series has been as close as they come. Scores of 5-4, 3-2, and 4-3OT show what these two teams can do when they play one another, and it should be a good tilt between the Okanagan Division's top two teams.
This will be the first meeting between the two teams since the return of Daylan Robertson and Paulsen Lautard for the Summerland Steam. Both have been good since returning to the lineup last weekend against Chase and have really brought Tyson Klingspohn to life in the past 4 games as well. Brett Huber is also back in the lineup for the Steam, though it is unclear if he will start Sunday. It is more likely that Spencer Huff will man the crease for Summerland to give Huber a couple of extra days to get healthy before a Wednesday night game in Sicamous.
Riley Pettitt missed Friday's game against the Knights and will be a game-time decision against the Coyotes on Sunday afternoon. As a team Summerland missed his speed in the lineup on Friday, and his regular linemates Jarrett Malchow and Wyatt Gale missed him in the lineup as well.
For the Coyotes, Friday night was the first time in a long time they've been completely healthy. Luc Gradisar, Jackson Dematos and Aaron Azevedo all returned to the lineup against Kimberly and made an impact as Azevedo and Dematos combined to set up linemate Ryan Roseboom for Osyoos' first goal of the night.
Sunday will mark the first of the final 3 meetings of the season between the Steam and the Coyotes, and it will be played on "neutral" ground in Oliver. The final two meetings will be played January 27th and February 13th, both in Summerland.
The Steam will surely try to do what made them successful in the three 1-goal games they've had with Osoyoos this season. What makes them successful is finding the physical line and playing on it. The last thing Summerland wants to do is put the league's top HOME powerplay on the ice, but they can't let Osoyoos skate circles around them either. It'll be important for the Steam to be physical, but not overly physical to the point of taking penalties and causing problems for whoever the poor referee is that gets selected to make sure these two teams don't break the rules.
It's no secret the two squads don't like each other. One might venture a guess as to think the word 'hate' is warranted and used regularly in both dressing rooms, and it shows when they hit the ice. They'll do so in Oliver this Sunday at 1:35. Can't say whether there will be a broadcast from there, but we'll try to keep everybody up to date as best as possible! Follow along with the team on Twitter here or along with my twitter feed here.
The Coyotes went to the buzzer with the Kimberly Dynamiters with the score tied 3-3. Former Summerland Steam forward Braden Saretsky recorded 2 assists against the Coyotes, giving him 24 points in 15 games since being traded from Summerland to Kimberly for Tyson Klingspohn.
The game in Osoyoos last night ended in a tie despite a penalty shot for Kimberly's Keenan Haase late in OT. Brett Soles made the save for Osoyoos to give each team 1 point and the buzzer sounded to end the game with the two teams still tied. Goaltender Tyson Brouwer stopped 44 of 47 for the Dynamiters, including this one that he posted to social media on Saturday morning. Looks like photo credit goes to Jen Jensen, photographer for the Osoyoos Coyotes.
With the 1 point the Coyotes bring their total to 68, 16 points ahead of the Summerland Steam. Summerland sits 12 points up on 3rd place Princeton and 16 points ahead of the 4th place Kelowna Chiefs in the Okanagan Division. The 'Yotes sit clear atop the Okanagan Division and they and the Steam will go head to head for the 6th time this season on Sunday IN OLIVER.
In the 5 previous games so far this season the Coyotes have achieved a clean sweep of the Steam. Aside from two games where the Coyotes scored 4 powerplay goals in each, the series has been as close as they come. Scores of 5-4, 3-2, and 4-3OT show what these two teams can do when they play one another, and it should be a good tilt between the Okanagan Division's top two teams.
This will be the first meeting between the two teams since the return of Daylan Robertson and Paulsen Lautard for the Summerland Steam. Both have been good since returning to the lineup last weekend against Chase and have really brought Tyson Klingspohn to life in the past 4 games as well. Brett Huber is also back in the lineup for the Steam, though it is unclear if he will start Sunday. It is more likely that Spencer Huff will man the crease for Summerland to give Huber a couple of extra days to get healthy before a Wednesday night game in Sicamous.
Riley Pettitt missed Friday's game against the Knights and will be a game-time decision against the Coyotes on Sunday afternoon. As a team Summerland missed his speed in the lineup on Friday, and his regular linemates Jarrett Malchow and Wyatt Gale missed him in the lineup as well.
