Friday, August 31, 2007

Division I CAHL Cup Championship:

Potters vs. Extreme on Friday, August 31

Dallas Bassen had his second consecutive four goal and one assist game for the Extreme. This time his five point night led his team to a 8-5 CAHL Cup Championship victory against the Potters. The Potters are the 2007 CAHL Silver Medal winners.

The CAHL 2007 Playoff MVP Trophy was awarded to Dallas Bassen for his outstanding post season performance which saw him collect a total of eight goals, two assists, and 10 points.

The CAHL 2007 Top Scorer Trophy winner David Shierman led the league in points during the regular season and maintained his torrid pace in the playoffs as well as he had an awesome four point match for the Extreme with one goal and three assists.

Team mates Danny Janes, Matt Brodie, and Rance Coulter each fired in a goal on the night. Janes and Brodie notched an assist too for two points apiece. 

Extreme goalie Ian Brunton was strong between the pipes especially during the final period when the Potters went all out in an attempt to reduce the three goal deficit.

At 8:51 of period number three, Potter Brendan Engdahl rifled in his third goal of the playoffs to cut the lead to two goals. The Potters continued to pepper the opposition net and pulled their goalie for an extra attacker late in the game however that was when Rance Coulter scored the empty net goal to gain the three goal insurance for the Extreme.

Brendan Engdahl also had a pair of assists to finish with a great three point contest. Fellow Potter Dave Maskwa also collected three points as well with two big goals and one set up. Brandon Gramlich topped all Potters with an excellent four point effort as he hit the back of the net twice and had two helpers.

Chad Cox, Kevin Demyon, and Tyler Bohn each contributed an assist for the Potter offence. The last line of defence Chris Smishek made some stellar stops especially his save on a point blank scoring chance late in the game to keep his team within striking distance.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Division I Playoffs:

Rockets vs. Potters on Wednesday, August 29

The Potters player of the game Brandon Gramlich drove his team to the big playoff win against the 2006-2007 CAHL Cup Champion Rockets on Wednesday as he hit the back of the mesh four times to go along with four assists for a huge sum of eight points.

Potter team mate Dave Maskwa notched an excellent five point effort with two goals and three assists. Kevin Demyon fired in a great hat trick while Brendan Engdahl scored twice and Chad Cox had a goal and two helpers.

Goalie Chris Smishek was stellar between the pipes for the Potters and denied 17 of 19 shots aimed his way for a .895 save percentage.

Player of the game Cody Feenstra topped the Rockets scoring charts with a goal and an assist. Scott Bouwman also scored while Scott Bergen contributed an assist.

Rockets goaltender Travis Casoiso turned aside some big plays as he was face to face with numerous scoring chances throughout the three periods.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Hazards vs. Potters on Friday, August 24

Dave Maskwa led the Potters to victory against the Hazards in their Friday contest with a dominant player of the game 10 point night which included a goal scored while taking the shot from between his legs.

Potter Brandon Gramlich wasn't far behind with seven points. Scott Roy, Kevin Demyon, and Brendan Engdahl all had six points. Tyler Bohn notched five points while Dustyn Auramenko and Dave Madgua each contributed a pair of points.

The Hazards goalie Jeremy Johnson faced an immense number of scoring chances and yet still came up with some big stops.

The Potters goalie Chris Smishek turned aside some goal scoring opportunities for the win.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Potters vs. Rockets on Wednesday, August 15

The second place Potters were against the fourth place Rockets on Wednesday and the results lived up to expectations as the teams skated an exciting back and fourth match which also had next to no stoppages in play for much of the contest.

The Potters player of the game Thomas Waters turned aside a remarkable 97.6% of the shots as he stopped 41 of the 42 pucks launched his direction to narrow the race for the overall leading goalie.

Alex Nutma, the Rockets player of the game, once again had another big showing with 32 saves to keep his top spot in the goaltender standings.

The winner of the CAHL 2007 Top Goalie Trophy may very well be decided in the final week of the regular season as the difference between first place Alex Nutma and second place Thomas Waters is now just 0.35 in goals against average.

