Windsor 5 Saginaw 3 - Windsor leads series 3-2
It would be in Windsor's best interest to end this in game 6 tonight in Windsor as game 7 is scheduled back in Saginaw for Monday night, meaning 3 games in 3 nights and an awaiting Owen Sound Attack for the Western Conference Finals which begin Wednesday. If it goes 7 games, the winner of this series will play 4 games in 5 nights. Not a recipe for success.
As for last nights game, things started out rosy for the Spirit. Brandon Saad was set up by Mathew Sisca just 44 seconds into the game to give Saginaw a 1-0 lead. It was Saad's third goal of the post season.
At 9:25 of the Period and on the powerplay, Vincent Trocheck would notch his 6th to put Saginaw up 2-0. Ben Chiarot and Peter Hermenegildo would get the assists. The first period would end with Saginaw up 2-0 although they were out shot 11-7 by Windsor. Windsor would be 0/1 on the powerplay while Saginaw was 1/1.
Jake Carrick would cut the lead in half at 10:29 of the second with an unassisted marker, his 8th of the post season. Saginaw would strike again on the powerplay when Dalton Prout scored his 3rd from Saad and Trocheck to restore the two goal lead. Carrick would score his second of the game just 27 seconds later to cut the lead back to just one. Tom Kuhnhackl would draw the lone assist. Taylor Carnevale would even the score at 3 with just 45 seconds remaining when he scored his 5th from Ryan Ellis and Jeff Brown.
Saginaw would go 1/2 on the powerplay while Windsor didn't have a powerplay in the period. Windsor outshot Saginaw once again, 13-10.
The teams were scoreless for much of the third period until Ryan Ellis scored his 6th goal at 16:06 from Zack Kassian and Stephen Johnston.
Kenny Ryan would seal it with an unassisted marker into the empty net with 18 seconds remaining. It was Ryan's 4th of the playoffs.
Saginaw outshot Windsor in the third period 12 -8. The three period total was 32-29 in favor of Windsor. The Spirit would finish the game 2/3 on the powerplay while the Spitfires were 0/1.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
OHL Playoffs - Day 19
Mississauga 6 Sudbury 3 - Mississauga leads series 3-0
The Mississauga St Mikes Majors took a commanding 3-0 series lead when they defeated Sudbury 6-3 on home ice on Tuesday evening. Game 4 goes tonight in Sudbury.
The Majors come out flying again in this one doubling up on the Wolves in shots at the end of the period 18-9 and built a 2-0 lead. Jordan Mayer got it started when he scored his second of the playoffs at 5:31 of the period. Maxim Kitsyn and Mika Partanen would draw the assists on the goal. Then at 12:27 of the period, Mayer would score his second of the period and third of the post season when he connected from Corey Bureau.
The second period brought more of the same in shots with the Majors once again doubling up the Wolves, this time 16-8 but they would trade goals notching 2 a piece.
Rob Flick would get it started with his second of the playoffs at the 3:51 mark of the second period with the assists going to Chris DeSousa and Riley Brace to make it 3-0. Frank Schumacher would then score his first goal of the playoffs at 5:21 to make it 3-1. Josh Leivo would get credit with the only assist. At 12:05, Eric O'dell would get his 6th on the power play on a set up from Mike Lomas and Andrey Kuchin to pull the Wolves within 1. But just 1:16 later Justin Shugg would restore the Majors lead to 2 goals when he tallied his 4th from Casey Cizikas. The second frame would come to an end with the Wolves trailing 4-2.
But just 1:28 into the third the Wolves would pull back to within one when Leivo scored his 6th of the play offs with the lone assist going to Lomas. Almost 10 minutes later, at 11:25, Kitsyn scored his 5th from Mayer to put Mississauga back up by 2 once again.
With Alain Valiquette on the bench for an extra attacker, Bureau would score his second of the playoffs into an empty net to seal the victory.
Valiquette 9 of 10 in the third and 39 of 44 overall for Sudbury while JP Anderson stopped 18 of 21 in the game. Sudbury managed just 4 shots in the third and will have to drastically improve that if they want to force a game 5 back in Mississauga after tonight.
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Saginaw 5 Windsor 2 - Saginaw leads series 2-1
The Spirit won for the second straight game, and at home, to take a 2-1 series lead before the series switches back to Windsor for game 4 on Thursday.
Saginaw would score first 3:34 into the contest when Jordan Szwarz and Ryan O'Connor set up Garret Ross for his second of the playoffs. Josh Shalla would notch his 7th to make it 2-0 at 9:04 of the period with Ivan Telegin and Mathew Sisca. Then at 19:16 of the first, Szwarz and O'Connor would once again set up Ross for his second of the game to make it 3-0. Saginaw would outshoot Windsor 12-10 in the period.
