a tale of two Brothers // regular season again, at long last (part two)

[Daniel Janser 2,111]

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Please find here without any further delay part two of our game reviews, this time for the VHL.

 

2-5

The opening match for the Wranglers' season was against an also rebuilding New York team. Calgary dominated the game for the most part and got a 5-2 out of it for their efforts. Johnson opened the proceedings with the first Wrangler goal of the saison (is he allowed to do that?). Sixteen minutes later, Johnson hoovered up a lost puck and passed it to Janser, who one-timed it under the bar and lit it up for the first time this season. The Americans cut the lead by one before the horn. In the second period John Doe scored for the Albertan team, before the Dynamic Duo struck again. Johnson dug out his own missed shot from the corner and tried to score from an impossible angle, but Janser in front of the net displayed incredible hand/eye coordination and deflected the biscuit at point blank range, to leave former Calgary netminder Vaughn no chance to block the shot. In the third period, Kotkakoivu bagged a goal of his own for Calgary to take the win. The three stars were given to Johnson (1g/2a), Kotkakoivu (1g/1a) and Janser (2g/0a). Honourable mentions go out to rookie GoodBrandSun who scored two apples in his first game. If rookie Dahl in net for the Wranglers was nervous, he hid it well behind his incredible .946 saving percentage, clearly out stripping Vaughn's .891. Calgary's powerplay has still room for improvement (0/3), while their penalty kill has worked to perfection this night (3/3)

Daniel logged a 2g, 0a, +1, 2 PIM (Holding, no effect on the score), 1sb and 66.67% of face-offs won

 

1-5

In their second game, the Albertan team faced the DC Dragons in a clear 5-1 loss. DC took the lead early in the first in a one man advantage. Before the intermission, Kotkakoivu tied the game. Unfortunately, that was it from the scoring department for the Wranglers. With one goal in the second and three goals in the third scored against them, Calgary proved to be no match for the Dragons in this encounter. Lavelle (2g/0a), Utonium (39 saves) and Kitson (1g/2a) were named the three stars of the match. The DC netminder (.975) outperformed Dahl (.881)by quite a margin. The Calgary power play was a no show (0/3) while this time the penalty killing left much to be desired (5/7).

Daniel finished the game with a 0g, 0a, +0, 1 hit and a 59.09% success rate at the draw.  

 

2-5

In their third encounter the Wranglers had to face the battlehardened veterans from Seattle in a 5-2 loss. Kotkakoivu opened the score after four minutes. Apparently this had the effect of poking a hibernating bear with a very short stick. The Bears reacted with fury and scored five consecutive goals, four of them before the period's end. Kotkakoivu then found the back of the net in the third for some damage control, but there was not enough time (and fight?) left to turn this game around. For the three stars the panel elected Petrenko (1g/2a), Williams (2g/0a) and Meridius (1g/1a). While Dahl's (.909) performance was decent, it was overshadowed by Flex' (.931). The special teams seem to be some sort of sore spot for the Wranglers as the power play was again inexistent (0/5), while the box play was ok (3/4).

Daniel had 0g, 0a, +0, 1 hit and 41.18% successrate at the hash marks.

 

2-4

For the fourth match, the league decided to serve the last season's champion the Vancouver Wolves. Calgary dispatched of them in a 4-2 win. The Wolves took an early lead, winning the first period with two of their goals against Lazeski's first of the season. Johnson took it upon himself to score the equalizer in the second period. In the third, it was Lazeski who brought the Wranglers in front, and with 10 seconds left, Johnson delivered the Coup de Grace in the empty net. Lazeski (2g/0a), Johnson (2g/0a) and Kotkakoivu (0g/4a) were named three stars of the night. Fuhr (.893) in Vancouver's net was outclassed by Dahl (.949). Again, the power play proved to be inefficient (0/2), while the penalty kill allowed nothing (3/3). Ricer is well advised to look into the game with a man advantage, if this weakness should not bite the Wranglers in their ass in the long run. It is now 13 penalties and counting where nothing tangible materialized.

Daniel was recorded with 0g, 0a, -1, 1sb and 63.64% win rate at the face off.

 

 

2-3

The fifth game was a rematch of last years seven games series against LA. This time the Wranglers had the better end for them in a 3-2 win. The first period was by for the most eventful with both teams scoring a brace each. Johnson and GoodBrandSun with his first VHL goal were responsible for the production on Calgary's side. In the second period, it was veteran winger Johnson again who scored the game winner for his colours. For the three stars Johnson (2g/1a), Kotkakoivu (0g/3a) and GoodBrandSun (1g/1a) were chosen. Dahl was given a rest day and Blazevicius (.935) played instead and showed Tot (.925) who is boss. This time the power play was one for one and the box play two for two.

Daniel had 0g, 0a, +0 and 69.23% success rate on the hash marks.

 

2-3

In this revenge game it was the Bears who woke up a sleeping giant. Contrary to the Wranglers, they still managed to win this tight match 3-2. The first period went 2-0 to Seattle. In the second Lazeski was the only goal scorer. During the final period, Seattle extended the lead before Janser scored on power play with 43 seconds left on the clock. Kotkakoivu wins the face-off in Seattle's zone, the puck comes straight to Janser who one-times it into the net, to give the Wranglers a sliver of hope. Detroit did not even get his button on the bench in the sin bin as it took the Calgary team two seconds to convert this penalty. Unfortunately, time ran out and the Wranglers were not able to tie the game. Chara (1g/2a), Petrenko (1g/2a) and Janser (1g/1a) were awarded the three stars of the night. Dahl (.935) stood on their head to give their team a fighting chance and even though he won the battle of goalkeepers against Flex (.923), it was sadly not enough to steal any points. The power play was okay with 1/4 and the penalty kill was good with 8/10.

Daniel skated into the sunset with 1g, 1a, +1, 2 PIM (Goalie interference, no goal scored during the ensuing penalty), 3 hits and 47.06% success at the face-off.

 

Calgary is seated fifth in the NA-conference, ahead of last season's conference finalists Vancouver and LA.

 

Daniel's stats so far: 6gp, 3g, 1a, +1, 4 PIM, 5 hits, 2sb, 0 gwg, 1ppg, 57.69 FO%

 

We will continue to update our readers on the Brother's venture into the VHL in due course.

 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/117475-a-tale-of-two-brothers-jekyll-and-hyde/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/117857-a-tale-of-two-brothers-off-season-once-more/

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https://vhlforum.com/topic/118435-a-tale-of-two-brothers-almost-all-quiet-in-the-west/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/118968-a-tale-of-two-brothers-the-long-offseason/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/119035-s82-calgary-wranglers-team-awards/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/120090-s83-calgary-wranglers-captaincy-announcement/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/120289-a-tale-of-two-brothers-regular-season-again-at-long-last-part-one/

GM 6: New York Americans vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com)

GM 9: Calgary Wranglers vs. D.C. Dragons (vhlportal.com)

GM 12: Calgary Wranglers vs. Seattle Bears (vhlportal.com)

GM 26: Vancouver Wolves vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com)

GM 36: Los Angeles Stars vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com)

GM 42: Calgary Wranglers vs. Seattle Bears (vhlportal.com)

 

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Edited April 23, 2022 by Daniel Janser