S94 VHL First Featured Game

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S94 VHL First Featured Game

 

Welcome to the new season S94! Today we have our first featured game of Season 94. The first game of S94 VHL is a matchup between the visiting Calgary Wranglers and the home Seattle Bears. Both teams may appear to be in the midst of a retool, but we are bound for an exciting season debut here today for S94.

 

The visitors Calgary Wranglers have a rusty start to S94, as the home team Seattle Bears earned early power plays in the first period of the first game of S94. Moritz Stauffer @GoodLeftUndone gets the first minor penalty of the season 0:55 into the first period. Joe Block @jblock3 gives Seattle their second power play with a High Sticking minor penalty shortly after at 4:24. Calgary killed off the two early penalties before letting Seattle Bears' Gianfranco Del Rocco @Victor score the first goal of S94, 8:07 into the first period. Toby Kadachi @ROOKIE745 doubles the Bears' lead quickly afterwards at 10:45, before taking the Bears' first penalty of the season at 13:32 giving the Calgary Wranglers life and letting the Wranglers get into the game. First Period ends with the Seattle Bears leading the Calgary Wranglers 2 - 0, shots were 20 to 16 in favour of the home team Bears.

 

The Calgary Wranglers come out strong in the Second Period. Joe Block scores the Wranglers' first goal of S94 at 2:23 into the second period to cut the Seattle Bears lead in halve. Some rough stuff follows suit as the game becomes more nasty and mean. The two teams clearly don't like each other very much, and it's not even the playoffs, it's just the first game of the new season! Calgary gets a penalty, before drawing three straight penalties, never-the-less, the Seattle Bears played a tougher and harder game even when down a skater for six minutes in the second. Seattle Bears lead 2 - 1 after two periods while outshooting the Wranglers 15 to 8 in the second period.

 

Moritz Stauffer gets caught for tripping earning their second trip to the sin bin early into the Third Period at 1:00. Catia Goncalves @cLoWn tied the game up for the Wranglers, Short-Handed, 2:27 into the third period. More rough stuff and minor penalties follow as the home Bears racked up the sin bin penalty minutes. Moritz Stauffer breaks the tie for the Calgary Wranglers midway in the third at 9:39, giving the Calgary Wranglers their first lead of the game and S94. A relatively even period of shots followed as the Calgary Wranglers complete the comeback and hold on for a 3 - 2 win to take the first game of the VHL in S94. Shots were in favour of the Seattle Bears 16 to 15 in the third period, and 51 to 39 for the game. Final Score 3 - 2 for Calgary.

 

 

Three Stars of the Game:

1 - David Slezak (CGY) @ShawnGlade  -  Rookie Goaltender makes VHL debut and makes 49 of 51 saves in the 3 - 2 win (96.1% Save %)
2 - Joe Block (CGY)  -  1 goal, +2, 3 Hits, 4 Shot blocks, and a game high 9 shots in 32:46 of ice time
3 - Gianfranco Del Rocco (SEA)  -  Rookie Skater makes VHL debut with 1 goal on 4 shots, 3 hits in 22:58 of ice time

 

Honourably Mentioned and Game Notes:

·         Fuukka Rask @Jubis (SEA) makes 36 of 39 saves (92.3% Save %) in the loss

·         Daryl Dixon @Ricer13 (SEA) played their first game of their 9th VHL season, as a "Retired" player notching 1 Assist, -1, 8 shots, 7 hits, 1 shot blocked, won 37 / 54 face-offs (68.5%)

·         Miner vHLer @Rhynex Entertainment (CGY) makes VHL debut, going -1 and winning 1 / 2 on the dot in career high 25:28 time on ice

·         Both teams are Perfect on the Penalty Kill; Seattle kills 8 / 8, while Calgary kills 5 / 5 penalties while also scoring a Short-Handed Goal

 

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