The second period would see Saginaw extend their lead to 4-0 when Vincent Trocheck scored his 5th at 9:50 from Telegin and Brandon Saad. Windsor would cut into the lead when Zack Kassian scored his 2nd of the playoffs, unassisted at 14:09. That's the way the period would end with the shots tied at 8 in the second.
Another unassisted goal for Windsor, this time by Alex Khokhlachev at 12:52 of the third, would draw the Spitfires within 2. It was Khokhlachev's 5th of the playoffs.
But the comeback would fall short with Saginaw on the power play. Szwarz and O'Connor would each earn their 3rd assists of the evening, this time setting up Telegin for his 2nd of the playoffs at the 13:39 mark of the third.
Windsor would outshoot Saginaw 13-9 in the third and 31-29 overall. Jack Campbell was in goal for Windsor while Mavric Parks guarded the crease for Saginaw.
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The Mississauga St Mikes Majors took a commanding 3-0 series lead when they defeated Sudbury 6-3 on home ice on Tuesday evening. Game 4 goes tonight in Sudbury.
The Majors come out flying again in this one doubling up on the Wolves in shots at the end of the period 18-9 and built a 2-0 lead. Jordan Mayer got it started when he scored his second of the playoffs at 5:31 of the period. Maxim Kitsyn and Mika Partanen would draw the assists on the goal. Then at 12:27 of the period, Mayer would score his second of the period and third of the post season when he connected from Corey Bureau.
The second period brought more of the same in shots with the Majors once again doubling up the Wolves, this time 16-8 but they would trade goals notching 2 a piece.
Rob Flick would get it started with his second of the playoffs at the 3:51 mark of the second period with the assists going to Chris DeSousa and Riley Brace to make it 3-0. Frank Schumacher would then score his first goal of the playoffs at 5:21 to make it 3-1. Josh Leivo would get credit with the only assist. At 12:05, Eric O'dell would get his 6th on the power play on a set up from Mike Lomas and Andrey Kuchin to pull the Wolves within 1. But just 1:16 later Justin Shugg would restore the Majors lead to 2 goals when he tallied his 4th from Casey Cizikas. The second frame would come to an end with the Wolves trailing 4-2.
But just 1:28 into the third the Wolves would pull back to within one when Leivo scored his 6th of the play offs with the lone assist going to Lomas. Almost 10 minutes later, at 11:25, Kitsyn scored his 5th from Mayer to put Mississauga back up by 2 once again.
With Alain Valiquette on the bench for an extra attacker, Bureau would score his second of the playoffs into an empty net to seal the victory.
Valiquette 9 of 10 in the third and 39 of 44 overall for Sudbury while JP Anderson stopped 18 of 21 in the game. Sudbury managed just 4 shots in the third and will have to drastically improve that if they want to force a game 5 back in Mississauga after tonight.
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Saginaw 5 Windsor 2 - Saginaw leads series 2-1
The Spirit won for the second straight game, and at home, to take a 2-1 series lead before the series switches back to Windsor for game 4 on Thursday.
Saginaw would score first 3:34 into the contest when Jordan Szwarz and Ryan O'Connor set up Garret Ross for his second of the playoffs. Josh Shalla would notch his 7th to make it 2-0 at 9:04 of the period with Ivan Telegin and Mathew Sisca. Then at 19:16 of the first, Szwarz and O'Connor would once again set up Ross for his second of the game to make it 3-0. Saginaw would outshoot Windsor 12-10 in the period.
The second period would see Saginaw extend their lead to 4-0 when Vincent Trocheck scored his 5th at 9:50 from Telegin and Brandon Saad. Windsor would cut into the lead when Zack Kassian scored his 2nd of the playoffs, unassisted at 14:09. That's the way the period would end with the shots tied at 8 in the second.
Another unassisted goal for Windsor, this time by Alex Khokhlachev at 12:52 of the third, would draw the Spitfires within 2. It was Khokhlachev's 5th of the playoffs.
But the comeback would fall short with Saginaw on the power play. Szwarz and O'Connor would each earn their 3rd assists of the evening, this time setting up Telegin for his 2nd of the playoffs at the 13:39 mark of the third.
Windsor would outshoot Saginaw 13-9 in the third and 31-29 overall. Jack Campbell was in goal for Windsor while Mavric Parks guarded the crease for Saginaw.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
OHL Playoffs - Day 17
Mississauga 3 Sudbury 2 - Mississauga leads series 2-0
Although the scoreboard doesn't show it, this game was the definition of offensive domination by the Majors.
