tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25869799214193199772024-02-02T00:10:48.905-06:00Ullsys Locker TalkBrenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.comBlogger354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-31133983670480917482012-02-01T09:19:00.007-06:002012-02-03T08:34:25.378-06:00Goodbye Kindersley!!!Who would of thought that a city boy like myself could have enjoyed his time as much as I did in small town Kindersley? <br />
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I came to Kindersley from Edmonton knowing pretty much nothing about the SJHL or the Kindersley Klippers. The main thing was, I knew it was a chance to call hockey games, and get my foot in the door with my 1st full time radio gig. <br />
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I came to Kindersley as a 19 year old fresh out of school, looking to make a name for myself, and I feel like I was able to do that. I made alot of friends in this town, but the most friendly people by far were the people around the hockey rink. The entire Klippers family, welcomed me with open arms and made me feel right at home. <br />
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First off I am going to miss the players and the staff. When you go on the road with a hockey team you spend so much time with each other, you become great friends. Being in the same age group with most of the players, it was almost impossible to not become friends. Their are alot of great kids playing on the Klippers right now, who have really bright futures. I wish them all the best moving forward. <br />
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Rockie Zinger and Chris Forsman have also been great to me and allowed me to feel like I was part of the team. I know alot of Kindersley fans are critical of the coaching staff for the way the season has gone but their is a few things I want people to remember. The team last year was built to win it all and unfortunately they were not able to. With 9 players leaving last season, the cupboards were empty for Kindersley heading into this season. Rockie Zinger and Chris Forsman have done their best to try and restock the cupboards and rebuild so that this team is strong for the years ahead. Their is a ton of young talent on this club right now, and I really feel they are headed in the right direction. I really do feel that alot of the back lash that Zinger has gotten is unfair. It's hard to judge someones coaching ability when your team is so young. Having said that it will be up to Zinger to make sure these kids develop and full-fill their potential. Some people forget that Zinger is a young coach also, and still developing his coaching skills. In the off season when the players look back and the coaching staff looks back, it will serve as a great learning experience. Next year will be a fresh start with everyone on the roster right now having the potential to be back. Sure you can be upset with the way the season has gone, but the team has been set up very nicely for the future, and I would like nothing more than to see this current group of players and coaching staff bring a SJHL Championship back to Kindersley. <br />
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I have had alot of people ask me what my new job will be, well I am going back home to Edmonton. I have accepted a news job at 630 CHED and iNews880. Some of you may be surprised to see that I am taking a news job, but this is a great way to get my foot in the door. I really do enjoy doing news, as my other job away from the rink has been broadcasting the Kindersley morning show news for the past year and a half, which I have really enjoyed. Having said that, my goal in the long run is to get into the 630 CHED sports department. They cover alot of sports at CHED, including the Edmonton Oilers, and Edmonton Eskimos broadcasts, along with a number of sports talk shows. I'm starting out at the bottom, but with my experience I have gained during my time in Kindersley, I feel I can climb the ladder in the near future. I will get to work with some of the best radio talent in Canada, and I feel that could go along way in my radio career. My goal is to still one day head back into the broadcast booth, and who knows what job openings may be open in play-by-play come next season. <br />
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There are alot of people I want to thank for helping guide me along the way here in Kindersley. <br />
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I really want to thank the McGrath family. Kelly and Daryl McGrath have been like my mom and dad away from home. I don't know how many times they have had me over for supper while I was here, they even let me stay at their home for the past month, during my time of transition to my new job. They are great people, that have really helped me along the way. Thank you so much for the hospitality, and I will miss the both of you. <br />
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Having said that about the McGrath family, I also have to give a shout out to my buddy D Jay McGrath. Me and him really got to become good friends over the summer while most of the players were back home. He has become one of my best friends, and just like his parents, he is a great person. I'll miss ya buddy! <br />
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I want to thank all the fans and parents for reading my blog over the past two seasons. I developed a passion for blogging and it was because of all you fans that checked in everyday to read what I had to say. I'm just a young kid with an opinion, and it meant alot to me to hear how many of you enjoyed reading this blog. <br />
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I am going to keep this blog open for now so I can look back and reflect on my time with the Klippers. In the long run I may start up another blog, or switch focus with this blog, but for now it will remain pat with this final post. <br />
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They say once you've been a Klipper you're a Klipper for life. I never wore the team sweater but I know I'll always care about the team. I'm no longer the broadcaster but today I become a fan. <br />
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Lastly if anyone wants to stay in touch with me feel free to e-mail me at <a href="mailto:brendenullrich@hotmail.com">brendenullrich@hotmail.com</a> I would love to hear from you in the future! <br />
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I will be at Thursdays Klipper home game before I head back home to Edmonton Friday morning. I hope to see you down at the rink, it's been fun Kindersley!!!Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-22475864032801604712012-01-30T14:34:00.002-06:002012-01-30T14:37:08.230-06:00Shootout Win In Yorkton - Klips End Nasty 12 Game Losing Skid<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Your weekend wrap up report is brought to you buy:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">- That nasty losing skid is finally over for the Kindersley Klippers, more on Sundays victory shortly, but 1st we shall recap Friday and Saturday contests. </div><br />
- Friday night in Yorkton the Klippers were dropped by a score of 6-1 by the Terriers. Kindersley stuck with Yorkton through 20 and after the opening frame the score was 0-0. After 20 though the game changed. Yorkton would take their game to a higher level, and Kindersley was unable to match it. That and the fact that Warren Shymko was very good on the night for Yorkton, turning aside 33 of 34 shots faced. <br />
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- Saturday night out in Melville, not so good for the Kindersley Klippers. A number of players were benched, and the team had no answer for the Melville trio of McNulty, Trudeau and Mireau. The 3 players combined for 12 points in the contest. <br />
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- Sundays broadcast was my final radio broadcast with the Kindersley Klippers. Before 5 minutes was even through in the contest, Kindersley was down 3-0. I was about ready to leave the broadcast for a moment, head down on to the bench and tell the team to wake up myself haha. I really wanted the Klippers to win the game for their own sake and also to make for an exciting final broadcast. Little did I know, it would be the perfect finish for both the team and myself. <br />
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- Colby Daniels who was one of the players who was benched for Kindersley on Saturday night came out and played with a big chip on his shoulder. Justin Lund said it best during the 1st period intermission, Daniels was upset that he was benched, and wanted to go out and prove himself. He learned from the situation, came out in the 1st period and scored a goal and an assist. He really held the Klippers in the 1st frame, grabbing the bull by the horn, and scoring a late 1st period marker to give the Klippers some much needed life heading into the room. <br />
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- I felt that the turning point in the game for the Klippers was when Brennan Bosovich dropped the mitts early in the 2nd period. Bosovich is not known for fighting, but he wanted to set the tempo early in the 2nd and he did just that. The Klippers were fired up on the bench, and they ended up scoring 2 goals to tie the game. <br />
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- Brad Buckingham scored the 3rd Klippers goal. It was a 2 on 1, he had the option to pass, but was confident in his shot. He placed a nice little snapper short side to put the Klippers within one. <br />
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</div>- Beau Stewart would score the Klippers 4th goal, and boy was it a thing of beauty. It was 4 on 4 action, and the draw was in the Klippers end. Davies worked it over to Stewart on the wing, and he walked into the Yorkton zone. A few feet above the left side circle, Stewart launched a absolute rocket, that was labeled for the top corner. The net minder Thomson didn't even move, it was a riffle to tie up the game.<br />
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- The 3rd period and regulation would solved nothing and we were headed to a shootout. Vlanich tried the one handed Forsberg move, but was stuffed by McDonald. Bosovich was 1st for Kindersley and he ripped one top corner to give Kindersley the advantage. Sookro was also stopped by McDonald, which paved the way for Daniels to win the game. Daniels tried to shoot but was stopped by Thomson, which meant that Giebel would have to score to keep the shootout going. Giebel made a nice move, pulled it from back hand to forehand, but McDonald would rob him with the glove to officially end the Klippers 12 game losing streak!!! McDonald was really good for Kindersley in the 3rd period aswell, which gave them a chance in the shootout.<br />
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- Another impressive thing about the Klippers win was that they had no powerplays the entire game!<br />
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- I was really pumped for the boys. They have been working hard, and haven't got a single bounce during their slump. They played a very solid team game, with each player feeding off of one another. They didn't give up after going down by 3 early, and deserved the victory!<br />
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- I think the win will be a big confidence boost for this team moving forward. They are playing for pride the rest of the way through, and I think a few more wins are in store for the Klippers before the season is over.<br />
