vees:blog

19:05 PM - Big crowd on hand tonight at Pen-Mem. Perdicaro, Ouellette and Viselli start up front, Paltridge and Westover on Defense, and Bonar in Net.

FIRST PERIOD

TWEET!!!! Bonar losses his helmet on the first play of the game. It will be interesting to see how the Warriors respond to last nights LATE blowout at the hands of the Vees… It was 1-0 after 40 minutes, and ended up 7-2. Perhaps they’ll keep Murtagh in net for the whole game tonight.

2:00 - Great pressure form the Warriors early. They’ve elected to start last night’s final goalie Michael Tomescu. I didn’t expect that. I bet they close out with Murtagh.

SCORES!!!! Travis Ouellette has notched another. Viselli and Perdicaro draw the assists. 1-0 Vees at 4:00.

6:54 - Just like last night the game has started a bit tentatively, these teams are feeling each other out. Unlike last night, I am happy to report that I remembered to turn the lights off on my car, and haven’t been paged over the PA to this point.

12:34 - SCORES!!!! - Travis Ouellette gets his second (he’s heating up!), another assist to Viselli and Westover get the other. 2-0 Blue. I wish the BCHL had detailed pre-season stats, so I could tell you how many that is from Ouellette, but alas I have no clue.

18:00 - MacKenzie just bowled over a Warrior trying to cut to the Vees net. The Warriors had the early pressure, but the Vees have held the edge in scoring chances.

BZZZZZZZ!!!! End of Period. 2 - Rip for Penticton. Shots on net are 14-8. Westside 0/3 and Penticton 0/0 on the Power Play.

SECOND PERIOD

SCORES!!!!! Ouellette! HATTRICK!!. Assists to Viselli (3rd of the night) and Perdicaro (2nd of the night) :20 seconds the time of the goal. 3 - Bagel Vees.

SCORES!!!! Andreassen bangs home a rebound, he sat out last night’s game, but has scored in every game he has dressed. Johansen and Westover get assists at 2:22.

SCORES!!!!! Westside is on the board. Tough-guy Brad Plumpton scores, assist to Nick Zaino time of the goal 4:37. 4-1 Vees.

7:40 - SCORES!!!! Perdicaro from an ugly angle! Yuck. Viselli gets his 4th assist of the night, while Paltridge gets his second apple. 5-1

Now in net for the Westside Warriors… DEVON MURTAGH!

8:23 - Scuffle in front of the Vees bench. Plumpton and Grossmann had to be separated by the officials after a 10 man pile had formed.

Now in net for the Vees is Anthony Borelli who played the full game last night. Still 5-1 Vees.

I’m watching the game with a couple friends who have come in from Vancouver. One is a pal from Australia. It’s his first hockey game and is thoroughly enjoying it!

Perdicaro, Viselli and Ouellette just spent a full minute cycling down low in the Westside zone.

SCORES!!!! 6-1 Vees. C-Mac leveled another Warrior to free up the puck and Nathan Westover drove one home from the point (3rd point for him!). The goal came at 14:09 and was followed by a Curtis MacKenzie vs. Ron Kelly vs. the Linesman fight. The poor Zebra got the worst of the exchange.

MacKenzie will not be intimidated!!

15:26 - FIGHT!!!! Perdicaro and Viselli are off to the locker room to join C-Mac. 6-1 the score. 3 fights. I love hockey. Gibson and Gagne were the Warriors at the square dance. I had a bad angle on those fights as it was in the one corner of the rink I can’t see, dang!

SCORES!!!! Josepher on a 5-on-3, from Devon Krogh and Garrett Milan. It’s 7-1 at 15:50 of the 2nd!!

16:50 - WOW, Matt Paltridge nearly took a Warriors head off! That has to be the hit of the game (soon to be brought to you by Desert Stone Custom Granite!), but a charge was called on the play.

BZZZZZZZ!!!! End of the SECOND.

THIRD PERIOD

I wonder what Fred Harbinson’s plan is with his goaltenders. Bonar has allowed 4 goals in 4.5 pre-season periods, while Borelli has allowed 2 goals in 3.5 periods. Neither has looked bad, both have had to play in games that were out of reach at some point. That would be a good poll question… (metal note).

While the goaltending situation may be a bid murky here in Penticton, that certainly isn’t the case with the Warriors. Murtagh has look far superior to Tomescu last night and tonight.

12:20 - SCORES!!!! the Warriors have their 2nd of the night (one less than Ouellette)! Johnny Rogic scores (as he did last night) assists to Alex Grieve and Brett Lyon.

SCORES!!!! Warriors again! A Power Play Goal. Justin Schultz from Nick Zaino and Brad Plumpton at 15:51. Schultz has looked good tonight. He was drafted 43rd overall at the NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa this Spring, two picks before former Vees F Zac Dalpe.

7-3 the score.

BZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!! GAME OVER.

Pinder’s 3 Stars

1 - Ouellette (hatty!) 2 - Viselli (4A and a fight) 3 - Westover (1G, 2A)