The first period was scoreless with Mississauga holding an 18 -10 shot advantage. As usual, JP Anderson was defending the goal for Mississauga while Alain Valiquette was on guard for Sudbury. The only penalty of the period went to Maxim Kitsyn of the Majors with just 37 seconds remaining in the period, so it would carry over into the second.
It took all of 23 seconds for the power play to connect when Eric O'Dell and Michael Sgarbossa set up Marcus Foligno for his first of the playoffs. Mike Lomas and Josh McFadden then set up O'Dell for a goal of his own, his 5th of the post season and a short handed marker at 15:42. Mississauga would get that back just 1:17 later as Justin Shugg scored unassisted to cut the Wolves lead to 2-1. It was Shugg's 3rd of the playoffs.
The Majors controlled the teritorial advantage outshooting the Wolves 21-8 in the 2nd frame.
In the third period, the Majors would fire 24 shots at Valiquette while the Wolves managed just on Anderson.
Stuart Percy would score his first of the playoffs on the powerplay at 9:44 to tie the game at 2. Michael D'Orazio and Rob Flick would draw the assists.
Then with 5:02 remaining in regulation, Mika Partanen would give the Majors a 3-2 lead knotching his second of the post season. Kitsyn and Jordan Mayer would draw the assists.
Game 3 is set to go Tuesday back in Mississauga
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Saginaw 5 Windosr 4 OT - Series tied 1-1
It didn't take long for Windsor to get on the board as Ryan Ellis and Kenny Ryan set up Stephan Johston for his 6th goal of the playoffs only 1:13 into the contest. The quick flying Spitfires would make it 2-0 before the game was 5 minutes old. Tom Khunhackl would notch his 6th at 4:32 with assists going to Craig Duininck and goaltender Jack Campbell.
Saginaw would get that one back just 1:16 later as John McFarland scored his 4th of the playoffs set up by Mathew Sisca. Ben Chariot would tie it with his first when he was set up by McFarland and Vincent Trocheck. The period would end tied at 2 with Saginaw outshooting Windsor 13-11.
Windsor would restore their 2 goal lead before the second period was 8 minutes old. Khunhackl would score his second of the game, 7th of the playoffs at 4:57. Alex Khokhlachev and Ellis would get the assists. At 7:25 Jake Carrick would score his 5th goal with the assists going to Khokhlachev and Saverio Posa to make it 4-2.
Garret Ross would cut the lead to 4-3 when he scored his first at 12:51 of the second. The assists went to Jordan Szwarz and Josh Shalla.
The period ended with Windsor outshooting Saginaw 15-5.
Brandon Saad would tie it 9:28 into the third when he scored his second of the playoffs. Chiarot and Ivan Telegin would get the assists.
And that's how regulation would end with Saginaw outshooting Windsor 12-6 in the frame and 34-33 overall.
Overtime would last just 2:13 as Shalla would notch his 6 of the post season with assists going to Szwarzand Ross. Saginaw outshot Windsor 4-1 in the extra session.
Game 3 is back in Saginaw on Tuesday
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Although the scoreboard doesn't show it, this game was the definition of offensive domination by the Majors.
The first period was scoreless with Mississauga holding an 18 -10 shot advantage. As usual, JP Anderson was defending the goal for Mississauga while Alain Valiquette was on guard for Sudbury. The only penalty of the period went to Maxim Kitsyn of the Majors with just 37 seconds remaining in the period, so it would carry over into the second.
It took all of 23 seconds for the power play to connect when Eric O'Dell and Michael Sgarbossa set up Marcus Foligno for his first of the playoffs. Mike Lomas and Josh McFadden then set up O'Dell for a goal of his own, his 5th of the post season and a short handed marker at 15:42. Mississauga would get that back just 1:17 later as Justin Shugg scored unassisted to cut the Wolves lead to 2-1. It was Shugg's 3rd of the playoffs.
The Majors controlled the teritorial advantage outshooting the Wolves 21-8 in the 2nd frame.
In the third period, the Majors would fire 24 shots at Valiquette while the Wolves managed just on Anderson.
Stuart Percy would score his first of the playoffs on the powerplay at 9:44 to tie the game at 2. Michael D'Orazio and Rob Flick would draw the assists.
Then with 5:02 remaining in regulation, Mika Partanen would give the Majors a 3-2 lead knotching his second of the post season. Kitsyn and Jordan Mayer would draw the assists.
Game 3 is set to go Tuesday back in Mississauga
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Saginaw 5 Windosr 4 OT - Series tied 1-1
It didn't take long for Windsor to get on the board as Ryan Ellis and Kenny Ryan set up Stephan Johston for his 6th goal of the playoffs only 1:13 into the contest. The quick flying Spitfires would make it 2-0 before the game was 5 minutes old. Tom Khunhackl would notch his 6th at 4:32 with assists going to Craig Duininck and goaltender Jack Campbell.
