Week 12 Wrap Up

Happy New Year KJHL fans!

The second half of the season has begun and teams are looking to make a push for the playoffs.  The League re-opened on Friday with 2 games on the schedule.

The Arborg Ice Dawgs made a stop in Selkirk to match up with the Fishermen.  The first period was a see-saw battle with Selkirk edging Arborg 11-10 in shots, but neither team could find the net.  The second saw another close period, but this time, Selkirk scored twice, with Arborg answering with only seconds to play in the period.  Selkirk extended their lead in the third, scoring 3 straight goals and jumping out to a 5-1 advantange.  The Ice Dawgs got one back on the powerplay, but the Fish tallied one more and closed out a 6-2 win.

Cory Balcaen led the Fishermen with 2 goals, while both Brandon Paradoski & Cale McBride added a goal and an assist and Tanner MacVicar recorded 2 helpers.  Bretton Fewchuk made 27 saves on 29 shots to record the win.

Cory Kuldys tallied 2 assists to lead the Ice Dawgs.  Travis Schalk made 37 saves in the Arborg goal.

Across the Interlake, the Peguis Juniors paid a visit to the Lundar.  This game saw the Falcons jump out to an early first period lead, scoring 3 unanswered goals.  Peguis held on however and answered back with 2 of their own before the first was over.  The Juniors tied the game up with the lone goal of the second period.  The 3^rd period saw Peguis take the lead and not relinquish it, as they added two goals and held on to win 5-3.

The Juniors were led by Presley Kirkness, who recorded 3 assists.  Darryl Flett scored twice, while Tyrell Armstrong added a goal and an assist.  Jarrod Smith started the game, making 3 saves, before giving way to Keifer Tacan who stopped all 17 shots he faced and recorded the win.

Breyden Turner led the Falcons with a goal and 2 assists, while Cody Paul scored once and added an assist.  Randy Quick made 38 saves in the Lundar goal.

Saturday saw the North Winnipeg Satelites and OCN Storm meet for the first of two games on the weekend.  OCN scored the lone first period goal, and held a 1-0 lead.  The 2^nd period saw the Storm add 2 more to their total, and lead 3-0 after 40 minutes.  OCN scored on the powerplay in the 3^rd, and were cruising with a 4-0 lead before the Satelites answered.  The Storm scored 2 more over the final 5 minutes, with North Winnipeg adding one back.  On home ice, the Storm take the first of the weekend set by a 6-2 margin.

The Storm were led offensively by Brandon Sinclair-Martin, who scored 2 goals and added an assist.  Tanner Koroscil added 3 assists in the game.  Justice Genaille scored twice, while Drew Morin scored a goal and added 1 assist.  Luke Penner made 25 saves in the game on 27 shots to record the win.

North Winnipeg got single goals from Kyle Collins & Jason Campbell.  Marc Hildebrand made 13 saves in the game, suffering the loss.

Also Saturday night, the St. Malo Warriors began their weekend set with the Norway House North Stars.  The first period saw neither team score, however Norway House had a slight edge in shots at 18-13.  Quickly in the second period, Norway House got on the scoreboard, and then added another goal, and held a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.  The 3^rd period saw the North Stars go up 3-0, then the Warriors narrowed the lead back to 2 with a goal of their own.  Norway House added 2 more goals in the final 10 minutes and went on to a 5-1 win.

The North Stars saw Jameson Scott score two goals to lead them.  Donovan McKay, Glen Paupanekis & Ronald Robertson scored singles.  Sean Bradburn turned aside 36 of the 37 shots he faced for the win.

St. Malo saw their lone goal come from Bryden Johnson.  Tanner Friesen made 41 saves on 46 shots in the game.

Sunday’s schedule was the heaviest of the week with 3 games.

The second game of the weekend matchup between St. Malo & Norway House was played in Cross Lake, who had requested a game to host.

Unlike the first game with no first period goals, the 1^st in this one was a flurry of goals.  Norway House scored 4 times, while St. Malo found the mark 3 times, and it was a 4-3 lead after 20 for Norway House.  The second period was all St. Malo, as they tallied 4 times in the period, and jumped out to a 7-4 lead.  The North Stars scored early in the 3^rd to cut the lead to 7-5, but St. Malo added one more for insurance and held on for the 8-5 win, and a split of the weekend series.

The Warriors were led by Bryden Johnson, who scored 4 goals in the game, and 5 over the weekend.  Jared Magne added a goal and 2 assists , while Jeff Froese recorded 3 assists.  Arnel Evans scored twice, while Justin Collette, Kyle Fortin & Tyler Kemball all tacked on 2 assists.  Jordan Taylor made 43 saves on 48 shots in the game, recording the victory for St. Malo.

Glen Paupanekis led the North Stars with a goal and 2 assists.  Mitchell Simpson & Garrison Garrioch each scored once and added an assist.  Brendan McLeod started the game, making 34 saves on 41 shots, and recording the loss.  Sean Bradburn came on in relief late in the 2^nd, and made 21 saves on the 22 shots he faced.

North Winnipeg and OCN locked up for the second game of their weekend series.  OCN scored just under 2 minutes into the first, but the Satelites answered back & the first remained tied 1-1.  The 2^nd period saw the Satelites find the net 3 times, and take a 4-1 lead to the dressing room.  North Winnipeg added to their lead with a goal in the 3^rd.  The Storm scored 2 back, but dropped the game 5-3 to the Satelites.

North Winnipeg was led by Matthew Carrey & Kyle Collins who each scored once and added an assist.  They got single goals from Scott Douglas, Keilan Mott & Bryan MacKenzie.  Marc Hildebrand made 23 saves in the game for the win.

Mitchell Tilley led the Storm with a goal and an assist.  Tanner Koroscil recorded 2 more assists for 5 in the weekend.  The Storm got singles from Brandon Sinclair-Martin & Brody Personius.  Luke Penner made 36 saves on 41 shots in the game.

The final game of the weekend saw the Lundar Falcons play the Selkirk Fishermen.  Selkirk scored 3 times in the first, while Lundar answered back with a goal of their own, and the Fish held a 3-1 first period lead.  Lundar scored the first goal of the 2^nd period to cut the lead to 3-2, but Selkirk tallied two more goals shortly after and held a 5-1 lead after 40 minutes.  The Falcons scored the lone goal of the 3^rd, but it wasn’t enough, and Selkirk held on for the 5-3 win.

The Fishermen got a goal and an assist from each of Tanner MacVicar, Drayton Mendrun & Conner Spratt.  Jeremy Pachkowsky added 2 assists.  Jordan Liske turned aside 21 of the 24 shots he faced in the game for the win.

Lundar saw Landen Gray, Aldyn Gray & Troy Kaartinen each scored a goal and added an assist.  Andrew Smith made 41 saves in the game.

Next week’s action gets going on Tuesday, as the Lundar Falcons are back in action against the North Winnipeg Satelites and the Selkirk Fishermen take on the Peguis Juniors.  Arborg is in action on Wednesday against the Fisher River Hawks.  Friday night sees eight of the nine KJHL teams in action – with OCN playing Selkirk, Norway House playing Lundar, North Winnipeg playing Peguis & Arborg playing St. Malo.  Saturday night’s action will see the Norway House North Stars play Arborg and OCN Storm play St. Malo.

Sunday is the KJHL all-star game being hosted by the Peguis Juniors.  Check out of the rosters here:

http://www.keystonejr.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?leagueID=18880&clientID=4338&pageID=12105

Be sure to follow your team this week!