SUMMERLAND STEAM
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VS
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OSOYOOS COYOTES
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27-15-0-3
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RECORD
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36-6-1-1
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.633%
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WIN %
|
.841%
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14-5-0-2
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HOME / AWAY
RECORD
|
17-4-0-1
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W2
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STREAK
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W3
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5-4-0-1
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LAST 10 GAMES
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9-0-1-0
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2nd,
OKANAGAN DIVISION
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DIVISION RANK
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1ST,
OKANAGAN DIVISION
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0-5-1
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SEASON SERIES
|
6-0
|
|
153
3.40 GF PER GM (10th,
KIJHL)
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GOALS FOR
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208
4.73 GF PER GAME (1ST,
KIJHL)
|
|
122
2.71 PER GM (3rd,
KIJHL)
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GOALS AGAINST
|
2.30 GA PER GAME (1ST,
KIJHL)
|
|
+31
|
GOAL DIFFERENTIAL
|
+107
|
|
20.71% (6TH,
KIJHL)
HOME: 26.37% (3rd, KIJHL)
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POWERPLAY %
|
OVERALL: 23.96% (1ST,
KIJHL)
ROAD: 18.97% (6TH, KIJHL)
|
|
84.78% (7TH,
KIJHL)
HOME: 87.27% (7TH, KIJHL)
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PENALTY KILL %
|
OVERALL: 84.83 % (6TH,
KIJHL)
ROAD: 81.36% (12TH, KIJHL)
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|
JACK MILLS
25g + 29a = 44 PTS
(T-4TH,
KIJHL)
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LEADING SCORER
|
AARON AZEVEDO
19g +37a = 56 pts
(2ND,
KIJHL)
|
Monday, 26 January 2015
GAME DAY REPORT: SUMMERLAND STEAM VS OSOYOOS COYOTES
THE WEEK THAT WAS
The week once again started early for the Summerland Steam,
as they hit the road on Wednesday to play the Sicamous Eagles. Despite a great
effort against a tough team, the Steam came up short in overtime by a score of
4-3. Braden Eliuk, Michael McEachern and Cole Woodliffe would all tally for the
Steam while Spencer Huff was remarkable in the Summerland goal. Huff made 32
saves in defeat, but did earn his team a point with a highlight reel glove save
with 1:26 to play in regulation time. Riley Cardinal scored the winner for
Sicamous at 2:53 of the 2nd overtime period, lifting his team to
victory. Owen Rowsell, Carter Hansen and Justin Wilde all tallied for the
Eagles while Patrick Kasper made 45 saves for the victory.
Summerland picked up a valuable point in Sicamous on
Wednesday, and picked up 2 more on Friday with a 5-0 drubbing of the North
Okanagan Knights. The Knights are in the midst of their toughest season in
franchise history, and Summerland did not make anything easy for them on Friday.
Adam Jones got the scoring started for Summerland while Coleton Fisher and Jack
Mills each recorded 2 goals and an assist in the victory. Brett Huber recorded
the shutout for Summerland in his return to the lineup from a lower body
injury, making a tidy 19 saves for the visitors.
Having taken 3 of a possible 4 points, Summerland headed
into Kelowna on Sunday night to take on the division rival Kelowna Chiefs. The
Chiefs had been resurgent since the return of Nick Josephs from the Salmon Arm
Silverbacks of the BCHL, but without him in the lineup on Sunday Summerland
cruised to an easy 5-2 victory. Jack Mills recorded a hat trick for the Steam
and added an assist while Kendell Wilson and Rylan Sideroff also collected
goals. Michael McEachern added two assists and Brett Huber made 36 saves in the
victory. Dylan Jamieson recorded both goals for the Chiefs in the loss.
With the 5 of a possible 6 points collected in their games last week,
Summerland sits comfortably in 2nd place in the Okanagan Division
with 57 points. They currently sit 17 points behind the league leading Osoyoos
Coyotes and 16 points ahead of the 3rd place Princeton Posse.
