There's that old saying when it rains it pours, and right now the Winnipeg Blues are in the middle of a heavy deluge.
In their third of 10 straight games on the road, the Blues travelled up the Yellowhead to Neepawa to face the Natives.
And thanks to a five goal second period outburst, Neepawa skated away with a 5-1 win handing Winnipeg their 5th straight loss,
After a scoreless first period, Neepawa came out firing, and outshot the Blues 25-9 in the middle frame with five of those shots finding their way behind Charlie Pogue.
Winnipeg would score early in the third period with Connor Cleverley scoring his 6th of the year, but that's as close as the Blues would come, as their record now falls to 9-20-3-5 on the season.
Winnipeg has one more game before they stop for the Christmas break. On Sunday night the Blues travel to Winkler to face the 19-14-2-2 Flyers.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Rough Start To Blues 10 Game Road Trip
We're only half way through the season, but the Winnipeg Blues are in the "must win" type of games.
On Sunday night, Winnipeg fell 6-4 to the Dauphin Kings at the MTS Ice Plex. That is the last time they'll play at home until January 14th. They'll be on the road for 10 straight, and it's safe to say they need more wins than losses on this road trip or they won't be seeing the post season.
The road trip got off to a tough start in Portage on Tuesday night, as the Blues were blanked 4-0 by the Terriers.
Brendan Harms led the way for Portage with a hat-trick, and Brett Martyniuk did what he could in net for the Blues, as Portage outshot Winnipeg 45-26.
On Wednesday night Winnipeg faced the Steinbach Pistons in a penalty filled affair in Steinbach.
The Pistons scored three powerplay goals in the first period, and seven times overall with the man advantage as they skated away with a 9-4 win.
Adam Stoykewych had a pair, while Brett Stovin and Paul Bonar both added singles in the loss.
The Blues went 1-9 on the powerplay, while Steinbach was 7-12.
The loss was Winnipegs fourth in a row, and 7th in their last eight games, and now sit in 6th in the Addison, two points behind fifth place Steinbach.
The Blues have two games left before the Christmas break. On Friday night they'll head to Neepawa to face the Natives, while on Sunday they travel to Winkler for a date with the Flyers.
On Sunday night, Winnipeg fell 6-4 to the Dauphin Kings at the MTS Ice Plex. That is the last time they'll play at home until January 14th. They'll be on the road for 10 straight, and it's safe to say they need more wins than losses on this road trip or they won't be seeing the post season.
The road trip got off to a tough start in Portage on Tuesday night, as the Blues were blanked 4-0 by the Terriers.
Brendan Harms led the way for Portage with a hat-trick, and Brett Martyniuk did what he could in net for the Blues, as Portage outshot Winnipeg 45-26.
On Wednesday night Winnipeg faced the Steinbach Pistons in a penalty filled affair in Steinbach.
The Pistons scored three powerplay goals in the first period, and seven times overall with the man advantage as they skated away with a 9-4 win.
Adam Stoykewych had a pair, while Brett Stovin and Paul Bonar both added singles in the loss.
The Blues went 1-9 on the powerplay, while Steinbach was 7-12.
The loss was Winnipegs fourth in a row, and 7th in their last eight games, and now sit in 6th in the Addison, two points behind fifth place Steinbach.
The Blues have two games left before the Christmas break. On Friday night they'll head to Neepawa to face the Natives, while on Sunday they travel to Winkler for a date with the Flyers.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Kings Top Blues
The Dauphin Kings continued their strong play, winning their 10th in 11 games as they downed the Winnipeg Blues 6-4 at the MTS Ice Plex.
The first period saw each team trade chances until Justin Minoletti picked up a loose puck at center, skated over the Kings line, and fired a shot past Dauphin Netminder Ryan Bembridge giving the Blues a 1-0 lead.
It would stay that way until late in the period when the Kings Bryn Chyzyk would tie things up, sending the teams to their dressing rooms tied at 1.
In the second, Kings captain Shane Luke would get his first of two on the night, as he took a great feed from Chyzyk at the side of the net with the Blues down 2 men, and put the puck behind a helpless Charlie Pogue who had no chance, giving the Kings the lead.