Saginaw would get that one back just 1:16 later as John McFarland scored his 4th of the playoffs set up by Mathew Sisca. Ben Chariot would tie it with his first when he was set up by McFarland and Vincent Trocheck. The period would end tied at 2 with Saginaw outshooting Windsor 13-11.
Windsor would restore their 2 goal lead before the second period was 8 minutes old. Khunhackl would score his second of the game, 7th of the playoffs at 4:57. Alex Khokhlachev and Ellis would get the assists. At 7:25 Jake Carrick would score his 5th goal with the assists going to Khokhlachev and Saverio Posa to make it 4-2.
Garret Ross would cut the lead to 4-3 when he scored his first at 12:51 of the second. The assists went to Jordan Szwarz and Josh Shalla.
The period ended with Windsor outshooting Saginaw 15-5.
Brandon Saad would tie it 9:28 into the third when he scored his second of the playoffs. Chiarot and Ivan Telegin would get the assists.
And that's how regulation would end with Saginaw outshooting Windsor 12-6 in the frame and 34-33 overall.
Overtime would last just 2:13 as Shalla would notch his 6 of the post season with assists going to Szwarzand Ross. Saginaw outshot Windsor 4-1 in the extra session.
Game 3 is back in Saginaw on Tuesday
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Playoff Preview - Round 2 - Western Conference
Seeing that I was only 5-8 in the first round, I should avoid making predictions. But why stop now? But first, a look at the two series.
Owen Sound (1) Plymouth (6) - Plymouth won series 1-0-1
Plymouth is coming off of a hard fought 7 game series against the favored Rangers While Owen Sound had a 6 game series win against London. The Whalers will once again be the underdogs in this one, but dont take them lightly.
Here's what their draft eligibles did against each other in the season series.
Stefan Noesen - pointless
Alex Aleardi - 0G 2A
Garrett Meurs - pointless
Rickard Rakell - 0G 1A
Andrew Fritsch - 1G 0A
Cameron Brace - 0G 0A
Prediction: Plymouth in 6 games
Saginaw (2) Windsor (4) - Saginaw won season series 4-1-1
Windsor is coming off of a 7 game seasaw battle with Erie while Saginaw is coming off of a 6 game set with Guelph.
Here's a look at what the draft eligible players did against each other.
Alex Khokhlachev - 2G 4A
Vincent Trocheck - 2 G 7A
Brandon Saad - 0G 2A
Prediction: Saginaw in 6 games
Owen Sound (1) Plymouth (6) - Plymouth won series 1-0-1
Plymouth is coming off of a hard fought 7 game series against the favored Rangers While Owen Sound had a 6 game series win against London. The Whalers will once again be the underdogs in this one, but dont take them lightly.
Here's what their draft eligibles did against each other in the season series.
Stefan Noesen - pointless
Alex Aleardi - 0G 2A
Garrett Meurs - pointless
Rickard Rakell - 0G 1A
Andrew Fritsch - 1G 0A
Cameron Brace - 0G 0A
Prediction: Plymouth in 6 games
Saginaw (2) Windsor (4) - Saginaw won season series 4-1-1
Windsor is coming off of a 7 game seasaw battle with Erie while Saginaw is coming off of a 6 game set with Guelph.
Here's a look at what the draft eligible players did against each other.
Alex Khokhlachev - 2G 4A
Vincent Trocheck - 2 G 7A
Brandon Saad - 0G 2A
Prediction: Saginaw in 6 games
Monday, April 4, 2011
OHL Playoffs - Day 11
Saginaw 6 Guelph 5 - Saginaw wins series 4-2 - (Prediction: Saginaw in 7)
Josh Shalla led the way offensively notching 4 assists for the Spirit while Vincent Trocheck led the way in goal scoring with two goals and an assist. Jordan Szwarz, Ivan Telegin, Brandon Saad and Dalton Prout had single tallies in leading the Spirit to the second round for only the second time in the history of the team.
Guelph’s Michael Latta scored a power play goal at the 4:35 mark from winger Daniel Erlich to make it 1-0. Vincent Trocheck evened up the score at the 14:37 on a set up from Brandon Saad. Latta would tally his second of the night at 17:26 in the first with an unassisted goal making it 2-1, but Saad would tie it 2:28 later with assists going to Josh Shalla and Trocheck.
The Spirit took the lead in the second period with three unanswered goals. Jordan Szwarz tallied of the post a power play goal assisted by Shalla and Ryan O’Connor, to make it 3-2 at the 7:20 mark. Dalton Prout would make it 4-2 with a goal at the 11:28 mark from Shalla and Saad, and Ivan Telegin gave the Spirit a three goal lead with on a set up from Mathew Sisca at 15:11.
