The Winkler Flyers continued their dominance over Winnipeg last night, and collected their 4th straight win over the Blues 5-2 last night at the MTS Ice Plex.
There was no scoring in the first period, but in the second Winkler started to take the game over.
Jake Rombach opened the scoring early, 1:29 in to give the Flyers a 1-0 lead.
Sam Benson quickly made it 2-0, firing a shot past Brett Martyniuk just a 1:12 after Rombachs goal.
It would stay that way until late in the period when Matt Loopkey would score his first of a pair on the evening with only 21 seconds left, and give Winkler a three goal lead heading to the third.
The Blues looked to make a comeback, and needed a goal quick, and that's just what they got. Jeff Borse put home his 8th of the year, getting the Blues within 2.
It was short lived though, as 17 seconds later Jory Mullin would regain the 3 goal advantage for Winkler, once again taking the momentum away from Winnipeg.
Borse would get his second of the night late in the period, but it wouldn't be enough as Winkler left the Ice Plex with a 5-2 win.
With the loss, the Blues record now sits at 8-14-2-5, and sit in fifth in the Addison, just one point up on the Steinbach Pistons, who they'll face tonight. Puck drop is set for 7:30.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Blues Hang On In A Wild One Against Wayway
It looked more like a football score than a hockey score, but in the end, the Winnipeg Blues scored one more than the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in an 8-7 win at the MTS Ice Plex on Saturday night.
Paul Van De Velde would open the scoring in the first for the Wolverines, collecting his first of a 5 point night midway through the period.
The Blues would add the next two thanks to Evan Gravenor collecting his 18th and 19th of the year. Before the period would end Wayway would tie things up on a goal by Ryan Duhaime and things were knotted at 2 after the opening frame.
Van De Velde would once again be the first to score in the second period, just over 5 minutes in, but the Blues would pot three unanswered from Paul Bonar, Connor Cleverely and Jeff Borse to take a 5-3 lead into the third period.
And the goals kept coming early and often in the third period. Shane Goodrunning scored eleven seconds in, putting the Wolverines within one.
Then another three unanswered by the Blues, this time it was Gravenor completing the hat-trick, Adam Stoykewych, and Dylan Kelly all lighting the lamp.
That made it 8-4 with under four minutes left in the third period.
But the game was far from over. The Wolverines stormed back, with Duhaime scoring his second of the game, with just over a minute to go.
Twenty five seconds later Matt Malenstyn would get Wayway within two getting the puck behind Blues netminder Brett Martyniuk, making the score 8-6 with forty nine seconds left.
Seven seconds later Van De Velde completed his hat-trick, and the Wolverines were within a goal of completing a miracle comeback.
But the Blues would hang on and skate away with a 8-7 win.
Other notables. Blues Jason Gardiner had a great night, collecting 4 assists in the win.
Wolverines Brett Pinkerton also collected 4 helpers on the night.
The Blues record now improves to 8-13-2-5 on the year, and 2-1-0-0 over the Wolverines this season.
Next action for the Blues is Thursday, November 25th when they'll welcome the Winkler Flyers to the MTS Ice Plex. Winnipeg is 0-2-1-0 against the Flyers so far this season.
Puck Drop is set for 7:30
Paul Van De Velde would open the scoring in the first for the Wolverines, collecting his first of a 5 point night midway through the period.
The Blues would add the next two thanks to Evan Gravenor collecting his 18th and 19th of the year. Before the period would end Wayway would tie things up on a goal by Ryan Duhaime and things were knotted at 2 after the opening frame.
Van De Velde would once again be the first to score in the second period, just over 5 minutes in, but the Blues would pot three unanswered from Paul Bonar, Connor Cleverely and Jeff Borse to take a 5-3 lead into the third period.
And the goals kept coming early and often in the third period. Shane Goodrunning scored eleven seconds in, putting the Wolverines within one.
Then another three unanswered by the Blues, this time it was Gravenor completing the hat-trick, Adam Stoykewych, and Dylan Kelly all lighting the lamp.
That made it 8-4 with under four minutes left in the third period.
But the game was far from over. The Wolverines stormed back, with Duhaime scoring his second of the game, with just over a minute to go.