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- Sunday was indeed my final radio broadcast for the Klippers. I will be broadcasting the game on the web cast Thursday, but the web cast doesn't have the same meaning as the radio for broadcasting. It was really nice to see the boys play the way they did, and it almost made me tear up during the broadcast. I will have more on my departure before the week is through, with a final goodbye blogpost. For now enjoy the call of the Klippers overtim win by clicking below.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">- That nasty losing skid is finally over for the Kindersley Klippers, more on Sundays victory shortly, but 1st we shall recap Friday and Saturday contests. </div><br />
- Friday night in Yorkton the Klippers were dropped by a score of 6-1 by the Terriers. Kindersley stuck with Yorkton through 20 and after the opening frame the score was 0-0. After 20 though the game changed. Yorkton would take their game to a higher level, and Kindersley was unable to match it. That and the fact that Warren Shymko was very good on the night for Yorkton, turning aside 33 of 34 shots faced. <br />
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- Saturday night out in Melville, not so good for the Kindersley Klippers. A number of players were benched, and the team had no answer for the Melville trio of McNulty, Trudeau and Mireau. The 3 players combined for 12 points in the contest. <br />
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- Sundays broadcast was my final radio broadcast with the Kindersley Klippers. Before 5 minutes was even through in the contest, Kindersley was down 3-0. I was about ready to leave the broadcast for a moment, head down on to the bench and tell the team to wake up myself haha. I really wanted the Klippers to win the game for their own sake and also to make for an exciting final broadcast. Little did I know, it would be the perfect finish for both the team and myself. <br />
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- Colby Daniels who was one of the players who was benched for Kindersley on Saturday night came out and played with a big chip on his shoulder. Justin Lund said it best during the 1st period intermission, Daniels was upset that he was benched, and wanted to go out and prove himself. He learned from the situation, came out in the 1st period and scored a goal and an assist. He really held the Klippers in the 1st frame, grabbing the bull by the horn, and scoring a late 1st period marker to give the Klippers some much needed life heading into the room. <br />
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- I felt that the turning point in the game for the Klippers was when Brennan Bosovich dropped the mitts early in the 2nd period. Bosovich is not known for fighting, but he wanted to set the tempo early in the 2nd and he did just that. The Klippers were fired up on the bench, and they ended up scoring 2 goals to tie the game. <br />
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- Brad Buckingham scored the 3rd Klippers goal. It was a 2 on 1, he had the option to pass, but was confident in his shot. He placed a nice little snapper short side to put the Klippers within one. <br />
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</div>- Beau Stewart would score the Klippers 4th goal, and boy was it a thing of beauty. It was 4 on 4 action, and the draw was in the Klippers end. Davies worked it over to Stewart on the wing, and he walked into the Yorkton zone. A few feet above the left side circle, Stewart launched a absolute rocket, that was labeled for the top corner. The net minder Thomson didn't even move, it was a riffle to tie up the game.<br />
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- The 3rd period and regulation would solved nothing and we were headed to a shootout. Vlanich tried the one handed Forsberg move, but was stuffed by McDonald. Bosovich was 1st for Kindersley and he ripped one top corner to give Kindersley the advantage. Sookro was also stopped by McDonald, which paved the way for Daniels to win the game. Daniels tried to shoot but was stopped by Thomson, which meant that Giebel would have to score to keep the shootout going. Giebel made a nice move, pulled it from back hand to forehand, but McDonald would rob him with the glove to officially end the Klippers 12 game losing streak!!! McDonald was really good for Kindersley in the 3rd period aswell, which gave them a chance in the shootout.<br />
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- Another impressive thing about the Klippers win was that they had no powerplays the entire game!<br />
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- I was really pumped for the boys. They have been working hard, and haven't got a single bounce during their slump. They played a very solid team game, with each player feeding off of one another. They didn't give up after going down by 3 early, and deserved the victory!<br />
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- I think the win will be a big confidence boost for this team moving forward. They are playing for pride the rest of the way through, and I think a few more wins are in store for the Klippers before the season is over.<br />
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- Sunday was indeed my final radio broadcast for the Klippers. I will be broadcasting the game on the web cast Thursday, but the web cast doesn't have the same meaning as the radio for broadcasting. It was really nice to see the boys play the way they did, and it almost made me tear up during the broadcast. I will have more on my departure before the week is through, with a final goodbye blogpost.Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-9255001159430844472012-01-28T10:18:00.001-06:002012-01-28T10:21:32.638-06:00Klippers Drop 11th Straight Out In Yorkton- 1st off I apologize for the game not being broadcasted on the radio. I forgot the power cord back at the radio station. This usually wouldn't be a problem because the board has a built in battery, but for some reason it wasn't working and I had no juice to broadcast the game . I think we should be good to go for tonight's game, as I am planning on meeting up with Craig Stein today from GX94 to borrow some radio gear. <br />
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- On to the game, Kindersley had a really solid opening frame which saw them kill off a lengthy 5 on 3 and also head into the break scoreless through 20. <br />
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- In the 2nd, Yorkton would elevate their game and Kindersley was unable match it. That's the problem, when the times get tough in the hockey games, Kindersley just doesn't have that fight back intensity. <br />
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- Early in the 3rd the floodgates opened for Yorkton as they would score 3 goals in the opening 5 minutes of the period. The lone bright spot for Kindersley in that frame was youngster Kody Thue. He plays Midget AAA for the Yorkton Harvest, and got called up for his 1st SJHL game as a Klipper. Thues rights had come over to Kindersley, in the Jordon Hoffman trade. Anyways, off the draw, Geislinger won it back to the point, and Thue launched a solid wrister top corner glove side. For a dman, that's about as pretty as it gets for your 1st Junior career marker. Thue also had a pretty solid outing for Kindersley. He kept it simple, didn't make any mistakes and scored the only Klippers goal.<br />
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- Kindersley has now dropped 11 straight contests, and things are looking doom and gloom right about now in terms of the rest of the season. Having said that, there are a few positives for Kindersly last night. Their penalty kill has been much more effective of late, and it showed last night when they killed off a 5 on 3 early. They are also generating good looks offensively. Kindersley mustered 34 shots on goal which is a positive. If they keep getting that many shots every night, the goals should come. Shymko was very solid on the night for Yorkton and earned the games 1st star.<br />
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- The Klippers will depart for Melville tonight and then back to Yorkton Sunday to wrap up the road swing. I will tweet updates on the radio broadcast situation at some point this afternoon, but like I mentioned, we should be good to go for tonight's game.Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-24837097438674558972012-01-26T18:03:00.002-06:002012-01-27T14:18:47.752-06:00Melville Drops Kindersley 5-2 As The Klippers Lose Their 10th Straight- Wednesday night Kindersley failed to bring a full 60 minute effort, which resulted in a 5-2 Melville victory. They showed bits and spurts of solid hockey, but overall it wasn't the same performance we had seen out in Weyburn on Sunday. The start wasn't pretty for Kindersley as the starting line of Mireau, McNulty and Wasden struck only 14 seconds into the contest. Melville elected to put Wasden with those 2 for the games opening shift and it payed off as McNulty potted his 25th of the season. That was the only marker of the opening frame and Kindersley would strike next in the 2nd period early on their 1st powerplay chance. D Jay McGrath walked off the wall and ripped one short side for his 10th of the season. Melville would take back the lead though and then go up by 2 before the period was over. Kindersley did make things interesting for a few moments in the 3rd when Davies got Kindersley within one. The next shift though a defensive zone breakdown lead to Melville going back up by 2. That must of been a huge let down on the bench for the team after fighting hard to get back and then to go right back down on the next shift. Melville would add another one in the 3rd to win by a final of 5-2. It has become evident that for Kindersley to beat these veteran like teams in the SJHL, that they will have to work their bags off for an entire 60 minutes, and be crisp all the way through, as one mistake seems to always end up in the back of the net.<br />
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- Another tough weekend lies ahead for the Kindersley Klippers against 2 very talented Sherwood teams. Kindersley will play in Yorkton Friday night, Melville on Saturday night and Yorkton again on Sunday. Kindersleys special teams has been improving lately, which could be the key to Kindersley unlocking a victory this weekend.<br />
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- I will have all 3 of the weekend broadcasts on 1330/1210 Classic Hits Radio. These will be my final radio broadcasts of the season for Kindersley and I am hoping the boys can pull through with a victory.Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-42261203958908991792012-01-25T10:37:00.005-06:002012-01-25T10:38:51.907-06:00Kindersley Set To Entertain Former Klipper Taylor Wasden and The Money Men<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH6vk461VO_BXdYBvaEF4wVh6pLmWTqhLaxWNqLV6fSUT1QqleV8MDvXionT-iSOKT3BG-6x9lOqhuSWIcnhGwdsqnCOAbN18e7AgV9xqi36rNpiVK6-vSRuwXFq3zmA8o47U2nFVgl8/s1600/KindersleyKlippersLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH6vk461VO_BXdYBvaEF4wVh6pLmWTqhLaxWNqLV6fSUT1QqleV8MDvXionT-iSOKT3BG-6x9lOqhuSWIcnhGwdsqnCOAbN18e7AgV9xqi36rNpiVK6-vSRuwXFq3zmA8o47U2nFVgl8/s1600/KindersleyKlippersLogo.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAgH7ZJNPJwliGTQBo79ctbG_GAdNMemlKkt47zrQm7HKHg3ccv2ivLuBNt5oqEB5olVeGkdFZAOPPYGWMEk7SrnFNR04ynl3jIHy7wdHY47MPgyxQZngbNK30mmKjUquF5B_Unk3Zuc/s1600/MelvilleMillionairesLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAgH7ZJNPJwliGTQBo79ctbG_GAdNMemlKkt47zrQm7HKHg3ccv2ivLuBNt5oqEB5olVeGkdFZAOPPYGWMEk7SrnFNR04ynl3jIHy7wdHY47MPgyxQZngbNK30mmKjUquF5B_Unk3Zuc/s1600/MelvilleMillionairesLogo.png" /></a><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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Tonight marks game number 47 of 58 for the Kindersley Klippers, as they entertain the Melville Millionaires. Melville has won all 5 of the meetings between the 2 clubs so far this season, 4 of those Mills win came in regulation with 1 coming in overtime. <br />
