FIRST PERIOD

Riels opened the scoring 11:02 in the first with Michael Gorrie used the D-man of the Express as a screen

and fired the puck low blocker side to beat goalie Devyn Maytchuk.  Assist went to Brian Michaels and

Glen Young.  Riels were out shot 16 to 7 in the 1

SECOND PERIOD

Riels came out skating in the second with their hard work paying off.  The Riels got a power play goal 8

minutes in when goalie Kyle Vandemosselaer quickly fed the puck up to center ice to Brock Bram.  Bram

gained the inside offensive zone, spun around and fed a perfect pass to Brett Charette coming in late

when Charette fired a one timer past net minder of Maytchuk.  That made the score 2 – 0 Riels.

The Riels laid off too early when the Express kept pressing when captain Gregg Myall took a pass from

Anthony Brody on the wall and snapped a quick shot high on the short side beating Vandemosselaer!

That pumped up the Express to finish the second period.  The Riels out shot the Express 15 -14 in the

second.

THIRD PERIOD

Riels hard work paid off again on the power play at 4:06 when Captain Michael Gorrie took a pass from

Sean Christensen and fired it past Maytchuk for his second of the afternoon.  Assist was also from Travis

Ziprick who started the play.   That made it 3 -1 Riels.

Express came back less than a minute later at 5:02; Chad Pearch fired a shot a net minder Kyle

Vandemosselaer off the right side and somehow scored.  Assist went to Matthew Gardner and Tango

Yestrau.  Express closing the gap 3 -2.

The line of Brian Michaels, Glen Young and Michael Gorrie made their presence know all game when at

9:57 when Gorrie finished off his hatrick by sending a shot past Maytchuk with assists coming from Glen

Young and Royce Nixdorf.  The Riels regained their two-goal lead 4 -2.

The Express didn’t want to quit, with a scramble in front of the Riels net, Tango Yestrau slipped in the

puck past Vandemosselaer at 13:53.  With an assist from Brett Stardom.

Riels put the game away making it 5 – 3 on the power play at 18:54 on a beautiful passing play when

Travis Ziprick from the point moved in through the back door, tapping in a one timer from the perfect

pass from Brian Michaels.  Assist from Jens Giesbrecht.

The Express outshot the Riels 39 – 32.

RIELS THREE STARS

First star Michael Gorrie, second star Travis Ziprick, third star Sean Christensen

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COACHES CORNER

It was a very tight checking game throughout.  Goal tender Kyle Vandemosselaer made some key saves

at times to keep the Riels ahead.  We have to learn to keep the pedal down throughout the game we had

three times 2 goal leads and we let them slip away!

Our specialty teams were great tonight.