Twenty five seconds later Matt Malenstyn would get Wayway within two getting the puck behind Blues netminder Brett Martyniuk, making the score 8-6 with forty nine seconds left.
Seven seconds later Van De Velde completed his hat-trick, and the Wolverines were within a goal of completing a miracle comeback.
But the Blues would hang on and skate away with a 8-7 win.
Other notables. Blues Jason Gardiner had a great night, collecting 4 assists in the win.
Wolverines Brett Pinkerton also collected 4 helpers on the night.
The Blues record now improves to 8-13-2-5 on the year, and 2-1-0-0 over the Wolverines this season.
Next action for the Blues is Thursday, November 25th when they'll welcome the Winkler Flyers to the MTS Ice Plex. Winnipeg is 0-2-1-0 against the Flyers so far this season.
Puck Drop is set for 7:30
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Blues Let 2 Points Slip Away Against Steelers
The Winnipeg Blues let a 3-0 third period lead slip away, and fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Selkirk Steelers at the MTS Ice Plex.
The final score isn't surprising, as 4 of the 5 meetings between the two clubs this season have ended 4-3. But this one is going to be a tough one to swallow.
Building off their 7-2 win over Neepawa back on Tuesday, the Blues came out firing in the first period and managed to put 2 pucks behind Joey Rewucki, who was stellar yet again against the Blues. Paul Bonar and Evan Gravenor each lit the lamp as the Blues outshot the Steelers 23-3 in the opening frame.
In the 2nd, Jeff Borse scored his 5th of the season, giving the Blues a 3-0 lead heading into the third.
Everything seemed to be looking in the Blues favor, as they had a 39-13 shot advantage and 3-0 goal advantage heading into the third period.
But thanks to the goaltending of Rewucki, the Steelers clawed their way back into the game with a pair of goals 37 seconds apart from Cody Waterman and Joel Ridgeway. Then midway through the third Dylan Heide would tie the game and send it to overtime.
Once again, the Blues outshot Selkirk 15-10 in the third, and 54-23 overall after 3 periods.
In overtime it was all Winnipeg, but they couldn't solve Rewucki, outshooting the Steelers 5-0.
In the shootout, all 3 Blues shooters would also be stumped by Rewucki, and Joel Ridgeway would be the only scorer, giving the Steelers a 4-3 shootout win.
That's the third 4-3 shootout win by the Steelers over the Blues this season. They also have a 4-3 overtime win, and a 5-3 win.
The Blues have outshot the Steelers in each game, except one where they were tied, but have come up on the short end of the scoreboard.
In 5 games this season, the Blues have outshot Selkirk 207-144, but their record against the Steelers falls to 0-1-1-3.
The Blues will return to action this Saturday night when they'll face the Waywayseecappo Wolverines at the MTS Ice Plex. The Blues won the last meeting between to two clubs 7-3 in Wayway back on November 13th.
Puck drop is set for 7:30.
The final score isn't surprising, as 4 of the 5 meetings between the two clubs this season have ended 4-3. But this one is going to be a tough one to swallow.
Building off their 7-2 win over Neepawa back on Tuesday, the Blues came out firing in the first period and managed to put 2 pucks behind Joey Rewucki, who was stellar yet again against the Blues. Paul Bonar and Evan Gravenor each lit the lamp as the Blues outshot the Steelers 23-3 in the opening frame.
In the 2nd, Jeff Borse scored his 5th of the season, giving the Blues a 3-0 lead heading into the third.
Everything seemed to be looking in the Blues favor, as they had a 39-13 shot advantage and 3-0 goal advantage heading into the third period.
But thanks to the goaltending of Rewucki, the Steelers clawed their way back into the game with a pair of goals 37 seconds apart from Cody Waterman and Joel Ridgeway. Then midway through the third Dylan Heide would tie the game and send it to overtime.
Once again, the Blues outshot Selkirk 15-10 in the third, and 54-23 overall after 3 periods.
In overtime it was all Winnipeg, but they couldn't solve Rewucki, outshooting the Steelers 5-0.
In the shootout, all 3 Blues shooters would also be stumped by Rewucki, and Joel Ridgeway would be the only scorer, giving the Steelers a 4-3 shootout win.
