Saturday 16 November 2013

Rebels Beat Hurricanes 4-3 in Overtime

LETHBRIDGE -Wyatt Johnson score 1:20 into overtime as the Red Deer Rebels beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3 Saturday night at the ENAMX Centre.

The Hurricanes got off to a great start at home in this game. The Canes had a 5-on-3 power play early in the period, but were unable to score. Shortly after that man advantage ended, the Canes opened the scoring when Tyler Wong scored his team-leading 9th goal of the season. That made it 1-0 Hurricanes. After that though, the Rebels took things over with three goals in a span of roughly 5 minutes. Rhyse Dieno tied the game two minutes later when he beat Chris Tai to make it a 1-1 hockey game and then shortly after that, Cole Chorney scored on a nice passing play to make it 2-1 Red Deer. That would be it for Chris Tai who was pulled after allowing two goals on 6 shots. Corbin Boes came in and the first shot he faced would be a goal when Evan Polei notched his first WHL goal to quickly make it 3-1 in favour of the Rebels. That's the way to the period would end. The shots were even at 14-14. At one point, the Canes had a 1-0 lead and were out shooting Red Deer 8-0 before the game took a turn.

In the second, the Rebels would get another lengthy two man power play. The Hurricanes managed to kill that off and right out of the penalty box Tyler Bell picked up the puck, moved in, dropped it to Lenny Hackman and he fired home his first goal of the season to cut the Red Deer lead to 3-2. Before the end of the period, the Hurricanes would tie the game. Brady Ramsay, with just two seconds remaining on a Lethbridge power play scored his 7th goal of the season to get the Canes back to even terms and the two teams would head to the dressing room tied 3-3 after 40 minutes of play. The shots were close as well, 27-25 Rebels.

In the third, both teams would battle hard to try and get the go-ahead goal but neither Patrik Bartosak or Corbin Boes would break. The game would remain tied at 3-3 after regulation time and things would go into overtime at the ENMAX Centre. 1:20 in the extra session, Wyatt Johnson took the puck and scored, beat Corbin Boes for the game winner and the Rebels skated away with a 4-3 victory. Red Deer also out shot the Canes 35-34 in a close hockey game. The loss drops the Hurricanes record to 3-17-2-2 on the season. It was a fun game to watch and a pretty good game by the Canes despite the loss.

Hurricanes This Week

After a one week break, Hurricanes This Week is back on the radio Monday night on CJOC. Joining myself and Fred Jack on the program will be Brian Wichers, the Vice-President of the Lethbridge Hurricanes Board of Directors as well as Hurricanes forward Reid Duke. We will also speak with Les Lazaruk, the radio voice of the Saskatoon Blades to set up Friday's game between the Blades and Hurricanes in Saskatoon. The show starts at 7:00 pm. If you miss the live program, you can download it the following day from the CJOC website.

Next Up

The Hurricanes next action is Wednesday (Nov. 20) when they host the last of the U.S. Division teams to roll through southern Alberta. The Everett Silvertips will make their first and only stop at the ENAMX Centre this season. Game time is 7:00 pm MST. The pre-game show on CJOC at 6:30. The Canes will be on the road next weekend in Saskatchewan as they travel to Saskatoon and Prince Albert Friday and Saturday (Nov. 22-Nov. 23).

Thanks,
Pat

17 comments:

  1. I cannot believe that the coaching stuff yanked Tai so fast tonight. The kid helped them to there first win in a dozen games, lets in 2 goals in 6 shots when the defense clearly collapsed on the second goal (you know that is true when one of your only two players that made it back was Blomqvist) and he gets pulled. Boes lets his first shot go in. We've seen Boes let 2 in 5 in and stay in the game. Tai deserved a lot better treatment from the coaches tonight after helping the team win.
    David

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    1. at this point you don't have a choice, changes need to be made quickly to stop the bleeding as bryan Maxwell use to say...great job canes, I thought they played well...bob

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    2. I agree with you both. The Canes played very well for the most part last night and the coaches just slapped Tai in the face. It was absolutely shameful the way he was pulled last night.The kid deserves so much more respect than what he has gotten in the last two seasons here. Even the fans booed when he has pulled. I just hope Tai knows that while the coaching staff here has absolutely no respect for him, the people in the stands do.

      -cc

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  2. Lethbridge missed out years ago. Should have had two local kids play together. Those Maxwell boys had chemistry. And besides they would draw a local crowd. Too bad Lethbridge. Go Rebels.

    Bob

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  3. Bob. You are right. See Brooks Maxwell out there? The kid can all out fly and he and Russ were unbelievable in bantam together. Check out when they were both drafted. Lethbridge could have easily got them both in later rounds and had guaranteed crowd support. And a better team obviously. It was an exciting game in certain ways. Breakdowns defensively were seriously ugly but certainly more jump in the step and good on Folk to motivate. Loved the physical play.
    Wannabe Oldtimer

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  4. Caught your show last night Pat. Why do we even have a Board of Directors? Wouldn't young ladies in costumes as cheerleaders be more fun to watch than old men who have no idea what's happening? That guy was pathetic. It's not hard to see why we have such a badly managed team. Reminded me of Bagdad Bob.

    Offside Again





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  5. Why was he pathetic?

    canesrock

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  6. "Why was he pathetic?"

    Let's talk about accountability. How did we become the team with the worst record in the league? This level of achievement does not come about by accident. Who is responsible? Here we had a man effusing about "giving back" to the community as his motivation for serving on the Board. In fact this Board has given us the worst team in the league.

    Something is seriously wrong with this organization. Was there anything in the Director's comments that indicated that he understood that, much less understood what to do about it? No. Pathetic.

