Raiders Take Second Game in Armstrong
For the second game in a row, the Raiders have dominated the Shamrocks in the goal department, coming up with an 11 to 7 victory in Armstrong’s Hassan Arena. Kelowna took the lead late in the first period and Armstrong was unable to recover. Goaltender Ryan Brabander held back the Armstrong shooters all evening, stopping 39 shots. His strong defensive team helped shut down the Shamrocks skilled forwards, and picked up loose balls to create many scoring opportunities. Case in point was defender Victor Wiens who repeatedly intercepted many Armstrong passes and converted them to goals, with Wiens potting a hat-trick.
Scoring for Kelowna were Vic Wiens with 3, Braden Renner and Pho Heng each with 2. Kyle MacLennan, Joe Brown, Jordan Innes, and Taylor Trotter each had singles in the victory. Armstrong’s goals came from Jared Medhurst with 3 and singles from Brennan Plante, Braydon Sanders, Jamie Cockerill and Steve Clarke.
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The Kelowna Raiders, led by Joe Brown racked up their first victory of the new season by downing the hosting Shamrocks 9 to 7 in a typically hard-fought match. After a moving, pre-game ceremony honouring the late Owen Siddall, long-time back-up goalie for the Shamrocks who passed away suddenly in the off season, the two rival teams battled hard all evening with the Raiders keeping a narrow lead all evening. Penalties for both teams were kept to a minimum and both goalies were kept busy with lots of stops all evening. Scoring for the Raiders were Joe Brown3g2a, BradenRenner, Kyle MacLennan, Jordan Innes, Cody Evans and Pho Heng each with one goal. For the Shamrocks, Brennan Plante3g, Chad Pounder2g, and stu Williamson and Jerrett Medhurst each with one goal. The two teams meet again on Wednesday, May 8 in Armstrong.
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