That's the third 4-3 shootout win by the Steelers over the Blues this season. They also have a 4-3 overtime win, and a 5-3 win.
The Blues have outshot the Steelers in each game, except one where they were tied, but have come up on the short end of the scoreboard.
In 5 games this season, the Blues have outshot Selkirk 207-144, but their record against the Steelers falls to 0-1-1-3.
The Blues will return to action this Saturday night when they'll face the Waywayseecappo Wolverines at the MTS Ice Plex. The Blues won the last meeting between to two clubs 7-3 in Wayway back on November 13th.
Puck drop is set for 7:30.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Blues Offence Comes Alive In Neepawa
For the 2nd time in their last three games, the Winnipeg Blues put 7 goals up on the board. And for the 2nd time in their last three games, they came away with the win.
The second period for the Blues has been less than stellar so far this season, but last night in Neepawa it was the catalyst, as Winnipeg scored 4 times en route to a 7-2 win over the Natives.
The Blues led 3-1 after the first period, thanks to 2 goals from Brett Harvie, and another from Paul Bonar.
In the second period, Adam Stoykewych put home a pair, Patrick Henderson got a single, and newcomer Justin Remillard scored his first as a Blue after being acquired last week from La Ronge rounding out the scoring in the period, and giving Winnipeg a 7-1 lead after two periods.
Neepawa would get the only marker in the third, a shorthanded goal by Daniel Adams, but that would be it as the Blues improved their record to 7-13-2-4 on the year.
Next action for the Blues is Thursday night at the MTS Ice Plex when they'll look for their first win over the leagues top team, the Selkirk Steelers. So far this season the Blues are 0-1-1-2 against their division rivals.
Puck drop is set for 7:30.
The second period for the Blues has been less than stellar so far this season, but last night in Neepawa it was the catalyst, as Winnipeg scored 4 times en route to a 7-2 win over the Natives.
The Blues led 3-1 after the first period, thanks to 2 goals from Brett Harvie, and another from Paul Bonar.
In the second period, Adam Stoykewych put home a pair, Patrick Henderson got a single, and newcomer Justin Remillard scored his first as a Blue after being acquired last week from La Ronge rounding out the scoring in the period, and giving Winnipeg a 7-1 lead after two periods.
Neepawa would get the only marker in the third, a shorthanded goal by Daniel Adams, but that would be it as the Blues improved their record to 7-13-2-4 on the year.
Next action for the Blues is Thursday night at the MTS Ice Plex when they'll look for their first win over the leagues top team, the Selkirk Steelers. So far this season the Blues are 0-1-1-2 against their division rivals.
Puck drop is set for 7:30.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Up And Down Weekend For The Blues
It was an up and down weekend for the Winnipeg Blues.
On Saturday night, the Blues headed to Waywayseecappo to face the Wolverines, and put together a great effort in a 7-4 win.
Seven different goal scorers found the back of the net for Winnipeg in the win. Jeff Borse, Dustin Bruyere, Evan Gravenor, Jason Gardiner, Connor Cleverley, Jake Heisinger, and Dylan Kelly all got on the scoresheet.
Dustin Pearson also had a strong game with 3 helpers, and Paul Bonar added a pair of assists as well.
With the win the Blues also snapped out of a 6 game losing streak, as they headed back to the MTS Ice Plex for a tilt with Steinbach on Sunday night.
But again, another night, another hot goalie stumped the Blues.
Winnipeg have been getting a lot of shots on net in recent games, but have ran into some hot netminders. And Sunday night it was Addison Herosian and the Steinbach Pistons turn to slam the door shut.
Herosian stopped 51 of the 54 shots the Blues fired at him, leading the Pistons to a 6-3 win.
The Blues opened the scoring in the first period, with Evan Gravenor netting his 12th of the year.
Steinbach would tie it midway through the period as the teams went to the rooms tied at 1.
Both clubs would exchange second period goals, with Ben Morgan putting home his 4th for Winnipeg, and Tanner Harms notching his 8th.
In the third the Pistons special teams would blow the game wide open, as they potted a pair of powerplay goals and a shorthanded marker plus one even strength tally in a 4 goal third period.