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Despite the lose on Sunday night out in Weyburn, Kindersley put together their most complete game of 2012. They will need to bring that kind of compete level once again tonight, but also find their scoring touch against a very explosive Melville club.<br />
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This is a team that loaded up at the SJHL trade deadline bringing in veteran forwards Connor Bradshaw, and Taylor Wasden. They also got Sean Aschim back from the Seattle Thunderbirds in the WHL. <br />
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In terms of Taylor Wasden, he will make his return to Kindersley tonight and I bet he gets a standing ovation from the Kindersley faithful. It will be interesting to see if anyone tries to drop the mitts with Wazy tonight, so far in 5 games with Melville, Wasden has been very discipline and hasn't racked up any penalty minutes. I know the Klippers players all respect Wasden as a player and a friend, but on the ice you have no friends, your opponent becomes your enemy. <br />
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Kindersley will likely be without forward Tanner Kissick who is still recovering from an upper body injury. No word yet on when he may return to the lineup. <br />
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I also want to mention that this will be my 2nd last home game broadcast of the season. I have accepted a radio job back home in Edmonton and will be leaving Kindersley on February 3rd. I will still get to broadcast this weekends road trip and also next Thursdays home game. In terms of the job I will get to an in depth blog post about where I am headed, and my time in Kindersley at some point early next week. I just wanted to put this out their since alot of people have been asking me about it. I hope to see you down at the WCEC tonight, the boys put on a very exciting performance on Sunday and I would expect to see that effort once again tonight!<br />
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</span></strong></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Well this one wasn't pretty for the Kindersley Klippers, and the game was essentially over after 20 minutes of action. Kindersley came out strong in the opening couple of minutes and maybe if they had scored the games opening marker the outcome might have been different. For Kindersleys sake, they unfortunately did not and Estevan would scored on their 1st quality chance of the hockey game. After Whitehill scored for Estevan, the train fell off the rails for the Klippers, and Estevan would pot 5 more before the period was over. The offense was split out as Froese, Brykaliuk, Neufeld, DoIchylo, and Milligan did the damage. Their isn't much more to say about the rest of the game, it did get a bit chippy, and Kindersley had a ton of PP chances. Estevan somewhat let off the gas however, and the final resulted in a 8-1 debacle.<br />
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</strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Saturday night Kindersley certainly brought a better compete level, but it wasn't enough to knock off the Notre Dame Hounds. For whatever reason, Kindersley always seems to struggle out in Wilcox. These struggles go back even to last season, as it just seems like its always a dull game in the Notre Dame barn. It's a tough rink to play in that really favors the home squad. It's a much bigger ice surface, and its hard to get amped up for a game when there is essentially 20-30 fans in the building. Having said that, this was a game that Kindersley could of won but once again they fell short. Special teams was the difference in this one, ad Notre Dame scored a short handed marker and also a powerplay marker in the 2nd period. The shorty was a rocket down the wing by Ben Morgan, and the powerplay was a sharp short side point shot off of the stick of Brandon Kuse. Midway through the 3rd period, rookie sensation Brandon Millin would score the dagger to put Notre Dame up by 3. Kindersley would add a very late marker on the powerplay as D Jay McGrath broke Reichenbachs shutout bid with 22 seconds left in the game.<br />
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<span style="color: white;">Some may have wrote Kindersley off based on the fact that it was a matchup that featured the Sherwood's best hosting the Sherwood's worst, but boy did the Klippers come to play on Sunday night. Kindersley came out the gate with all kinds of fire, and Brad Buckingham would put Kindersley on the board early with a powerplay strike. Kindersley continued to take it to Weyburn for the majority of the opening frame outshooting them in the period. Kindersley continued their strong play in the 2nd frame, but they were unable to beat Teskey and the Red Wings would jump on Kindersley with some timely scoring. Sanderson and Williams would put Weyburn ahead 2-1 after forty minutes of play. That's the thing with strong teams, they can dig deep and get timely scoring like Weyburn did in this one. The 3rd Period was more of an even frame, but the difference was Kindersley couldn't find that timely scoring touch, and their opponent did. Alex Laird had a great chance on a breakaway where he absolutely blew by the entire Weyburn team from the Klippers zone, but he was unable to beat Teskey. Colby Daniels also hit a goalpost with a quick snapper from the high slot to prevent a Klippers comeback. Hoffman had scored for Weyburn early in the frame to make it 3-1 and Pereira would add an empty netter to ice Kindersley vy a final of 4-1. Kindersley really deserved a better fate in this one, and they really elevated their game against a tough team that is virtually unbeatable on home ice this season. Players like Alex Laird, Travis Geislinger and Colby Daniels had very good games for Kindersley in the losing effort. Those were a couple of standouts, but the whole team deserve a mention for their effort. The key scoring for Kindersley unfortunately wasnt there, but this game will in my mind certainly serve as a big time confidence booster for this club moving forward. A glimpse of the future was on display Sunday night, and boy did it look promising for this Klippers team. <br />
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Next up for Kindersley is Wednesday on home ice when they welcome in the Melville Millionaires and former Klipper Taylor Wasden.</span> </span><br />
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The Kindersley Klippers will open up a 3 game set tonight out in Estevan. With the playoffs seemingly out of reach, it will be interesting to see how this team plays this weekend. They are not mathematically eliminated, but I would say at this point they are playing for pride the rest of the way through. <br />
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Estevan on the other hand has won back to back games after snapping out of a 4 game funk last weekend. They are in a tight race for 2nd in the Sherwood with Yorkton and Melville. Currently Estevan sits 3rd, 1 point back of Yorkton. With home ice advantage being such a big factor in the SJHL playoffs, I would expect Estevan to bring their A game tonight. <br />
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The Klippers will be without the services of Tanner Kissick once again tonight. Tanner was hit to the head in Nipawin back on January 11th and did not play in the Klippers previous home game last weekend. It sounds like Kindersley is trying to call up Cody McKinnon from the Swift Current Leggionaires for tonight's contest, I will let you know on Twitter prior to the game if he is playing. <br />
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Former Kindersley Clarion sports reporter Josh Lewis will join me on tonight's broadcast. The pregame show will fire up at 7:15. You can listen on 1330/1210 Classic Hits Radio or online at <a href="http://asx.abacast.com/kindersleyklippers-live-32.asx" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">http://asx.abacast.com/kindersleyklippers-live-32.asx</span></span></a><span style="color: white;"> </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">- One big concern for Kindersley is their lack of scoring. It's not like the Klippers were putting up huge offensive numbers before Christmas, but in the new year Kindersley has scored only 5 goals in 4 games. You won't win many hockey games scoring at that ratio. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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- Kindersleys playoff hopes took a large hit last night in my mind. It was essentially a must win game against a beatable Hawks team that was without alot of firepower due to injures. Kindersley still isn't mathematically eliminated from the post season but in my mind making the playoffs at this point may be a pipe dream. <br />
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- I expected Kindersley to come out with a ton of jump after the thrashing they took on home ice Saturday night, but that wasn't the case. They got down early, and essentially ten minutes into the 1st period they were out of it.<br />
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- We have to expect games like last night from this young Klipper squad, but I was a little upset by their compete level. If it was 7-1, and every player on the team was throwing bodies, for checking hard, going to the tough areas then I wouldn't be as disappointed by last nights result. <br />
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- Wheaton King scored a goal and two assists last night against his former team. He played with alot of jump and seemed to really spark the Hawks offense. <br />
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- Alex Laird made his Klipper debut. It was a tough game to anayze his play in, but overall I thought he was one of the better Klipper forwards. He can surely skate like the wind.<br />
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- Tanner Kissick got hit to the head in the 2nd period. Their were two officials on the ice and they both missed a clear head shot that forced Kissick to miss the rest of the game. No word yet on the extent of the injury, but I have no idea how that head shot was missed. <br />
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- Kindersley will play host to Nipawin on Saturday at the WCEC. I expect the players to give the fans a better effort then we seen last Saturday.Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-5287006447072249772012-01-11T12:07:00.000-06:002012-01-11T12:07:15.229-06:00Kindersley Hits The Road Tonight For A Stop In Nipawin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Your pregame blog is brought to you by:<br />
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The Kindersley Klippers will hit the road tonight for a one game stop out in Nipawin. The road in 2011 was not kind to Kindersley, as they assembled a record of 2-15-1-0 away from the WCEC. <br />
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It will be interesting to see how the Klippers play tonight on two fronts. The first being they put forth a very lackluster performance in their previous contest against Yorkton. The 2<sup>nd</sup> being tonight’s game marks the 1<sup>st</sup> game for Kindersley after the trade deadline. <br />
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As young as Kindersley was prior to the deadline, they are now even younger. Alot of the younger players on the Klippers team have to feel a bit relieved that the deadline has passed. With the way the season has gone, I am sure alot of the players were wondering if they would be dealt. They can now put that behind them and focus on the task at hand moving forward which is to try and catch the Notre Dame Hounds. <br />