Jeff Borse would tie things up for Winnipeg as he picked up a rebound in front of the Kings net and slipped home his 10th of the year, once again notting things up.
Josh Daley and Luke would each score and give Dauphin a 4-2 lead midway through the 2nd, but the Blues kept battling and Evan Gravenor was rewarded for going to the front of the net, as he found a loose puck and put it in the cage, getting the Blues within one.
Before the period was out Winnipeg would tie things up on a great three way passing play which was finished off by Dylan Kelly, and the two teams would head to the third tied at 4.
In the third, the Blues were called for three penalties in the first 2:18 seconds, and killed them all off, keeping things locked.
Then with just under 5 minutes to play, a scramble ensued in front of the Blues net, and Kings Jesse Sinatynski picked up a loose puck and put a perfect shot in the top corner, giving Dauphin a 5-4 lead.
Kyle Johnson added an empty net goal, and the Kings took home a 6-4 win.
Dauphin finished 3-9 on the powerplay, while the Blues were 0-6.
It wasn't the best officiated game i have seen this year that's for sure.
It's now time to hit the road for the Blues, who will play their next 10 games away from the MTS Ice Plex, beginning on Tuesday night in Portage where they'll face the Terriers.
I'd also like to thank Dauphin Kings play by play man Kevin Jeffrey for letting me come and do color with him. It was a great time, he's great at calling the games, and i look forward to doing that again.
The first period saw each team trade chances until Justin Minoletti picked up a loose puck at center, skated over the Kings line, and fired a shot past Dauphin Netminder Ryan Bembridge giving the Blues a 1-0 lead.
It would stay that way until late in the period when the Kings Bryn Chyzyk would tie things up, sending the teams to their dressing rooms tied at 1.
In the second, Kings captain Shane Luke would get his first of two on the night, as he took a great feed from Chyzyk at the side of the net with the Blues down 2 men, and put the puck behind a helpless Charlie Pogue who had no chance, giving the Kings the lead.
Jeff Borse would tie things up for Winnipeg as he picked up a rebound in front of the Kings net and slipped home his 10th of the year, once again notting things up.
Josh Daley and Luke would each score and give Dauphin a 4-2 lead midway through the 2nd, but the Blues kept battling and Evan Gravenor was rewarded for going to the front of the net, as he found a loose puck and put it in the cage, getting the Blues within one.
Before the period was out Winnipeg would tie things up on a great three way passing play which was finished off by Dylan Kelly, and the two teams would head to the third tied at 4.
In the third, the Blues were called for three penalties in the first 2:18 seconds, and killed them all off, keeping things locked.
Then with just under 5 minutes to play, a scramble ensued in front of the Blues net, and Kings Jesse Sinatynski picked up a loose puck and put a perfect shot in the top corner, giving Dauphin a 5-4 lead.
Kyle Johnson added an empty net goal, and the Kings took home a 6-4 win.
Dauphin finished 3-9 on the powerplay, while the Blues were 0-6.
It wasn't the best officiated game i have seen this year that's for sure.
It's now time to hit the road for the Blues, who will play their next 10 games away from the MTS Ice Plex, beginning on Tuesday night in Portage where they'll face the Terriers.
I'd also like to thank Dauphin Kings play by play man Kevin Jeffrey for letting me come and do color with him. It was a great time, he's great at calling the games, and i look forward to doing that again.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Blues Get Much Needed Win Against Blizzard
The Winnipeg Blues snapped a 3 game losing streak last night as they downed the OCN Blizzard 4-3 at the MTS Ice Plex.
It looked like it was going to be another long night for the Blues when Colin Fay opened the scoring less than 2 minutes into the opening frame.
But Winnipeg kept chipping away and were rewarded when Jeff Borse netted his 10th of the year to even things up.
Dylan Kelly would give the Blues a 2-1 lead late in the period when the teams headed to the dressing rooms.
In the second, Dustin Bruyere would score his first goal against his former team, tying things up for the Blizzard. Bruyere was dealt to OCN earlier in the week in exchange for Brett Stovin.