For the Coyotes, Friday night was the first time in a long time they've been completely healthy. Luc Gradisar, Jackson Dematos and Aaron Azevedo all returned to the lineup against Kimberly and made an impact as Azevedo and Dematos combined to set up linemate Ryan Roseboom for Osyoos' first goal of the night.
Sunday will mark the first of the final 3 meetings of the season between the Steam and the Coyotes, and it will be played on "neutral" ground in Oliver. The final two meetings will be played January 27th and February 13th, both in Summerland.
The Steam will surely try to do what made them successful in the three 1-goal games they've had with Osoyoos this season. What makes them successful is finding the physical line and playing on it. The last thing Summerland wants to do is put the league's top HOME powerplay on the ice, but they can't let Osoyoos skate circles around them either. It'll be important for the Steam to be physical, but not overly physical to the point of taking penalties and causing problems for whoever the poor referee is that gets selected to make sure these two teams don't break the rules.
It's no secret the two squads don't like each other. One might venture a guess as to think the word 'hate' is warranted and used regularly in both dressing rooms, and it shows when they hit the ice. They'll do so in Oliver this Sunday at 1:35. Can't say whether there will be a broadcast from there, but we'll try to keep everybody up to date as best as possible! Follow along with the team on Twitter here or along with my twitter feed here.
LAUTARD POWERS STEAM OVER KNIGHTS
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| Summerland Steam Captain Paulsen Lautard celebrates with Michael McEachern and Jack Mills after Lautard's OT winner vs North Okanagan Jan 16. Photo: Sarah Mayer |
In the first of the two meetings last Sunday the Steam came out and scored early and often en route to a 7-2 win. With North Okanagan in the midst of an extremely tough season we thought we might see the same type of score line again on Friday night, but that was not the case. Despite missing 6 regulars and having 5 AP's in the lineup the Knights played a good, clean hockey game and skated with the Summerland Steam down to the very end. They were helped by an outstanding performance from goaltender Josh Shank who made 59 saves on 63 shots, but fell short in a 4-3 win for Summerland in Double Overtime.
The Steam got themselves into penalty trouble early in this hockey game, allowing the Knights to control the majority of the first period of play. Halfway through the first frame while on the powerplay, North Okanagan forward Logan Geefs was streaking up the left wing when he was met by Steam defender Nelson Hurry. What should have been a routine hit turned catastrophic as Hurry went to make the hit and the penalty box door came open, causing Geefs to go full-force into the open door. He remained down on the ice for a couple of minutes while being attended to by the training staffs of both teams before being helped off the ice by a couple of teammates.
Geefs did not return to the game, and a couple of minutes later the Knights lost Matt Halvorson for the rest of the night, as he came off the ice favoring either his hand or his wrist after making a hit in the corner. With two of their most veteran players missing for the rest of the game, the Knights relied on Shank to keep them in the game once Summerland was done with their penalty trouble.
Just when it looked like Summerland was going to get back on track in the hockey game they took another penalty, but an aggressive kill led to their first goal of the game. As the puck went back into the North Okanagan zone Cole Woodliffe applied pressure to the North Okanagan defense. He was able to take the puck away and make a move to beat Shank for his 20th of the season.
The Knights would tie things up late in the period, however, as Dustin Kostiuk took a pass on a 2-on-1 from Austin Fournier and deposited it into the net behind Spencer Huff. Zackari Andrusiak would be credited with the second assist on Kostiuk's first of two on the night, tying the young 16 year old (born July, '98) for the team scoring lead.
Kostiuk would get his second just a couple of minutes into the second period as a point shot from Knights Captain Dryden Profeit hit him on the way into the net. Andrusiak would get the second assist on this goal as well, propelling him to sole possession of the team lead in scoring after Jordan Passmore departed for Trail on January 10.
The 2-1 lead thanks to 2 goals from Kostiuk wouldn't last the Knights long, however, as just under a minute later Paulsen Lautard recorded his first since returning from the Trail Smoke Eaters at the January 10th deadline. After some good work on the wall from Tyson Klingspohn the puck came to the top of the 'umbrella' on the powerplay to Cole Woodliffe. He then put it on a tee on the other side and Paulsen Lautard stepped into one, powering it through Shank to the back of the net to tie the game at two.
Summerland would take the lead late in the period on another powerplay as the same play netted Michael McEachern a goal. Some good work on the wall from Tyson Klingspohn got him another assist after he found Paulsen Lautard who tee'd it up for McEachern to hammer through the North Okanagan netminder with 2:49 to play in the period.
