UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

In the first game of the night we have the Jacks hosting the Whalers. The Jacks are coming into this week off a 6-5 loss to the first place Blues, the Whalers are coming into this week after winning their first game of the season over the Gamblers. Look for this game to be very close as Whalers will go on to win their second game in a row by the score for 7-5. 

In the first game of the night we had the Jacks hosting the Whalers. Due to the weather both teams had short benches; the Jacks had 6 players and a goalie and the Whalers had 7 players and a goalie.  The game started out slow as both teams were trying to conserve energy; however the Whalers Mike Avery gave the Whalers the early lead with 12:32 left in the period. Both teams would have a bunch more chances and the Jacks would finally tie the score on a goal from Jordan McGee with 4:46 remaining.  The period would end with the score tied at 1-1.

In the second period the Whalers would pick up their play and pepper the Jacks tender Ryan Libby.  Libby would make save after save until the 7:00 mark as Dillan Pierce would put the Whalers up 2-1.   The Jacks would answer back just minute and 20 seconds later when Jordan McGee got his second goal of the night to tie the score at 2-2.  The Jacks Jordan McGee would notch his third goal of the night again a minute and twenty seconds later to make the score 3-2 with 4:20 remaining.  The Jacks would get one more late goal with 39 seconds left in the period from Brian Racicot to make the score 4-2 heading into the third period.

In the third the Jacks would keep the pressure on and extend their lead to 5-2 on a goal from Marc Gattie with 13:21 remaining.   The Whalers would not let up as they again would pepper Libby with shots all night and at the 6:16 mark they were able to make the score 5-3 on Mike Avery's second goal of the night.   The Jacks would close out the game with a goal from Nico Brands with 1:11 left in the game, to give the Jacks a 6-3 win.  It should be noted that the Jacks Ryan Libby made a ridiculous 51 saves!!!