a tale of two Brothers // another on bites the dust

[Daniel Janser 2,184]

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg

(Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats)

 

Some hockey was played since we last wrote about our adventurous Swiss Hitmen. Let's dive into the summaries without any further delay.

 

3-4

In a classical Nordic derby Vasteras faced Oslo in a 4-3 defeat. The game started lively with Maple opening the score. Oslo tied the game shortly after. Bridgers reinstated the one goal lead, before the Storm scored a brace. The second period was not as rich on goals with only one goal each. Love found the back of the net for the Iron Eagles. The third period remained without any further goals, alas not for lack of trying. Bridgers (1g/2a), Rooster (2g/0a) and Love (1g/1a) were named the three stars of the night. Jute (.867) was not the usual back stop for his team and had to concede to Tombstone (.921). Vasteras' power play was a joke (0/2) but the penalty kill showed up (4/4).

Marcel was noted with 0g, 0a, +1 and 2 PIM (Hooking, obviously no goal scored against).

 

1-2

An other 'bello borealis' occurred when the Iron Eagles clashed horns with the Vikings in hardfought 2-1 win. Marcel on power play with his first of the season drew first blood. The second period brought no change on the score. In the third frame, Mathias doubled Stockholm's deficit, before they could pull one back. After that marker Jute shut the door. For the tree stars, Jute (31 saves), Monster (1g/0a) and Mathias (1g/0a) were selected. The German netminder showed a stellar performance with a .969 (nice!) saving rate against Clark's not too shabby .938. The Iron Eagles' power play was ok (1/4) and their box play immaculate (3/3).

Marcel had 1g, 0a, -1, 4 PIM (Hooking and Slashing, no goals resulted from those penalties), 2 hits and 1sb to his name.

 

3-2 (SO)

In an almost direct rematch, Vasteras redeemed themselves against Oslo in a 3-2 shoot out victory. Young and Cat scored in the first period on back to back goals before Oslo cut the lead in half with a power play goal. The Storm tied the game with a power play marker in the second. Nothing happened on the score board for the remainder of regulation time or over time and once more the teams had to report for the shootout. Young and Puk converted for the Swedes, Rooster for the Norse. Tombstone (56 saves!), Cat (1g/0a) and Mathias (0g/1a) were named the three stars of the match. Jute (.926) was more than solid but because Tombstone (.966) probably suffered a severe form of shell shock from all the shots fired at him, the Vasteras goaler lost the duel between the pipes. The special teams for Vasteras were a disgrace as neither power play (0/5) nor penalty kill (2/4) showed up.

Marcel logged 0g, 0a, +0 and 1sb.

 

2-1

In a showdown of the probably best teams in the NA Conference, the Wranglers faced the Bears in a 2-1 win. The first period was more of a careful probing and resulted in no goals. Jokinen with less than thirty seconds into the second frame broke the spell. Daniel followed suit. GoodBrandSun picks up a missed shot from Kotkakoivu and passes to Janser. The Swiss has too much speed to score directly and circles the net for a wrap around marker. The Bears Manager Campbell is fuming and first accuses Janser of an irregular stick and then claims that the Wranglers had too many men on the ice, but does not lodge a formal complaint with the officials, so the score stands. The Bears pulled one back, after their GM left the bench towards the locker room. Bystanders swear to have overheard the veteran coach mumbling something about 'Meta' but could not make rhyme or reason out of that. The third period saw no goals and the Wranglers won 2-1. The three places of honour went to Janser (1g/1a), Dahl (23 saves) and Jokinen (1g/0a). Dahl (.958) won the duel in the crease against Wilson (.941). The Wranglers' power play was inexistant (0/4) but the penalty kill showed excellent form (5/5).

Daniel left the ice with 1g, 1a, +2, 4 hits, 66.67FO% and a first star.

