Wranglers Not Wranging

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Currently 3-7-0 on the season and losers of 5 in a row, the Calgary Wranglers are looking to turn the tide. There are definitely positives, like Saku Kotkakoivu boasting 16 points in 10 games, but the captain is not pleased. Let's take a look at their last couple of games.

 

Calgary Wranglers vs. Vancouver Wolves

A couple of teams currently below average here facing off, the Wranglers and Wolves would love to establish themselves with strong records sooner than later. Well, the 1st Period started off as the Henry Tucker Show. Tucker scored a whopping 4 goals in the first 10 minutes of the game, and 2 of those were on the power play. A couple of CGY CPU's thought it would be a good idea to help Vancouver take the lead, so they were off to the box. Henry Tucker scored his 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th of the season, but Calgary managed to get a goal a minute before the period ended. With a 4-1 score heading into the 2nd, the Wranglers had a big challenge ahead. Calgary dominated the period while outshooting Vancouver 15-2, but Brandt Fuhr mostly held the door shut. It wasn't until 16:54 that Saku Kotkakoivu scored his 6th of the season and brought this to a 4-2 score. In the 3rd Period, Vancouver's Kakapo Bushtit delivered a dagger to Calgary's heart 3 seconds in and made this a 5-2 game. Henry Tucker would then score his 5th of the game at 5:34, and the Wolves would take this one 6-2. Brandt Fuhr saved 40 of 42 shots, and obviously Tucker's 5 goals were the story.

 

Seattle Bears vs. Calgary Wranglers

The 1st Period was an even one between these 2 teams, but no goals were scored the goalies held the door shut. In the 2nd Period, it wasn't until 12:54 that the scoring opened. Seattle scored a PP goal from Sigard Petrenko to open it up 1-0. That score would hold until the 3rd, and the Calgary Wranglers were looking to even it up. The Seattle Bears decided otherwise early, where both Max Torq and Zeedayno Chara scored in the first 5 minutes of the period to give Seattle the 3-0 lead. Calgary kept chipping away, and captain Saku Kotkakoivu scored at 9:32 to bring this game to a 3-1 score. However, Seattle would outshoot Calgary 38-28, and that was all she wrote in this one. Em Em Flex saved 27 of 28 for Seattle, and Calgary goaltender Jurgis Kalvelis Blazevicius' 35 of 38 saves wasn't enough, unfortunately.

 

Calgary has currently lost 5 in a row, and you can see the offense has dried up a bit lately. They are looking to turn things around tomorrow.

 

"We have dug ourselves into a bit of a hole here, but it's early in the season and there's still a lot of time to turn things around. I think we have what it takes to string some wins together and pull through. We just need to show some consistency."