Saginaw built on their lead early in the third when Trocheck scored his second of the night at 3:46 from Shalla and O’Connor. The Storm cut the lead to 6-3 with a goal from Sam Lofquist with the lone assist going to Andrey Pedan (who seems to have found his offense at the right time) at the 7:57 mark. Guelph then cut it to 6-4 with Peter Holland scoring a power play goal at 13:25 from Latta and Taylor Beck.
So would a come back happen tonight? Latta scored the hat-trick with 1:56 left on the clock to make it a one goal game, his fifth goal of the series coming on the power play from Beck and Holland.
But that's all the offense Guelph had in them and Saginaw held on to win the game and the series.
As the second seed coming into the playoffs, the Spirit will have home ice advantage at least through the next round. Their next opponent will depend on the outcome of tonights game 7 between Kitchener and Guelph. If Plymouth whould win the series then Saginaw would face the winner of the Windsor/Erie series. If Kitchener should win then Saginaw would face those same Rangers.
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Erie 6 Windsor 5 OT - Series tied 3-3
You have to wonder what's going through the minds of the Windsor Spitfire players and their coaching staff. The Spits had a 3-1 series lead and led 3-0 in the first period only to see both leads disappear.
The Spitfires know all to well what it's like to be in Erie's position. Last season they trailed the Kitchener Rangers 3-0 and came back to force a game 7 and win that series and eventually, the OHL Championship and the Memorial Cup. That's not to say Erie will accomplish that this year, but yours truly did predict Erie in 7 games for this series.
So what's happening to Windsor? They are getting offense. but they are also getting goaltending. Erie fired 30, yes that's thirty, shots in the first period alone on Jack Campbell. That's what most goalies face in a game. And they had a 3-0 lead after the first.
Windsor gave Erie just too many opportunities, giving up 67 shots including 8 in overtime. They also managed 53 of their own including just 4 in OT.
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Owen Sound 1 - London 0 - Owen Sound wins series 4-2 (Prediction: Owen Sound in 6)
Two words: Michael Houser.
There's no way i could leave it at just that. But i made a fair judgement in saying that the Knights would go as far as Houser would carry them. And not only did he carry them on his back, he hoisted them.
A brilliant performance was wasted yesterday when he stopped 38 of 39 shots and a play that left Robby Mignardi all alone in front with 1:41 left to play was the only blemish on his game. Not that any goalie could have made that stop.
After a shaky performance in game 5, Houser did more than his share in game 6. People soon forget that outing with his last performance. And if in scouts minds the last game is the performance they remember most, then they soon won't forget his name.
Six games, 332 minutes played. 250 shots, 235 saves, a 2.71 GAA and a .940 SV%
The other thing the Knights would have needed was Jared Knight to score some goals, and he did just that leading all players in the series with 4 goals. He also added 2 assists for 6 points while getting duty on a checking line at times.
Seth Griffith led the team with 7 points - 3 goals and 4 assists, and Vladislav Namestnikov had 1 goal and 4 assists.
For the Attack, Joey Hishon was limited to just 1 goal in the series to go along with 4 assists.
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** Note: I'll have a preview of the second round matchups by Wednesday morning after the other two series are completed.
Josh Shalla led the way offensively notching 4 assists for the Spirit while Vincent Trocheck led the way in goal scoring with two goals and an assist. Jordan Szwarz, Ivan Telegin, Brandon Saad and Dalton Prout had single tallies in leading the Spirit to the second round for only the second time in the history of the team.
Guelph’s Michael Latta scored a power play goal at the 4:35 mark from winger Daniel Erlich to make it 1-0. Vincent Trocheck evened up the score at the 14:37 on a set up from Brandon Saad. Latta would tally his second of the night at 17:26 in the first with an unassisted goal making it 2-1, but Saad would tie it 2:28 later with assists going to Josh Shalla and Trocheck.
The Spirit took the lead in the second period with three unanswered goals. Jordan Szwarz tallied of the post a power play goal assisted by Shalla and Ryan O’Connor, to make it 3-2 at the 7:20 mark. Dalton Prout would make it 4-2 with a goal at the 11:28 mark from Shalla and Saad, and Ivan Telegin gave the Spirit a three goal lead with on a set up from Mathew Sisca at 15:11.
Saginaw built on their lead early in the third when Trocheck scored his second of the night at 3:46 from Shalla and O’Connor. The Storm cut the lead to 6-3 with a goal from Sam Lofquist with the lone assist going to Andrey Pedan (who seems to have found his offense at the right time) at the 7:57 mark. Guelph then cut it to 6-4 with Peter Holland scoring a power play goal at 13:25 from Latta and Taylor Beck.
