Jan 28: Near Miracle!
CALGARY DINOSAURS 7
MANITOBA BISONS 6
(in overtime)
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This was the most unique game of this year, and perhaps any other year. After a bad 2nd period, the Bisons started the 3rd period trailing 5-2, but had a powerplay. They promptly gave up a shorthanded goal. Normally, that would get people thinking about hitting the exits. However, the Bisons stormed back to tie the game by the 12:30 mark and only some spectacular saves by Matthew Greenfield held the Dinos in the game.
But before I go on, allow me to set the stage. The Bisons made no line-up shuffles from Friday, but Calgary did.
MANITOBA
Goal
35 Spriggs (1 Paulic)
Defence
2 Henry - 6 Heinrich
5 L Christensen - 4 Bresciani
20 Johnston - 9 Hunter
Forwards
25 Merasty - 28 Stovin - 27 DePape
17 Callis - 13 Laurencelle - 24 Augert
26 Lisoway - 22 B Bowles - 15 S Bowles
8 Bilton - 21 Brooks - 29 Wasylak
Scratches
3 S Christensen (D) - 10 Dudar (F) - 12 Zajac (F)
14 Nault (F) - 16 Paradis (F) - 19 Friesen (D/F)
23 Schreyer (F) - 34 Sydora (G)
CALGARY
Goal
1 Greenfield (40 Stanford)
Defence
7 Sherbinin - 44 Busenius
5 Doucette - 6 Dow
33 Hauf - 2 Gibb
Forwards
13 Collins - 42 Walchuk - 8 Pearce
20 Gayle - 9 Kambeitz - 22 Cook
12 Franson - 39 Bowles - 15 Dumonceaux
17 Gordon - 21 Fisher - 4 Suchorab
Scratches
10 Fisher (F) - 14 DeRoose (F) - 16 Colasimone (F)
19 Roberts (F) - 24 Harrison (F) - 26 Maiolino (F)
35 Vollrath (G) - 41 Mowat (D)
And here's who scored:
1st
4:20 Cal Collins (3) A: Sherbinin (4), Pearce (10)
17:15 Man Lisoway (8) A: Henry (6), Wasylak (2)
18:20 Man Stovin (5) A: DePape (11), Hunter (6)
2nd
0:49 Cal Walchuk (7) A: Pearce (11), Sherbinin (5)
6:48 Cal Dow (4) A: Doucette (7), Gordon (8) (PP)
10:41 Cal Gordon (5) A: Dow (12), Doucette (8) (PP)
17:29 Cal Fisher (4) A: Gordon (9), Suchorab (1)
3rd
1:09 Cal Pearce (13) A: Walchuk (13) (SH)
3:46 Man B Bowles (2) A: S Bowles (7), Lisoway (9)
5:20 Man DePape (11) A: Callis (5), Stovin (16)
6:47 Man Heinrich (1) A: Henry (7), Stovin (17)
12:30 Man Bilton (2) A: None
1st OT
No Scoring
2nd OT
1:12 Cal Franson (9) A: P Bowles (4), Busenius (8)
Byron Spriggs again started in the Bison goal. It is tough to play Friday night and be sharp again Saturday at 1:00 p.m. He made 24 saves on 31 shots. That won't get the job done. The problem was the 2nd period, where he gave up 4 goals on 13 shots. In contrast, Greenfield stopped 46 of 52 shots. In the 3rd period the Bisons outshot Bedrock U 21-2.
The weekend results leave the Bisons 3 points behind 4th place Bedrock U and 3 points ahead of 6th place Lethbridge. It seems safe to say that we should expect the Bisons to face Bedrock U in the quarter-finals once again, with the winner likely to meet Sask in the semi-finals. The Bisons are currently 3-1-2 against those teams with Sask coming up next week.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
REGINA COUGARS 2
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This was worst vs first and it showed. The Banjomutts outshot the Banjocats 46-16, yet it was only a 3-2 hockey game with 3 minutes to go. Logan McVeigh had a hat-trick for the Mutts. Jordon Cooke again started and finished both games for the Mutts. Mitch Kilgore went the distance for the Kittens.
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 8
(in overtime)
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When I left the Wayne Fleming Arena after the Bison game, I was fairly certain that I would have witnessed the highest scoring game of the night. Then I saw this scoreline. This was quite crazy. The Hørny Ønes held a 6-2 lead in the 2nd period. However, UBC cut that lead to 6-4 by the end of the period. UBC also scored at 18:48 and 19:47 of the 3rd period to force OT. UBC is now 4 points behind in the race for the 6th and final playoff berth.
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5
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The Bluegars came close but in the end a challemge at a top 2 berth is beyond them. While this was a tight game, put away with a late winner and empty-netter, it serves as the latest example of MRU coming up short. Brendan Burke stopped 31 of 34 shots to get the win. Colin Cooper stopped 31 of 35 to take the loss.
STANDINGS
OUT EAST
AUS
Jan 28 Acadia 4 Saint Mary's 3
Jan 28 New Brunswick 6 Moncton 3
Jan 28 Concordia 9 Laurentian 1
OUA
Jan 28 McGill 4 W. Ontario 5 (so)
Jan 28 Laurier 4 R.M.C. 3
Jan 28 Ottawa 3 Guelph 4
Jan 28 Queen's 2 Toronto 1
Jan 28 U.O.I.T. 3 Ryerson 6
Jan 28 U.Q.T.R. 2 Nipissing 3 (so)
Jan 28 Waterloo 3 Carleton 2 (so)
Jan 28 York 3 Lakehead 2
UP NEXT
Feb 01 Moncton at Saint Mary's
Feb 01 Windsor at W. Ontario
Feb 02 Mount Royal at Calgary
Feb 02 Carleton at Ottawa
Feb 02 Lakehead at Ryerson
Feb 02 Queen's at R.M.C.
Feb 03 Manitoba at Saskatchewan
Feb 03 Lethbridge at Alberta
Feb 03 Calgary at Mount Royal
Feb 03 Regina at U.B.C.
Feb 03 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie
Feb 03 New Brunswick at St. F.X.
Feb 03 Brock at Nipissing
Feb 03 Lakehead at Waterloo
Feb 03 Guelph at U.Q.T.R.
Feb 03 Laurier at Toronto
Feb 03 W. Ontario at Concordia
Feb 03 York at Laurentian
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