Passerelli's Preseason Performance

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The Saskatoon Wild’s preseason could have gone better. In fact, it couldn’t have gone much worse. Three losses and one shootout loss, with Saskatoon losing each game by at least three goals (minus, of course, the SO loss). One point from four games is never a good look in the regular season, and hopefully the Wild can look back on their preseason blunders and fix some of the issues. Regardless of this, today we’ll be looking at left winger Emil Passerelli’s individual performances.

 

In Saskatoon’s first preseason game against the Houston Bulls, Passerelli opened up the scoring one minute into the first period after picking up the puck following a blocked shot from teammate Rusty Shackleford. Unfortunately, that would be the last time that Passerelli would find the net in the game. The New York native ended the game with one goal from five shots, two of which were on target. Passerelli also earned a minor for high-sticking. The game ended in a 6-2 loss.

 

Against the Ottawa Lynx in their second game, the left winger earned neither a goal nor an assist. He ended the game with four shots, three of which were on target. The Wild fell 6-2 once more, to a different opponent.

 

The Wild’s third preseason game was against the Minnesota Storm, ending in a shootout. During regulation, Emil was unable to score himself, but did assist John Perdue. He ended the game with one assist and nine shots (five on target). The left winger did not participate in the shootout. The game finished 5-4.

 

In the final game of the Wild’s S65 preseason, they matched up against the defending champions of the VHLM, the Las Vegas Aces. In this high-scoring affair, Passerelli assisted John Perdue in the second period, along with scoring the final goal of the game sixteen minutes into the third. He ended the night with two points from five shots, four of which were on target, along with one minor for tripping. Saskatoon lost 8-5.

 

Emil Passerelli’s preseason stats are as follows: Five points from four games (three goals, two assists), with twenty-three shots and a +/- of 0. Here’s hoping that the young left winger can keep improving and head into the regular season strong.

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