So would a come back happen tonight? Latta scored the hat-trick with 1:56 left on the clock to make it a one goal game, his fifth goal of the series coming on the power play from Beck and Holland.
But that's all the offense Guelph had in them and Saginaw held on to win the game and the series.
As the second seed coming into the playoffs, the Spirit will have home ice advantage at least through the next round. Their next opponent will depend on the outcome of tonights game 7 between Kitchener and Guelph. If Plymouth whould win the series then Saginaw would face the winner of the Windsor/Erie series. If Kitchener should win then Saginaw would face those same Rangers.
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Erie 6 Windsor 5 OT - Series tied 3-3
You have to wonder what's going through the minds of the Windsor Spitfire players and their coaching staff. The Spits had a 3-1 series lead and led 3-0 in the first period only to see both leads disappear.
The Spitfires know all to well what it's like to be in Erie's position. Last season they trailed the Kitchener Rangers 3-0 and came back to force a game 7 and win that series and eventually, the OHL Championship and the Memorial Cup. That's not to say Erie will accomplish that this year, but yours truly did predict Erie in 7 games for this series.
So what's happening to Windsor? They are getting offense. but they are also getting goaltending. Erie fired 30, yes that's thirty, shots in the first period alone on Jack Campbell. That's what most goalies face in a game. And they had a 3-0 lead after the first.
Windsor gave Erie just too many opportunities, giving up 67 shots including 8 in overtime. They also managed 53 of their own including just 4 in OT.
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Owen Sound 1 - London 0 - Owen Sound wins series 4-2 (Prediction: Owen Sound in 6)
Two words: Michael Houser.
There's no way i could leave it at just that. But i made a fair judgement in saying that the Knights would go as far as Houser would carry them. And not only did he carry them on his back, he hoisted them.
A brilliant performance was wasted yesterday when he stopped 38 of 39 shots and a play that left Robby Mignardi all alone in front with 1:41 left to play was the only blemish on his game. Not that any goalie could have made that stop.
After a shaky performance in game 5, Houser did more than his share in game 6. People soon forget that outing with his last performance. And if in scouts minds the last game is the performance they remember most, then they soon won't forget his name.
Six games, 332 minutes played. 250 shots, 235 saves, a 2.71 GAA and a .940 SV%
The other thing the Knights would have needed was Jared Knight to score some goals, and he did just that leading all players in the series with 4 goals. He also added 2 assists for 6 points while getting duty on a checking line at times.
Seth Griffith led the team with 7 points - 3 goals and 4 assists, and Vladislav Namestnikov had 1 goal and 4 assists.
For the Attack, Joey Hishon was limited to just 1 goal in the series to go along with 4 assists.
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** Note: I'll have a preview of the second round matchups by Wednesday morning after the other two series are completed.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
OHL Playoffs - Day 10
Saginaw 5 Guelph 4 - Saginaw leads series 3-2
Guelph opened the scoring with a goal when Peter Holland scored at the 7:42 mark with assists from defensemen Stephen Gaskin and Goaltender Brandon Foote. Saginaw tied it on a unassisted power play goal by John McFarland at 17:44.
Jordan Szwarz gave the Saginaw an early lead with a goal at the 4:36 mark of the second period with assists going to Peter Hermenegildo and McFarland. Guelph’s Francis Menard tied it less then 3 minutes later when he was set up by Sam Lofquist and Zack Mitchell at the 7:07 mark. Then Guelph took the lead at the 10:34 mark, with winger Scott Kosmachuk scoring from Andrey Pedan and Lofquist. Saginaw tied the game once more at three apiece near the end of the period, on power play goal. At 17:33 Josh Shalla scored with assists from Mathew Sisca and Szwarz.
Saginaw captain Szwarz opened the third with a goal at the 5:16 mark, assisted by Ivan Telegin and McFarland, his 3rd point of the night, to give the Spirit a 4-3 lead. Once again the game would be tied when Guelph's Daniel Erlich scored at 9:05 with assists going to Taylor Beck and Matt Finn. Saginaw went ahead to stay at 11:46 center Vincent Trocheck tallied the game winning goal from Shalla.
Saginaw goalie Mavric Parks stopped 29 of 33 shots, while Storm goalie Brandon Foote stopped 26 of 31 shots and had an assist.
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Kitchener 2 Plymouth 0 - Series tied 3-3
I said the other day I had a gut feeling that the Rangers would go with Morrison in goal for game 5 and they did, and they got the victory to stay alive. So why wouldn't the Rangers go back with Morrison for game 6? No reason; They did and they evened the series at 3 games apiece. Morrison stopped all 40 shots he faced for the victory. Scott Wedgewood stopped 35 of 36 for Plymouth.
