January 20th

Islanders Tenacious

On January 20th the Kerry Park Islanders played the Peninsula Panthers. In the first minutes of the game both teams took penalties, and although there was good end to end play, no goals were scored. With just over 5 minutes left in the 1st period, a Peninsula player was ejected for checking from behind, and the Islanders went on a two man advantage after another Panther penalty. While on the two man advantage, Wayne Twan flattened a Panther with a huge hit to create some space for the power play unit, but not goal resulted. The teams then each went down by two players allowing for some free wheeling 3 on 3.  However, the second period ended with the Islanders on the penalty kill and no goals being scored.

In the starting minutes of the second, period the Panthers scored the first goal of the game on a rebound. Although Peninsula got the first goal, the Islanders were tenacious and came back just two minutes later, as a scramble in front of the Panther's net resulted in a goal for Jamieson, assisted by Botcher and Posey. Three minutes later, the Islanders got their second, as Twan tipped in a shot from Greco. The period continued with the Islanders pressing the Panthers. The Islanders went on a two man advantage for the last two minutes of the second and scored with 56 seconds left in the period as Keegan Young sent a beautiful cross ice pass to Mike Posey, who knocked it in.

A second Peninsula player was ejected for hitting from behind at the start of the third period, and Kerry Park had lots of shots on the resulting power play. four and a half minutes in, Mike Posey scored his second of the night as he beat a Panther's player on the blue line and slipped the puck in through the goalie’s five hole. It was an unassisted shorthand goal. Neil Doherty got into a fight with a Peninsula player, and the Panthers player skated off the ice much worse for wear.  The Panther's goalie kept their net empty as he stopped three great chances for the Islanders. Twan absolutely crushed a Peninsula player against the half boards, giving the crowd a chance to cheer. With just under four minutes left in the game, Peters slipped a backhand through the Panther goalie’s legs after an outside rush. With only one minute twenty one seconds left in the game, Wayne Twan knocked another goal in for the Islanders, and although Peninsula had a 5 on 3 for the last twenty two seconds, they did not manage a single shot.

January 22nd

Islanders Makeup
in Style

In the make up game against Sannich on Monday January 22nd, the Islanders came out hard, and out worked the Sannich team. In the first forty seconds, Keegan Young scored with an assist to Mike Posey. After a good penalty kill for the Islanders, Wayne Twan skated from the blue line and beat the Saanich goalie on the five hole. A mere two minutes later Jack scored an unassisted goal to put the Islanders up 3-0. Keegan Young scored his second goal of the night on a break-a-way and then the Islanders faced a five on three penalty kill, but fought back the Saanich attack.  With just under 5 minutes left in the period the Isles scored their fifth of the period, taking a commanding lead to the dressing room   

The second period opened with Sannich getting a goal in the first minute. The Islanders retaliated with their sixth goal as Greco skated into the hash marks and fired the puck into the top right corner. Sannich replied with two more goals, but the Islanders kept coming with another goal of their own.  Sannich picked up their fifth goal in the last two minutes of the period, cutting Kerry Park’s lead to two.          

At the start of the third, Kerry Park exploded off the bench and Keegan Young scored his third goal of the night to get a hat trick. There was end to end play for mid portion of the period with both goalies making challenging saves. In the last five minutes, the Islanders scored their ninth, and Jordan Grant was ejected from the game. Keefer Smily kept the net empty with a beautiful glove save, and although the Braves hit the post in the last ten seconds, they didn't manage another goal. The Islanders won 9-5.

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