Week 6 Wrap-Up

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Action in the league began Tuesday night, as it often does, with two games.  In Selkirk, the St. Malo Warriors put their recent winning streak on the line against the Fishermen.  The Warriors opened the scoring near the midway point of the first, and held a 1-0 lead until 1:33 remaining when the Fishermen tied the game.  The second period saw St. Malo take advantage of one of their 7 power play opportunities to grab the lead.  Selkirk tied the game with their own power play goal, only to see St. Malo go ahead 3-2 with a goal in the final minute of the 2nd.  The Fishermen battled back in the 3rd to tie the game, but with 7:33 to go, the Warriors scored to take the lead.  They added an empty net goal in the dying seconds to cap a 5-3 win.
 
St. Malo was led by Jordy Hill and Blaise Nordine, who each scored a goal and added an assist.  Brett Jocelyn recorded two assists.  Jordan Taylor turned aside 36 shots of the 39 he faced to earn the win.
Karl Fey led the Selkirk Fishermen with a goal and an assist.  Jordan Liske made 20 saves on 24 shots in the game.
 
A little further South, the North Winnipeg Satelites played host to the Lundar Falcons.  The Satelites scored the lone goal of the first period, a power play marker.  Lundar answered back early in the second, and then added another nearly 12 minutes in.  The Satelites replied to tied only 35 seconds later, and the score remained 2-2 after 40 minutes.  Lundar scored just 1:05 into the 3rd period to take a 3-2 lead, and then held on for the rest of the period, including killing off two Satelites power play opportunities to win the game.
 
Lundar got single goals from Tanner Hepp, Bryce Horning and Byron Spence.  Travis Rigden made 35 saves on 37 shots to record the victory.
North Winnipeg was led by Howard Grieves, who dished out two assists.  Marc Hildebrand made 27 saves in a losing effort.
 
Wednesday evening had two games on the schedule.  The Arborg Ice Dawgs paid a visit to the Fisher River to meet up with the Hawks.  Arborg jumped out to a 1-0 lead, only to have the Hawks tie the game just 1:33 later.  The Ice Dawgs re-took the lead with a power play marker before the period was over.  In the 2nd, the Ice Dawgs exploded for 4 consecutive goals, take a 6-1 lead.  Fisher River got one back before the period was out, but the damage was done.  The teams traded goals in the 3rd twice, with both Arborg and Fisher River adding power play goals.  When the dust settled the final score was 8-4 Arborg.
 
The Ice Dawgs were led by Travis Kilbrei, who scored twice and added 2 assists.  Spencer Kilbrei chipped in with 3 assists.  Brett Goertzen and Colton Davies both scored twice, while Braydon Chwartacki added 2 assists.  Jon Narverud was solid in goal, making 37 saves on 41 shots to take the win.
Fisher River got single goals from Keenan Mason, Evan Thickfoot, Darryl Thaddeus and Johnny Bealieu.  Jarrett Hogue made 38 saves on 46 shots in the game.
 
In other action on the night, the Cross Lake Islanders headed to OCN to lock horns with the Storm.  The Storm scored first, nearly 5 minutes in, but the Islanders countered that goal with one of their own.  OCN added two more goals, only 58 seconds apart to hold a 3-1 first period lead.  OCN added to their lead in the 2nd period, and were up 4-1, before Cross Lake found the mark twice to draw to within one goal.  OCN then added 3 more goals to their total, and held a commanding 7-3 lead heading to the final frame.  In the 3rd, the Storm added an eighth goal, this time on the power play.  Cross Lake chipped in with one more, but that was as close as they would get, with the Storm coming out on top 8-4.
 
The Storm were led by Matthew Gardner, who recorded 2 goals and an assist for 3 points.  Mitchell Tilley found the back of the net twice in the game, while Devon Tobacco, and Lodie Ipeelie each recorded a goal and an assist.  Justice Genaille chipped in with two helpers.  Luke Penner turned aside 31 of the 35 shots he faced to get the win.
Cross Lake was led in scoring by Kenley Monias, who recorded a hat trick.  Tory Monias played in net, stopping 36 of the 44 shots he faced for the Islanders.
 
Friday night had only two games on the schedule.  In one, it saw the OCN Storm back in action, on a road trip to play the Fisher River Hawks.  The first period was a tight-checking affair and was scoreless until 37 seconds remained in the period and the Hawks broke the tie with a shorthanded goal.  OCN tied the game with just over 6 minutes to go in the 2nd, but the Hawks answered back minutes later to re-take the lead.  The 3rd period saw the Hawks open up a 2 goal lead just 2 minutes in.  The Storm got within one, but couldn’t get any closer, as the Hawks added a buzzer-beating empty netter to seal the deal, and upset the Storm by a 4-2 margin.
 