Summerland has all but clinched home ice advantage heading into the playoffs,
needing Princeton to lose their game in hand to seal it.
Summerland will host a midweek game against the Osoyoos
Coyotes on Tuesday, January 27th. Family packs of tickets will be available for just $18, and we there will be silent auctions for jerseys as well as a raffle for a Summerland Steam mini-fridge! Make sure to come out and support local Jr. Hockey and watch one of the best rivalries in the valley unfold.
After their game on Tuesday, the Steam will travel to Revelstoke on Friday. They will host
the division rival Princeton Posse on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1st,
at 2PM at the Summerland Arena.
Saturday, 24 January 2015
STEAM COMPLETE SEASON SWEEP OF KNIGHTS
On Friday night the Summerland Steam headed to the Nor-Val Center in Armstrong to complete their season series with the North Okanagan Knights. It was the 8th and final meeting of the season between the two teams, and the Steam completed the series sweep with a 5-0 victory.
Right from the get-go, it was evident that Summerland had come to play. They put instant pressure on a Knights' team that was missing one of it's leading scorers, Logan Geefs, and were rewarded nearly immediately. Adam Jones got things started for the visitors just halfway through the first on a powerplay with his 4th of the season. Braden Eliuk and Kendell Wilson would draw assists on the goal that put Summerland up 1-0.
The Steam would go up 2-0 just under 5 minutes later when Jack Mills notched his 21st of the season after he peeled off the wall and buried a sharp wrist shot. Assists would go to Rylan Sideroff and Coleton Fisher, both of whom saw their fair share of minutes in the absence of Riley Pettitt, Cole Woodliffe and Tyson Klingspohn.
The Steam would hold the Knights to just 3 shots in the first period, and kill off a couple early penalties in the 2nd. Coleton Fisher would then add to the Steam lead later in the period on a sweet tip in front of Knights' goaltender Mitch Profeit. Fisher's 5th of the season was assisted by Calvin Hadley and Jack Mills, extending the lead to 3-0. It was clear by this point in the game that a 3-0 lead was insurmountable for the Knights, and the Steam would continue to push into the third.
They would fire more shots at Mitch Profeit in the third period (22) than the Knights put on Brett Huber in the Steam net all game (19). A pair of powerplay goals from Jack Mills and Coleton Fisher would stretch the Steam lead to 5, and they would cruise on to victory without incident.
- The Summerland powerplay came alive in the victory on Friday, going 3/6 with the man advantage. They had previously been floundering when being a man up and on the road with a percentage at an even 10.00%, but in the last 2 games against Sicamous and North Okanagan they've gone 5/10. Being 50% in the past 2 games has brought that percentage up 3.86% to 13.86% and increased their PP ranking from 18th to 13th while on the road.
- For Mills, his 3 points on the night bring him to 50 on the season and a tie for 8th in the KIJHL in scoring with Golden Rockets F Cole McEchney. Mills stretched his team lead to 5 points over linemate Cole Woodliffe heading into Sunday's matchup with the Kelowna Chiefs.
- Brett Huber made his return to the Steam crease on Friday night after missing nearly a month with a lower body injury. His last game came on December 27th in Osoyoos, but he didn't look out of place on Friday. Huber wasn't tested often but was strong when he was needed, stopping 19 shots for his 3rd clean sheet of the season.
Right from the get-go, it was evident that Summerland had come to play. They put instant pressure on a Knights' team that was missing one of it's leading scorers, Logan Geefs, and were rewarded nearly immediately. Adam Jones got things started for the visitors just halfway through the first on a powerplay with his 4th of the season. Braden Eliuk and Kendell Wilson would draw assists on the goal that put Summerland up 1-0.
