dondo
01-23-2009, 10:41 AM
I'm out of town right now, but I caught the third period on the 'net .. the one really good thing about being two hours ahead, connection drifting in and out a bit, but I don't think I could have caught a better period for the Giants (perhaps it was my tuning in which gave them that extra incentive ;) ). Great come-back -- the boys just put everything into that period, driving the net and willing their shots past Guggenberger. I still think that the Rockets have a big weakness between the pipes. Nice to hear boys like Fisenko driving guys like Grantham into the boards with clean shoulder checks too.
here's how I heard it, read it:
Giants Burn Rockets
Vancouver 6 Kelowna 4
Don Robinson
Casey Pierro-Zabotel had four points (1G 3A) Wednesday night versus the Rockets as the Giants came from behind 3-2 in the third to get the victory over the newly tooled Rocket squad. Evander Kane with his own four point night (3G 1A) got the hat trick with a late empty net goal to secure the victory in the last minute of play. The Rockets newly acquired Swedish sniper Mikael Backlund scored his first goal in the WHL and added two helpers in the loss. Cody Almond was all over the ice for the Rockets, scoring the opening goal and adding an assist later in the game.
It was one of those Giants/Rockets games where the momentum swung back and forth and neither team was really ready to give an inch. The Giants push in the third was the difference as the G-Men rebounded from a bit of a soft second to really bring the heat in the third, peppering Mark Guggenberger with 15 shots in the final frame, putting three behind the netminder in the process. Despite allowing 4 goals against on only 24 shots, Tyson Sexsmith had to be good on the night to keep his team within striking distance.
The Giants went 2 for 6 on the PP, while the Rockets were 1 for 4, scoring a late third period PP tally to make it close. The Giants out shot the home team 32-24. Next for the G-Men is a couple of games at home versus the Kamloops Blazers on Friday and the Everett Silvertips on Saturday. The Giants will once again be sporting their Vancouver Millionaires unis on Saturday in front of at least 10,000 fans and possibly more as tickets sales are brisk. The puck drops on Friday as it usually does at 7:30pm at the Coliseum.
Three Stars
1) Casey Pierro-Zabotel
2) Cody Almond
3) Evander Kane
here's how I heard it, read it:
Giants Burn Rockets
Vancouver 6 Kelowna 4
Don Robinson
Casey Pierro-Zabotel had four points (1G 3A) Wednesday night versus the Rockets as the Giants came from behind 3-2 in the third to get the victory over the newly tooled Rocket squad. Evander Kane with his own four point night (3G 1A) got the hat trick with a late empty net goal to secure the victory in the last minute of play. The Rockets newly acquired Swedish sniper Mikael Backlund scored his first goal in the WHL and added two helpers in the loss. Cody Almond was all over the ice for the Rockets, scoring the opening goal and adding an assist later in the game.
It was one of those Giants/Rockets games where the momentum swung back and forth and neither team was really ready to give an inch. The Giants push in the third was the difference as the G-Men rebounded from a bit of a soft second to really bring the heat in the third, peppering Mark Guggenberger with 15 shots in the final frame, putting three behind the netminder in the process. Despite allowing 4 goals against on only 24 shots, Tyson Sexsmith had to be good on the night to keep his team within striking distance.
The Giants went 2 for 6 on the PP, while the Rockets were 1 for 4, scoring a late third period PP tally to make it close. The Giants out shot the home team 32-24. Next for the G-Men is a couple of games at home versus the Kamloops Blazers on Friday and the Everett Silvertips on Saturday. The Giants will once again be sporting their Vancouver Millionaires unis on Saturday in front of at least 10,000 fans and possibly more as tickets sales are brisk. The puck drops on Friday as it usually does at 7:30pm at the Coliseum.
Three Stars
1) Casey Pierro-Zabotel
2) Cody Almond
3) Evander Kane