The lone goal of the third would go to the Knights, a scramble that saw Chris Motoska touch the puck last for North Okanagan before Michael McEachern batted the puck down into the net behind Spencer Huff to tie the game at 3. Despite the best efforts from both teams, it was the only goal of the period and we were off to OT. At the end of regulation Summerland had fired 49 shots at the net of Josh Shank, and dropped 10 more on him in the first frame of OT.
Through the end end of the first overtime period Spencer Huff had seen 29 shots, but the 30th shot of the night was his biggest test and quite possibly his best save of the season. After a shot went wide of the net to Huff's right, a pass came back across to his left to a wide open Austin Fournier. Fournier had a wide open net to shoot at, but Huff scrambled back to his left and made a diving glove save to keep the game tied.
The save by Huff seemed to spark his club, as the Steam took the pressure to the Knights. After five or six attempts at the net, Paulsen Lautard was able to bully his way through the circle off a faceoff and bury a puck through the 5-hole of Josh Shank for his 2nd of the night, 17th of the season, and the game winner in a 4-3 2OT win.
3 STARS PRESENTED BY ULTIMATE HOCKEY & SKATE:
3) Tyson Klingspohn (2A)
1b) Josh Shank (59 Saves)
1a) Paulsen Lautard (2G, 1A)
You'll notice we didn't pick a second star, but a 1A and 1B star, because we couldn't decide between two OUTSTANDING performances.
Summerland now takes Saturday night off before a 'Clash of the Titans' with the Osoyoos Coyotes on Sunday afternoon at 1:35. That game will be played on 'neutral' ground in Oliver.
The Steam will play their next 4 games on the road in Osoyoos, Sicamous, North Okanagan and Kelowna before returning home to face the Coyotes again on January 27th.
Friday, 16 January 2015
GAME DAY: SUMMERLAND STEAM HOST NORTH OKANAGAN KNIGHTS
Tonight the Summerland Steam host the North Okanagan Knights for the second time in 6 days! The last meeting resulted in a 7-2 win for the Summerland Steam last Sunday and with the win the Steam hold a 5-0 edge in the season series with the Knights. Puck drop goes at 7:30 at the Summerland Arena and you can catch all the action on KIJHL.ca with Mike and I starting with our pre-game show at 7:15!
SUMMERLAND STEAM
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VS
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NORTH OKANAGAN KNIGHTS
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24-14-0-2
|
RECORD
|
5-31-1-3
|
.625%
|
WIN %
|
.175%
|
13-5-0-2
|
HOME / AWAY
RECORD
|
1-17-1-1
|
L1
|
STREAK
|
L7
|
5-5
|
LAST 10 GAMES
|
1-8-0-1
|
2nd, OKANAGAN DIVISION
|
DIVISION RANK
|
5TH, OKANAGAN DIVISION
|
135
3.38 GF PER GM (10th, KIJHL)
|
GOALS FOR
|
76
1.90 GF PER GAME (20TH,
KIJHL)
|
107
2.68 PER GM (3rd, KIJHL)
|
GOALS AGAINST
|
4.40 GA PER GAME (17TH,
KIJHL)
|
+28
|
GOAL DIFFERENTIAL
|
-100
|
18.24% (10TH, KIJHL)
HOME:
25.29% (3rd, KIJHL)
|
POWERPLAY %
|
OVERALL: 10.48% (19TH,
KIJHL)
ROAD:
9.48% (19TH, KIJHL)
|
85.37% (6TH, KIJHL)
HOME:
87.50% (6TH, KIJHL)
|
PENALTY KILL %
|
OVERALL: 83.06% (9TH, KIJHL)
ROAD:
76.67% (17TH, KIJHL)
|
JACK MILLS
20g + 24a = 44 PTS
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LEADING SCORER
|
LOGAN GEEFS
11g + 15a = 26 pts
|
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
CYRA, JOSEPHS POWER CHIEFS OVER STEAM
On the heels of back-to-back weekend wins over Chase and North Okanagan this past weekend, the Summerland Steam headed into Kelowna looking to continue that streak. It was the fifth meeting of the season between the Steam and the Chiefs with Summerland winning the previous 4. The difference between those 4 meetings and meeting #5: Nick Josephs. The former Salmon Arm Silverback was all over the place in this game, and was an integral part of a Chiefs' attack that packs some punch with him in the lineup.
It didn't start how you want a road game to start for Summerland, as Kelowna was awarded a penalty shot just :40 into the hockey game. Braeden Cyra was the recipient of the call after being taken down on his way to the net, and made no mistake on the free chance to give his team the lead. Cyra made a backhand-forehand move and beat Steam goaltender Spencer Huff high to the glove side for his 10th of the season.