    The hallmark of incompetence is failing to recognize that you are ineffective. That's why the incompetent don't improve. They are satisfied with the way they are going. It's pretty clear by the events of the past 5 years that the Board is incompetent. The GM has not shown any competence. So far the coaching staff is amazingly incompetent if you measure performance against promises made. The team has a record that speaks for itself. The players and the fans are largely victims of this organization's incompetence.

    I hope the first item on the agenda at the next Board Meeting is "Why is this Board so ineffective and is there any possible reason why we should not all resign in disgrace?" Too bad THEY don't get sent home to await a trade. I didn't get the impression from the show on Monday night that that question had ever entered the head of our esteemed Board guy. Accountability? Never. Absolutely pathetic.

    He could have begun the segment by apologizing to the people of Lethbridge for all the mistakes the Board has made. Then he could have apologized to the players for messing up their lives and their hockey careers.

    Maybe you are satisfied that the Board has learned from the mistakes of the past and that they are on the right road to future success. After all we do have another new logo and they worked hard to be sure this one would last. That should fill us with confidence I guess.

    Offside Again

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    1. So next time at the shareholders meeting, youre going to volunteer and ran for the board, because you sound like you know what needs to be done.It makes me laugh when fans and shareholders spout off,but when it comes to volunteering to overtake the present board,no one challenges them, they are voted right back in.If you dont like the board, then do something about it.No one seems to want to step up and do the work, they rather sit back and complain.You should put all your energy in running for the board,thats where you can make achange.Not by calling the present board members pathetic,your pathetic for letting the present board members be voted in every year.

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  7. Offside Again, thank you. You nailed it.
    David

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  8. Just saying...

    I may be pathetic, and maybe if I was in a position to be on the Board I would try it. But that's not the issue here. And whether I'm pathetic or not doesn't mean the present Board isn't incompetent and that the present response to the team's situation isn't pathetic. For heaven's sake couldn't we have a tiny bit of accountability instead of just all this harsh talk about the players being accountable and thinking that a series of doubtful trades and new logos will solve the problem. Maybe the shareholders are to blame. You know what that means? Time for new ownership.

    Offside Again...

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    1. "If I was in a position to be on the Board, I would try it." Just what is that suppose to mean? All you have to be is a shareholder, put your name forth at the AGM and get enough votes to be 1 of the 5 elected/re-elected.
      The last election this fall, no one put their name forward other than the 5 names already on the ballot. Seems like everyone loves to complain about the board but will not step forward.
      Just a thought.
      Dump'n Chase

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    2. At least a local group has put out a letter to the public advising interest in the purchasing the team. The commissioner suggested he has a lot of interest from people/groups with the funds to own a WHL team.

      The lack of interest from shareholders to not even contest the current board should be proof enough that the current system is not holding the board accountable. And frankly the system is broken.

      I would love to see an owner or group to be upfront, accountable, prideful, proactive and take a family atmosphere approach in running this team. Something the current board or shareholders are not doing.

      I disagree on the GM. I do give big kudos to Brad R. I think he has made the commitment to this team for the long term. He may have made some questionable moves and hires but moves he felt would best benefit the team. He has been consistent in his message, looks to be the hardest worker (by far) in the organization. I feel like he has the teams and City’s best interest at heart given the funds he has to work with. Should this team be sold in the offseason, I think the new owner(s) would be best suited to give Brad the opportunity to continue his job.

      I am having a much harder time thinking the same of this coaching staff given the recent events. But winning cures all!
      Long Run

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    3. Come on guys. Stay focused. This isn't about me. It's about the hockey club and how to make it better. I have noticed that the Board member on Pat's show did not seem to appreciate the trouble the club is in, nor did he accept any responsibility. In fact although "accountability" has been sprinkled into almost every sentence of the GM and the Coach over the past couple of months, there is not real evidence that anyone but a few hapless players have been held accountable. This isn't promising. You can criticize me for noticing this if you want. But I am just a lowly fan so throwing me under the bus in not going to affect anything of consequence. Maybe I'm wrong about the competence of the Board, Manager and the Coach, but nobody seems to be arguing with me on that point. People just seem to want me to shut up. Maybe that ostrich treatment will work... nothing else seems to be.

      Offside Again...

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  9. If one of the "hapless players" that you are referring to happens to be Ryan Pilon. Ryan is "accountable" for his own actions. Leaving the team against the wishes of his agent, his parents, (known facts) makes him accountable to himself. Quite frankly, if I was the GM I would have let him sit at home until the January 10th trading deadline. However, Brandon's deal was obviously too good to pass up and the Hurricanes got bigger and grittier. Something that was lacking.
    I do agree with "Just Saying" that some people are so eager to dump all over the board (deservedly or not) and the shareholders, but will not put their names forward when given the opportunity. It is not a case of 'a head in the sand mentality". I too understand there are problems with this club. But unlike others I do not think it lies with the GM and the coaching staff. Think about it, they are all "rookies" in this league. Coaching staff have to get to know their players and they realized early on this team was too small especially on the back end. Moves have been made to get bigger and tougher on the blue line. The coaches also have to get to know their opposition which would take one or two meetings.
    With the changes they have made and with one or two more to come, this team will get better and their play will be more consistent. Playoffs? Not likely, but at this point I would like to see improved play and a continuance of it thru the rest of the season.
    They can get rid of Blomquist in my opinion.

    Dump'n Chase

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  10. Dump'n Chase: Ask and you shall receive.
    David

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  11. Boy that was fast! Streaky goal scorer, slow skater and definitely a liability defensively. Still do not see what the Jets see in him.
    Dump'n Chase

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