Adam Stoykewych scored the lone goal for the Blues in the third, who outshot the Pistons 54-35 on the night, and once again came up short, falling to Steinbach 6-3.
So the Blues record now sits at 6-13-2-4 on the year, 5th in the Addison, two points ahead of the Pistons.
Next action for the Blues is Tuesday night when they hop on the bus and head to Neepawa to face the 14-5-0-2 Natives.
The Blues return to home ice on Thursday night, when the Selkirk Steelers come to the Ice Plex.
On Saturday night, the Blues headed to Waywayseecappo to face the Wolverines, and put together a great effort in a 7-4 win.
Seven different goal scorers found the back of the net for Winnipeg in the win. Jeff Borse, Dustin Bruyere, Evan Gravenor, Jason Gardiner, Connor Cleverley, Jake Heisinger, and Dylan Kelly all got on the scoresheet.
Dustin Pearson also had a strong game with 3 helpers, and Paul Bonar added a pair of assists as well.
With the win the Blues also snapped out of a 6 game losing streak, as they headed back to the MTS Ice Plex for a tilt with Steinbach on Sunday night.
But again, another night, another hot goalie stumped the Blues.
Winnipeg have been getting a lot of shots on net in recent games, but have ran into some hot netminders. And Sunday night it was Addison Herosian and the Steinbach Pistons turn to slam the door shut.
Herosian stopped 51 of the 54 shots the Blues fired at him, leading the Pistons to a 6-3 win.
The Blues opened the scoring in the first period, with Evan Gravenor netting his 12th of the year.
Steinbach would tie it midway through the period as the teams went to the rooms tied at 1.
Both clubs would exchange second period goals, with Ben Morgan putting home his 4th for Winnipeg, and Tanner Harms notching his 8th.
In the third the Pistons special teams would blow the game wide open, as they potted a pair of powerplay goals and a shorthanded marker plus one even strength tally in a 4 goal third period.
Adam Stoykewych scored the lone goal for the Blues in the third, who outshot the Pistons 54-35 on the night, and once again came up short, falling to Steinbach 6-3.
So the Blues record now sits at 6-13-2-4 on the year, 5th in the Addison, two points ahead of the Pistons.
Next action for the Blues is Tuesday night when they hop on the bus and head to Neepawa to face the 14-5-0-2 Natives.
The Blues return to home ice on Thursday night, when the Selkirk Steelers come to the Ice Plex.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Blues Acquire Minoletti and Remillard From La Ronge
Winnipeg Blues Head Coach and GM Don MacGillivray announced today that the team has acquired 1991 forward Justin Remillard, as well 1990 defenseman Justin Minoletti from the La Ronge Ice Wolves.
In exchange, the Ice Wolves receive the CHA rights to 1991 Drew McDermott.
Remillard has played in 10 games this season for the Ice Wolves, notching 3 goals, 1 assist, and 14 penalty minutes.
Minoletti is a veteran defenseman who had spent time in the MJHL with the Portage Terriers before being acquired by La Ronge.
In exchange, the Ice Wolves receive the CHA rights to 1991 Drew McDermott.
Remillard has played in 10 games this season for the Ice Wolves, notching 3 goals, 1 assist, and 14 penalty minutes.
Minoletti is a veteran defenseman who had spent time in the MJHL with the Portage Terriers before being acquired by La Ronge.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
2nd Period Woes Continue For Blues
The Selkirk Steelers handed Winnipeg their 6th straight loss last night, downing the Blues 5-3 at the MTS Ice Plex.
And again, it was the 2nd period where things fell apart.
The Steelers would put home four goals in the period, giving themselves a five goal cushion in which the Blues just couldn't recover.
Selkirk opened the scoring with Colan Jackson scoring on the powerplay, giving the Steelers a 1-0 lead.
The floodgates would open in the 2nd for Selkirk, beginning with Craig Scott scoring his first of 2 in the period at 4:25. Two minutes and one second later the Steelers added to their lead with a powerplay goal from Shane Gingera, making it 3-0.
Scott made it 4-0 with another powerplay goal, and forty six seconds later the Joel Ridgeway made it 5-0, again on the powerplay, midway through the period.
