In a playoff round that so far has had home teams lose every game in the SJHL, the Klippers came up big over the weekend taking back to Eston a two to nothing series lead over the NotreDame Hounds.
Friday nights game was an amazing display of goaltenders at their best, as Junior Klippers Josh Thorimbert and Hounds Russell Abbott both had tremendous games, with Thorimbert coming away with a shut out to start his SJHL playoff career. The offence of the 1-0 Klipper win would come from a Braeden Adamyk goal early in the second period.
The amazing hockey continued Saturday night with a game that could not have been scripted to be more exciting. The Klippers continued strong play with special teams contributing two powerplay goals, putting Kindersley up 2 goals going into the 3rd period. The Hounds however would battle to tie the game at 3 a piece with only 21 seconds left in the game, as Blayne Stevenson would score on the powerplay with the extra attacker. Overtime looked like a sure thing until Kevin Clark burst out of his own end taking the puck to NotreDames net with less then ten seconds remaining in the game, Sanfred King hot on his trail would follow up on the rebound and score with only 0.5 seconds left on the clock giving the Klippers not only a 2 game lead going back home but one of the most exciting finishes I have ever witnessed at any venue.
The next game for the Klippers is Tuesday and Wednesday night from Eston, where the Klippers regular season record stands at 8-0 and 1; make sure and come out to support the Klippers on their path to the Credit Union Cup, with game time at 7:30.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Klippers - Hounds
Klippers now with some time off before we lace up for what should be an amazing series between Kindersley and NotreDame.
During the regular season these two teams split the series at 3 games a piece, with NotreDame finishing the regular season with a record of 32-20-2-4 giving them 70 points and a 2nd place finish in the Sherwood, while the Klippers finished just two points behind in 3rd place with a record of 31-21-3-3. On paper these two teams are almost a mirror image of each other finishing in the stats how they did on the season usually one behind the other. The only big difference that comes up is the shots for and against as NotreDame is the lowest in both categories but finished the season with just as many goals as the Klippers with 178. Even the power rankings have the two side by side with the Klippers in 5th and the Hounds in 6th.
But the big difference maybe how the teams finished the year. The hounds struggled in the last stretch sporting a record of 2-6-1-0 through the month of February, starting the month with a string of losses continuing over from January which totalled 8 straight losses. While the Klippers finished the last month with a record of 6-5, carrying a 5 game winning streak over from January. Although the season series is split between the teams the Klippers have won the last two match ups, with the Hounds last win against the Klippers coming on January 22nd, the weekend before NotreDame would start their 8 game losing streak. Both teams did take a loss in their last match ups and will be eager to come out on all cylinders as the race for the Credit Union Cup starts. All I can say is it will be a great series, with my prediction being the Klippers in 6.
During the regular season these two teams split the series at 3 games a piece, with NotreDame finishing the regular season with a record of 32-20-2-4 giving them 70 points and a 2nd place finish in the Sherwood, while the Klippers finished just two points behind in 3rd place with a record of 31-21-3-3. On paper these two teams are almost a mirror image of each other finishing in the stats how they did on the season usually one behind the other. The only big difference that comes up is the shots for and against as NotreDame is the lowest in both categories but finished the season with just as many goals as the Klippers with 178. Even the power rankings have the two side by side with the Klippers in 5th and the Hounds in 6th.
But the big difference maybe how the teams finished the year. The hounds struggled in the last stretch sporting a record of 2-6-1-0 through the month of February, starting the month with a string of losses continuing over from January which totalled 8 straight losses. While the Klippers finished the last month with a record of 6-5, carrying a 5 game winning streak over from January. Although the season series is split between the teams the Klippers have won the last two match ups, with the Hounds last win against the Klippers coming on January 22nd, the weekend before NotreDame would start their 8 game losing streak. Both teams did take a loss in their last match ups and will be eager to come out on all cylinders as the race for the Credit Union Cup starts. All I can say is it will be a great series, with my prediction being the Klippers in 6.
Klippers - Hounds Schedule
Game #1 Friday March 5th – 7:30 pm @ Notre Dame
Game #2 Saturday March 6th – 7:00 pm @ Notre Dame
Game #3 Tuesday March 9th – 7:30 pm @ Eston
Game #4 Wednesday March 10th – 7:30 pm @ Eston
Game #5 Friday March 12th – 7:30 pm @ Notre Dame (if necessary)
Game #6 Sunday March 14th – 7:30 pm @ Eston (if necessary)
Game #7 Tuesday March 16th – 7:30 pm @ Notre Dame (if necessary)
Game #2 Saturday March 6th – 7:00 pm @ Notre Dame
Game #3 Tuesday March 9th – 7:30 pm @ Eston
Game #4 Wednesday March 10th – 7:30 pm @ Eston
Game #5 Friday March 12th – 7:30 pm @ Notre Dame (if necessary)
Game #6 Sunday March 14th – 7:30 pm @ Eston (if necessary)
Game #7 Tuesday March 16th – 7:30 pm @ Notre Dame (if necessary)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Eston Bound
After that horrible fire last Friday to the West Central Events Centre the Jr. Klippers are now looking ahead to Eston this weekend. The Klippers will lace up against the Yorkton Terriers for January 16th and 17ths games at the Eston Complex with the puck dropping at 7 o'clock. It's great to see the community over coming the blaze, and hopefully everyone can make the drive out to Eston to show the team our support. There will also be a couple fan buses going down each day from the Kindersley mall parking lot at 6 o'clock with donations being gratefully accepted. In other Klippers news Andrew Dommett has now been named to the SJHL Allstar roster, as an injury replacement. I still don't see how he wasn't on the initial roster; like really how do you side step the leagues number one scorer?!? Dommett will join 4 other Klippers on the Allstar roster as Jordan Braid, Johny Calkins, Steven Turner, and Kurt Leedahl will all be heading to Lanigan Thursday for the festivities. Before any of that gets underway though the team will be in a road hockey match up today as part of that push to become CBC's Hockeyville 2010. If you still have yet to submit a story for Hockeyville you can do so at cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hockeyville.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Klippers Start the New Year Strong
Well we are finally back in the rink after what I think was far to long of a break. The team looked sharp on their first night back hosting the North Stars back on Sunday night putting on a clinic in the shot total on their way to a 3 to 1 win. As for today it is a great day in hockey as the Team Canada looks to take their 6th straight gold medal in a New Years Eve rematch versus the States; as well the SJHL All-Star roster has now been named with a total of 4 Klippers cracking the squad. Kindersley placed defensemen Kurt Leedahl and Steven Turner on the team, along with forwards Jordan Braid and Johnny Calkins.
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