S83 VHL Second Featured Game

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S83 VHL Second Featured Game

 

For our second featured game of Season 83 in the VHL, we have the Season and Home Opener for the Calgary Wranglers. Game 6 in the Season 83 VHL schedule, a match between the Visiting New York Americans and the Home Team, Calgary Wranglers.

 

After the beautifully sung American and Canadian National Anthems, we have puck drop in Calgary, Alberta. Big power forward, Phil The Rock Johnson @Phil opens the scoring for the Wranglers in his final season in the VHL, 1:25 into the first period. On the other side of the spectrum, we have the first career VHL game for Rookie Defenseman AirRig GoodBrandSun @Rhynex Entertainment, Calgary Wranglers' 5th overall draft pick in the recent Season 83 VHL entry draft (and the 5th overall draft pick that originally belonged to the New York Americans), who acquires his first career VHL point with an assist on the goal by The Rock. The teams followed up by trading a pair of penalties each before Daniel Janser @Daniel Janser scores his first of Season 83 at 17:31 to extend the Wranglers' lead to 2 - 0. Tyler Reinhart @Zetterberg quickly gets one back for the New York Americans at 19:02 in the first to cut the Wranglers' lead to 2 - 1 heading into the 1st intermission. It was a very high tempo first period of play for the two teams in game 6 of the VHL schedule. Calgary Wranglers outshot New York Americans 21 to 15 and leads 2 - 1.

 

Teams played a healthy and clean second period, with neither team taking any penalties. The Wranglers score two more in the second to further extend their lead to 4 - 1. Wranglers' Superstar Left Winger β-CGY LW1 scores at 13:53 and Daniel Janser scores his second of the game at 18:23. New York outshot Calgary 13 to 10 in the second period, however only Calgary scored in the period to lead 4 - 1 thru 40.

 

Calgary Wranglers Superstar and Captain Saku Kotkakoivu @DollarAndADream  further extends the Wranglers' lead to 5 - 1 just 0:55 into the third period. AirRig GoodBrandSun earns his first career VHL minor penalty with a hooking call at 2:49. Lots of on ice pressure by the Wranglers and then Tyler Reinhart scores his second of the game at 9:53 to make it a 5 - 2 game lead for the Wranglers. A little bit too late for a comeback as Wranglers' goaltender Ben Dahl @Ben shuts the door to close the game for the Wranglers' first win of Season 83 with a score of 5 - 2. Calgary Wranglers outshot the New York Americans 15 to 9 in the third period and 46 to 37 overall in the game.

 

3 Stars of the game (as voted by the broadcasters in attendance):

1 - Phil The Rock Johnson (CGY) - 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 3 shots, 1 hit, 2 for 2 in the face offs, + 2
2 - Saku Kotkakoivu (CGY) - 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 16 shots (game high), 5 hits, 1 shot block, 23 for 38 in the face offs, + 1
3 - Daniel Janser (CGY) - 2 Goals, 7 shots, 1 shot block, 16 for 24 in the face offs, +1

 

Honourably Mentioned and Notes of the Game:

Tyler Reinhart (NYA) scored 2 goals on 4 shots

Vasile Lamb @dlamb (NYA) had 2 assists and team high 10 shots in the game

AirRig GoodBrandSun (CGY) had 2 assists in his VHL debut

Ben Dahl (CGY) made 35 of 37 saves in the Win

Dexter Vaughn @Flames1Fan (NYA) made 41 of 46 saves for the Americans in his first game of his final season of the VHL

β-CGY LW1 scores the game winner for the Wranglers

Both teams are perfect on the Penalty Kill, killing 3 for 3 each.

 

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