After losing two in a row and three of their last four, the Kindersley Sr. Klippers came back with a strong effort at the WCEC last night. Kindersley peppered goaltender Dillon Beaudien in the first period but could not get on the scoreboard, as Beaudien made countless big saves. The Tigers meanwhile took advantage of their chances as Landon Murphy scored on a shot from the slot to give the Tigers an early lead. Then on a breakaway Steven Gottfried doubled the Tigers lead late in the period and that's where things stayed heading into the locker room.
After 1: Sr. Klippers 0- 2 Tigers shots 28-8 Sr. Klippers
After being frustrated in the first period, Kindersley to push and were rewarded for it on an early powerplay goal by David Dziurzynski to cut the Tigers lead in half. Dziurzynski struck again just a little while later on a partial break to tie the game at two. The back and forth second period continued with Kerrobert retaking the lead on a goal by Ethan Osterhold with just over 13 minutes left. The Sr. Klippers took over the game from there, however, starting with a goal by captain Troy Boisjoli on a nice setup by Shayne Neigum to tie the game up at three. Then Dylan Francis tapped in a rebound to give the Sr. Klippers the lead. Kindersley kept on coming as Boisjoli got his second of the period on a nice forecheck by Jessey Pocock caused a turnover, then he passed out front to a wide open Boisjoli to extend the lead to a couple. Kindersley was not done there, as Shayne Neigum scored late in the second to give the Sr. Klippers a three goal advantage heading into the third period.
After 2: Sr. Klippers 6- 3 Tigers shots 19-10 Sr. Klippers in the period, 47-18 Sr. Klippers overall
After a pile of goals in the second period, the third was much quieter as the Sr. Klippers continued to control the play for the most part. There were a couple of moments where Luke Sproule had to be sharp for Kindersley, but most of the Tigers shots were easily picked by the goaltender. Shayne Neigum completed his big night with his second goal and fifth point on the night, with the assists going to the Dziurzynski brothers with teams playing four on four. That was all the scoring on the night, as the Sr. Klippers cruised to a four goal victory.
FINAL: Sr. Klippers 7 - 3 Tigers, shots 12-12 in the period, 59-30 Sr. Klippers overall
Thu, Apr 25, 9:30 AM