Fisher River was led by Jared Thickfoot, who scored two goals.  Martin Swan added 2 assists.  Jarrett Hogue was outstanding in goal, stopping 46 of the 48 shots he faced earning the win.
Matthew Gardner led the Storm with a goal and an assist for two points.  Anthony Fontaine was solid in net, stopping 32 of the 35 shots he faced.
 
In other Friday action, the Lundar Falcons were set to meet the St. Malo Warriors.  With both teams coming off wins earlier in the week, they were set for a battle.  Lundar opened the scoring, on the power play.  St. Malo answered back with two goals, spread a minute apart, and held a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.  The second period saw the Warriors pour on the offence, scoring 3 times, including a power play marker of their own, and held a 5-1 lead heading to the 3rd.  The lone goal of the final frame saw the Falcons get one back, again on the power play, but the Warriors tightened up the defense and held on for a 5-2 win.
 
Jared Magne & Riley Hunter both recorded a goal and an assist for the Warriors.  Dustin Wiebe chipped in with 2 assists.  Jordan Taylor wasn’t overworked, but made 16 saves on 18 shots in the game to earn another win.
Lundar got single goals from Landen Gray & Trent Laycock.  Randy Quick started the game, giving up 5 goals on 28 shots over the first 40 minutes.  Travis Rigden came on in relief in the 3rd, and made 9 saves on 9 shots.
 
The Saturday schedule was a little busier as 6 teams were in action.  OCN continued their road trip with a stop in Arborg.  The Ice Dawgs jumped out to the lead with a power play goal.  OCN answered back not long after.  The Dawgs then took a 3-1 lead with goals just 30 seconds apart.  The Storm got a little momentum back, scoring on the power play in the final two minutes of the period, and leaving the Ice Dawgs with a 3-2 lead.  The second period had the Ice Dawgs increase their lead to 4-2.  But it was the Storm who rumbled back, scoring two unanswered goals to tie the game.  With the score knotted 4-4 leading to the 3rd period, the Storm added two goals in the final frame and held on for the 6-4 road win.
 
Lodie Ipeelie had a standout game for the Storm, scoring twice and adding 3 assists.  Mitchell Tilley tallied two goals and two assists for 4 points.  Nathan Gardner added a goal and 2 assists in the game.  Luke Penner was strong in net, making 50 saves on 54 shots in the game earning the win.
The Ice Dawgs were led by Derric Gulay, who dished out 3 assists.  Cal Finnson scored once and added an assist and Kyle Barkman chipped in with 2 assists.  Jon Narverud made 35 saves in the game for Arborg.
 
The North Winnipeg Satelites headed north to play Cross Lake on Saturday.  The Islanders opened the scoring in the game, but North Winnipeg answered back with two goals to take the lead.  Cross Lake opened the game up with 4 goals in a 59 second span to hold a 5-2 lead.  The Satelites regained some footing with a goal of their own before the period was over, but the Islanders led 5-3.  North Winnipeg cut the lead to 5-4 in the 2nd, and the Islanders added one to make it 6-4.  The 3rd period again saw the Satelites battle back to cut the lead, but Cross Lake tacked on 3 more goals, including a power play marker to take 9-5 victory.
 
Kenley Monias led all scorers with 3 goals and 2 assists.  Austin Ross had a big game, with 2 goals and 3 assists himself.  Jameson Scott scored once and added 2 assists, while Tanner Osborne-Richard dished out two helpers.  Kris Wood-Ross made 33 saves on 38 shots in the game.
Glen Paupanekis had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Satelites.  Jesse McIntosh chipped in with 2 goals and an assist and Bryan MacKenzie added 2 helpers.  Both Marc Hildebrand and Derick Vinsky tended the North Winnipeg goal, allowing 9 goals on a combined 58 shots.
 
In the final game of the evening, the Norway House North Stars played host to the Selkirk Fishermen.  Selkirk took a 1-0 lead in the game, but Norway House came back with two power play goals to take the lead.  The Fish added a goal just 6 seconds after Norway House took the lead to tie the game back up.  The 2nd period saw the Fishermen take the lead, scoring the only goal of the period.  The 3rd period had Selkirk add two more to their total, and cruise to a 5-2 road win.
 
Selkirk got single goals from Coel Forsythe, Kale Ilchena, Jeremy Pachkowsky, Corbin Pasternak and Dylan Painchaud-Niemi.  Riley Bannerman turned aside 28 of the 30 shots he faced in the game to earn the win.
Norway House saw Gregory Paupanekis & Darrian Sinclair both dish out two assists.  Conley Spence & Harley Muminawatum both scored lone goals.  Julien Kirkness held the North Stars in the game, making 55 saves on 60 shots in the goal.
 