Brandon Gramlich, Chad Cox, Scott Roy, and Brendan Engdahl supplied the firepower for the Potters with a goal apiece. Jason Villeneuve, Kevin Demyon, and Rick Vaive were the set up men with each player notching an assist. Scott Roy had an assist in addition to his goal to compile a two point night.

Jordan Pinkster fired in the lone goal for the Rockets with Steven Havinga contributing the assist.

Friday, August 3, 2007

Potters vs. Extreme on Tuesday, July 31

It was a battle of the 7-1-0 Potters against the 7-0-1 Extreme on Tuesday night.  The Extreme were triumphant by the score of 5-8 to remain undefeated this season.

Chad Bassen was the player of the game for the Extreme as he scored a hat trick and an assist. Top overall scorer David Shierman had an excellent five point night. Mitch Brodie and Isaac Reid collected two points apiece. Kris Pickering rifled in a goal while Danny James, Dallas Bassen, and Rance Goulter each contributed an assist.

Ian Brunton made a top flight butterfly save on a breakaway chance in the first period and finished with 25 stops for the Extreme.

Potter Kevin Demyon navigated through a maze of Extreme defenders and unleashed a perfect wrist shot for his first of two goals on the night. Demyon added an assist as well for a total of three points.

Team leader Greg Bergeron had a great three point showing as well to continue his expert pace of 2.44 points per game.

Kirk Ringuette had a pair of points while Brendan Engdahl launched in a goal in the final period. Sean Appleton and Dave Maskwa each contributed an assist.

Thomas Waters tallied a total of 19 stops and denied a great breakaway scoring chance in the middle period with a tremendous save.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Blades of Steel vs. Potters on Tuesday, July 24

The Potters are on fire and have extended their searing hot winning streak to seven games. This time it was a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night against the Blades of Steel.

The overall leading goaltender and player of the game Thomas Waters remains unbeaten this season. Waters thwarted a total of 21 shots rifled his way which included a razor sharp save on a breakaway in the third period to keep the lead for the Potters.

Potter Dustyn Auramenko wired in a slap shot to get his team on the score board first at the 12:55 mark of the opening period. He was not finished yet and ended up scoring once more to lead the potent Potter offence with a great two goal match. Auramenko has been scoring at a near goal per game clip with five goals and seven assists in just six games.

Scott Roy also scored for the Potters and is now tied with Matt Brodie from the Extreme for the most overall goals. Team mate Brandon Gramlich hit the back of the net as well and has moved into sole possession of fifth place in the league scoring race.

Potter captain Greg Bergeron set up Dustyn Auramenko's second goal of the night to collect an amazing 12th assist in just his eighth game. Bergeron is only two assists away from the overall assist leaders David Shierman, from the Extreme, and Potter team mate and last season's captain Brendan Engdahl.

Late in the middle period the Blades of Steel top team scorer Shawn Gallahger made an incredible series of plays as he first stole the puck, then sped past a defender, and finally roofed the puck with a masterfully aimed shot.

Shawn Gallahger added one more goal to cap off his strong two goal player of the game performance.

Team captain James Werner and Graeme Kozin each contributed an assist on Shawn Gallahger's second goal of the night.

Blades of Steel goalie Jennifer Lynn Hanby jumped right back into the top goalie leaders and is presently tied for third place.

Notes:

Blades of Steel Suspensions: #19 Shawn Henry, #11 Bobby Gay

Potters Suspension: #5 Dustyn Auramenko

Monday, July 23, 2007

Potters vs. Cyclones on Friday, July 20

The Potters player of the game Jason Villeneuve, Brendan Engdahl, and Scott Roy paved the way towards a victory against the Cyclones with an incredible eight, nine, and seven points respectively.

Brandon Gramlich, Potters captain Greg Bergeron, and Dustyn Auramenko had an awesome five points apiece. Team mate Sean Appleton had a huge four point night.

Potters goalie Thomas Waters maintained his first overall position in the goalie standings with another good game and continues to be undefeated with a perfect 6-0-0 record.

