COMMUNITY 6 MISSIONARY 2
Community was in a must-win situation to stay alive in the best-of-three B Division finals. It responded by building a quick four goal lead after the first period. Terry Horst fed a pass to send Joe Clemmer skating along the right side boards. A hard wrist shot on the glove side found the twine. Gerald Martin snapped a hard shot along the ice from a face-off on the left side of the Missionary net for the second goal.
The goal third was a wrist shot by Tony Martin, and the fourth was scored by Ryan (Ryco) Martin to finish a scramble at the net. Two assists were earned by Clemmer and Colin Snyder, and single helpers by Rick Brubacher and Horst.
Missionary edged into the game to start the second. Matt Freund and Dave Scholten left a juicy rebound for Tom Chambers to fire over a fallen goaltender.
Community strengthened its lead with a goal early in the third period. Cal Martin grabbed the puck in the neutral zone and sent Kevin Gingrich down the middle with a break away. Gingrich went straight to the net and rang the puck in off the crossbar for the goal.
Gingrich added another goal minutes later. Set up pass es by Delmer Frey and Sam Bauman gave Gingrich the puck and he drifted to the face-off circle, and snapped a rising shot into the webbing.
Missionary came back. Matt Freund set up Dave Scholten for a quick tip-in.
The Community win tied the best-of-three A Division Finals 1-1. Next week the teams will decide the series.
DRAYTON 7 FLORADALE 4
With the series tied 1-1, it was Drayton that struck early in the game. Mark Timmerman skated centred a pass to Pat Landman, who beat net-minder Jason Newton with a one-timer through the pads.
Floradale tied the game late in the period. Nick and Mike Martin carried the puck deep and dropped a pass to Corey Wideman in the slot. Wideman snapped a quick wrist shot to send the puck into the top of the net.
The tie was short-lived. Drayton regained the lead in the next shift. Mark Scholten and Dave Mulder snapped a shot on net and Eric Deckers buried the rebound.
Floradale took advantage of a power play to tie the game with only a second left on the clock in the first period. Andrew Martin and Ryan Weber worked the puck deep and Brendan Jefferson slipped the rebound up over the shoulder of Kevin Ottens in net.
Drayton took the lead again in the second period with two quick goals. Cam Mohle buried a rebound left by Chad Reinders at the right corner. Moments later Mark Scholten teed up Pat Landman as he hit the right side face-off circle. Landman blasted a slap shot past Newton for the goal.
Floradale responded with a goal before the period ended. A pass from behind the net by Brandon Martin gave Mike Martin a quick shot into the opposite corner, assisted also by Andrew Martin.
Drayton padded its lead with a goal in the first ten seconds of the third period. Jason Mohle sent Eric Deckers to the net, and he snapped a wrist shot past the goaltender.
Floradale answered with a goal to stay in the game. Ryan Weber hit Brendan Jefferson with a pass as he hit the blue line. Jefferson skated in on net and fired a shot under the pads.
Once again Drayton scored to rebuild its lead. A two-on-one rush ended with a low wrist shot by Mark Timmerman, sending the puck to the back of the net. Assisted by Eric Deckers and Jason Mohle.
Floradale pulled its goaltender for an extra skater but an empty net goal by Cam Mohle put the game away. Assisted by Dave Mulder and Chad Reinders.
The win gives Drayton a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five A Division finals.