 

1-2

In a close match the Wranglers fell to the Phoenix in a 2-1 defeat. Kotkakoivu scored the first and only Calgary goal at the 4:59 minutes mark. Chicago scored both of their goals in the first period as well with the second being a power play goal. Gaming (49 saves), Dahl (41 saves) and Kotkakoivu (1g/0a) were named three stars of the night. Dahl (.953) was solid but Gaming (.980) was just a tad better. The Wranglers power play was anemic (0/5) but the box play near perfection (9/10).

Daniel had 0g, 1a, +0 and 46.67% (in)efficiency at the draw.

 

3-5

In an entertaining match the Calgary Wranglers beat the LA Stars in 5-3 win. Gonçalves scored a brace before LA even realized that the game has started. The Stars then had two consecutive goals to tie the game. Then Jokinen intercepted a pass and dished the puck to Janser who had to resort to an in between the leg shot due to the acute angle presented to him. Tessier and Kotkakoivu scored back to back goals and still 1:42 minutes left in the first period! After the fifth goal against, Vandelay had enough of the sloppy performance of his team mates and surrendered the crease to the back up goaltender. The second frame came and went with neither team being able to score a goal. The third period saw a last minute goal by LA but it was a day late and a dollar short to turn the tide. The three stars of the game were Janser (1g/0a), Gonçalves (2g/0a) and Kotkakoivu (1g/0a). Dahl (.885) was better than Vandelay (.688) but was beat by the back up's shutout. The Wranglers struggled in power play (0/4) but shut the door on the man disadvantage (3/3).

Daniel was reported with 1g, 0a, +2, 5 hits, 60.00FO% as well as a first star.

 

4-1

With Toronto one of the stronger teams of the NA Conference came to the Saddledome and had to leave empty handed after a 4-1 Wrangler victory. Jokinen opened the score, but his goal was equalized shortly after. In the second period, Maloish with his first VHL goal brought the Albertans ahead again. Gonçalves secured the puck as a keepsake for the young defender. Kotkakoivu with a brace cemented the lead. It looks like the Cap'n is back for good. Kotkakoivu (2g/0a), Jokinen (1g/2a) and Dahl (21 saves) were named three best players of the game. Dahl (.955) had the better of Lindbergh (.862). Calgary was once more inefficient in the man advantage (0/5) but could compensate with a spotless box play performance (6/6).

Daniel had 0g, 1a, +3, 2 hits and 41.67FO% to his name.

 

Both Vasteras and Calgary are sitting on the throne of their respective conference (in case of the Iron Eagles even the league) and we like to believe that the Janser brothers play their role in that success.

 

The Jansers' stats so far:

Marcel: 15gp, 1g, 3a, 4pts, -5, 28 PIM, 14 hits, 24sb, 1ppg

Daniel:  12gp, 8g, 9a, 17pts, +7, 10 PIM, 37 hits, 3sb, 3gwg, 1ppg, 55.78FO%, 3 first stars

 

The more observant readers will have noticed that some of Marcel's games are not mentioned in the article, while his stats are up to date. Unfortunately the game reports came in short before print and we tried to deliver as recent statistics as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and assure you that we will catch up on the game summaries for the VHLE.

 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/122032-a-tale-of-two-brothers-boulevard-of-broken-dreams/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/122431-a-tale-of-two-brothers-off-season-off-duty/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/122542-a-tale-of-two-brothers-offseason-progress/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/122969-a-tale-of-two-brothers-ad-victoriam/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/123401-a-tale-of-two-brothers-a-new-start/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/123450-a-tale-of-two-brothers-get-it-rollin/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/123506-a-tale-of-two-brothers-keep-on-running/

GM 41: Vasteras Iron Eagles vs. Oslo Storm (vhlportal.com)

GM 46: Stockholm Vikings vs. Vasteras Iron Eagles (vhlportal.com)

GM 49: Vasteras Iron Eagles vs. Oslo Storm (vhlportal.com)

GM 69: Seattle Bears vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com) (nice)

GM 78: Calgary Wranglers vs. Chicago Phoenix (vhlportal.com)

GM 86: Los Angeles Stars vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com)

GM 92: Calgary Wranglers vs. Toronto Legion (vhlportal.com)

 

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Edited July 6, 2022 by Daniel Janser

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