With Jake Marchment joining the ranks of the wounded (in all seriousness, you could create the majority of a really great forward core out of the injured forwards), the Grizzlies once again found themselves pretty short of forwards in general, and centermen in particular in the final game of the road trip. Joey Raats once again dressed as a forward, and was joined for parts of the later stages of the game by Teigan Zahn, while Joe Cannata got the start.
First Period
- This has been a surprisingly uneventful first period.
- YIIIIIKEEEEEES. That was so close to disaster.
- That poke check was disgustingly good from C.J. Motte.
- Josh Thrower and Michael Economos drop the gloves!!
- Speaking of disgustingly good…that’s what that Allen goal was. Screened too.
- ….Where was any of the defense…
- Not gonna lie, but “allegedly onside” is one of my favorite phrases.
- Boooooooo.
- That was no fun. At least shots have evened up considerably.
Second Period
- I would really, really just like to get through this game without losing anyone else to injury…
- Well Mr. Smith, if you were waiting for the opportune moment to score your first pro goal, that was it. Beautiful pass from Turner Ottenbreit too.
- Well, that was definitely the right idea.
- Caleb Herbert and Josh Atkinson get matching minors for skulduggery.
- OH MY HOCKEY GODS. SAVE THAT FOR THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK. The Oscar for best goal goes to Ryan Walters. What a move. Spin-o-rama to elude the defenseman fools Motte too, and it’s 3-2!!!!
- MAXWELL DROPS THE GLOVES.
- Zahn with a terrific chance on the doorstep, and then Herbert with a great shot.
- Cannata answering the call on the other end too.
- Please do not break Michael.
- WALTERS IS ON FIRE.
Third Period
- Shots are now 40-28 for the Grizzlies.
- Please go play in the other end…
- Thanks Joey.
- Well. Everyone was pretty much where they should be, but Cannata was completely screened. Boo again.
- Josh Dickinson is getting worked over with no calls.
- Motte is pretty pissed at his own guy as Atkinson shoves Dickinson into Motte.
- ….oh geez, not Turner…Please be ok….
- How was that slash on Ottenbreit not called, and yet that one Ausmus is.
- Well, there’s blood, so can’t really argue with that high-sticking call…
- Oh thank goodness. Ottenbreit is, at the very least, ok to stay in this game. Hopefully he’s actually ok, and not just hockey ok…
- Zahn is DEFINITELY playing forward.
- HOWWWWWW DID MOTTE MAKE THAT SAVE??????????????
- ECONOMOS TIES IT UP.
- To OT we go. Which will be Herbert-less, as he gets pitched for unsportsmanlike conduct.
OT
- Thank you Joe.
- Dickinson probably should have drawn a penalty there.
- Cannata is down (panic), and we’re off to the power play.
- (Cannata appears to be alright, everyone can stop panicking. What do you mean I was the only one?)
- At the end of OT, Emerson Clark got 20 minutes of penalties (slashing and fighting/continuing altercation) and Curt Gogol got ten for fighting/continuing altercation as well. So things got a bit heated there!
Shootout
Allen: Pochiro (goal)
Utah: Herbert (no goal)
Allen: Salituro (no goal)
Utah: Dickinson (goal)
Allen: Miller (goal)
Utah: Walters (no goal)
Allen wins 5-4 in the shoot out, shots 55-41 for Utah.
Walters’ two goals and ten (yes you read that right, ten) shots earned him third star of the game, while Cannata saved 37/41. Ottenbreit had yet another great game, picking up two assists, as did De Jong. As noted at the time, Will Smith got his first pro goal, and Economos was one assist away from a Gordie Howe hat trick.
Goals
- First Period: None
- Second Period: Smith (Ottenbreit), Walters (Raats, Ottenbreit), Walters (Herbert, De Jong) (PP)
- Third Period: Economos (De Jong)
Utah: 1/3 (28 minutes)
Allen: 0/3 (60 minutes)
Photo courtesy of Action Sports Photography and staff.
If you like the work I do on the blog, please consider supporting me by buying me a coffee!
belowthehashmarks.com 