Cyclones player of the game Jeremy Kander regained his team lead in points with a great two goal match. Davin Johnsrud contributed an assist to stay right near the top and is just one point behind Kander. Joel Nedohin scored his fifth goal in just his fifth game.

Goalie Joe Leung had some big saves for the Cyclones as he finished with a total of 30 stops on the night.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Tornadoes vs. Potters on Monday, July 9

Scott Roy sped down the left wing and fired in a perfect top corner wrist shot for  his second goal of the night at the 3:09 mark of the opening period. Roy ended up scoring once more to complete the hat trick and player of the game effort as he powered his Saskatchewan Potters to a Monday night victory against the Tornadoes.

The Potters had a number of other memorable contributions as well such as Brandon Gramlich and captain Greg Bergeron's awesome four points apiece. Team mate Brendan Engdahl tallied a whopping sum of five assists in addition to his bullet top shelf slap shot goal in the second period. Number 21 Kevin Demyon had a great three point game while Dustyn Auramenko notched a pair of points and Tyler Bohn collected an assist.

Potter goalie Thomas Waters made an excellent blocker save on a two man breakaway in the final period and lowered his already leading goals against average to 2.80.

Ryan Ewasiuk made a great cross ice pass to Jamie Ryan to set up the first Tornado goal of the game. Jamie Ryan would soon return the favour as he set up Ryan Ewasiuk's goal just two minutes later.

Jamie Ryan and Ryan Ewasiuk both finished with big two point games. Ryan is now tied with Tommy McIvor for the team lead in points. McIvor's two game streak of consecutive player of the game honours which saw him collect a total of four goals and two assists ended but once again he displayed his puck handling and passing skills. 

Tornadoes Robert MacInnis and Joe Nitychoruk each contributed an assist on the night.

Goaltender Josh Wildey was the Tornadoes player of the game as he made a great glove catch on a close range shot in the first period to keep it a scoreless tie at the time and finished with a total of 39 saves which included 19 stops in the middle period alone.

Note: Suspensions

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Potters vs. Ice Storm on Tuesday, July 3

Brandon Gramlich had an outstanding five point night to led the Saskatchewan Potters to a Tuesday night victory versus the Ice Storm.

Career 2.23 points per game scorer Chad Cox notched five huge points for the Potters as well. Greg Bergeron and Dave Maskwa were close behind with four great points apiece.

Saskatchewan Potter Scott Roy flew down the right wing and using his long reach made a great forehand to backhand deke in one smooth motion to score his second goal of the game in the first period. Roy picked up two assists as well for a total of four points.

Potter Tyler Bohn had a thee point performance while team mate Sean Appleton contributed a pair of assists.

Potters goalie Thomas Waters made an excellent glove grab off a close range backhand shot in the middle period and completed the match with a total of 30 saves for the win.

The Ice Storm player of the game Shaughn McAuliffe displayed his great hand eye coordination on a tremendous play in the first period. McAuliffe first intercepted a pass which sent the puck flying into mid air. Next he gloved the puck and dropped it by his stick blade. McAuliffe then finished the play by going in all alone and scoring on a breakaway. McAuliffe scored twice more to finish with a hat trick and also assisted on his team's first goal for an awesome four point night.

Fellow Ice storm Patrick Lauzon was fantastic as well as he scored a natural hat trick in the final period in addition to an assist in the middle period for a total of four points.

Chris Sawchuk, Kyle Myden, Jason Petelski, and Nick Oriold all had big two point efforts while Joe Sims contributed an assist on the night.

Mark Cole made a huge butterfly save on a breakaway in the second period and turned aside a total of 32 shots in the game.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Rockets vs. Potters on Wednesday, June 27

The Rockets were defeated by the Potters 2-5 on Wednesday night.

Goaltender Alex Nutma was the Rockets player of the game. Nutma made a total of 26 saves including 13 in the first period alone and also contributed a assist on the first Rockets goal.

Steve Brandon and Scott Bouwman scored for the Rockets while Tim Ryskamp and Eric Havinga each contributed an assist.