Sunday was another busy day on the schedule, with 3 more games.  Both North Winnipeg and Selkirk completed their northern road trips.  In Cross Lake, the Islanders hosted the Fishermen.  With both teams coming off wins, they were looking to continue with their streaks.  Selkirk scored the only goal of the first period, and held a 1-0 lead.  Early in the 2nd, the Fish added to their lead.  Not to be outdone, Cross Lake scored twice in a minute to tie, but the Fishermen got back in front before the period was over and held a 3-2 lead.  The 3rd period saw the Fish increase their lead to 4-2, but just 24 seconds later the Islanders started their comeback, cutting the Selkirk lead to 4-3.  Cross Lake proceeded to score 4 more times over the period, including a power play goal, to come back and win 7-4.
 
Cross Lake was led by Braeden Boschman, who scored twice and added an assist.  Rosaire McKay added 3 assists.  Kenley Monias, Tie Braun, Josh Mallett and Jameson Scott all chipped in with a goal and an assist.  Tory Monias held the fort down, making 52 saves on 56 shots to earn the win.
Selkirk got 3 points from Jeremy Pachkowsky (a goal and 2 assists).  Karl Fey chipped in with 2 goals and Griffin Steeves added 2 assists.  Jordan Liske made 51 saves in the loss.
 
North Winnipeg headed to Norway House to play the North Stars.  Norway House scored first in the game, followed by two Satelites goals.  The North Stars tied the game, but in the final minute of the first, the Satelites retook the lead.  The 2nd period saw the teams continue to trade goals, with the North Stars finding the mark twice, and the Satelites scoring 3 times, leaving North Winnipeg with a 6-4 lead.  The 3rd saw the exact same play out, with the North Stars scoring twice, while the Satelites scored 3 times.  This one finished up with a 9-6 North Winnipeg victory.
 
North Winnipeg’s Howard Grieves recorded 4 assists in the game.  Derek Ramage scored twice and added an assist and Jordan Turney dished up three assists.  Parker Cassie, Kyle Grand & Colin Yarchuk all scored a goal and added an assist and Glen Paupanekis scored twice.  Derick Vinsky earned the win, posting 33 saves on 39 shots.
Mitchell Muskego scored once and added 2 assists, while Elvis Balfour Jr., Jeremy Folster and Darrian Sinclair each scored once and a tallied an assist.  Jarred Gore made 52 saves in the game.
 
The final game of the weekend pitted the Peguis Juniors against close rivals Fisher River Hawks.  The Hawks opened the scoring, but it was all Peguis from then.  The Juniors tallied 3 first period goals, including a power play marker and held a 3-1 lead.  They scored 6 times in the second period, one being on the man-advantage and were up 9-1 after 40 minutes.  They rounded out the scoring with one more in the 3rd, again on the power play, and cruised to the 10-1 win.
 
Keevan Daniels-Webb led the Juniors with 2 goals and an assist, while both Shaquille Houle & Kessen Richard recorded 3 assists.  Tyler Woodhouse and Matthew Cameron each scored twice.  Donovan Tanner got on the board with 2 helpers.  Keifer Tacan started the game, allowing 1 goal on 8 shots.  Nolan Favel relieved him for the final 40 minutes, and he made 15 saves on 15 shots.
Fisher River’s lone goal was scored by Tyler Kemball.  Jarrett Hogue faced 60 shots in the game, making 50 saves.
 
As the league heads to the latter half of November, the schedule picks up on Tuesday night as the St. Malo Warriors will put their recent winning streak on the line against the North Winnipeg Satelites.  Wednesday evening sees both the Peguis Juniors at the Arborg Ice Dawgs and the OCN Storm playing host to the Norway House North Stars.  Friday night has 3 games on the schedule as the Fisher River Hawks head to Lundar to meet the Falcons, the Selkirk Fishermen play the St. Malo Warriors and the North Winnipeg Satelites lock-up with the Arborg Ice Dawgs.  Saturday is a light schedule, with only one game, as the OCN Storm head to Norway House to play the North Stars in the backend of the home and home series.  Sunday is a little busier, with three games on the schedule.  The OCN Storm head to Cross Lake to play the Islanders.  Later in the day, the St. Malo Warriors play the Fisher River Hawks in Fisher River, and in the evening, the North Winnipeg Satelites renew acquaintances with the Selkirk Fishermen.  Be sure to check out the action!