The Steam would go up 2-0 just under 5 minutes later when Jack Mills notched his 21st of the season after he peeled off the wall and buried a sharp wrist shot. Assists would go to Rylan Sideroff and Coleton Fisher, both of whom saw their fair share of minutes in the absence of Riley Pettitt, Cole Woodliffe and Tyson Klingspohn.
The Steam would hold the Knights to just 3 shots in the first period, and kill off a couple early penalties in the 2nd. Coleton Fisher would then add to the Steam lead later in the period on a sweet tip in front of Knights' goaltender Mitch Profeit. Fisher's 5th of the season was assisted by Calvin Hadley and Jack Mills, extending the lead to 3-0. It was clear by this point in the game that a 3-0 lead was insurmountable for the Knights, and the Steam would continue to push into the third.
They would fire more shots at Mitch Profeit in the third period (22) than the Knights put on Brett Huber in the Steam net all game (19). A pair of powerplay goals from Jack Mills and Coleton Fisher would stretch the Steam lead to 5, and they would cruise on to victory without incident.
THOUGHTS
- The Summerland powerplay came alive in the victory on Friday, going 3/6 with the man advantage. They had previously been floundering when being a man up and on the road with a percentage at an even 10.00%, but in the last 2 games against Sicamous and North Okanagan they've gone 5/10. Being 50% in the past 2 games has brought that percentage up 3.86% to 13.86% and increased their PP ranking from 18th to 13th while on the road.
- For Mills, his 3 points on the night bring him to 50 on the season and a tie for 8th in the KIJHL in scoring with Golden Rockets F Cole McEchney. Mills stretched his team lead to 5 points over linemate Cole Woodliffe heading into Sunday's matchup with the Kelowna Chiefs.
- Brett Huber made his return to the Steam crease on Friday night after missing nearly a month with a lower body injury. His last game came on December 27th in Osoyoos, but he didn't look out of place on Friday. Huber wasn't tested often but was strong when he was needed, stopping 19 shots for his 3rd clean sheet of the season.
WHAT'S NEXT?
After a win on Friday, the Steam will look to stretch their win streak to 2 on Sunday when they face the Kelowna Chiefs. Faceoff goes at 7PM at the Rutland Arena. After that game the Steam will return home for their first home game in 11 days. On Tuesday night, January 27th at 7:30 they'll host the Osoyoos Coyotes in meeting 7 of 8 on the season. FAMILY PACKS (2 Adults, up to 4 Kids under 12) are just $18 for Tuesday night's game and the Steam will be holding silent auctions for jerseys as well as a raffle for a Summerland Steam mini-fridge!
Friday, 23 January 2015
GAME DAY: SUMMERLAND STEAM @ NORTH OKANAGAN KNIGHTS
NORTH OKANAGAN KNIGHTS
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VS
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SUMMERLAND STEAM
|
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6-33-1-4
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RECORD
|
25-15-0-3
|
|
5-16-0-2
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HOME / AWAY
RECORD
|
11-10-0-1
|
|
L1
|
STREAK
|
L2
|
|
1-7-0-2
|
LAST 10 GAMES
|
3-5-0-2
|
|
5TH, OKANAGAN DIVISION
|
DIVISION RANK
|
2ND, OKANAGAN DIVISION
|
|
0-7
|
SEASON SERIES
|
7-0
|
|
.193%
|
WIN %
|
.616%
|
|
89
2.02 GF PER GM (20TH, KIJHL)
|
GOALS FOR
|
143
3.33 GF PER GM (10TH, KIJHL)
|
|
193
4.39 PER GM (19TH, KIJHL)
|
GOALS AGAINST
|
120
2.79 GA PER GAME (3RD,
KIJHL)
|
|
-104
|
DIFFERENTIAL
|
+23
|
|
11.58% (18TH , KIJHL)
HOME:
13.08% (18TH, KIJHL)
|
POWERPLAY %
|
OVERALL: 18.82% (8TH, KIJHL)
ROAD:
11.58% (14TH, KIJHL)
|
|
80.30% (14th , KIJHL)
HOME:
84.29% (10TH, KIJHL)
|
PENALTY KILL %
|
OVERALL: 84.82% (6TH, KIJHL)
ROAD:
82.46% (9TH, KIJHL)
|
|
ZACKARI ANDRUSIAK
12g + 21a = 33 PTS
|
LEADING SCORER
|
JACK MILLS
20g + 27a = 47 PTS
|
THOUGHTS
- Tonight marks the final meeting of the 8-game season series between Summerland and North Okanagan. Summerland sits 7-0 against the Knights this season.