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To catch the Hounds Kindersley will need to string together a win streak. I would consider tonight’s game a must win for the Klippers. The Hawks however won’t be an easy squad to beat. They are a solid team that has won 4 straight contests.<br />
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Wheaton King will suit up tonight in his Hawks debut against his former club, Alex Laird will also suit up for Kindersley against his former club. I don’t know a whole lot about Laird, but one thing that people keep telling me about him is that he is a very hard working player. For Kindersley to win games, they have to outwork teams so maybe Laird will act as a bit of a spark plug for Kindersley. <br />
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Tonight’s game will be broadcasted on the radio with your pregame show starting at 7:15. I will have a bunch of deadline day reaction and more throughout the broadcast. You can catch all the action on 1330/1210 Classic hits radio or streaming online at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://asx.abacast.com/kindersleyklippers-live-32.asx" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">http://asx.abacast.com/kindersleyklippers-live-32.asx</span></span></a><span style="color: white;"> </span></span></span></div>Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-74324193308204488182012-01-10T11:44:00.010-06:002012-01-11T12:07:56.330-06:00Kindersley Sends Wheaton King To Nipawin, Wasden to MelvilleUpdated with a phone interview with former Klipper Taylor Wasden <br />
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<a href="http://soundcloud.com/brendenullrich/taylor-wasden-trade-to-melvile"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Taylor Wasden On Being Traded</span></strong></a><br />
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Trade deadline update. <br />
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The Kindersley Klippers have traded Taylor Wasden to the Melville Millionaires for future considerations. <br />
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I know Taylor was really shook up about the possibility of being dealt. He loved everything about the town of Kindersley and being a Kindersley Klipper, but as much as Wazy loved this town, his ultimate desire is playing the game of hockey. It was tough for him to have to put everything in Kindersley behind him, but in the end he wanted to continue playing hockey for as long as possible this year, and going to Melville gives him a great shot at an SJHL Championship. At this time the futures are unknown but I am hoping to find out more shortly. <br />
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Wasden was a big time fan favorite in Kindersley, and he will certainly be missed for his work on and off the ice. Going to Melville in my mind is a good fit for Taylor. They have a ton of skill and they just got a hell of alot tougher to play against. <br />
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I know Taylor has a few things he wanted to say to the town of Kindersley via interview. I hope to get a hold him later tonight for a phone conversation as he has already departed to Melville. They want him to get there in time to suit up for tomorrows game so he didn't have much time to chat. <br />
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Still lots of time left until the deadline, and I don't believe Kindersley is done just yet. <br />
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Update in terms of the prospects involved in the King/Laird trade. To Nipawin: 94F Landon Robin. To Kindersley: 94F Colton Schick & 95D Branden Scheidl. <br />
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Here are the hockey bios of the two players coming to Kindersley<br />
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Well it has been a very quiet SJHL trade deadline so far today, that is until the Klippers decided to shake things up moments ago.<br />
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Kindersley has traded Wheaton King and futures to the Nipawin Hawks in exchange for 1993 born center Alex Laird and future considerations. In terms of the futures the SJHL and the Klippers organization has asked for them not to be released until later on this afternoon.<br />
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Rockie Zinger had mentioned to me earlier in the season that a number of teams had shown interest in acquiring Wheaton Kings services, so I am not that surprised he was dealt today. <br />
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King up to this point had lead the Klippers in points with 30 in 35 games. King still has another full season in the SJHL, and like I had mentioned in my previous trade deadline preview post it would have to take a big package for Kindersley to deal King. Obviously Rockie Zinger felt strongly enough about the package coming back to deal a player of King's caliber. <br />
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I can tell that Kindersley will also include a list kid along with King going to Nipawin. In return they receive King, and two other list kids to be announced this afternoon. <br />
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In terms of Alex Laird, he has 11 points in 27 games so far this season with the Hawks. Here is his hockey bio http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=65579<br />
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Hoping to get an official comment or interview from Rockie Zinger on the deal hear shortly. Stay tuned for moreBrenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-28990839457019774922012-01-10T08:36:00.001-06:002012-01-11T18:20:19.639-06:00Who Might Be Available From Kindersley On Deadline DayIn the Sherwood division the Kindersley Klippers are ten points out of a playoff spot and are clearly in a rebuild for next season. The playoffs are not officially out of sight but we do know the Klippers will be looking to be sellers today on deadline day. That doesn't mean that this current roster will be blown up because Kindersley has already made significant moves earlier in the season shipping out the likes of Taylor Duzan, Jesse Mysiorek and Jordon Hoffman. <br />
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In terms of the SJHL playoff race things are tight and it will be interesting to see what teams are actually sellers today. A team like Notre Dame may choose to stand pat and try their luck in the playoffs or they may ship out a player like Todd Christian or Carson Grolla and still try and go for the playoffs this year but also build for next season. <br />
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Really the only 2 definite sellers in the SJHL are the Kindersley Klippers and the Melfort Mustangs. Kindersley has already made moves but their still is a handful of players on the Klippers roster who could receive trade offers today. <br />
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Rockie Zinger came out and said that the organization is listening to all offers. <br />
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" At this point when you have this record, and this group, your going to listen to everyone that has something to offer and explore all avenues. Obviously its not going to get blown up, because of cards and issues like that. I wouldn't expect a flurry of deals, but if there is something out there that we feel will make our team better and raise our compete level then we will defiantly do it. "<br />
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Here is my list of guys who may be highly sought after around the Junior A hockey leagues. This does not mean that they are on the trading block from the Klippers side.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Taylor Wasden -</span></strong> Wasden is the only 20 year old player left on the Klippers roster. He came out before Christmas and said he would like to stay in Kindersley to try and help the club make a push for a playoff spot. Since then Kindersley hasn't got any closer to a playoff spot and the thought of not playing hockey come the end of Febuary has likely crossed Wasdens mind. I do believe Wazy will be dealt at some point today so that he can continue his final SJHL season with a playoff run. He is a great leader on and on the ice, is tough as nails and could help any team in a playoff series. A number of rumors have been floating around but nothing at this point is official on the Wasden front.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Wheaton King -</span></strong> Kindersleys leading point getter. He has alot of offensive ability but can also play a gritty two way game suited for the playoffs. Wheaton is only 19 and eligible to return to Kindersley next season but with alot of teams around the SJHL looking to take that next step, a team could offer Kindersley a significant dealer that might be to much to pass on. I would say Kindersley is not out shopping King, but if a big offer does come along, then Zinger will have to consider it. <br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong>David Haaf or Zane Morin -</strong></span> 1st off I am not coming out and saying either of these 2 will be dealt, nor have I heard anyting leading me to think they may be dealt. These two are pure speculation based on the fact that they are the 2 oldest d men on the Klippers roster. I would assume both Haaf and Morin would be on the radar of many teams but with them both set to return next season, it would take a good trade offer to part with either of these 19 year old dmen. <br />
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Those are just a few guys based on age that will likely receive a phone call about on deadline day. I would really say that their isn't to many untouchables on the Klipper roster and if an offer comes in on a player that isn't on that above list, I am sure Rockie Zinger will strongly consider it. <br />
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I had a brief chat with Zinger last night but he didnt give me much to work with in terms of rumors. Things were quiet for the most part but I am sure that will change today. Check back later for an update, it should be a very exciting day around the SJHL.Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-33041799197434276872012-01-08T14:12:00.017-06:002012-01-08T20:04:41.184-06:00Klippers Lose Back To Back Games To Start 2012Your weekend wrap up is brought to you by:<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Friday night hosting Weyburn</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br />
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The Kindersley Klippers returned to the ice Friday night in game action for the first time since December 20th. They played host to the Weyburn Red Wings and would fall by a score of 4-2. Kindersley had the longest break of any team in the SJHL and you might have expected them to come out slow off the hop but that wasn't the case. Kindersley actually looked as good as I have seen them all season long in the opening ten or so minutes of Friday nights. Justin Lund gave Kindersley an early 1 goal lead and things were looking pretty as all four lines had a couple of very solid opening shift creating all kinds of chances. The unfortunate thing for Kindersley was in that flurry of chances they were only able to generate one goal and they could of used another marker against a strong Weyburn team. Weyburn got through the early Kindersley storm and started to play their game as they would cash 2 goals before the period was over to take a 2-1 lead into the break. The second period was not so good for Kindersley as they really had no jump at all and Weyburn would make them pay adding one more goal from Jesse Ross to take a 3-1 lead into the 2nd intermission. In the third we seen glimpses of that team we had seen early in the 1st period as Kindersley came on very strong late in the contest. They were down 4-1 but a point shot from young Jeremy Leclerc would find mesh to make it 4-2 and give Kindersley some life. 1st off that was a special moment for the Saskatoon product as it was his 1st SJHL goal. He had a great night all around and would earn the games 2nd star. Kindersley had a number of high quality scoring chances late in the period but Mitch Kilgore would stand his ground to cap off a 4-2 Weyburn victory. <br />
