VHL New York Americans S77 First Win

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VHL New York Americans S77 First Win

 

Once again, similarly to Season 76, the New York Americans get their first win of the season in S77 against the Calgary Wranglers. After receiving a 7 - 2 beat down loss to the Toronto Legion, the New York Americans came back strong in their second game of S77, beating the Wranglers 6 - 4.

 

As most games between Calgary and New York are, game 14 of the VHL S77 was a back and forth blazing affair between the two teams. The Wranglers were dominated in the shot count in the first period, but not the score board as they capitalized quickly and efficiently scoring 3 goals on 15 shots against New York Americans Goaltender Thadius Sales @thadthrasher, who started S77 like S76 earning the nickname "basically swiss cheese goalie".

 

Nathan Perry @tinafrombobsburgers opened the scoring for Calgary 4:16 into the first, and Steve Eso @Eso followed suit 40 seconds later to make it 2 Nothing Wranglers. New York cut the lead in half with @DangerGolding Kaladin Kvothe's first VHL career goal, only to fall back behind by two from @Mongoose87 Kosmo Kramerev's second goal of the season, 33 seconds later. Chicken Wing @chikn does cut the deficit back to one for the Americans with her first goal of the season with 5:05 remaining in the first period. The first period ended 3 - 2 in favour of Calgary, with multiple players already having a multi-points game.

 

1st period

1. Calgary Wranglers , Nathan Perry 1 (Steve Eso 1, Tom Eagles 1) at 4:16
2. Calgary Wranglers , Steve Eso 1 (Rolf Fizzlebeef Jr 1, Tom Eagles 2) at 4:56
3. New York Americans , Kaladin Kvothe 1 (Chicken Wing 1, Michael Hall 1) at 12:06
4. Calgary Wranglers , Kosmo Kramerev 2 (Sheldon Juniper 1, Nathan Perry 1) at 12:39
5. New York Americans , Chicken Wing 1 (Brussels Sprout 1, Michael Hall 2) at 14:55

 

 

Both teams' defensive game tighten up as the game resumed. Rhynex Entertainment @Rhynex Entertainment ties up the game for New York 9:04 into the second period, and Steve Eso gives Calgary the lead again with his second of the night at 13:56 of the second. New York once again evens the game late in the second period, with @Thranduil Clinton Giftopoulos's first VHL career goal. New York outshoots Calgary, 42 to 31, after 40 to tie the game 4 - 4.

 

2nd period

6. New York Americans , Rhynex Entertainment 1 (Red Lite 1, Zeedayno Chara 2) at 9:04
7. Calgary Wranglers , Steve Eso 2 (Rolf Fizzlebeef Jr 2, Jonas Stormsson 1) at 13:56
8. New York Americans , Clinton Giftopoulos 1 (Gary Rush 1, Rhynex Entertainment 1) at 17:32

 

 

Thadius Sales had one of his best performances in the third period as Calgary outplays New York for much of the third only to be hit by a brick wall of Sales (and here I thought he was basically swiss cheese?) The Wranglers outshot the Americans 24 to 11 in the closing 20 minutes to finish the game outshooting the Americans 55 to 53, however the Americans end up being the only team to score in the third period to take the victory.

 

S76 Rookie of the Year, Red Lite @Tate scores his first of the season, and the eventual game winner, 4:04 into the third period to give New York their first lead of the game. New York doubles the lead with @jhatty8 RJ Thatcher's second goal of the season. After a solid team and defensive effort, New York wins the game 6 - 4.

 

3rd period

9. New York Americans , Red Lite 1 (Rhynex Entertainment 2, Zeedayno Chara 3) at 4:04
10. New York Americans , RJ Thatcher 2 (Adam Syreck 1, Nathan Steele 2) at 6:37

 

 

Steve Eso was given the honours of 1st Star of the Game for his efforts in the game, scoring twice and adding a helper to finish the game with 3 points. Rhynex Entertainment was 2nd Star of the Game, he too had a 3 point night with a goal and two assists. Kaladin Kvothe claimed 3rd Starts of the Game. To be honest, I'm not sure how the system determines the 3 Stars as there are many players who had a fantastic night. My honourable mention goes to Thadius Sales, saving 51 out of 55 shots with a 92.7 Saves % for the Win. Quick note that both teams failed to capitalize on the power play, as New York came up short on 5 attempts and Calgary ended with nothing on 3.

