 
VS
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4 Final
Score 6
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Stief,
LeBrun, Brubacher, Logan
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Goal
Scorers
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Yaremko
(2), Harrison, Mennear, Hope, Blumenschein,
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27
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Total
Shots
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29
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9
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1st
Period Shots
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7
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9
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2nd
Period Shots
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15
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9
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3rd
Period Shots
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1
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1
for 4
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Power
Play
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2
for 7
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3rd
Star
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Kyle
Marino
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Adam
Brubacher
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2nd
Star
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1st
Star
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Kylar
Hope
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6-17-0-2
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Current
Record
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13-8-0-2
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It was a good start, and a wild finish for the Spruce
Kings.
Prince George scored twice in the first 11 minutes,
but West Kelowna would score six of the next eight goals. First it was Matt
Stief getting PG on the board, as he skated across the blueline, and lofted a
wrist shot past the glove of a screened Stephen Heslop. Stief entered the game
with no goals, but 12 assists, and he was riding a seven game assist streak.
Then it was the captain scoring his seventh goal in as
many games. The puck was poked up the ice, and instead of rushing out to play
the puck away, Heslop remained in his net, as he watched LeBurn burst down the
left wing, and come in to dig the puck into the net. That was all in the first
half of the first period, and it looked as if West Kelowna had some bus legs
after a long drive up to Prince George.
In the second the Warriors had their legs running
though, and scored three unanswered in a seven minute stretch. First it was
Rylan Yaremko stepping and sending a wrist shot into the top left corner. That
gave him the lead in scoring for defense on the Warriors roster. His counter
part Jake Harrison didn’t like being left out though, and the ’99 born defender
rocketed home a slapshot from the point on the power play to take even the
score at two, and bring his season total to 12 points alongside Yaremko. Then
just as a four on four ended, Kyle Marino stepped out of the penalty, changed
in favour of Brett Menear, and he went down on a short handed two on one with
Kylar Hope. Hope feathered a pass over to Menear who missed his first swat at
the puck, but managed to connect the second time, and slid the puck between Sam
Tanguay’s glove and pad.
Just a minute thirty later though it Adam Brubacher
for the Spruce Kings sending a rocket into the Warriors net to tie the game at
three to head into the third period. Matt Stief picked up an assist on the
play, and is now on an eight game assist streak.
The Spruce Kings would fall behind early in the third,
as they let West Kelowna get on the board again with Kylar Hope scoring to take
a 4-3 lead. Just 43 seconds later and the Spruce Kings would tie it again. With
Nic Ponak out with an injury during the game, Connor Logan slotted into the top
line with Jake LeBrun and Bryan Basilico, and the move paid off as he tipped a
point shot from Brubacher for his second goal of the season.
Ryan Fritz would take a roughing penalty against the
Prince George native Liam Blackburn, and the 3rd ranked power play
would strike for the second time in the night. This time it was Kristian
Blumenschein blasting home a goal to take the lead with 12 minutes to go.
Prince George would pull Sam Tanguay with two minutes to go, but were unable to
capitalize as Yaremko took a pass at centre ice from Connor Sodergren who sent
the puck into the open cage to ice the game at 6-4, and retake the scoring lead
amongst defensemen on the West Kelowna lineup.
This weekend the Spruce Kings will again be at The Coliseum, with games on Saturday against Salmon Arm at 7pm, and Sunday afternoon at 3pm.
This weekend the Spruce Kings will again be at The Coliseum, with games on Saturday against Salmon Arm at 7pm, and Sunday afternoon at 3pm.
Turning
Point:
The shorthanded goal where West Kelowna was able to
take the first lead of the game. It wasn’t the strongest goal, although the
bouncing puck made it tough for Sam Tanguay to track. Taking the lead put the
Spruce Kings on their heels, and even though they tied the game moments later
it was a big confidence booster for the Warriors.
SCORING SUMMARY
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PERIOD 1
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PERIOD 2
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PERIOD 3
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