The Kootenay Ice danced periously close to the edge elimination Tuesday night but survived, not without controversy, to fight on for the Memorial Cup and move on to the tie-breaker game Thursday night against the loser of Owen Sound and Missauga in the tournament's last round robin game.
I commented that Kootenay would need their big guns to go off if they were to have any chance of moving on.
That happened in spades Tuesday.
Max Reinhart notched four helpers, Matt Fraser got two goals including the game-winner and Kevin King got a goal and an assist as the Ice edged the Sea Dogs 5-4 in overtime.
Kootenay surrendered a 2-0 lead early in the second after a scoreless first but got the power play going later in the second when Drew Czerwonka scored his first of the tournament then King scored on a five-on-three to tie it. Jesse Ismond put the Ice up 3-2 23 seconds into the third but the Dogs would tie. Kootenay again went up by a goal when Matt Fraser scored another power play goal. That would hold up until 15 seconds left in the game when a shot went off Jurco's face to tie it.
Jeff H. commented on the broadcast that maybe the hockey gods weren't going to smile down on the Ice any longer in these playoffs/Memorial Cup.
They would grant the Ice some divine right to at least continue on when Max Reinhart clearly did not keep the puck in the Dog zone on the game winner and well, you know the rest.
Late in the evening and the Canucks are still playing....
2 comments:
The tides are turning. Going to get a tired team on Thursday, and it finally looks like the boys are having fun. The first games of the Sask, Med Hat, and Portland series were all similar to this one and they went on to ^win those series. Go ICE!!
We have to take a page out of St Mike's play book and
be very physical against Owen Sound. Go Ice Go.
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