The question now is; What does coach Steve Spott do with his goaltending on Monday? Do you go with the hot hand in Morrison, who would be playing his 3rd game in 4 days, something he hasn't done in the OHL, or do you go back to your number 1 goalie in Brandon Maxwell who's been in this situation before?
This time my gut tells me that Spott will go back with Maxwell for game 7.
As for the hero at the other end of the ice, once again it's
Ryan Murphy, red Mohawk and all. Murphy put the Rangers on the board with his second of the playoffs at 7:06. His point shot bounced off a couple of defenders and into the net three seconds into a powerplay. Jason Akeson, who scored his first goals of the series on Friday, assisted on the Murphy goal.
For the second straight game Plymouth didn't have another comeback in them. Jerry D'Amigo closed it out with and empty net goal with assists from Michael Catenacci and Jonathan Jasper.
Not many expected Plymouth to come this far including yours truly. And the Whalers are by no means done. It's a game 7 where anything can happen, it's winner take all. I'll stick with Kitchener, but I am by no means as confident in saying that as I was prior to game 1. Good luck to both teams on Monday.
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Owen Sound 6 London 0 - Owen Sound leads series 6-0
I had to get a shot of Logan here who proudly wore his Jared Knight jersey to the game after making the 3 hour trek from London with his parents and a contingent of fans from London. He even got his picture taken with the Owen Sound mascot. It was strange seeing a Knight Jersey and Attack jersey hugging happily.
Logan and his fellow Knight's fans didn't have too much to cheer about on this night, but I'm sure he will be at the John Labatt Center on Sunday cheering on Jared and the Knights.
As for the game itself, strange things happened before the drop of the puck. First it was announced that Stephen Sanza would miss game 5. Jared Knight would stay on the checking line where he scored twice in game 4 playing with MacEachern and Sanza. Then I learned that Vladimir Namestnikov would be filling in Sanza's spot and I scratched my head.
But it gets even more confusing. The Attack announce that Jordan Binnington, who carried them in goal for most of the season, would be scratched and Michael Zador would start the game. And yes, Scott Stajcer was back and backing up Zador.
This game had chippy moments especially with Michael Houser being run at least 4 times in the first period alone and a couple of more times in the 2nd with only one goalie interference call made. Houser was thrown off his game and he didn't have his best game and he was pulled in favor of Igor Bobkov at 13:44 of the 2nd.
It wasn't a knock on Houser as the team couldn't muster much offense with only 14 shots on goal in the game, and just 1 in the third. This was a move by Hunter, with the game already decided to save his number one goalie for the next day.
One thing I've seen in Houser in 2 seasons with the Knights is his ability to fight through adversity and to bounce back stronger than ever. Back to back tough games are not in his repertoire. I called this series to go 7 games and still believe it will. Not only will Houser steal the show in game 6, he'll be the show.
Finally, in the third, another odd move by the Attack. With Zador riding a shutout, Coach Reeds pulls him in favor of Stajcer to finish the game. Likely to to London Coach Dale Hunter's comments about the Attack running Houser earlier in the series. Let the head games begin....
For all the scoring, check out the boxscore
Guelph opened the scoring with a goal when Peter Holland scored at the 7:42 mark with assists from defensemen Stephen Gaskin and Goaltender Brandon Foote. Saginaw tied it on a unassisted power play goal by John McFarland at 17:44.
Jordan Szwarz gave the Saginaw an early lead with a goal at the 4:36 mark of the second period with assists going to Peter Hermenegildo and McFarland. Guelph’s Francis Menard tied it less then 3 minutes later when he was set up by Sam Lofquist and Zack Mitchell at the 7:07 mark. Then Guelph took the lead at the 10:34 mark, with winger Scott Kosmachuk scoring from Andrey Pedan and Lofquist. Saginaw tied the game once more at three apiece near the end of the period, on power play goal. At 17:33 Josh Shalla scored with assists from Mathew Sisca and Szwarz.
Saginaw captain Szwarz opened the third with a goal at the 5:16 mark, assisted by Ivan Telegin and McFarland, his 3rd point of the night, to give the Spirit a 4-3 lead. Once again the game would be tied when Guelph's Daniel Erlich scored at 9:05 with assists going to Taylor Beck and Matt Finn. Saginaw went ahead to stay at 11:46 center Vincent Trocheck tallied the game winning goal from Shalla.
Saginaw goalie Mavric Parks stopped 29 of 33 shots, while Storm goalie Brandon Foote stopped 26 of 31 shots and had an assist.
boxscore
Kitchener 2 Plymouth 0 - Series tied 3-3
I said the other day I had a gut feeling that the Rangers would go with Morrison in goal for game 5 and they did, and they got the victory to stay alive. So why wouldn't the Rangers go back with Morrison for game 6? No reason; They did and they evened the series at 3 games apiece. Morrison stopped all 40 shots he faced for the victory. Scott Wedgewood stopped 35 of 36 for Plymouth.
