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Dresden
5 Blenheim 3 September 28, 2007
For the second time in less than a week, the
Dresden Jr. Kings defeated the Blenheim Blades behind the solid
goaltending of Cam Graham and some excellent penalty killing in
front of him.
The Kings came out hustling in the first period and
looked like they were going to run away with the game early, but
instead found themselves playing short-handed much of the first
twenty minutes, three times two men short. That didn’t stop
them, as they scored three quick goals midway through the
period. First it was Joe Deboer scoring at 7:58 from Aaron
Gibbings, next it was Jason DeHoey scoring his first Junior C
goal, unassisted, at 8:19 to make it 2-0. Alex McDonald upped
the lead to three on a two-man advantage at 9:58. Helpers went
to Steve Henry and Kyle Vink. Joel Stepniak finally beat Graham
after he had shutout the Blades for over 75 minutes of hockey,
which included last Sunday night. The line of Henry-McDonald-Vink
restored the three-goal lead before the period ended on Henry’s
second goal of the season.
Blenheim scored two unanswered goals in the second
period to make it a 4-3 game going into the third. The goals
were scored by Stepniak, his second of the night, and Ron Green,
who fired a shot through a maze of players past a screened
Graham.
The Kings played a strong defensive third period, but
the game wasn’t decided until Greg Dilliott added the insurance
goal on an empty netter. With a minute left in a penalty to
Dresden’s Jason Watson, the Blades called a time out and pulled
goaltender Mike Touma to put the extra attacker on with the
face-off deep in the Jr. Kings’ zone. Kyle Vink won the draw,
pulling the puck back to Dilliott, who shot it the length of the
ice into the open net with 1:27 left to play.
The Jr. Kings have one of the best penalty killing
units in the league, and showed it Friday night, only allowing
one power play goal in 12 opportunities. The Tunstall Three
Stars were ……… Cam Graham, Aaron Gibbings, and Jason DeHoey.
The Kings travel to Mooretown Saturday night and then host the
Belle River Canadiens next Friday night, Oct. 5th.
Both games start at 7:30. |