Summerland was on their heels from the get go, and was unable to muster a shot on net until the 11:00 mark of the period when something woke them up. After that first shot, the Steam took the pressure to the Chiefs and outshot them 12-10 in the period. Summerland was able to get on the board at 8:58 when they capitalized on a defensive turnover. Braden Eliuk was the recipient of the gift in the Chiefs' zone and he was able to beat Chiefs goaltender Chris Turner. Unfortunately, his shot hit the post and came straight to Cole Woodliffe, who buried his 19th of the season to tie the game at 1.
Both teams had their chances in the period, and both teams had their fair share of rough stuff take place as well. Both Chris Turner and Spencer Huff ended up below piles of bodies in the period and each team had a couple of chances on the powerplay without any luck.
The second period started much like the first with Kelowna pressuring. They were rewarded with a goal thanks to newly returned Nick Josephs, who walked in and wired a shot past Spencer Huff. Braeden Cyra then extended the lead just 4 minutes later while shorthanded. Josephs was the guy who made it happen, making several moves before passing to a wide open Cyra for the goal.
Josephs would add another late in the 2nd period after Nelson Hurry was assessed a 5 minute major and a game misconduct. Josephs' goal, his 2nd of the night and 3rd point, came in the middle of that powerplay to extend the Chiefs' lead to 3. The Chiefs' took the lead in shots as well, firing 15 at Spencer Huff in the 2nd period while Summerland only mustered 8.
Whatever was said in the Summerland dressing room during the 2nd intermission seemed to work in the third period. Summerland showed some jump coming out of the break and got 2 quick goals from Braden Eliuk and Cody Egilson to close the gap to 4-3. This would be as close as they got, however, as despite a late game push to get the game tied Josh Kobelka secured a Kelowna victory with an empty netter to make the final score 5-3 Chiefs.
A 5-3 score is a little flattering for the Summerland Steam on this night, as they allowed Kelowna's top line to run wild all over the place and combine for 9 points in the victory. Braeden Cyra led the way with 5 (2g, 3a) while Nick Josephs chipped in with 3 (2g, 1a).
For much of the night Summerland was not sharp, although they did get themselves together and make a great comeback effort late in the 3rd period.
- This is the first meeting of the season that didn't end with a Summerland victory. In 4 previous meetings the Steam had been victorious in all of them:
Sept 12: 6-2 Steam (in Summerland)
Oct 24: 5-2 Steam (in Summerland)
Nov 28: 6-4 Steam (in Summerland)
Dec 9: 3-2 Steam (In Kelowna)
- A shorthanded goal by Braeden Cyra in the 2nd period of tonight's contest was the first shorthanded marker the Steam have given up this season. They were the last team in the KIJHL to have a 0 in the shorthanded goals against column heading into tonight's game.
- Cole Woodliffe, Jack Mills and Braden Eliuk were once again Summerland's best line on the night. Eliuk finished with 2 pts (1g, 1a) while Woodliffe finished with a goal and Mills' finished with an assist.
- Nick Gnazdowsky had a good night against his former team, recording an assist on a third period goal by Cody Egilson.
- Spencer Huff was outstanding once again, stopping 32 shots in the loss. Many of those 32 saves were of the miraculous variety and kept his team in the game at key moments. Huff allowed 4 on the night, including a penalty shot just :20 seconds into the game as well as 2PP goals.
- Special Teams was the killer for the Steam on this night, as they allowed 2 powerplay goals and a shorthanded goal in a 5-3 loss. They also went 0-fer on the powerplay, despite having several chances.
- Josephs 2nd period goal came on a 5 minute powerplay after Nelson Hurry was shown the gate for high sticking. Hurry received 5 and a game for the infraction and Kelowna didn't hesitate to cash in when they were given the opportunity.
- ** Nick Josephs IS the Kelowna Chiefs offense. It was a stark contrast to what we've seen in the previous 4 meetings between these two teams. When he wasn't on the ice for the Chiefs in this game the puck spent the majority of the night in the Steam's offensive zone, but when he was, the Steam weren't ready for him. He was an integral part of the Chiefs' attack and he and Braeden Cyra ran roughshod over the Steam on this night.
- Chris Turner was sharp when called upon, stopping 27 shots for the Chiefs in the victory.