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- Overall it wasn't a bad game from Kindersley, they showed glimpse of being a good hockey team but were unable to put it together for 60 full minutes.<br />
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- The game also marked the return of Klippers forward Taylor Wasden who had missed 8 games due to a concussion. I thought Wasden had a ton of jump on the night and was one of the better Klipper forwards all around. He threw some nice checks, was skating great and had a few solid scoring chances. <br />
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</strong></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">This was by far the worst game performance by the Kindersley Klippers all season. We know Kindersley has struggled this year but for the most part they have been in almost every contest tell the end. That was certainly not the case Saturday as the game was all but over in the opening few minutes. 47 seconds into the game Zak Majkowski would walk in and wire one over top the glove of Justin McDonald on the games opening shot to give Yorkton a 1-0 lead. 1:13 later, Yorkton would make it 2-0 on a rebound out in from that was knocked home by Jeremy Johnson. 2:07 later it was Majkowski again for Yorkton capping off a beautiful pass from Devon McMullen to make it 3 nothing Yorkton under 5 minutes into the period. Justin McDonald was in net for Kindersley and allowed 3 goals on 4 shots. Clearly the goalie needs to be better in a situation like that, but Kindersley as a team was not ready to play Saturday night. Sam Rockwell would add one late in the period for his 1st ever SJHL marker to make it 4-0 Yorkton. The game was all but sealed up after 20 minutes as Kindersley showed no jump back the rest of the way through. There was really nothing positive in the game for Kindersley and it was easily their most lackluster performance of the season. This really surprised me due to the fact that the trade deadline is on January 10th and this was the last game for Kindersley before the deadline. I know the Klippers are in a rebuild and some of the rookies likely think they wont be shipped out, but anything could happen before the deadline officially passes. <br />
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- I know that Rockie Zinger was not a happy camper with the way his team played. He called them back to the rink early Sunday morning where the players were treated to a vigorous off ice session.<br />
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- The only positive for Kindersley over the weekend was that Notre Dame lost both of their games, meaning Kindersley remains 8 points back of the Hounds for the final Sherwood playoff spot. Both clubs have 17 games remaining on the season. <br />
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- In terms of the trade deadline, I do expect Kindersley to be some what busy. It sounds like one deal is close to being completed. <br />
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- Below is an interview after last nights game with head coach Rockie Zinger. He addresses his teams performance and gives us a bit of insight on the upcoming trade deadline. <br />
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That's all I have for now, check back tomorrow for the latest on the trade front. </span><br />
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I hope everyone had a great Christmas because I sure did. I just returned back to Kindersley late Wednesday night after a long and awesome holiday back home in Edmonton. A nice long break really does wonders in terms of motivation. Relaxing for a while really lets you sit back and think about your current situation, for me the break really helped me get motivated to get back to Kindersley and put in work from a media standpoint to the best of my abilities. I'm back and ready for the final stretch of the SJHL season. <br />
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At this point Kindersley is not out of playoff contention, they have 19 games remaining and are currently 8 points back of Notre Dame for the final Sherwood playoff spot. Notre Dame also has 19 games remaining on their schedule as well. The best news for Kindersley's playoff hopes is that they still have 3 meetings this season with the Hounds. 2 of those games are in Wilcox and 1 in Kindersley. That's all in the future though as Kindersley has been practicing this week in preparation for this weekends action. Kindersley will host Weyburn tonight and Yorkton on Saturday. <br />
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First off at a quick glance it would appear that Kindersley had the longest Christmas break in the SJHL. The Klippers last contest dates all the way back to December 20th when they fell just short against Humboldt by a score of 3-2. Like I mentioned above the break really motivated myself, and you would think a long break like that really motivates a player to get back and play as hard as possible for the duration of the season. I had a quick chat with Travis Geislinger at the team gym yesterday and he said he had a good Christmas but he was more than ready to get back to work. I would assume most of the players feel the exact same way. <br />
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Tonights game is a big test for Kindersley against the Sherwood's best Weyburn Red Wings, a squad that has beat Kindersley in all 3 meetings so far this season. Weyburn currently has a strangle hold on the Sherwood Division as they sit 13 points above Yorkton and Melville for 2nd spot. Having said that it hasn't been the start to 2012 that you would expect from Weyburn. They have dropped back to back games in the new year losing 3-2 to Estevan on New Years Day and 6-2 to Melville on the 3rd. <br />
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In terms of Kindersley we all know this season to this point has been a struggle. They are 9-27-2-1 on the campaign and 2nd last overall in the SJHL. The first portion of the season seen alot of trades being made as the organization turned focus to a rebuild. There still will likely be a few more moves to come with the January 10th trade deadline on the horizon, but at this point the players can really treat these next 19 games as a fresh start. The team in my mind started to show alot of positive strides over the last few games of 2011 and you would think that would carry into 2012. Tonight I expect to see a ton of jump from this well rested Klippers squad. <br />
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A few players I think the long break will really benefit are Tanner Kissick, and Brennen Bosovich. Both players have been battling nagging injuries all season long and should come back more healthy then any point so far this season. Another player who benefited from the break is veteran forward Taylor Wasden. Wasden is back skating with the club and is very close to returning. I am not sure if he is able to go tonight but I hope to find out shortly this morning. <br />
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One player however who wont be playing for Kindersley tonight or tomorrow is Wheaton King. King was picked up over the holidays by the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League. In 3 games with Moose Jaw, King picked up 1 assist. With Howden coming back to Moose Jaw from the World Juniors and Hansen and White returning from the World Under-17 Challenge in Windsor, you would think that would mean King will likely be sent back to Kindersley shortly. I have heard from a few people that King could be back to Kindersley as early as Sunday. I cant confirm anything at this point but if Moose Jaw likes what they seen from King during his time there, then maybe he will get a longer look. <br />
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Should be an exciting weekend of hockey here in Kindersley. I hope to see you down at the WCEC but if you cant make it you can catch the web cast with pregame at 7:20 <a href="http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/">http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/</a></div></div></div>Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-6136633434187925722011-12-21T09:32:00.006-06:002011-12-21T12:42:24.562-06:00Klippers head into the Christmas break on losing note after 3-2 lose to Humboldt<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Your post game blog is brought to you by:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the second period the Klippers got into penalty trouble right out the gate. Just over a minute into the frame, Normand took a slashing penalty to send the Broncos to the powerplay. Kindersley was able to kill off the powerplay thanks to some solid goaltending by Brandon Stone, but the Broncos would keep coming after that. At the 3:17 mark off an offensive zone faceoff Adam Antkowiak was able to get a shot off from a sharp angle off the draw to put Humboldt on the board. The penalty troubles continued for Kindersley in the period as the Broncos would get 3 more cracks on the PP. Brandon Stone was the best Klipper penalty killer on the night giving Kindersley a chance to turn the tide. Howevev you dont want to get into penalty trouble no matter how good the penalty was looking especailly with all the firepower the Bronocs have. You could see it somwhat coming as on their 3rd chance of the period Robbie Ciolfi threw the puck out in front and it bounced off of John Lawrence in front and into the back of the net for a 2-0 Bronco lead. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kindersley could have gave up at this point and checked in to the Christmas holidays but they didn't, they kept fighting and eventual some hard work payed off. Beau Stewart took a outlet feed from Colby Daniels down the wing as he used his blazing speed to blow past Ballas who tried to pivot to keep up to Stewarts speed which resulted in him blowing a tire. Stewart was off to the races on a partial breakaway and he wired home his 1st official snipe as a Klipper to give Kindersley some life. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The goal resulted in Kindersley heading into the locker room with rejuvenated confidence as they came out hard to start the 3rd period which would result in their 2nd goal. Kindersley was working hard down low on the forcheck and Geislinger was able to work the puck up top to Steve Normand who hammered home a perfectly placed shot past the new Bronco net minder Colin Dzijacky.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Following the goal it was for the most part a back and forth affair with both goaltenders making some big saves for their clubs. Dzijacky absolutely robbed Wheaton King of a sure goal and overall he was very impressive on the night in his Bronco debut.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">At the 12:03 mark Tanner Kissick would take a hooking penalty which sent the Broncos back to the powerplay and they once again would score on the man advantage, on a pretty little dangle out in front by Matt Glowa for his 11th of the season. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kindersley had 8 minutes to work with to try and get back into the game and they laid it all on the line to try and force extra time. Kindersley thought they had tied the game twice in the final minutes. The 1st on a wraparound stuff that the Klippers players claim indeed did pass the goal line. It was tough to see from my vantage point. The 2nd chance was an absolute riffle by Brad Buckingham from the high slot that the referees deemed hit the crossbar. The goal light came on and the Klippers protested that it hit the inside bar rather than the outside. It was to no avail as it was ruled no goal. Hard to tell if it went in without a replay but there was no crossbar ping sound which is what had most of the fans upset with the officials ruling it no goal. There was nothing the Klippers could do about it as their comeback bid fell short. Despite the loss Kindersley really showed alot of resilience and determination. I really do feel this team has taken significant strides in the past little while. Their defense is moving the puck more effectively, they have found great chemistry up front with a number of lines and there goaltending has been solid on both the Stone and McDonald front of late. We all know at this point this is a development season for Kindersley, but they do still have a shot at the playoffs and if they continue to play like they have in this recent span, than they may be able to catch the Hounds in the standings. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In terms of Taylor Duzans return, it was a quiet night for the former Klipper. He was his usual hardworking self but failed to register any points. He certainly fits in nicely with the Broncos, they actually haven't lost a game since Duzan has come over. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Below is a link to an interview with Rockie Zinger. He really felt his team deserved a better fate last night and felt they had tied things up in the 3rd. You can listen below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This may or may not be my final blog of 2011. I am heading back to Edmonton on Friday and wont be back in Kindersley until January 3rd. We will see if I find motivation to blog during the Christmas lull, if not I would like to wish all the blog viewers and Klipper fans a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Talk to ya in 2012.</div>Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-75013871561236927782011-12-20T07:19:00.000-06:002011-12-20T07:19:03.525-06:00Kindersley Set To Host Humboldt To Close Off 2011<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuSEgg10fqU6M0IhVa9sADT7p1l6XQJhYCUGfja4fbKyx64Qe0lfWW0ExsGIwg9ZJPJUXDvV3O7o_KQcp4WR3v2uKewN65EQpdkeD6oWmgdLd-jNANeareQ7yyw1MV8OwdxSGmFmU7VE/s1600/HumboldtBroncosLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuSEgg10fqU6M0IhVa9sADT7p1l6XQJhYCUGfja4fbKyx64Qe0lfWW0ExsGIwg9ZJPJUXDvV3O7o_KQcp4WR3v2uKewN65EQpdkeD6oWmgdLd-jNANeareQ7yyw1MV8OwdxSGmFmU7VE/s1600/HumboldtBroncosLogo.png" /></a><strong>VS</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH6vk461VO_BXdYBvaEF4wVh6pLmWTqhLaxWNqLV6fSUT1QqleV8MDvXionT-iSOKT3BG-6x9lOqhuSWIcnhGwdsqnCOAbN18e7AgV9xqi36rNpiVK6-vSRuwXFq3zmA8o47U2nFVgl8/s1600/KindersleyKlippersLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH6vk461VO_BXdYBvaEF4wVh6pLmWTqhLaxWNqLV6fSUT1QqleV8MDvXionT-iSOKT3BG-6x9lOqhuSWIcnhGwdsqnCOAbN18e7AgV9xqi36rNpiVK6-vSRuwXFq3zmA8o47U2nFVgl8/s1600/KindersleyKlippersLogo.png" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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The Kindersley Klippers look to close off 2011 on a high note as they play host to former Klipper Taylor Duzan and the Humboldt Broncos. <br />
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It's been a season of ups and downs with more downs then ups to this point for this young Klippers squad. Beating the Humboldt Broncos to close off the year would be a huge accomplishment for this club and would certainly serve as a huge confident boost to look forward to into the new year. <br />
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Kindersley is riding fairly high right now after a weekend that saw them play some good quality hockey against a tough Flin Flon team. Tonight's opponent may be a bit tougher on paper but last time the Broncos were in town, Kindersley picked up a point in a shootout loss.<br />
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The Humboldt Broncos though at the moment are playing their best hockey of the season and that is a scary thing. They are 9-0-0-1 in their past 10 contests and have beat Kindersley in all 3 meetings so far this season. Taylor Duzan will play against his former club for the 2nd time. He made his debut out in Humboldt against Kindersly back on December 4th. Duzan currently has 5 goals and 3 assists in 7 games in his new digs. <br />
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For Kindersley they will be without Taylor Wasden once again. A long Christmas break will serve Wasden good and he will likely come back 100% in the new year. On the back end Zane Morin is questionable, I hope to find out more this afternoon on Morin's status. He didn't play Sunday against Flon.<br />
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In net one could assume Brandon Stone gets the start tonight for the Klippers after Justin McDonald played both games this past weekend. McDonald played great on Saturday night and wasn't the reason Kindersley lost on Sunday but after a loss I would say Stone will start this evening. <br />
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After tonight Kindersley wont be in action again until January 6th when they host Weyburn. Hope to see you down at the rink tonight but if you cant make it down you can purchase and watch the webcast with play-by-play on the here <a href="http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/"><span style="color: white;">http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/</span></a><span style="color: white;"> <br />
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<strong>Saturday nights game:</strong><br />
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Goaltenders Justin McDonald and Devin Buffalo stole the show Saturday night. Both net minders were huge for their hockey clubs but in the end Justin McDonald made one more save in the shootout to pick up 2 very important points for the Kindersley Klippers. <br />
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Flin Flon opened the scoring in the 1st period on a power play riffle by Dillan McCombie and after that we didn't see a goal until the 3rd frame. Kindersley was throwing everything they had towards Buffalo, and it was starting to look like they weren't going to solve him. Buffalo made a ridiculous desperation glove save on Austin McDonald early in the 3rd period to keep the shutout bid alive for the time being. A few shifts later Kindersley generated almost an identical play on a 2 on 1 and this time McDonald made no mistake. He was stopped on the 1st chance but the 2nd attempt he lifted the rebound over top of Buffalo's pad to tie the contest at 1 at the 15:31 mark. It was a a nice passing play to set up the goal as McGrath took a hit to make the 1st pass over to Wheaton King, who then feather a beauty cross ice to McDonald.<br />
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The rest of regulation and overtime would solve nothing and a shootout was needed. <br />
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McCombie scored on the Bombers 2nd attempt with Kindersley failing to score on their 1st two chances which set up an oppurtunity for Jesse Mysiorek to win the game against his former club. He came in and was stopped by McDonald which gave Kindersley another chance as Geislinger would score to send the shootout to extras. 4th round solved nothing, and McDonald would stop Weldon on the Bombers 5th chance. That paved the way for Beau Stewart to win the game against his former club and Stew Nasty did just that to snap a six game losing skid for his hockey team. Kindersleys last win prior to Saturday night actually came in a shootout aswell back on November 28th. <br />
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<strong>Sunday night rematch:</strong><br />
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Sundays game was the total opposite of Saturday, it was a high scoring affair that saw Flin Flon knock off Kindersley by a score of 6-5. <br />
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Just like he did on Saturday night, McCombie opened the scoring for the Bombers with his 20th of the sesaon 8:59 into the 1st period. The first ten minutes were really controlled by the Bombers but Kindersley turned the tide and took over after Flin Flon took the 1 goal lead. Kyle Davies would whack home a rebound on the power play at the 12:52 mark to knot things at 1. Shortly after Kindersley would take the lead as Brett Blatz jumped up in the rush for a 2-on-1. He had the option to pass but instead he kept and riffled one past Desautels for his 2nd of the season. <br />
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In the 2nd period Kindersley fell asleep and the Bombers came out with a ton of jump. Flon would score 3 times in the frame to take a 4-2 lead into the intermission. Goals in the frame were scored by Balaski, Litke, and McCombie. <br />
The see saw battle continued into the 3rd frame with Kindersley drawing to within one as Travis Geislinger would finish off a beautiful pass from Trent Hermary. The one goal deficit was short lived however as McCombie would record his hat trick marker to take back the 2 goal lead. In terms of McCombie, wow is this kid good. He is still only 16 years of age and has 22 goals now on the season. He turns 17 on December. 29th. <br />
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The Bombers would strike again as Dylan Balaski made a lil dipsy doodle around Justin McDonald to give the Bombers a 3 goal lead 9:44 into the period. Everyone in the building likely thought that was it for Kindersley but Bradley Buckingham caught fire and would score 2 goals to put Kindersley within 1. Buckingham was great for Kindersley all night long, he had a fight in the 2nd period, he picked up an assist on Geislingers goal and of course scored 2 of his own. That is what you call a Gordie Howe hat trick with a lil extra on top.<br />
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Buckinghams 2nd goal came at the 13:53 mark which gave Kindersley some time to try and tie things up. A couple big saves in the dieing sequence from Desaultels prevented the comeback bid from happening as the Bombers would skate away with a 6-5 victory. For the Bombers they now head into the Christmas break sitting 3rd in the Bauer Standings. Kindersley on the other hand will wrap up 2011 tomorrow night when they host Humboldt as Taylor Duzan returns to Kindersley.<br />
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Overall it was a positive weekend for Kindersley as they showed they can compete with one of the league elite squads.<br />
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Its been nearly a week of preparation for the Kindersley Klippers who have had 6 days off to get ready for tonight's tilt with the Flin Flon Bombers. Tonight marks game 4 of a 6 game homestand for the Klips, a homestand that hasn't went as planned up to this point. At the start of this homestand Kindersley likely seen this as a chance to gain some ground on Notre Dame in the Sherwood Standings, but that hasn't been the case with 3 straight loses on home soil. The Klippers will have to put those games behind them and turn focus to trying to knock off a strong Flin Flon squad. In terms of Kindersley I am calling tonight's game a must win game. They have fallen to 10 points back of Notre Dame and need to start closing the gap if they still have hopes at making the playoffs. If they lose tonight then Sundays rematch becomes that much tougher to win.<br />
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2 points certainly wont come easy against this Bomber squad. They are a very good hockey team with their confidence sky high after a big 9-1 victory Thursday night over the number one team in the SJHL the Battlefords Northstars. <br />