- Summerland is coming off a tough 2OT loss to the Sicamous Eagles on Wednesday that saw them fire 48 shots at Eagles' goaltender Patrick Kasper.
- North Okanagan played Wednesday night as well, keeping the league's best team and best offense to a 5-3 score, although they came out on the low end of that score.
- Summerland's line of Jack Mills, Cole Woodliffe and Braden Eliuk have been rolling of late and will look to continue their consistently strong play through this weekend's games.
- Paulsen Lautard and Daylan Robertson seem to have found their stride for Summerland after returning to the team at the January 10th deadline. They, alongside linemate Tyson Klingspohn have been very good in the past few games and will look to get on the scoreboard again tonight.
- There is a possibility Brett Huber makes his return to the Summerland crease tonight after being sidelined for the past several weeks with a lower body injury. It has been almost a month (Dec 27) since his last start and once he's healthy he'll be a big part in Summerland's stretch drive and playoff run. He along with goaltending partner Spencer Huff provide a stiff backbone for the Steam as they get set for the final 9 games of the season. 8 of those contests are divisional games with the lone non-divisional contest coming January 30th in Revelstoke.
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
STEAM FALL JUST SHORT IN SHUSWAP
The Summerland Steam traveled north into the Shuswap on Wedensday night for a mid-week matchup with the Sicamous Eagles. In the only other game of the season series the Eagles picked up a 4-3 victory thanks to a good start and strong goaltending from Olivier Charest. Summerland went into the Sicamous & District Recreation Center looking for redemption and a series split with the Eagles, but their night didn't start off exactly how they'd planned.
Inside the first 1:30 of the game, Steam goaltender Spencer Huff had to make two magnificent saves. One of those saves came on a breakaway chance against the Eagles' Riley Jepson and created a 2-on-1 the other way for the Steam. They were unfortunately unsuccessful on that chance, and all chances at the net of Eagles' Patrick Kasper as he stopped 12 shots in the period.
The only goal of the period came from Justin Wilde midway through the first period after a defensive zone mistake from Summerland. After the Steam were unable to clear the zone, Devyn Myck was able to drop it off on a tee for Wilde to fire over Spencer Huff.
Though they were out to an early deficit, Summerland came back strongly and spent the majority of the rest of the period buzzing around the Eagles' net. The Steam were unsuccessful on their first powerplay of the game and looked better on their first penalty kill of the night in the final minute of the period as Paulsen Lautard had 2 breakaway opportunities broken up.
In the second luck seemed to turn in Summerland's favour. They put 17 shots on the net of Patrick Kasper while cashing in on two powerplays. First it was Braden Eliuk potting his 8th of the season from Cole Williams and Tyson Klingspohn. Then, just a few minutes later on another powerplay, Michael McEachern blasted a 48 foot slapper off the cross-bar behind Kasper and in for his 3rd of the season and 2nd in 3 games. Lathan McKinney and Jack Mills would draw assists on the goal that put Summerland ahead 2-1. Both goals came on powerplays in the middle of the frame while Summerland outshot the Eagles 17-8.
In the third the tide swung back in the favour of the Eagles. First they tied the game at 2 just under 4 minutes into the period thanks to a goal from Carter Hansen. Then on another defensive miscue on the part of Summerland, Owen Rowsell gave the Eagles the lead with 10:14 to go.