The question now is; What does coach Steve Spott do with his goaltending on Monday? Do you go with the hot hand in Morrison, who would be playing his 3rd game in 4 days, something he hasn't done in the OHL, or do you go back to your number 1 goalie in Brandon Maxwell who's been in this situation before?
This time my gut tells me that Spott will go back with Maxwell for game 7.
As for the hero at the other end of the ice, once again it's
Ryan Murphy, red Mohawk and all. Murphy put the Rangers on the board with his second of the playoffs at 7:06. His point shot bounced off a couple of defenders and into the net three seconds into a powerplay. Jason Akeson, who scored his first goals of the series on Friday, assisted on the Murphy goal.
For the second straight game Plymouth didn't have another comeback in them. Jerry D'Amigo closed it out with and empty net goal with assists from Michael Catenacci and Jonathan Jasper.
Not many expected Plymouth to come this far including yours truly. And the Whalers are by no means done. It's a game 7 where anything can happen, it's winner take all. I'll stick with Kitchener, but I am by no means as confident in saying that as I was prior to game 1. Good luck to both teams on Monday.
boxscore
Owen Sound 6 London 0 - Owen Sound leads series 6-0
I had to get a shot of Logan here who proudly wore his Jared Knight jersey to the game after making the 3 hour trek from London with his parents and a contingent of fans from London. He even got his picture taken with the Owen Sound mascot. It was strange seeing a Knight Jersey and Attack jersey hugging happily.
Logan and his fellow Knight's fans didn't have too much to cheer about on this night, but I'm sure he will be at the John Labatt Center on Sunday cheering on Jared and the Knights.
As for the game itself, strange things happened before the drop of the puck. First it was announced that Stephen Sanza would miss game 5. Jared Knight would stay on the checking line where he scored twice in game 4 playing with MacEachern and Sanza. Then I learned that Vladimir Namestnikov would be filling in Sanza's spot and I scratched my head.
But it gets even more confusing. The Attack announce that Jordan Binnington, who carried them in goal for most of the season, would be scratched and Michael Zador would start the game. And yes, Scott Stajcer was back and backing up Zador.
This game had chippy moments especially with Michael Houser being run at least 4 times in the first period alone and a couple of more times in the 2nd with only one goalie interference call made. Houser was thrown off his game and he didn't have his best game and he was pulled in favor of Igor Bobkov at 13:44 of the 2nd.
It wasn't a knock on Houser as the team couldn't muster much offense with only 14 shots on goal in the game, and just 1 in the third. This was a move by Hunter, with the game already decided to save his number one goalie for the next day.
One thing I've seen in Houser in 2 seasons with the Knights is his ability to fight through adversity and to bounce back stronger than ever. Back to back tough games are not in his repertoire. I called this series to go 7 games and still believe it will. Not only will Houser steal the show in game 6, he'll be the show.
Finally, in the third, another odd move by the Attack. With Zador riding a shutout, Coach Reeds pulls him in favor of Stajcer to finish the game. Likely to to London Coach Dale Hunter's comments about the Attack running Houser earlier in the series. Let the head games begin....
For all the scoring, check out the boxscore
Friday, March 11, 2011
Trocheck developing into top prospect
A 5-foot-10, 184-pound center, Trocheck is No. 42 on NHL Central Scouting's mid-term rankings of the top North American skaters available for the 2011 Entry Draft. In his second season with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League, Trocheck has 22 goals and 34 assists in 62 games.
Full story here
Full story here
Monday, October 25, 2010
Vincent Trocheck
5'10 - 165 lbs
Trocheck plays like someone who is 4 inches taller and with 40 extra pounds to lug around the ice and into the corners and along the boards. He's a battler and surprisingly, wins a lot of those battles.
He also possesses an offensive touch. In his rookie season, he posted 15 goals and 28 assists in 65 games. And this season, he's already on pace for a 30 goal, 70 point season.
After arriving in Saginaw, he learned that the Spirit owned the rights to Brandon Saad, who he played with in the past, to get him to come to Saginaw. Today, they lead a potent Saginaw offense.
Trocheck is a very good skater with good speed and quickness. He has a very good hockey IQ and plays a smart and very good two way game. He finds open spots on the ice and gets there effectively. He reads plays very well and is a good passer and looks for his teammates. He has a good shot and can get it off in stride. He could be a little more selfish and use it a little more.
He's also not afraid to drop the gloves when he has to, often against much bigger players. And he holds his own too.
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