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The big side story in tonight's game will be the return of Jesse Mysiorek to KIndersley. Mysiorek has been very good for the Bombers since being acquired and you can bet emotions will be running high for him tonight. In 6 games with Flon, Mysiorek has registered 2 goals and 6 assists.<br />
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This is the 4th meeting of the season between these 2 clubs. Back on Sept 30th and October 1st two spirited and entertaining hockey games were played out in Flin Flon. The Bombers skated away with back to back wins but Kindersley came hard in both affairs. The 3rd meeting was at the SJHL showcase with Kindersley knocking off Flin Flon 3-2. <br />
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I will have much more during tonight's broadcast from the WCEC. Puck drop goes at 7:30, your pregame show will fire up at 7:15. You can get the web cast here <a href="http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/">http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-23769884931924753072011-12-12T13:28:00.000-06:002011-12-12T13:28:33.363-06:00Weyburn Defeats Kindersley Twice Over WeekendYour weekend wrap up report is brought to by:<br />
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Friday nights game:<br />
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It was a see-saw affair that either team could of won. I really liked Kindersleys compete level on Friday night as they gave the Sherwood's best Weyburn Red Wings a run for their money. Weyburn opened the scoring on the powerplay as Coltyn Sanderson potted his 20th of the season. Kindersley however would respond on a special moment for 2 Klipper forwards. First being Trent Hermary who netted his 1st as a Klipper against his former team, and secondly for Chase Nelson who was called up from the Regina Pat Canadians as he picked up his 1st SJHL point on a nice pass out in front to Hermary. <br />
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Early in the second period Wheaton King banged home his 4th of the season out in front on a mad scramble to give Kindersley the lead. You would have thought Kindersley would of had the extra jump after scoring the go ahead marker but instead Weyburn would pick their game up scoring three of their own to to take back the lead and go up by 2. Goals were from Pereira, Kmita and Willams. Former Klippers captain Jordon Hoffman would pick up assists on all 3 goals for Weyburn as they took a 4-2 lead to the dressing room after 40. <br />
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Kindersly came out with some jump in the 3rd period as Wheaton King would tally his 2nd of the game and team leading 27th point. King also had a multi goal game against Weyburn in their previous meeting. Shortly after Sanderson would add his 2nd of the game to restore the 2 goal lead for Weyburn. Despite being down by 2 Kindersley kept coming as they would draw a 5-3 powerplay. They pulled the net minder to make it a 6 on 3 attack but really looked dysfunctional in the process. Weyburn killed off the 5 on 3 but then took another penalty late as Johnson boarded Blatz down low in the corner. Daniels would bang home his 4th of the season out in front with 23 seconds left on the powerplay but it was little to late for the Klippers who were unable to tie things up with 23 seconds left in the hockey game. Really Kindersley gave Weyburn everything they had and it was a great hockey game that set things up nicely for the rematch on Sunday. <br />
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Weyburn was coming off a loss out in Battlefords on Saturday and were playing their 3rd game in 3 nights. Kindersley on the other hand looked like they were going through a Sunday snooze session for the most part of Sundays game. It wasn't much of a game except for all the rough stuff in the 3rd period. Weyburn would score 3 times in the opening frame with 2 goals from Hoffman and 1 from Bruce. For Hoffman he now has 12 points in 4 games with Weyburn and was arguably their best player over the weekend. Bruce would add another to make it 4-0 Weyburn early in the 2nd period. It seems like they may have let their foot off the accelerator as Kindersley brought an intense game to the 3rd period. Trent Hermary broke the shutout bid for Teskey on a beautiful shot that went bar down from the high slot. That was the lone Kindersley marker as they would fall 4-1. Sparks however started to fly late in the 3rd as Morin and Sanderson squared off and then to wrap up the contest Kissick went with Kennelly. Morin landed a huge KO knockdown punch on Sanderson that knocked him to the ice. In terms of Kissick he went with Kennelly right as the final buzzer sounded. For Kissick that was his 2nd scrap of the game. Also back in the 2nd period Brett Blatz got booted from the contest for a check from behind which may lead to a suspension. In terms of the fights we may also see a few suspensions coming for both clubs. I will have to took a quick look over the SJHL rules in terms of the suspensions. It's safe to say these 2 clubs do not like each other no matter where each team sits in the standings. <br />
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In terms of the Klippers they remain 6 points back of Notre Dame, but the Hounds have 3 games in hand. Kindersley will need to take care of business on home ice this weekend when they host Flin Flon Saturday and Sunday night. <br />
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It's game 2 of a 6 game homstand for the Kindersley Klippers as they welcome in the Weyburn Red Wings. The 2 clubs have only met once so far this season, that contest seen the Wings skate away with a 5-4 win back on November 19th in Weyburn. Kindersley and Weyburn will also square off again on Sunday at the WCEC.<br />
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The big story of tonight's contest will be former Klipper captain Jordon Hoffman returning to Kindersley for the 1st time since being traded. Hoffman is off to a great start with the Red Wings, in 2 games he has 5 points (1G 4A). <br />
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The Red Wings currently sit up top the Sherwood Standings with a 22-9-0-1 record. What is even more impressive is the fact that the Red Wings have won 9 of their past 10 contests and are currently on a 6 game winning streak. They are a big and fast squad that work extremely hard. Kindersley will need to match the Weyburn intensity by forchecking hard and finishing every check on every shift. <br />
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In terms of the Klippers I have confirmation that Taylor Wasden will not be able to suit up tonight. He remains on the shelf, day-to-day with an upper body injury. Tanner Kissick who also sat out Wednesdays game will be an afternoon decision whether he is able to go or not. If both are unable to play you can likely expect a call up to be made from Midget AAA. <br />
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Tonight's web cast will start up at 7:30. I wont be doing play-by-play for the opening frame but I will jump in for the 2nd and 3rd periods. I am doing a live on location remote from 4-8 down at the WCEC for the Klippers truck lotto on Classic Hits Radio 1330/1210. The video will still be going but with no audio until the 2nd period. <a href="http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/"><span style="color: white;">http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/</span></a><span style="color: white;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-15274519838844788152011-12-08T08:38:00.000-06:002011-12-08T08:38:43.795-06:00Klippers Open Up Homestand With A LossThe Klippers opened up a 6 game homestand with a 5-3 loss to the Yokrton Terriers.<br />
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Yorkton has now improved to 3-0 vs. the Klippers<span _mce_style="font-family: inherit;" style="font-family: inherit;"> this</span> season. <br />
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Yorkton took a 2-1 lead into the 1st intermission. Both of Yorkton goals were scored on monumental defensive zone collapses by the Klippers defense. On both occasions the puck should have easily been cleared but it wasn't and the turnovers proved costly. After the 1st giveaway Kindersley responded quickly with a beautiful passing play capped off by Klippers rookie Colby Daniels. Davies carried the puck into the offensive zone on a 3-2 rush, made the one dman bite on the left wing as he worked the puck all the way cross ice to Stewart in which the play essentially became a 2 on 1. Stewart then slide it out in front to Daniels who cashed to tie the hockey game. Overall that trio continues to impress for the Klippers, they were certainly the best Klippers line last night. Just over a minute after the goal the 2nd giveaway that I eluded to happened which seemed to take the life right out of Kindersley. <br />
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The Terriers kept coming and controlled almost all of the play in the 2nd period. They added 2 more goals, firstly from Murray and 2ndly from Chase Norrish. Norish's marker was the best goal I have seen so far this season. He started out in his own end from the corner, blew by 2 Klipper forwards down the wall as he went up the gut through neutral ice. He came into Klipper territory 1 on 2 and basically just walked right through the Klippers defense as he split them, skated in and deked past Stone. It was a Bobby Orr like rush from Norish but the Klipper defense looked awful on that play. Not sure how you can let a rookie dman walk right in like that but that was the case and that dagger ended up being the game winner. At the time you wouldn't of thought that, especially the way the Klippers played the remainder of the 2nd frame. Stone made some big saves to keep the game 4-1 after 40 minutes of play. <br />
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Kindersley came out strong in the third period and really looked good for the most part. They ended up scoring 2 goals of there own. Kyle Davies potted his 3rd of the season on a redirect after Manhas let one go from the point and with just over 4 minutes remaining in the 3rd Travis Geislinger would put the Klippers within 1. Geislinger made a fancy spin move from the corner, walked out and fired one from a sharp angle that went fivehole on Shymko. It was good to see Kindersley bounce back and get within one especially since they had a 5 on 3 powerplay just prior to that that got them absolutely no where. The powerplay was put to the test once again with just over a minute left in the game as Tyler Gieble took the gate for a high stick. Kindersley pulled the tender for a 6 on 4 attack. They really couldn't get anything set up and the Terriers would send it down the ice. The Klippers defense was once again caught sleeping as they thought it was an iceing call but it wasn't becasue they were on the powerplay. Thomspon picked up the puck and iced the Klippers with 39 seconds left on the clock.<br />
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Kindersley made one to many costly defensive mistake in the game which really resulted in the loss. There powerplay also did them no favors in the hockey game going 0-6. The worst of the powerplay was the 5 on 3 attempt that only mustered up one shot on goal. <br />
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Kindersley was without Taylor Wasden and Tanner Kissick in the game. They called up Mithchell Schwark from the Saskatoon Blazers and he gave them some quality minutes up front. He played a simple game but a sound game and looked very comfortable in his 1st SJHL game. I would not be surprised to see him called up along the road later on in the season if the Klippers have more injury trouble. <br />