With Summerland pressing and the Eagles clearing the puck and changing, Cole Woodliffe was then sent in alone on Eagles' goaltender Patrick Kasper with 5:54. Woodliffe would make no mistake, potting his 22nd of the season five-hole to get the game back to square.
From that point on it looked as though both teams were destined for overtime, but if not for Steam goaltender Spencer Huff we wouldn't have gotten to 'free hockey.' Huff made several saves in the final 4 minutes, including a definitive 'best save of the season' with 1:26 to play. As the puck moved out of the corner to an open Eagle in the middle of the ice, Huff slid emphatically to his left to glove down a Ben Campbell shot that was destined for the top corner. We thought Huff had made his best stop of the season last Sunday with 4:35 to play in OT vs the North Okanagan Knights, and this save was eerily similar, although he came much further across to stop this puck. It was a game saver and it got the Steam a point despite some sloppy defensive play that caused the game to be tied at 3.
In OT the Steam had several good chances in 4 on 4 and 3 on 3. One of these, in 3v3, was a 2-on-1 that saw Cole Woodliffe have the time to look off Paulsen Lautard and shoot, but goalie Patrick Kasper was up to task.
The dagger would turn out to be a 2 on 1 for the Eagles when Riley Cardinal went to the front of the net and took a pass from Eagles' captain Nathan Grieve. Cardinal slid the puck through Huff to get the Eagles the extra point and send the Steam home disappointed.
- Summerland missed an open net and hit the post in the extra 10 minutes of play, and played well enough to win. They just couldn't find a bounce.
- It was good to see the Steam powerplay click a couple of times on the road after seeing their percentage dip to just 10.00%. They've had trouble of late getting shots through from the point and did a much better job of that tonight.
- Spencer Huff put forth another solid performace for the Steam and will make it a tough decision for Head Coach John Depourcq down the stretch to choose between he and goaltending partner Brett Huber.
- I thought Tyson Klingspohn had another good game for the Steam, as did Jack Mills, Cole Woodliffe and Paulsen Lautard.
- Klingspohn is as snakebitten as I've seen a player in my 2 years in the league having not scored in 16 games, but he's making strong plays and recording assists while bringing his best to the table. He's getting his chances and making good shots. Eventually he'll bump the slump.
- Being down to 5 Defenseman may have hurt the Steam a little bit as far as energy was concerned in the OT periods. Michael McEachern played A LOT on this night, and both Rylan Sideroff and Neslon Hurry, who have played forward a lot this season, stepped back onto the blue line to fill in.
- The Steam lost Calvin Hadley late in the 1st period of tonight's game after he was ejected for some reason. Hadley was assessed 2 minutes and a game misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct, so it must have been something he said to the officiating crew.
- Patrick Kasper was by far the Eagles' best player on the night making 45 saves in the victory.
- Sicamous had their best players show up in key moments of this game, as did Summerland. Both teams had their top 9 forwards rolling all night long and Sicamous just happened to get the break at the end to win the game.
The boys from Summerland will now look forward to a trip to Armstrong on Friday to play the North Okanagan Knights before boarding the bus AGAIN on Sunday for a 7PM start in Rutland against the Kelowna Chiefs in what could be a 1st round playoff preview. Summerland won't return home until Tuesday, January 27th at 7:30pm when they face the division rival Osoyoos Coyotes.
Inside the first 1:30 of the game, Steam goaltender Spencer Huff had to make two magnificent saves. One of those saves came on a breakaway chance against the Eagles' Riley Jepson and created a 2-on-1 the other way for the Steam. They were unfortunately unsuccessful on that chance, and all chances at the net of Eagles' Patrick Kasper as he stopped 12 shots in the period.
The only goal of the period came from Justin Wilde midway through the first period after a defensive zone mistake from Summerland. After the Steam were unable to clear the zone, Devyn Myck was able to drop it off on a tee for Wilde to fire over Spencer Huff.
