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The Selects travelled to Winnipeg's Gateway Arena tonight to visit the Thrashers. The Thrashers were not gracious hosts as they pummelled the Eastman squad by a score of 8-2. The Thrashers opened the offensive flood gates as they fired 55 shots at the Eastman goal. The Selects did not help their cause as they spent half the game in the penalty box allowing the Thrashers to practice their powerplay most of the night. When the teams did skate five on five, the Eastman boys were able to match the speed of the Thrashers and created some quality chances, but were only able to total 14 shots on goal tonight. Devin Balness (G, A) scored the Selects first goal after he shovelled a Tyler Lazaruk rebound into the Winnipeg net. Balness would be in on the second Eastman goal that came in the third period off of a face-off in the Winnipeg end. After he pushed the puck through the legs of the Thrashers' centreman, he made a nice goal mouth pass to Tim Rollins who redirected the pass after charging hard to the paint. To their credit, the Selects worked hard all night long and there were some impressive penalty killing efforts from many of the defenceman and forwards. Caden Unger played well in goal for Eastman taking most of the pucks as Ray Trudeau spelled him off for the last five minutes of the second period. The boys now prepare to hit the road Friday where they will take on Parkland in a two game series this weekend. Poll results: It's not often we fool our dedicated fans, but we are nowhere close to the right answer on this poll. The correct answer is one of the above is incorrect as Rollins and Ritchie did not play together but Bruce played a year with Trudeau and Coulombe while Penner and Lazaruk also skated together! |
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The Eastman Selects dropped their third home game in a row as they came up on the short end of a 4-1 score to the Southwest Cougars. The game was a physical affair, much like last night's game with the Wild. The Selects worked hard and doled out the majority of the big hits but they just couldn't find the back of the net while the Cougars scored powerplay and short-handed goals to grind out the road victory. The Cougars outshot the Selects 38-37 with Caden Unger getting the start again tonight as Ray Trudeau continues to battle the flu. The Selects only goal of the game came off a small scramble in front of the Cougars' goal just past the midpoint of the second period, when Nolan Weselak slid a stick side shot past the Southwest goalie. |
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The "Wild" left the confines of the big city where Winnipeg plays host to two Provincial Midget teams to take on the Eastman Selects. The excitement started early when the Wild scored seconds into the first period. The Selects quickly regrouped and played the Wild hard in a first period that seemed to fly by as both teams put their skating abilities on display. The second period was played with a great deal of physical intensity and the good flow of the first frame was somewhat compromised by the parade of players to each team's penalty boxes. Nonetheless, both teams provided the crowd with something to cheer about as big hits and big saves by both goalies kept things interesting. The Wild did score two second period goals to extend their lead to 3-0 after 40 minutes of play. The rough play of the second spilled over into the third period, as the determined Selects tried to claw their way back into the game. The Wild added two more third period goals demonstrating the offensive finish that has them leading the league right now. The Selects lone marker came at 13:16 of the third period when Tim "The Rocket" Rollins crashed the crease to jam an Eric "Boom Boom" Coulombe wrap-around rebound into the Wild net. Caden "Quickfoot" Unger was solid in the Eastman net contending with 52 shots on the night while the Selects fired 29 quality shots at the Wild cage. The Selects moved the puck well on their powerplay opportuntities but just couldn't get any bounces to go their way. Regardless, the grit and intensity that they showed tonight is a great sign of things to come. The Boys will get a quick rest and grab some carbohydrates before hosting the Southwest Cougars Saturday night at 8:00. Tyson Kennedy (L) was a force on the Eastman blueline while Caden Unger (R) made 47 saves  
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