The Potters player of the game Scott Roy scored a hat trick which included a pair of short handed goals and the game winning goal. Dave Maskwa had a four point night with one goal and three assists. Brandon Gramlich also scored while Jason Villeneuve had two assists and Kirk Ringuette picked up one.

Goalie Thomas Waters deflected 20 of the 22 shots fired his way for a .909 save percentage.

Note: Suspensions

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Potters vs. Gladiators on Tuesday, June 19

Scott Roy scored a natural hat trick and two assists as he led the Potters to a Tuesday night win against the Gladiators.

Potters Jason Villeneuve and Tyler Bohn both had awesome four point games. Team mates Chad Cox, Brendan Engdahl, Dustyn Auramenko and Brandon Gramlich notched three points apiece. Greg Bergeron and Kirk Ringuette each contributed a pair of assists. Potter goaltender Thomas Waters stopped 17 of the 18 shots aimed his way for an excellent .944 save percentage.

The Gladiators player of the game Sid Abdallah was dangerous throughout the night utilizing his speed especially when he broke away late in the first period and scored a great breakaway goal. Nazieh Hammoud and Adel Fares contributed the assists on the play. Gladiators goalie Lino Martino finished with 29 stops which included a huge glove grab in the second period.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Potters vs. Rug Doctors on Friday, June 15

Brandon Gramlich had a hat trick and goalie Thomas Waters finished with an awesome .947 save percentage to lead the Saskatchewan Potters to a Friday evening win against the Rug Doctors.

Greg Bergeron had a three point match for the Potters as well with a goal and a pair of assists. Kevin Demyon and Dave Maskwa both had good two point nights. Chad Cox, Kirk Ringuette, and Sean Appleton fired in a goal apiece while Tyler Bohn, Jason Villeneuve, and Brendan Engdahl each contributed an assist. 

Kevin Wong was the player of the game for the Rug Doctors as he launched in his team's lone goal. Goaltender Andy Leung made some big stops among his 26 saves on the night.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Blades of Steel vs. Potters on Tuesday, June 5

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Dan Pietrzak, Graeme Kozin, and Sheldon Harris each fired in a goal apiece during the first period to give the Blades of Steel an early 3-0 lead against the Potters.  

Potter Kevin Demyon launched a big slap shot from the point which sent the puck through a maze of skates and into the back of the mesh to put his team on the score board just 30 seconds into the second frame.

Blades of Steel defenceman Adam Snelling regained his team's three goal lead shortly after by scoring at the 10:01 mark.

Brandon Gramlich continued the comeback effort for the Potters by scoring a great breakaway deke goal to knock the deficit back down to two scores.

Potters goalie Daniel Soucy faced a one timed shot from point blank range which was set up from a pass from the side of the net and he responded with an incredible pad save.

Graeme Kozin later rifled in his second goal of the game at 5:26 to once again give the Blades of Steel a healthy three goal cushion.

The Potters never backed down and Kirk Ringuette scored in the next goal of the game to reduce the margin to 5-3.

Blades of Steel goaltender Jennifer Lynn Hanby made a tremendous save against a wrist shot on wide open chance from the slot to keep her team's two goal lead headed in the the final period.

Shawn Gallahger made it a 6-3 match for the Blades of Steel with a goal less than two minutes into the third frame.      

Chad Cox replied for the Potters with his second point of the night to give his team a two goal comeback chance.

The Potters pressed for the next goal however Jennifer Lynn Hanby was up to the task and didn't let anything get past her including a great breakaway save.

In addition to a key goal, Blades of Steel forward Shawn Gallahger, made a colossal shot block as well during the last minute of play which also resulted in getting the puck out of their defensive zone as the Potters were swarming around the net.

With 18 seconds showing on the clock Graeme Kozin flew down the right wing and scored his third and hat trick goal of the game on a great back hand top corner shot which increased his team's advantage to three goals.

The final seconds ticked away and the Blades of Steel went home with an exciting 7-4 victory. Graeme Kozin was the Blades of Steel player of the game for his excellent hat trick which included the game winner and a short handed goal. Chad Cox was the Potters player of the game as he finished with a big two point effort on the strength of one goal and one assist.