Though they were out to an early deficit, Summerland came back strongly and spent the majority of the rest of the period buzzing around the Eagles' net. The Steam were unsuccessful on their first powerplay of the game and looked better on their first penalty kill of the night in the final minute of the period as Paulsen Lautard had 2 breakaway opportunities broken up.
In the second luck seemed to turn in Summerland's favour. They put 17 shots on the net of Patrick Kasper while cashing in on two powerplays. First it was Braden Eliuk potting his 8th of the season from Cole Williams and Tyson Klingspohn. Then, just a few minutes later on another powerplay, Michael McEachern blasted a 48 foot slapper off the cross-bar behind Kasper and in for his 3rd of the season and 2nd in 3 games. Lathan McKinney and Jack Mills would draw assists on the goal that put Summerland ahead 2-1. Both goals came on powerplays in the middle of the frame while Summerland outshot the Eagles 17-8.
In the third the tide swung back in the favour of the Eagles. First they tied the game at 2 just under 4 minutes into the period thanks to a goal from Carter Hansen. Then on another defensive miscue on the part of Summerland, Owen Rowsell gave the Eagles the lead with 10:14 to go.
With Summerland pressing and the Eagles clearing the puck and changing, Cole Woodliffe was then sent in alone on Eagles' goaltender Patrick Kasper with 5:54. Woodliffe would make no mistake, potting his 22nd of the season five-hole to get the game back to square.
From that point on it looked as though both teams were destined for overtime, but if not for Steam goaltender Spencer Huff we wouldn't have gotten to 'free hockey.' Huff made several saves in the final 4 minutes, including a definitive 'best save of the season' with 1:26 to play. As the puck moved out of the corner to an open Eagle in the middle of the ice, Huff slid emphatically to his left to glove down a Ben Campbell shot that was destined for the top corner. We thought Huff had made his best stop of the season last Sunday with 4:35 to play in OT vs the North Okanagan Knights, and this save was eerily similar, although he came much further across to stop this puck. It was a game saver and it got the Steam a point despite some sloppy defensive play that caused the game to be tied at 3.
In OT the Steam had several good chances in 4 on 4 and 3 on 3. One of these, in 3v3, was a 2-on-1 that saw Cole Woodliffe have the time to look off Paulsen Lautard and shoot, but goalie Patrick Kasper was up to task.
The dagger would turn out to be a 2 on 1 for the Eagles when Riley Cardinal went to the front of the net and took a pass from Eagles' captain Nathan Grieve. Cardinal slid the puck through Huff to get the Eagles the extra point and send the Steam home disappointed.
THOUGHTS
- Summerland missed an open net and hit the post in the extra 10 minutes of play, and played well enough to win. They just couldn't find a bounce.
- It was good to see the Steam powerplay click a couple of times on the road after seeing their percentage dip to just 10.00%. They've had trouble of late getting shots through from the point and did a much better job of that tonight.
- Spencer Huff put forth another solid performace for the Steam and will make it a tough decision for Head Coach John Depourcq down the stretch to choose between he and goaltending partner Brett Huber.
- I thought Tyson Klingspohn had another good game for the Steam, as did Jack Mills, Cole Woodliffe and Paulsen Lautard.
- Klingspohn is as snakebitten as I've seen a player in my 2 years in the league having not scored in 16 games, but he's making strong plays and recording assists while bringing his best to the table. He's getting his chances and making good shots. Eventually he'll bump the slump.
- Being down to 5 Defenseman may have hurt the Steam a little bit as far as energy was concerned in the OT periods. Michael McEachern played A LOT on this night, and both Rylan Sideroff and Neslon Hurry, who have played forward a lot this season, stepped back onto the blue line to fill in.
- The Steam lost Calvin Hadley late in the 1st period of tonight's game after he was ejected for some reason. Hadley was assessed 2 minutes and a game misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct, so it must have been something he said to the officiating crew.
