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Blades-Regina Review
Posted by Les Lazaruk on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 01:48:00 PM.
THE RESULT
Saskatoon 3, Regina 2 (OT)
THE SIMPLE SHAKEDOWN
The Blades fell behind 2-0 before the game was five minutes old, but they didn't fold their tents and came back to record the victory with a solid effort in the final 55 minutes and change. With Justin McCrae, Chris Durand and Colton Gillies out, the Blades needed strong efforts from all of their forwards...which they got!
HOW THEY SIT
The Blades improve to 12-19-1-0 on the season...10-4-0-0 at home. They are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference...two points ahead of Red Deer, two back of Prince Albert...but 15 points back of Moose Jaw for the eighth and final playoff spot.
THE SPEC IAL TEAMS
The Blades held the edge here, going 1-for-5 with the man advantage and holding the Pats, owners of the league's best power play percentage coming into the game, without a goal in three chances. Regina only had two shots on goal in those opportunities.
THE CALL UP
LW Darian Dziurzynski made his WHL debut and didn't look out of place. He showed he could keep up with the pace of play, helped create offensive chances and handed out two dandy body checks...one on Garrett Mitchell and the other was a pretty fair defensive play/hit in front of the Blades' net on Rudolf Cerveny. The 1991-born Lloydminster product is 10th in scoring in the Alberta Triple-A Midget League with 28 points in 20 games with the Lloydminster Bobcats and was listed by the Blades recently. He was MVP of the recent IceMania tournament in Prince Albert.
THE BROADCASTERS' THREE STARS
1. D Teigan Zahn, Saskatoon. Picked a great time to score his first WHL goal in his 69th game, 22 seconds into overtime.
2. RW Troy Ofukany, Regina. Best player on the ice for the Pats...in a two-way effort.
3. RW Walker Wintoneak, Saskatoon. Scored a confident goal with that heavy wrist shot to tie the score.
THE UNSUNG HERO
Mike Reich. He started the comeback with his first goal and point as a Blade and was strong in the middle against Tim Kraus and Kirt Hill of the Pats.
THE NEXT ACTION
The Blades visit Brandon Friday, host Kelowna Saturday and then are off until December 27 when they travel to Prince Albert.