Klippers Drop 2nd Straight In Extra Time On Pink Jersey Night

In was Pink jersey night at the WCEC, but in the end it wasn't a pretty sight for the Klippers as they fell by a score of 4-3 in overtime.

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Picture is courtesy of Kirk Verner, the Kindersley Clarion sports reporter.

Kindersley got off to a slow start putting their number one PK to the test against the leagues 2nd best powerplay. The Terriers would strike 1st on a tough bounce for Klippers dman David Haaf. He tried clearing the puck out of the zone, instead it ended up hitting Curtis Oliver in front of the net, bouncing off his shoulder and past Fraser Abdallah to give the dogs a 1-0 lead.

The Klippers didn't let that setback ruin their game plan as for the most part of the opening frame they controlled the play. At the 13:12 mark, Jesse Mysiorek got the equalizer on a Klippers powerplay. He used his strength to battle a defender in front and get a shot off that missed the net. The rebound popped out to Hoffman who tried to stuff it in himself but Mysiorek must of got a stick on it to stuff it home for his 10th of the season.

A few minutes after that Kindersley drew another penalty as Sam Rockwell took the gate for the 2nd straight time. Off of a draw late in the powerplay, McGrath won it back to Letoureau who went D to D quickly to David Haaf. Haaf fired one towards the goal as McGrath headed towards the front of the net getting a stick on it to redirect it home and give the Klippers their 1st lead of the hockey game.

The 2nd frame wasn't very exciting as no goals were scored. Kindersley was the more effective team in the frame but overall neither team generated much offense and the score remained 2-1 heading into the 3rd period.

In the third at the 8:39 disaster struck Kindersley for the 2nd time in the game. Sookro was driving wide on the powerplay taking the puck behind the net. As he got to the near side post he tried feathering a pass out front that was intercepted by Zane Morin. Morin appeared to shoot the puck which from my angle looked like he was trying to clear it into the corner but instead it went into the back of the net past Abdallah to tie the game at 2.

Once again Kindersley didn't let another breakdown effect their game as they would take the lead right back off of the stick of Jesse Mysiorek. The goal was a beauty by Mysiorek who took a pass from Hoffman along the neutral ice wall, he would then make a beauty move at the line showcasing his strength and skill as he backed handed one past Shymko to make it 3-2 Kindersley.

For the next few minutes things were looking good for Kindersley but for the 2nd straight game they failed to hold their 3rd period lead. Brett Struble would knot things up at 3 to force overtime action.

Back on Friday, Kindersley lost to Humboldt in a shootout so it was safe to say Kindersley was looking to end things with 4 on 4 action. Struble though was buzzing with momentum for the dogs as only 23 seconds into overtime he dashed down the left wing side, undressed a Klipper defender and fed one back door right on to the tape of Tyler Kiebel who had a easy tap in for the Yorkton victory.

Kindersley does pick up a point, but in this situation against a divisional opponent your trying to catch they really needed to pick up the 2. Overall Kindersley played a pretty solid game, minus the 2 defensive breakdowns. Unfortunately for Kindersley the one point didn't game them any ground in the Sherwood standings as Notre Dame and Melville both picked up wins last night.

The loss makes Fridays game against Melville that much more important and that much more tougher. Kindersley really needs to take advantage of these next 2 home games against the money men. Melville will play 3 games in 3 nights on their weekend road swing.

On a side note, Kindersley raised $6200 on pink jersey night through a silent auction. I believe Jordon Hoffman's jersey went for the most money, last I seen it was at $750. I will get the official jersey sale numbers from all the players some time this morning and post it up on the blog. I also am hoping to get up some pictures shortly from the night courtesy of Clarion sports report Kirk Verner.

In terms of post game interviews, I chatted with Chris Forsman in the broadcast booth as usual but didn't get a chance to talk to Rockie Zinger. The team was having a closed door meeting in the dressing room for about 45 minutes after the game. I waited around for a bit but couldn't wait much longer as I had to get home to sleep with a 4 AM wake up call at the radio station. Check back shortly for pics and info from last nights pink jersey night. I am also planning on catching up with Justin Lund sometime this afternoon before he heads off to Langley B.C for the CJHL's top prospects game this weekend.