- Patrick Kasper was by far the Eagles' best player on the night making 45 saves in the victory.
- Sicamous had their best players show up in key moments of this game, as did Summerland. Both teams had their top 9 forwards rolling all night long and Sicamous just happened to get the break at the end to win the game.
WHAT'S NEXT
The boys from Summerland will now look forward to a trip to Armstrong on Friday to play the North Okanagan Knights before boarding the bus AGAIN on Sunday for a 7PM start in Rutland against the Kelowna Chiefs in what could be a 1st round playoff preview. Summerland won't return home until Tuesday, January 27th at 7:30pm when they face the division rival Osoyoos Coyotes.
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
GAME DAY: STEAM HEAD NORTH TO VISIT EAGLES
SICAMOUS EAGLES
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VS
|
SUMMERLAND STEAM
|
|
23-18-1-1
|
RECORD
|
25-15-0-2
|
|
11-9-1
|
HOME / AWAY
RECORD
|
11-10
|
|
W2
|
STREAK
|
L1
|
|
6-4
|
LAST 10 GAMES
|
3-6-0-1
|
|
T-2ND, DOUG BIRKS DIVISION
|
DIVISION RANK
|
2ND, OKANAGAN DIVISION
|
|
1-0 (4-3 W, JAN 2)
|
SEASON SERIES
|
0-1
|
|
.558%
|
WIN %
|
.619%
|
|
139
3.23 GF PER GM (12TH,
KIJHL)
|
GOALS FOR
|
140
3.33 GF PER GM (10TH, KIJHL)
|
|
146
3.40 PER GM (12TH, KIJHL)
|
GOALS AGAINST
|
110
2.76 GA PER GAME (3RD,
KIJHL)
|
|
-7
|
DIFFERENTIAL
|
24
|
|
9.68% (20TH , KIJHL)
HOME:
8.60% (20TH, KIJHL)
|
POWERPLAY %
|
OVERALL: 18.23% (8TH, KIJHL)
ROAD:
10.00% (18TH, KIJHL)
|
|
80.10% (15th , KIJHL)
HOME:
82.14% (12TH, KIJHL)
|
PENALTY KILL %
|
OVERALL: 84.55% (7TH, KIJHL)
ROAD:
81.82% (10TH, KIJHL)
|
|
SAMUEL SUBERT
11g + 16a = 28 PTS
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LEADING SCORER
|
JACK MILLS
20g + 26a = 46 PTS
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THOUGHTS
- Expect a close game. In their last meeting (January 2nd in Summerland) Sicamous picked up a 4-3 win on the exhaust of an extremely fast start. They scored 3 first period goals, including one at the buzzer from 16 year old Nate Plessis, and held on for a 4-3 win.- Korwin Shewchuk recorded the game winner with over 7 minutes to play in the 2nd period, and goaltender Olivier Charest held off the Steam offense in the third period to pick up the W.
- Eagles' leading scorer Samuel Subert missed that game in which his team picked up the win. Expect him in the lineup on Wednesday night and ready to make a difference.
- One area that it would seem Summerland could take advantage is on the powerplay. Sicamous is in the bottom half of the league on home ice when it comes to PK%, but Summerland is also operating at a measly 10% success rate with the powerplay while on the road.
- Expect Brett Huber back in the conversation to start for the Summerland Steam after going 23 days without a start due to a lower body injury. Huber has been on the bench as a backup for the past 3 games but has not seen game action since December 27th in Osoyoos.
- Riley Pettitt should be ready to return to the lineup for Summerland after sitting out the last 3 games with an upper body injury.
Puck Drop is 7PM from the Sicamous & District Recreation Center. You can catch all the action on KIJHL.ca. Steam will head to North Okanagan on Friday and Kelowna on Saturday before hosting the Osoyoos Coyotes on January 27th at 7:30 at the Summerland Arena.