Selkirk finished 4-6 with the man advantage on the night.
The Blues would finally get on the board a minute after Ridgeways goal, as Kaleb Ross would score his 2nd of the year, getting the puck behind Steeler netminder Joey Rewucki, making it 5-1 after two periods.
Winnipeg would get two more in the third, with Paul Bonar and Adam Stoykewych both finding the back of the net, but Rewucki was the difference, making 19 of his 46 saves in the final frame for the win.
With the loss, the Blues have now lost 7 in a row, and their record now falls to 5-12-2-4 on the year. Selkirk improved their league best record to 16-5-0-3 and are first in both the Addison Division and League standings.
The Blues will head to Waywayseecappo to face the Wolverines on Saturday night, and head back home to face Steinbach Pistons on Sunday.
And again, it was the 2nd period where things fell apart.
The Steelers would put home four goals in the period, giving themselves a five goal cushion in which the Blues just couldn't recover.
Selkirk opened the scoring with Colan Jackson scoring on the powerplay, giving the Steelers a 1-0 lead.
The floodgates would open in the 2nd for Selkirk, beginning with Craig Scott scoring his first of 2 in the period at 4:25. Two minutes and one second later the Steelers added to their lead with a powerplay goal from Shane Gingera, making it 3-0.
Scott made it 4-0 with another powerplay goal, and forty six seconds later the Joel Ridgeway made it 5-0, again on the powerplay, midway through the period.
Selkirk finished 4-6 with the man advantage on the night.
The Blues would finally get on the board a minute after Ridgeways goal, as Kaleb Ross would score his 2nd of the year, getting the puck behind Steeler netminder Joey Rewucki, making it 5-1 after two periods.
Winnipeg would get two more in the third, with Paul Bonar and Adam Stoykewych both finding the back of the net, but Rewucki was the difference, making 19 of his 46 saves in the final frame for the win.
With the loss, the Blues have now lost 7 in a row, and their record now falls to 5-12-2-4 on the year. Selkirk improved their league best record to 16-5-0-3 and are first in both the Addison Division and League standings.
The Blues will head to Waywayseecappo to face the Wolverines on Saturday night, and head back home to face Steinbach Pistons on Sunday.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Blues Come Up Empty On Northern Road Trip
It was not a great weekend for the Winnipeg Blues on their northern road trip.
That old saying i went to the fights and a hockey game broke out could actually describe this weekend for the Blues.
In the two games up north, the Blues received a total of 9 fighting majors. They were also outscored 12-4 over the 2 day trip.
On Friday night, the Blues headed to OCN to face the Blizzard. The game ended 4-2 in favour of OCN, but the story of the game was the 2nd period, when there were five fighting majors handed out, and four players ejected from the game.
Patrick Henderson notched his 5th of the year for the Blues in the third, and Adam Stoykewych put home his 9th late in the third, but it wasn't enough as the Blues would lose their 4th straight game, 4-2.
A total of 161 penalty minutes were assessed in the game, with the Blues tallying 88 of those.
The Blues headed to Swan Valley for a game against the Sherwood Division leading Stampeders on Saturday night.
Patrick Henderson would get his 2nd in as many nights, and his 6th of the year to open the scoring, but after that the Stamps rifled off five unanswered and midway through the second period they led 5-1.
The ice once again would look like a used equipment sale as it did a night before in OCN, as a total of five more fighting majors would be handed out before the game was done, and the Stampeders handed the Blues their 5th straight loss, winning 8-2.
123 penalty minutes were handed out in this game.
In total in the 2 games up north the Blues compiled 130 penalty minutes, 9 fighting majors, and were outscored 12-4.
The Blues are now off until Thursday, when they return to the MTS Ice Plex to face the Addison Division leading Selkirk Steelers.
The Steelers are 13-4-0-3 so far this season, and have won all 3 meetings between the 2 clubs this season. Two in a shootout, and one in overtime.
Puck drop is set for 7:30.
That old saying i went to the fights and a hockey game broke out could actually describe this weekend for the Blues.
In the two games up north, the Blues received a total of 9 fighting majors. They were also outscored 12-4 over the 2 day trip.