GAME RECAP
It didn't start how you want a road game to start for Summerland, as Kelowna was awarded a penalty shot just :40 into the hockey game. Braeden Cyra was the recipient of the call after being taken down on his way to the net, and made no mistake on the free chance to give his team the lead. Cyra made a backhand-forehand move and beat Steam goaltender Spencer Huff high to the glove side for his 10th of the season.
Summerland was on their heels from the get go, and was unable to muster a shot on net until the 11:00 mark of the period when something woke them up. After that first shot, the Steam took the pressure to the Chiefs and outshot them 12-10 in the period. Summerland was able to get on the board at 8:58 when they capitalized on a defensive turnover. Braden Eliuk was the recipient of the gift in the Chiefs' zone and he was able to beat Chiefs goaltender Chris Turner. Unfortunately, his shot hit the post and came straight to Cole Woodliffe, who buried his 19th of the season to tie the game at 1.
Both teams had their chances in the period, and both teams had their fair share of rough stuff take place as well. Both Chris Turner and Spencer Huff ended up below piles of bodies in the period and each team had a couple of chances on the powerplay without any luck.
The second period started much like the first with Kelowna pressuring. They were rewarded with a goal thanks to newly returned Nick Josephs, who walked in and wired a shot past Spencer Huff. Braeden Cyra then extended the lead just 4 minutes later while shorthanded. Josephs was the guy who made it happen, making several moves before passing to a wide open Cyra for the goal.
Josephs would add another late in the 2nd period after Nelson Hurry was assessed a 5 minute major and a game misconduct. Josephs' goal, his 2nd of the night and 3rd point, came in the middle of that powerplay to extend the Chiefs' lead to 3. The Chiefs' took the lead in shots as well, firing 15 at Spencer Huff in the 2nd period while Summerland only mustered 8.
Whatever was said in the Summerland dressing room during the 2nd intermission seemed to work in the third period. Summerland showed some jump coming out of the break and got 2 quick goals from Braden Eliuk and Cody Egilson to close the gap to 4-3. This would be as close as they got, however, as despite a late game push to get the game tied Josh Kobelka secured a Kelowna victory with an empty netter to make the final score 5-3 Chiefs.
A 5-3 score is a little flattering for the Summerland Steam on this night, as they allowed Kelowna's top line to run wild all over the place and combine for 9 points in the victory. Braeden Cyra led the way with 5 (2g, 3a) while Nick Josephs chipped in with 3 (2g, 1a).
For much of the night Summerland was not sharp, although they did get themselves together and make a great comeback effort late in the 3rd period.
THOUGHTS:
- This is the first meeting of the season that didn't end with a Summerland victory. In 4 previous meetings the Steam had been victorious in all of them:
Sept 12: 6-2 Steam (in Summerland)
Oct 24: 5-2 Steam (in Summerland)
Nov 28: 6-4 Steam (in Summerland)
Dec 9: 3-2 Steam (In Kelowna)
- A shorthanded goal by Braeden Cyra in the 2nd period of tonight's contest was the first shorthanded marker the Steam have given up this season. They were the last team in the KIJHL to have a 0 in the shorthanded goals against column heading into tonight's game.
- Cole Woodliffe, Jack Mills and Braden Eliuk were once again Summerland's best line on the night. Eliuk finished with 2 pts (1g, 1a) while Woodliffe finished with a goal and Mills' finished with an assist.
- Nick Gnazdowsky had a good night against his former team, recording an assist on a third period goal by Cody Egilson.
- Spencer Huff was outstanding once again, stopping 32 shots in the loss. Many of those 32 saves were of the miraculous variety and kept his team in the game at key moments. Huff allowed 4 on the night, including a penalty shot just :20 seconds into the game as well as 2PP goals.
- Special Teams was the killer for the Steam on this night, as they allowed 2 powerplay goals and a shorthanded goal in a 5-3 loss. They also went 0-fer on the powerplay, despite having several chances.
- Josephs 2nd period goal came on a 5 minute powerplay after Nelson Hurry was shown the gate for high sticking. Hurry received 5 and a game for the infraction and Kelowna didn't hesitate to cash in when they were given the opportunity.
- ** Nick Josephs IS the Kelowna Chiefs offense. It was a stark contrast to what we've seen in the previous 4 meetings between these two teams. When he wasn't on the ice for the Chiefs in this game the puck spent the majority of the night in the Steam's offensive zone, but when he was, the Steam weren't ready for him. He was an integral part of the Chiefs' attack and he and Braeden Cyra ran roughshod over the Steam on this night.