Monday, 19 January 2015
STEAM DEFEATED BY COYOTES' POWERPLAY
It seems to be a common theme when the Summerland Steam and the Osoyoos Coyotes come together. A fast paced, hard, physical hockey game with a lot of powerplays. The Steam fell 6-1 to the Coyotes on Sunday afternoon, and it was the Coyote powerplay that was again their kryptonite. They capitalized on the powerplay three times, and scored twice in mere seconds after powerplays expired.
Summerland opened the scoring thanks to Cole Woodliffe's 21st of the season with 3:33 to play in the first period. Assists would go to Jack Mills and Braden Eliuk on the only goal of a fast, clean period. After the goal, Summerland would be assessed 3 penalties in a row that gave the Coyotes a full 3 minutes of 5on3 to start the second period.
The Yotes would do nothing on those powerplays, but would capitalize later in the period on a powerplay thanks to Luc Gradisar. Brett Jewell would add another just :16 seconds later and the lead switched to 2-1 Coyotes at the end of the second.
Summerland would get into penalty trouble again in the third and the Coyotes made no mistakes, cashing in for another powerplay goal from Luc Gradisar. Colten Braid would then pick up another goal with the man advantage with 6:08 to play before Colin Bell made it 5-1 with 5:55 to play. Gradisar would complete his hat trick with just over 2 minutes to play when a misplayed puck popped loose at the side and Gradisar was allowed to 'walk it in' to bring the score to 6-1.
Spencer Huff was solid for the Steam in the loss making 43 saves while Lawrence Langan stopped 35 of 36 in the victory for the 'Yotes.
These two teams will go head to head two more times this season, January 27th (7:30) and February 13th (7:30) both at the Summerland Arena. In the game on Sunday there wasn't much to write home about as far as major events. There was your usual every day hack and whack, trash talk, and even a couple of fights, but no running around hitting guys from behind or from the blind side like we usually see when these two teams meet. By all accounts it was an extremely well played game from both sides and remained even until Summerland got into penalty trouble in the third period. The remaining two games of the season series will be a lot of fun, and if we're lucky we might even get a look at this matchup sometime in March when playoff time rolls around.
Summerland opened the scoring thanks to Cole Woodliffe's 21st of the season with 3:33 to play in the first period. Assists would go to Jack Mills and Braden Eliuk on the only goal of a fast, clean period. After the goal, Summerland would be assessed 3 penalties in a row that gave the Coyotes a full 3 minutes of 5on3 to start the second period.
The Yotes would do nothing on those powerplays, but would capitalize later in the period on a powerplay thanks to Luc Gradisar. Brett Jewell would add another just :16 seconds later and the lead switched to 2-1 Coyotes at the end of the second.
Summerland would get into penalty trouble again in the third and the Coyotes made no mistakes, cashing in for another powerplay goal from Luc Gradisar. Colten Braid would then pick up another goal with the man advantage with 6:08 to play before Colin Bell made it 5-1 with 5:55 to play. Gradisar would complete his hat trick with just over 2 minutes to play when a misplayed puck popped loose at the side and Gradisar was allowed to 'walk it in' to bring the score to 6-1.
Spencer Huff was solid for the Steam in the loss making 43 saves while Lawrence Langan stopped 35 of 36 in the victory for the 'Yotes.
These two teams will go head to head two more times this season, January 27th (7:30) and February 13th (7:30) both at the Summerland Arena. In the game on Sunday there wasn't much to write home about as far as major events. There was your usual every day hack and whack, trash talk, and even a couple of fights, but no running around hitting guys from behind or from the blind side like we usually see when these two teams meet. By all accounts it was an extremely well played game from both sides and remained even until Summerland got into penalty trouble in the third period. The remaining two games of the season series will be a lot of fun, and if we're lucky we might even get a look at this matchup sometime in March when playoff time rolls around.
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