Kassian
02-10-2005, 10:27 AM
from: http://www.vancouvergiants.com
The Vancouver Giants were ahead early in the third period on Wednesday in Calgary , but the Hitmen scored twice to hand the G-Men a 3-2 loss. The road warriors out-shot their inhospitable hosts by a wide margin – 38-24 – kept up physically and definitely out-chanced them in a game that didn't open up offensively until the final frame.
20-year-old blueliner Conlan Seder scored twice for Vancouver , knotting the game at 1-1 midway through the second period and putting his team briefly ahead at the start of the third. Seder kept the puck in Calgary 's zone and then darted to the slot area to convert his fifth of the season at 10:20 of the middle frame. Rookies Jason Reese and Keith Voytechek did some fine work along the boards deep in the Hitmen zone on the goal. Seder's second of the night came while shorthanded after Adam Courchaine and Brett Festerling combined to set up the two-way defender at 2:11 of the third.
Marek Schwarz faced just nine shots through two periods and then stopped 13 of 15 in the third. Calgary defenseman Dustin Kohn beat Schwarz on a powerplay at 2:02 of the middle stanza before Carolina Hurricanes' top prospect Andrew Ladd struck twice, at 3:32 and 10:12 of the third period. 16-year-old freshman forward Ryan White picked up assists on all three Calgary goals.
Justin Pogge, acquired at the Western Hockey League trade deadline in a six-player swap with Prince George , made 36 stops for the Hitmen. The Toronto Maple Leafs' draft pick came to Calgary along with blueliner Dylan Yeo and winger Tyrel Lucas, who were also prominent in the contest.
The Giants and Hitmen were meeting for the third time this season, the previous two matchups playing out much differently. Clashing twice in November, Schwarz posted his one and only shutout of the year in a 3-0 triumph at the Pacific Coliseum, three weeks before a 7-2 Calgary pasting at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
Significant contributors to both clubs' top lines missed the game on Wednesday as Vancouver winger Matt Robinson is suffering from a cold or flu. Hitmen captain, leading scorer and Team Canada star Ryan Getzlaf has been sidelined two weeks with a concussion.
The Giants wrap up a marathon road trip that began February 2 nd when they visit Spokane on Saturday. Looking to run the table this year versus the Chiefs, Vancouver has won all three games against their US Division foe and out-scored them 13-5.
The Vancouver Giants were ahead early in the third period on Wednesday in Calgary , but the Hitmen scored twice to hand the G-Men a 3-2 loss. The road warriors out-shot their inhospitable hosts by a wide margin – 38-24 – kept up physically and definitely out-chanced them in a game that didn't open up offensively until the final frame.
20-year-old blueliner Conlan Seder scored twice for Vancouver , knotting the game at 1-1 midway through the second period and putting his team briefly ahead at the start of the third. Seder kept the puck in Calgary 's zone and then darted to the slot area to convert his fifth of the season at 10:20 of the middle frame. Rookies Jason Reese and Keith Voytechek did some fine work along the boards deep in the Hitmen zone on the goal. Seder's second of the night came while shorthanded after Adam Courchaine and Brett Festerling combined to set up the two-way defender at 2:11 of the third.
Marek Schwarz faced just nine shots through two periods and then stopped 13 of 15 in the third. Calgary defenseman Dustin Kohn beat Schwarz on a powerplay at 2:02 of the middle stanza before Carolina Hurricanes' top prospect Andrew Ladd struck twice, at 3:32 and 10:12 of the third period. 16-year-old freshman forward Ryan White picked up assists on all three Calgary goals.
Justin Pogge, acquired at the Western Hockey League trade deadline in a six-player swap with Prince George , made 36 stops for the Hitmen. The Toronto Maple Leafs' draft pick came to Calgary along with blueliner Dylan Yeo and winger Tyrel Lucas, who were also prominent in the contest.
The Giants and Hitmen were meeting for the third time this season, the previous two matchups playing out much differently. Clashing twice in November, Schwarz posted his one and only shutout of the year in a 3-0 triumph at the Pacific Coliseum, three weeks before a 7-2 Calgary pasting at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
Significant contributors to both clubs' top lines missed the game on Wednesday as Vancouver winger Matt Robinson is suffering from a cold or flu. Hitmen captain, leading scorer and Team Canada star Ryan Getzlaf has been sidelined two weeks with a concussion.
The Giants wrap up a marathon road trip that began February 2 nd when they visit Spokane on Saturday. Looking to run the table this year versus the Chiefs, Vancouver has won all three games against their US Division foe and out-scored them 13-5.