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Joe Machney
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On October 29 the Rangers took on the Saddle
Lake Warriors in an intense game that went into
overtime, but before the two-minute mark in
overtime the Warriors got past the pads and took
the game in overtime with a
score of 4 to 3.
The game was quiet for
the first half of the opening
period with but a holding
penalty for the Rangers as
the clock hit the ten-minute
mark. The Warriors were
strong on their power play
with great saves by Ranger’s
netminder Saik. The
Warriors took a penalty for
roughing, though the
Rangers were unable to
capitalize on it. Near the
end of the period, Makokis
buried the puck behind
Saik to get on the board.
Before the period ended the
Rangers had some close
calls but were unable to
match the point.
The Rangers started out
the second period aggres-
sively and it paid off as first Falconer and then
Micklich scored, giving the Rangers the lead
within a minute of play. The high was not long
lived as Grykuliak got a 6 min penalty for slash-
ing and spearing, quickly deflating the team’s
morale. A goal by Krengnektak tied the game
back up at 2 each. A couple penalties by Saddle
Lake wasn’t enough to get the Rangers ahead as
the end of the second period remained tied at
two. The Rangers sustained a couple minor
injuries during the period but they were able to
recover during the break.
The third period began with a good chance for
the Rangers with a penalty by the Warriors but
luck was not on their side as they seemed to
struggle to get something going. Although there
were some close chances around the 10 min
mark for Veg another goal by Saddle Lake’s
Thompson made their plight more challenging.
But when you hit a wall you gotta push through
it and that’s what the Rangers did and their
tenacity got them another goal by Micklich to
tie the game before the end of the third.
Overtime was intense but short lived as
Krengnektak got another past Saik to win the
game for Saddle Lake before the two-minute
mark of overtime with a score of 4 to 3.
“We played a lot better than we have for a
while, which is good, we’re starting to come
around. We had
some
good
chances but we
just can’t bury
the puck right
now. There were
a lot of injuries
this game and
lost a lot of offen-
sive guys the last
weeks, so we just
got to struggle
through it for now
and we’ll be fine,”
Coach
James
Couch said. “It’s
not a big deal,
we’ve been play-
ing better that we
have and that’s a
positive sign.”
Rangers take it to overtime