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Next up for the Klippers will be Friday at home against Weyburn. Kindersley was knocked around physically by Yorkton and they will need to answer the bell against Weyburn on Friday. The Wings are big and fast and will cause Kindersley fits if they dont start throwing the body around. I would recommend the boys eat a ton of wheaties and protein today to prepare for tomorrow night.<!--WM_COMPOSE_SIGNATURE_START--><!--WM_COMPOSE_SIGNATURE_END-->Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-9803920345943481342011-12-07T09:57:00.000-06:002011-12-07T09:57:28.354-06:00Klippers Hosting Yorkton Tonight<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livesportsvideo.com/pageimages/affiliatelogos/YorktonTerriersLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_bqxyti="14" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://www.livesportsvideo.com/pageimages/affiliatelogos/YorktonTerriersLogo.png" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH6vk461VO_BXdYBvaEF4wVh6pLmWTqhLaxWNqLV6fSUT1QqleV8MDvXionT-iSOKT3BG-6x9lOqhuSWIcnhGwdsqnCOAbN18e7AgV9xqi36rNpiVK6-vSRuwXFq3zmA8o47U2nFVgl8/s1600/KindersleyKlippersLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_bqxyti="13" height="200" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH6vk461VO_BXdYBvaEF4wVh6pLmWTqhLaxWNqLV6fSUT1QqleV8MDvXionT-iSOKT3BG-6x9lOqhuSWIcnhGwdsqnCOAbN18e7AgV9xqi36rNpiVK6-vSRuwXFq3zmA8o47U2nFVgl8/s200/KindersleyKlippersLogo.png" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.livesportsvideo.com/pageimages/affiliatelogos/YorktonTerriersLogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong></strong></a><strong><br />
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Kindersley looks to rebound on home ice after a miserable road swing. Prior to the road trip, Kindersley had won back to back games at the WCEC with wins over Notre Dame and Estevan. Despite Kindersleys record of 8-22-2-1 they are pretty good on home ice. They sit with a 6-7-1-1 record at the moment. Now you clearly need to be an above .500 team in this league on home ice to have a sniff at the playoffs. Kindersley will get a great opportunity to rally a few wins together playing their next 6 games on home ice. At this point with the Klippers young team you either get a really fired up bunch or a lack luster performance which could happen on any given night. The young squad is still trying to find consistency and they will need to find it soon if they want to make the playoffs. Notre Dame lost last night which leaves them at 6 points up on the Klippers, now with only one game in hand. <br />
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In terms of Yorkton they are still not out of Kindersleys reach. The up and down Terriers sit 12 points up on the Klippers coming into tonight's game. It had seamed as if Yorkton had found their game winning 4 in a row but they have more recently dropped back to back contests. The Terriers have won both meetings against the Klippers this season, the 1st was a come from behind 4-3 overtime victory at the WCEC back on Nov 9th. The 2nd was a 6-3 Yorkton victory on their home ice back on November 23rd. Both games were hard fought physical battles that you should expect to see carry over into tonight.<br />
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Just a reminder if you are coming down to the WCEC tonight that it you are asked to bring any new unwrapped toys down to the game. It's the centre's annual toy drop program, which partners with the community Christmas hamper campaign to make sure those less fortunate in Kindersley have Christmas dinner and gifts under the tree Christmas morning. The Crisis center will be taking toy donations at the entrance to the arena, and will also have a receipt book available if anyone would like to make cash donations to the campaign.<br />
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Tonight's web cast fires up at 715 with your pregame show and puck drop to follow at 730. As always you can purchase the game at <a href="http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/"><span style="color: white;">http://sjhl.neulion.com/sjhl/</span></a><span style="color: white;"> </span></div></div>Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-4139223696492507282011-12-05T11:01:00.043-06:002011-12-05T11:22:42.211-06:00Klippers Drop 3 Straight On Weekend Road SwingThis weekend wrapup is brought to you bye:<br />
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The road woes continue for the Kindersley Klippers as they dropped all 3 games on this past weekends road swing. With the loses Kindersley now falls to a league worst 2-15-1-0 on the road this season. <br />
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The road trip started out with Kindersley showing a ton of fight against the defending league champions. This was a game that could of went either way in my mind as both teams went blow for blow. In the end the Ice Wolves were just a bit to much for the young Klippers to handle as they picked up a 6-5 win. A lot of positives were shown though by Kindersley. The young trio of Daniels, Davies and Stewart were arguably the best line on the ice for both teams. Davies scored his 1st 2 goals of the season, the first of which was a beautiful feed by Beau Stewart cross ice to Davies who did the rest. Davies 2nd marker was a snipe job. He took a pass from Daniels down the wing, walked in and went top corner with a riffle. It was one of the best looking shots I have seen in junior A hockey. Like I mentioned Kindersly played a hard game but a few defensive zone breakdowns lead to the Wolves victory. Kindersley also lost a couple players late in the game as Taylor Wasden took a strong check from Dumais forcing him to leave the contest. Wasden would not play the rest of the weekend but he is listed as day to day and should be good to go on Wednesday. In terms of Davies he was also day to day and missed Saturdays game but he was back in the lineup Sunday night out in Humboldt. <br />
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On to Saturdays game against Melfort, Kindersley to be frank layed an egg. They scored an early goal and played a hard opening period but after that it was almost as if they just gave up and thought they already sealed up the 2 points. Melfort would score 2 quick goals early in the 2nd period which took the life right out of Kindersley. After that marker a number of players looked like they had given up, there was no jump or urgency to the Klippers game and it was tough to watch. They really could of used a fight to spark the bench after Melfort had scored those 2 quick goals but no one stepped up and to be frank once again, someone needed to in the situation. The Klippers sure could of used Taylor Wasden and Zane Morin but unfortunately Wasden was injured and Morin had the flu. Kindersley had called up Jeremy Leclerc and also Chris Thorimbert and they were arguably the 2 best Klippers on the ice Saturday night. Leclerc just kept things simple from the back end and really looked comfortable out there. Thorimbert was using his speed and also created a number of scoring chances. I was really impressed with the way both those young kids played. Rockie Zinger agreed and felt they also were the 2 best players for his club. <br />
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Kindersley looked to salvage the road swing against the Humboldt Broncos on Sunday but were dropped by a score of 8-2. Despite the score, I thought Kindersley played a much better game then they did against Melfort. Some energy was created right off the opening puck drop when Brad Buckingham dropped the gloves with Taylor Johnson. It was a spirited fight with both players landing a few solid punches. I applaud Buckingham for doing what he did here because it showed the Broncos that Kindersley was there to play and they weren't going to back down. The fight seemed to spark the Klippers bench as they would score the 1st goal of the contest from David Haaf who fired a quick shot from the point on the powerplay. About a minute later though Humboldt would respond with a quick strike from Matt Glowa who walked in and let go a nasty back hand that went bar down to tie the game at 1. The Broncos weren't finished there as they then scored the go ahead marker just over a minute later from Robbie Ciolfi. Kindersley really fell asleep after the Broncos took the lead and Humboldt cashed in 2 more goals to give them a 4-1 lead shortly after. I have never seen a team turn it on quite like the Broncos managed to do in that situation, they scored 4 goals all within a minute and forty five seconds time. It had looked like it was going to get ugly from there but it didn't. Yes the Broncos won by a final of 8-2 but Kindersley somewhat sustained them the rest of the way through, in the end though the Broncos were just to much to handle for the young Klipper squad. On a positive note Kindersley had also called up Cody McKinnon and Kadin Schmaltz for Sundays game. Just like Leclerc and Thorinbert did on Saturday, these 2 youngster provided Kindersley with some quality minutes. Schmaltz is a good skater and will likely be a Klipper next season. Mckinnon was also very impressive up front, he works hard and has some offensive upside to his game. I would say the future is bright for Kindersley who is already a young team to begin with but they have a number of prospects that will be very solid Junior A hockey players in the near future. Quickly on the Broncos side, Taylor Duzan made his Bronco debut and he played a pretty solid game. He picked up an assist on the 4th Bronco goal and was his usual self in terms of competing hard. He was lined up with Kieser and Johnson in his debut, and at times they showed some good chemistry. Moving forward Bronco fans will be very happy to have Taylor Duzan on their squad.<br />
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Having said all that Kindersley as a team failed to take care of business on this road swing and the Notre Dame Hounds made them pay over the weekend. Notre Dame took down Melville and Nipawin increased there Sherwood Standings cushion to a 6 point deficit with 2 games in hand. The good news for Kindersley is they play their final 6 games before the Christmas break all on home ice. <br />
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That's all I got for today, have a good grind it out back to work Monday.Brenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586979921419319977.post-89857683241365858692011-12-01T21:09:00.001-06:002011-12-01T22:20:37.097-06:00Klippers Send Duzan To The Humboldt BroncosJust got word of the deal around 7:30 PM. Duzan has been subject to trade rumors ever since he sat out Monday nights game against Estevan. With the roster cut down deadline looming the Klippers officially shipped him off to Humboldt. Seeing Duzan go was something I was hoping wouldn't happen. He is one of the most exciting players I have ever seen play the game of hockey and not seeing him in a Klipper uniform will be tough for alot of Kindersley fans moving forward. Unfortunately for Kindersley fans, with the focus on rebuilding for the future this move was necessary. I know Duzan did not want to leave Kindersley but he now gets to showcase his skills on Junior A's biggest stage with the Humboldt Broncos at the Royal Bank Cup.<br />
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In terms of who the Klippers get back in the deal, they receive 1995 born prospect Matt McLeod and future considerations. He is currently playing with the Saskatoon Blazers. He has 5 goals and 6 assists in 20 games this season. In terms of the futures, that of course at the moment is not known but one could assume the futures will be significant. More to come shortlyBrenden Ullrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14101949562160539696noreply@blogger.com15