On Friday night, the Blues headed to OCN to face the Blizzard. The game ended 4-2 in favour of OCN, but the story of the game was the 2nd period, when there were five fighting majors handed out, and four players ejected from the game.
Patrick Henderson notched his 5th of the year for the Blues in the third, and Adam Stoykewych put home his 9th late in the third, but it wasn't enough as the Blues would lose their 4th straight game, 4-2.
A total of 161 penalty minutes were assessed in the game, with the Blues tallying 88 of those.
The Blues headed to Swan Valley for a game against the Sherwood Division leading Stampeders on Saturday night.
Patrick Henderson would get his 2nd in as many nights, and his 6th of the year to open the scoring, but after that the Stamps rifled off five unanswered and midway through the second period they led 5-1.
The ice once again would look like a used equipment sale as it did a night before in OCN, as a total of five more fighting majors would be handed out before the game was done, and the Stampeders handed the Blues their 5th straight loss, winning 8-2.
123 penalty minutes were handed out in this game.
In total in the 2 games up north the Blues compiled 130 penalty minutes, 9 fighting majors, and were outscored 12-4.
The Blues are now off until Thursday, when they return to the MTS Ice Plex to face the Addison Division leading Selkirk Steelers.
The Steelers are 13-4-0-3 so far this season, and have won all 3 meetings between the 2 clubs this season. Two in a shootout, and one in overtime.
Puck drop is set for 7:30.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Winkler Tops Blues
Yet another one goal loss for the Winnipeg Blues.
The Winkler Flyers beat the Blues for the third straight time this season, squeeking out a 5-4 win in Winkler.
It's the 8th time in 20 games this year that the Blues have lost by one.
The 2 teams traded a pair of goals in the first period, with Connor Cleverly netting both for the Blues, while Chapen Leblond and Jordan Neduzak found the back of the net for the Flyers.
The scoring didn't stop in the second period, with a total of 5 pucks finding it's way behind the netminders.
Dylan Kelly gave the Blues a 3-2 lead early in the period, but Winkler came back with a vengance, scoring 3 unanswered thanks to a pair of goals from Matt Loopkey, and a single by Taylor Wells, who's goal would turn out to be the winner.
Dustin Pearson got the Blues within one late in the second, scoring his 3rd of the year, but that's as close as the Blues would come as nobody lit the lamp in the third, and Winkler skated away with a 5-4 win.
The Blues record falls to 5-9-2-1, sitting in 5th place in the Addison division, while the Flyers improve to 11-6-1-1, and sit in 2nd in the Addison.
The Blues now head north for a pair of games this weekend. On Friday night they'll face the 10-4-1-2 OCN Blizzard, then head to Swan Valley to face the 13-7-2-0 Stampeders on Saturday night.
Next home action for the Blues is Thursday, November 11th when they'll face the Selkirk Steelers at the Ice Plex.
The Winkler Flyers beat the Blues for the third straight time this season, squeeking out a 5-4 win in Winkler.
It's the 8th time in 20 games this year that the Blues have lost by one.
The 2 teams traded a pair of goals in the first period, with Connor Cleverly netting both for the Blues, while Chapen Leblond and Jordan Neduzak found the back of the net for the Flyers.
The scoring didn't stop in the second period, with a total of 5 pucks finding it's way behind the netminders.
Dylan Kelly gave the Blues a 3-2 lead early in the period, but Winkler came back with a vengance, scoring 3 unanswered thanks to a pair of goals from Matt Loopkey, and a single by Taylor Wells, who's goal would turn out to be the winner.
Dustin Pearson got the Blues within one late in the second, scoring his 3rd of the year, but that's as close as the Blues would come as nobody lit the lamp in the third, and Winkler skated away with a 5-4 win.
The Blues record falls to 5-9-2-1, sitting in 5th place in the Addison division, while the Flyers improve to 11-6-1-1, and sit in 2nd in the Addison.
The Blues now head north for a pair of games this weekend. On Friday night they'll face the 10-4-1-2 OCN Blizzard, then head to Swan Valley to face the 13-7-2-0 Stampeders on Saturday night.
Next home action for the Blues is Thursday, November 11th when they'll face the Selkirk Steelers at the Ice Plex.
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