Stars/Hawks Game notes

1st Period:

After a few great saves by Hawks tender Davis Jones, Nipawin takes the lead at 4:15 with a unfourtunate bounce off of a defencemens skate. Tad Kozun took the puck off said bounce and feathered it 5-hole through Graham Hildebrand.

7:18 - Hawks go on the PP with a Holding call to Stars number 4 Dillon Forbes.... Hawks 0/1 on the PP

11:52 - Hawks continue to buzz around Hildebrand. 7-5 Hawks in shots.

Stars also continue to treat the puck like a hot potatoe.

12:33 - Stars go on the PP. Trip on Hawks number 24 Mike Lambert.

12:55 - Stars score! the Stat sheet reads Miller from Luhning and Tatachell, but the eyes up in the booth say Luhning from Tatchell and Miller

13:04 - Stars take a Intereference call by Wakelin. Hawks PP.

14:19 - Hawks Score. Reichert (top chedder) from Szerlip and Doell.

18:20 - Meier of the Hawks streaks down the right side and finds woodwork.

19:00 - back and forth now. Stars have woken up.

19:39 - mucking around. No surprise if the mittens drop.

dying seconds - Stars squabble a golden chance to tie the game.

Shots: Stars - 11, Hawks - 9. PP: Stars 1/1, Hawks 1/2

2nd Period

Hildebrand takes a puck to the neck area, he goes down but is up and okay after attention.

0:53. Nipawin 3 on 1. A Pass and shot, saved, but leaves Hildy out of position for Doell to dump it in. Assists to Datoff and Peterson

5:00 - Stars goal, scored by Tatchell, assists to Miller and Johnson. It was a 2 on 1 and Tatch went top cheese.

5:16 Hawks respond with a goal by Waskewitch.

6:07 Stars climb to within one again with a goal by Rollins, assist to Johnson. Rollins was on a breakway and went top chedder.

8:51 - Hawks score on the PP. Newton took a Elbowing and Waskewitch buries his second on the night off the scramble. Williamson and Paslawski add the apples.

11:00 torrid pace to this game now. Hard to keep up with it.

12:53 - Szerlip takes a hooking penalty. Jones makes two ridiculous saves on the PK, and Cole making a dive to block a shot.

16:55 - Refs call Luhning on a questionable hooking. The advancing foreward had hold of his stick.

Shots: Stars - 25 Hawks - 26: PP: Stars - 1/2 Hawks: 2/5

3rd Period

Slow start to this period.

3:07 - Weak goal on Hildy by Zerr. Apples are awarded to Laird and Cole.

885 people in attendence for tonights game.

13:00 - Quiet period. Only two penalties, one for each side. Williamson - NIP, Jorgenson - NB.

15:11 Lambert off for tripping, Stars on the PP.

15:51 - Stars goal! PPG, scored on the tip by Miller, assisted by Luhning and Johnson. Braeden with 3 assists tonight.

18:21 - Stars with yet another PP. Paslawski off for Cross-checking. slight imploding by the Hawks, with with 2 goal lead, they are safe.

Final Stats:

Shots: Stars - 39. Hawks - 32. PP: Stars 2/5 Hawks: 2/6. Score: 6-4 Hawks

Stars/Klippers and Stars/Wolves pictures

Graham Hildebrand watches his pass up ice.

La Ronge and Battleford ready for a faceoff in Stars territory

The boys aren't playing very nice around the Klippers cage.

Two Stars try to contain two Klippers during a Kindersley powerplay

Ice Wolves/Stars Preview

La Ronge Ice Wolves

Big thanks to Ice Wolves PxP man, Daniel Fink, for writing this for me.

Forewards: Marc-Andre Carre hasn't had the scoring impact the Ice Wolves hoped he would. Even with Carre in the lineup, the Wolves have only manufactured seven goals in five games. He played very well against the North Stars last season and could be due for a breakout performance.

Johney Cormier was one of the better Ice Wolves in their loss to Kindersley last night. He created multiple opportunities for his line and almost cashed in on one or two himself. The 19-year old forward from Havre-St. Pierre, Quebec may be on the verge of providing some much needed offence.

Nathan Boyer was the only Ice Wolf to pot a goal against the Klippers and had a strong game. Boyer's speed and work ethic compliment each other very well. Put this with the fact he's playing on the only line that has any length of time together (Graham Smerek, Skyler Hladun) and Boyer can put up points for La Ronge.

