UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

Blues look to Blow up Whalers Mojo!

ODDS:	EVEN
OVER/UNDER:	8.5 Goals

The top two teams in the UVHL face off for the first time this season as the Undefeated Whalers(4-0-0) battle against the high powered Labatt Blues(3-1-0).  Historically the Blues have dominated their opponent with an all-time series schallacking of 28-16...but these aren't the Whalers of old, as they've rallied for 4 straight wins to open the season.

The new look Whalers have been upgraded in net with Tucker "Showtime" Garrity-Hanchett and adding a quartet of talent coming from Lyndonville every night: Ricky "Golden Showers" Golden, Casey "Not a" Crooks, Jared "The Beast" Rutledge and Cole "Goalie" Hunter.  The Whalers are led offensively by Dan Fento (2g, 3a), Hunter (1g, 3a) and Marc Stannard (1g, 3a).

The Blues have taken the last 9 meetings agains the Whale dating back to 2017.  Their offense is driven like a tractor trailer by the truck-driver looking TJ Moran.  Four other players have netted at least a point per game in their dominance over the UVHL; Brian Smith, Tyler White, Tim McAulfie & Mike Anderson.

In net for the Labatt Blues is the steady and reliable Jay "The Real Deal" Seals.  Seals has posted a solid 2.67GAA & .918% save percentage.

This should be a game for the ages.

In the second game of the night we had the Whalers (4-0) taking on the Blues (3-1). The games started out fast pace with both teams pushing for the early goal as the Whalers showed up with a full roster and the Blues only had 9 skaters. The Whalers would get their first penalty of the game a minute and 50 seconds into it. The Whalers would be able to kill the penalty off due to solid goaltending from Tucker. The Whalers would take two more penalties in the period but due to good penalty killing and solid goaltending the Blues could not score. Once the Whalers were able to finally play 5 on 5 hockey they were able to get their game going and Cole Hunter would put the Whalers up 1-0 with 3:47 left in the period. The period would end with the Whalers up 1-0.

In the second period the score would remain the same but the Whalers would take 3 penalties and the Blues would take 2 penalties. While either team had a PP chance neither could score as the goalies were put on a clinic at their respected ends. The Blues netminder Jay Seals, would end the period with 18 saves (two period total of 31 saves) and the Whalers Tucker Garrity-Hanchett would finish with 12 (21 saves through two periods).

With the score still 1-0 Whalers the Jacks would continue to pressure the Whale and for them to take another penalty early, however they were not able to capitalize on the power play chance. Both teams would keep testing each others goalies but it was the Whalers Marc Stannard that would get the go ahead goal to give the Whalers a 2-0 lead with 5:16 left. The Blues would make a late period surge but with the lack of a full roster and solid goaltending from Tucker they couldn't get a goal tonight. The Whalers would win the game by the score of 2-0. Jay Seals of the Blues would finish the night with a 44 save performance and Tucker would get the shut out on a 33 save performance.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
WHL	13:50	Penalty	Hunter, Cole (1)	2 minutes for Hooking
WHL	10:56	Penalty	Yehle, Jason(2)	2 minutes for Tripping
WHL	06:34	Penalty	Golden, Richard(2)	2 minutes for Slashing
WHL	03:47	Goal	Hunter, Cole (2)	Assist(s): none
2nd PERIOD
WHL	14:07	Penalty	Teller, Russell(3)	2 minutes for Tripping
WHL	12:09	Penalty	Yehle, Jason(3)	2 minutes for Body checking
LAB	08:08	Penalty	Billings, Trevor(1)	2 minutes for HOlding
LAB	04:10	Penalty	Moran, Terence(2)	2 minutes for Tripping
WHL	02:26	Penalty	Golden, Richard(3)	2 minutes for Tripping
3rd PERIOD
LAB	12:14	Penalty	Major, Samuel(1)	2 minutes for Roughing
WHL	05:16	Goal	Stannard, Marc(2)	Assist(s): Scalia, Peter (2)

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