Klippers 9-2 Win Overshadowed By Late 3rd Period Antics * Updated *

*I did a bit of tinkering to the post and have updated it with what we know up to this point*

Well where to start..... Kindersley played a dominate game tonight, but in the end all the talk is over what happened in the final few minutes.

I will start with the hit from TJ Wees on Jesse Mysiorek. I think TJ is a great hockey player, but clearly frustration got the better of him. His team was trailing 9-2 late in the third killing off a penalty. Jesse Mysiorek was in the corner waiting for the puck as it swung around the perimiter in a vulnerable position when Wees proceeded to charge from the front of the crease towards the corner and would plaster Jesse Mysiorek into the boards from behind.  He seen numbers the entire way through and didn’t hesitate to stop, he even left his feet. It was one of the dirtier hits I have seen in hockey. As for Jesse he was taken to hospital following the hit. I had a quick conversation with him via text, and he appears to be ok but may miss some time. We will know more shortly but good to see that Jesse is not seriously hurt from the hit.

After the hit all hell broke loose on the team’s benches, with sticks being wacked back and forth. I was very impressed with the way the Klippers players handled themselves during that incident. Wasden and Down were in the middle of it but if you watch the tape you see that the only stick whacking they were doing was trying to knock down sticks from hitting them. Wasden ends up taking one in the face, and Down ends up pulling Wasden back from the scrum. Overall at this point the Klippers players look like the only thing on their mind is winning and I give them a ton of props for the way they handled it. There were also some words being exchanged back and forth from the Klippers fans with the Weyburn bench which would spur an incident with Weyburn coach Dwight McMillan. The RCMP would get involved having some words with the Weyburn coach. Things are a bit up in the air at this point as to what exactly happened but Dwight did leave on the bus with the team. It happened under the stands in the dressing room area and being up in the broadcast booth calling the game I couldn't see what exactly happened. I have heard that it was Klippers volunteer Kim Leonard who was struck at by Dwight, but I didn’t see it happen so I won't speculate further. If you want to see what started the incident check out the Klippers webcast in the archived video section.

As for the game the Klippers played some great hockey tonight. Their offense looked deadly from all cylinders and leading the way was their captain Andrew Dommett. Dommer was a beast tonight not only scoring goals, but making some big hits also. He was great on the PK and made some big shot blocks. Dommett in the playoffs is a scary thing for opposing teams. His running mates also had very solid games as Johnny Calkins would pick up a four point night and Braeden Adamyk would pick up three. The line would only see about 3 or 4 shifts in the third period, as Rockie Zinger gave his other forwards an opportunity with the lead they had. Rockie may be a rookie coach in the SJHL but in my mind he really understands the game of hockey, he coaches the game with a ton of class.

 The Klippers as a team tonight played an all around great game of playoff style hockey and you have to give credit to every player on the ice. All four lines chipped in offensively and on the back end they were very sound aswell. The play of the Klippers defence has been great through games one and two. They have shut down Drew George and Brock Appleyard who haven’t had a chance to get a whole lot going thus far. That could certainly change when we head back to Weyburn for games 3 and 4. The Klippers though did all you can ask for at home in games 1 and 2 and are sitting pretty right now in this series. It will be interesting to see what kind of suspensions are handed out. We can confirm now that Lucas Ulmer and RIley Down who both received gross misconducts during the game have been suspended for two games. Losing Riley Down is a pretty big loss. Down has been great this series for the Klippers and has drawn a handful of penalties. Andrew Dommett also praises the work of Downer in the interview below. Still waiting for word on any further league discipline.

One thing for sure is that game 3 will be played with a lot of intensity. I will leave it at that for now, here is Rockie Zinger and also Andrew Dommett after the game. Both were not very happy with what transpired in the third period to say the least.......



Rockie Zinger

Andrew Dommett