A Couple of Recent Games for the Wranglers

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With the VHL season well underway, teams have started to establish themselves where they want to be in the standings. The Calgary Wranglers are one of those teams that has shown to be a threat in the league, currently at 3rd overall in the North American Conference. They have 50 points, which is only 1 point behind 1st in their conference, and 2 points behind 1st in the league. They've won 3 in a row and are firing on all cylinders lately.

 

London United vs. Calgary Wranglers

This was a game where Calgary was the favourite, but London has a respectable 18-14-7 record and are capable of more. This game was sure to be a close one. In the 1st Period, the game got off to a quick start where London's Molly the Cat scored her 18th of the season at 3:14 and brought it to 1-0 United. Unfortunately for Molly, she also took a penalty after that goal and sent Calgary to the powerplay, where Landon Wolanin scored his 14th of the season and tied this one at 1-1. The Calgary Wranglers were dominating the period, and London's Ed Nu was saving everything he could, but at 18:26 Landon Wolanin scored another goal to give Calgary the 2-1 lead. Matt Avens took a penalty late in the period after that, and Calgary's Daniel Janser made sure to capitalize on that powerplay, and the 1st Period ended 3-1 Wranglers. In the 2nd Period, London was looking to bounce back, but Saku Kotkakoivu scored his 20th, bringing the game to 4-1. Later in the 2nd, Matt Avens paid back on his late penalty and scored to bring this game to 4-2. The score would stay that way until the end of the period. In the 3rd Period, London fought back as hard as they could, where shots were actually pretty even at 14-13 in the period. However, Ben Dahl stopped them all that period, and Calgary's Daniel Janser was the only player to score and add to the beating. This game ended 5-2 in favour of the Calgary Wranglers. Calgary outshot London 52-32. Ed Nu saved 47 of 52, which was good but not enough to save his London United team.

 

Calgary Wranglers vs. Chicago Phoenix

Despite Chicago's 17-16-2 record, this game was all Calgary. In the 1st Period, Landon Wolanin scored his 16th goal of the season while on the powerplay. Calgary took that momentum and scored another goal just over a minute later, where Leandro Goncalves brought this game to 2-0. In the 2nd Period, the game went back and forth and it wasn't until the last few minutes where Daniel Janser scored his 27th of the season and brought this game to 3-0. The period ended that way, and this one headed to the 3rd. In the 3rd Period, both teams battled pretty evenly, but Chicago could not solve Ben Dahl. In the final minutes of the game, Phil Strasmore went to the box and the Chicago Phoenix had a chance to muster up something late on the powerplay. However, Leandro Goncalves had other plans as he scored a shorthanded goal with his 20th of the season. This game ended 4-0 Wranglers, and Ben Dahl had a 29 save shutout.