- Chris Turner was sharp when called upon, stopping 27 shots for the Chiefs in the victory.
WHAT'S NEXT:
Summerland will go back to the drawing board in preparation for their next game which comes Friday night. They host the North Okanagan Knights at 7:30 at the Summerland Arena before heading to Oliver to play the Osoyoos Coyotes at 1:35 on Sunday afternoon. Their next meeting with the Chiefs will come a week from this coming Sunday. That game goes on January 25th at 7PM from the Rutland Arena.
GAME DAY: SUMMERLAND STEAM @ KELOWNA CHIEFS
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VS
|
 |
|
15-18-2-1-2
|
RECORD
|
24-13-0-2
|
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9-9-1-0-1
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HOME / AWAY
RECORD
|
11-8
|
|
L1
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STREAK
|
W2
|
|
5-4-0-1
|
LAST 10 GAMES
|
5-4-0-1
|
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4TH, OKANAGAN DIVISION
|
DIVISION RANK
|
2ND, OKANAGAN DIVISION
|
|
0-5
|
SEASON SERIES
|
5-0
|
|
.447%
|
WIN %
|
.641%
|
|
113
2.97 GF PER GM (17TH,
KIJHL)
|
GOALS FOR
|
122
3.38 GF PER GM (10TH, KIJHL)
|
|
135
3.55 PER GM (15TH, KIJHL)
|
GOALS AGAINST
|
102
2.62 GA PER GAME (3RD,
KIJHL)
|
|
22
|
DIFFERENTIAL
|
30
|
|
17.51% (10th, KIJHL)
HOME:
20.41% (9TH, KIJHL)
|
POWERPLAY %
|
OVERALL: 18.67% (7TH, KIJHL)
ROAD:
11.39% (16TH, KIJHL)
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|
81.77% (12th , KIJHL)
HOME:
82.57% (13TH, KIJHL)
|
PENALTY KILL %
|
OVERALL: 86.07% (6TH, KIJHL)
ROAD:
87.50% (6TH, KIJHL)
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BRAEDEN CYRA
9g + 34a = 43 PTS
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LEADING SCORER
|
JACK MILLS
20g + 23a = 43 PTS
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Monday, 12 January 2015
YUKON LINE POWERS STEAM TO 4 POINT WEEKEND
After some tough luck and bad results over the past five
games, the Summerland Steam headed into this weekend hoping to turn things
around. They did just that as they started the weekend on Saturday night with a
3-2 double overtime win in Chase against the Heat. Spencer Huff made 46 saves
in the victory while Jack Mills netted his second of the game that stood as the
winner in the 3on3 overtime period. Riley Pettitt had the other goal for the
Steam and his line, the Yukon line, was the best line for Summerland in the game.
Pettitt and his linemates Jarrett Malchow and Wyatt Gale, all
from Whitehorse, YT, looked to carry their momentum forward into Sunday’s game
after working to control play and create chances in the game against Chase. They did just that, combining for 6 points in a 7-2 victory over the North
Okanagan Knights at home on Sunday night. Gale netted two goals while Malchow and Pettitt each recorded
two assists. Rylan Sideroff, Daylan Robertson, Adam Jones, Cole Woodliffe, and
Nick Gnazdowsky also hit the goal column for the Steam in the victory while
Dustin Vasil and Thomas Pattison replied for the Knights.
With the two wins, Summerland was able to bump their five
game losing skid and regain their 10 point advantage on the 3rd place
Princeton Posse. Princeton swung through the Kootenays for the final time this
season and picked up 2 of a possible 6 points on the weekend, while Osoyoos was
idle. The Coyotes still hold a 17 point cushion on the rest of the Okanagan
division with 15 games to play after this weekend’s action.
Summerland will travel to Kelowna to play the Chiefs on
Tuesday night before returning home on Friday to once again face the North
Okanagan Knights. The Steam and the Chiefs have come together 5 times already this season with Summerland winning all 5 meetings thus far.
Tuesday's meeting might be a little different than the last 5, however. Kelowna welcomed KI superstar Nick Josephs back to the lineup this past weekend and he made an immediate impact, collecting 3 points (2g+1a) in a loss to the Kamloops Storm. The Steam will have to make sure they get a body on him as often as possible and keep him from getting to the net, along with the 19 other Chiefs as well. The puck drops on that game on Tuesday night, 7PM at Rutland Arena. Catch Justin McCartney and the crew from Kelowna on the KIJHL webcast.
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