 

3 Stars

1 - Steve Eso (CGY)
2 - Rhynex Entertainment (NYA)
3 - Kaladin Kvothe (NYA)

 

Goalie Stats

Thadius Sales (NYA), 51 saves from 55 shots - (0.927), W, 1-1-0, 60:00 minutes

Vsevolod Askarov (CGY), 47 saves from 53 shots - (0.887), L, 0-2-0, 60:00 minutes

 

Players Stats for New York Americans

Player Name              G  A  P  +/- PIM S  H  SB GA TA FO     MP     PP MP  PK MP  
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Adam Syreck              0  1  1  -2  2   8  4  0  0  0  0/0    20:55   4:44   0:00 
Brussels Sprout          0  1  1   2  0   2  3  0  0  0  5/16   13:55   0:00   2:14 
Chicken Wing             1  1  2   2  2   11 0  3  0  0  0/0    30:20   4:43   2:06 
Clinton Giftopoulos      1  0  1  -1  2   4  3  3  0  0  0/0    27:29   4:31   1:22 
Gabriel Johnson          0  0  0  -1  0   0  1  0  0  0  0/0    18:35   0:00   1:33 
Gary Rush                0  1  1   1  0   2  0  1  0  0  2/3    21:16   4:44   0:00 
Kaladin Kvothe           1  0  1   2  0   1  3  0  0  0  0/2    16:12   4:31   0:00 
Michael Hall             0  2  2   2  0   1  0  0  0  0  1/1    11:41   0:00   0:00 
Nathan Steele            0  1  1  -2  0   4  3  1  0  0  19/35  23:27   4:31   2:14 
Red Lite                 1  1  2   2  2   4  2  0  0  0  1/6    23:35   4:44   3:03 
Rhynex Entertainment     1  2  3   2  0   8  1  0  0  0  33/48  24:52   4:44   3:03 
RJ Thatcher              1  0  1  -2  0   7  2  0  0  0  0/3    20:10   4:31   0:00 
Shawn Andrei Zyuzin      0  0  0   2  0   0  0  2  0  0  0/0    13:55   0:00   2:14 
Zeedayno Chara           0  2  2   2  0   1  1  4  0  0  0/0    24:39   4:31   3:03

 

Players Stats for Calgary Wranglers

Player Name              G  A  P  +/- PIM S  H  SB GA TA FO     MP     PP MP  PK MP  
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chris foley              0  0  0  -2  0   0  0  0  0  0  0/1     8:50   0:00   0:00 
Cowboy Prout             0  0  0  -2  0   1  4  5  0  0  0/0    31:31   2:32   7:00 
Green Gaming             0  0  0  -2  0   1  1  1  0  0  6/13   11:35   2:45   0:00 
Jonas Stormsson          0  1  1   1  0   10 1  0  0  0  0/3    25:49   2:45   4:59 
Keith Krestanovich       0  0  0  -2  0   1  0  0  0  0  0/0     8:50   0:00   0:00 
Kosmo Kramerev           1  0  1  -3  0   8  0  6  0  0  0/0    29:51   2:32   5:07 
Luke Thornton            0  0  0  -1  0   10 5  1  0  0  1/2    24:41   2:32   4:16 
Mikey Harris             0  0  0   1  0   1  1  0  0  0  2/4    19:00   0:00   0:55 
Nathan Perry             1  1  2   0  0   2  1  0  0  0  1/2    19:06   2:32   0:00 
Rolf Fizzlebeef Jr       0  2  2   1  2   0  2  1  0  0  0/0    30:05   2:45   4:05 
Sheldon Juniper          0  1  1  -1  0   6  0  0  0  0  19/46  20:23   2:45   4:16 
Steve Eso                2  1  3   1  2   9  6  2  0  0  24/43  29:51   2:32   4:04 
Tom Eagles               0  2  2   1  8   6  3  4  0  0  0/0    27:06   2:45   1:49 

 

 

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[Hank 67]

I liked this write-up overall. It was descriptive, well-worded and included some good stats. Maybe spice it up with a few bolded or italicized lines, and maybe add a picture next time.

8/10