The Blues would regain their one goal lead before the period would run out when Paul Bonar would find the back of the net with his 12th of the year. Bonar leads all MJHL defenseman in goals (12) and tied for points (26) after thirty one games this season.
In the third Evan Gravenor notched the eventual game winner early in the period, giving the Blues a 4-2 lead.
The Blizzard would make things interesting after Guillaume Vallee put the puck behind Brett Martyniuk on the power play, but the Blues would shut the door after that, skating away with a much needed 4-3 win.
A night earlier, the Blues fell 7-5 against the Winnipeg Saints.
The Saints scored three in the first 2:23 of the second period, and that would turn out to be the difference as the two teams would trade goals the rest of the way.
Adam Stoykewych, Connor Cleverley, Jeff Borse, Jason Gardiner and Evan Gravenor all scored for the Blues in a losing cause.
Winnipeg is now off until next Thursday, as they get set to host the 19-8-3-1 Portage Terriers. Puck drop is set for 7:30 at the Ice Plex.
It looked like it was going to be another long night for the Blues when Colin Fay opened the scoring less than 2 minutes into the opening frame.
But Winnipeg kept chipping away and were rewarded when Jeff Borse netted his 10th of the year to even things up.
Dylan Kelly would give the Blues a 2-1 lead late in the period when the teams headed to the dressing rooms.
In the second, Dustin Bruyere would score his first goal against his former team, tying things up for the Blizzard. Bruyere was dealt to OCN earlier in the week in exchange for Brett Stovin.
The Blues would regain their one goal lead before the period would run out when Paul Bonar would find the back of the net with his 12th of the year. Bonar leads all MJHL defenseman in goals (12) and tied for points (26) after thirty one games this season.
In the third Evan Gravenor notched the eventual game winner early in the period, giving the Blues a 4-2 lead.
The Blizzard would make things interesting after Guillaume Vallee put the puck behind Brett Martyniuk on the power play, but the Blues would shut the door after that, skating away with a much needed 4-3 win.
A night earlier, the Blues fell 7-5 against the Winnipeg Saints.
The Saints scored three in the first 2:23 of the second period, and that would turn out to be the difference as the two teams would trade goals the rest of the way.
Adam Stoykewych, Connor Cleverley, Jeff Borse, Jason Gardiner and Evan Gravenor all scored for the Blues in a losing cause.
Winnipeg is now off until next Thursday, as they get set to host the 19-8-3-1 Portage Terriers. Puck drop is set for 7:30 at the Ice Plex.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Blues Make Some Moves
The Winnipeg Blues have been off since last Friday night, but the coaching staff have been busy making some moves.
Blues head coach and GM Don Macgillivray announced that Winnipeg has traded Forward Ben Morgan and futures to the Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) in exchange for 20 year old forward Austin Lauder.
In 25 games this season with the Hounds, Lauder has 4 goals, 10 assists and 17 PIM's.
The Blues also sent 18 year old forward Dustin Bruyere and the rights 1994 defenseman Nick Bruyere to OCN. In return the Blues acquired 1994 forward Brett Stovin.
Winnipeg also sent futures to the Blizzard for the MJHL list rights of 1992 Forward Ryan Elliot and futures to Powell River for the CHA rights to Elliot.
The Blues would like to thank Ben and Dustin for all their contributions to the team.
The Blues would also like to welcome Austin, Brett and Ryan to the organization.
Blues head coach and GM Don Macgillivray announced that Winnipeg has traded Forward Ben Morgan and futures to the Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) in exchange for 20 year old forward Austin Lauder.
In 25 games this season with the Hounds, Lauder has 4 goals, 10 assists and 17 PIM's.
The Blues also sent 18 year old forward Dustin Bruyere and the rights 1994 defenseman Nick Bruyere to OCN. In return the Blues acquired 1994 forward Brett Stovin.
Winnipeg also sent futures to the Blizzard for the MJHL list rights of 1992 Forward Ryan Elliot and futures to Powell River for the CHA rights to Elliot.
The Blues would like to thank Ben and Dustin for all their contributions to the team.
The Blues would also like to welcome Austin, Brett and Ryan to the organization.
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