Riels 2 vs Hawks 3  Fri. Feb.21, 2014

FIRST PERIOD

Riels came out storming totally dominated the play, but somehow were outshot 9-6.

Riels forward Mark Sharman scored his 4^th goal of the season at 6:44 from Sean Christensen and Jens Giesbrecht.  Riels defensive game went to sleep late in the last minute of play when Jesse Toth scored his 29^th of the season from Justin Rabb and Tyler Smith at 19:16.  Then 32 seconds later Ryan McDonald notched his 10^th of the season with an assist going to Cory Yeroschak at 19:48.  That’s how it ended after the first.

SECOND PERIOD

Riels all-star forward Russell Trudeau scored his 34^th of the season with an assist going to Chris Prejet at 7:45 to tie the game at 2-2.  The second period was very close checking.  The Riels out shot the Hawks 11-10.  Riels net minder, Ryan Brown stopped the Hawks in the second.

THIRD PERIOD

Third period was the same as the second, both goaltenders holding their own.  A late penalty call with just over two minutes to go put the Hawks on a power play.  They capitalized when Alex Hollyoake scored with assists going to Ryan McDonald and Cory Yeroschak at 18:47.  Hawks win 3 -2 and out shot the Riels in the third

11-9 overall shots 30-26.

The Riels next game is Sunday afternoon at 2pm at Southdale vs the Pembina Valley Twisters.  Come see the action and the Riels clinch first place

THREE STARS

         1^st Star   -  Mark Sharman

         2^nd Star  -  Ryan Brown

         3^rd Star  -  Russell Trudeau