TEAM BLUE vs. TEAM RED

Four minutes in, the first quality scoring opportunity goes to Nathan Aulenbach , who received a pass from Team Blue teammate Derek Hutton at the opposing hash marks. Trying for a one-timer, Aulenbach wound up fanning on the shot in front of Adam Gingras. The first goal of the game ends up going to Tyson Glazier with a strong wrist shot past the team Blue netminder with 13 minutes left in the first. A quick response by team Blue’s Ross Herzog who won an offensive zone faceoff forward and then lifted a backhand over top of Gingras to tie the score at 1.
The first good chance of a lacklustre 2nd period resulted in a goal being waved off after team Red had kicked the puck into the net with 12 minutes left in the stanza. The officials continued their influence on the game as a minute later team Red had another goal disallowed after it was batted down with a high stick. Finally a goal that counted as team Blue’s Randy Janzen was Johnny on the spot for an open net tap in after a rebound from Kevin Carpenter’s point shot giving Blue the 2-1 lead with 6 mintues left in the 2nd. The second period ended 2-1 but not without some fireworks as Greg Brown entertained Dru Cotteril’s request for a fight as time expired in the period. Cotteril got in the early shots with the heaviest bomb being landed by Brown but you could heard the knuckle on helmet contact all the way in the press box. Celebrity guest judge Michael Drader called it a draw.
Early in period number three team Red tied it up just a couple minutes in before play continued much like it did in the second before the physical play finally started to pick up with just over 14 minutes to go. After a couple big body checks by both teams you could feel the life come back into the game. A deflected point shot gave Red a 3-2 advantage with nine minutes to go. As time ticked down team Blue was not able to get their goaltender pulled for an extra attacker and Red finished day one off with the 3-2 win.