Defense: Alex Vandenameele continues the progression he displayed last season as an 18-year old. A very confident defenceman who doesn't let himself get caught in bad situations and has the instincts to get the puck away from danger if the need arises. He also has some very good hand-eye coordination, making it a chore for forwards to get the puck past him.

Matt Weisensel was one of Bob Beatty's most important off season acquisitions. The 20-year old defender from Calgary has already proven to be solid on the back end and is getting better as he adjusts to the SJHL game. Though defensively minded, he's not opposed to taking the puck up on the rush and can create opportunities for the Wolves with his decent foot-speed.

Goalie: Tonight's netminder will likely be Myles Hovdebo after Alex Rajotte got the call in Kindersley. Both have let in seven goals in their previous starts, though the results can hardly be pinned on either netminder. Hovdebo made 31 stops in Humboldt while Rajotte turned away 34 in Kindersley. Bob Beatty is comfortable with his goaltending situation, though I'm sure he'd like to see them being hung out to dry a lot less.

The Wild Card: Jared Iron looks stronger every game after arriving from the Kootenay Ice. He, along with his linemates, Brett McNevin and Brodie Eisbrenner are starting to build some chemistry on a line that can provide momentum for La Ronge as well as some scoring touch.

Battlefords North Stars

Up front: The likes of Blake Tatchell and Braeden Johnson are the main forces for the Stars offence, with Tatchell being one of only four 91's on the roster (Wakelin, Prpich and Miller). They need to step up and lead the team if they want a chance at beating a Ice Wolves team coming off a big loss to the Klippers last night.

Defense: Captain Travis Sparrow is the leader of this group now, with Woody Klassen now gone. The pairing of Sparrow and newly sent down Brody Luhning should be a formiable shut down pair against the big guns of La Ronge.

Goalie: One would say Coach Hasselberg would start his vetern, Graham Hildebrand. He hasn't started a game since he was pulled three goals into a 5-1 opening night loss to the Klippers. Connor Creech has looked good in his one start, and youngster Jared Knott can definitely be a one hit wonder.

The Wild Card: Look for rookie Ryne Keller to try and throw a monkey wrench into LA's plans tonight. He has the ability to get his nose dirty, and pot a goal or two as well.

Game time is 7:30pm at the Civic Centre.

SJHL Media Hockey Pool - using SJHL players.

Mike Stackhouse (SJHL media relations)

My team: Rakochy (Mlv), Roach (Hum), WKlassen (Bfd), Clark (FF), Majkowski (Ykt), Penner (FF), Tagoona (Mlv), McNulty (Mlv)

Branden Crowe (voice of the Melfort Mustangs)

Team Crowe: FWD's :Marshall (HMB), Kozun (NIP), Neufeld (EST), DEF: Williamson (NIP), C.Berg (MEL), GOAL: Hrynkiw (HMB) BENCH: Boyer (LA), Ballas (HMB)

Daniel Fink (voice of the La Ronge Ice Wolves)

‎(coping Mike) My team: Rajotte (LAR), Greyeyes (LAR), Bird (MLV), Rodgers (KK), Carre (LAR), Mireau (MLV), King (KK), Christian (ND)

Jösh Lewis (Sports Reporter for the Estevan Mercury)

Team Lewis: Shymko (YOR), Newell (MVL), Backhouse (HUM), Grolla (ND), Ciolfi (HUM), Struble (YOR), Hall (BAT), Olson (EST)

Brenden Ullrich (voice of the Kindersley Klippers)

My team : FWDS - Tatchell, McGrath, Froese, Waskewitch - DMEN - Christensen - Roper - Haaf Goal - McDonald

Craig Stein (voice of the Yorkton Terriers)

G: Sirard (MVL)... D: Luhning (BAT), M. Berg (MFT), Coupal (WEY)... F: Johnston (HUM), Smith (EST), Young (FF), Sanderson (WEY)

Gino De Paoli (voice of the Whitecourt Wolverines)

Team Doug Johnson G: Davis Jones (NIP), Devon McMullen (YKT), Logan Sproule (HMT), Keegan Bruce (WEY), Taylor Duzan (KK), Tyler Paslawski (NIP), Adam Zbitniff (HMT) and Jared Iron (LA)

Phil Heilman

Team Son of a Gun consists of G: Mitch Kilgore (WEY). F: Jesse Ross (WEY), Skylar Hladun (LA), Braeden Johnson (NB) and Adam Reichert (NIP). D: Dominic Perrault (EST), Zach MacLellan (NB) and Troy Dumais (YKT)