Post by wolfmannick on Apr 2, 2014 8:31:36 GMT -6
The Peterborough Petes were trailing the Kingston Frontenacs 3-0 in the first round of the OHL playoffs and came back to win the series in overtime. One player that stood out to me was winger Nick Richie. Jets should definatly take a look at this kid if he is still around at the entry draft this year, size, speed skill, everything we need.
The Peterborough Petes travelled to Kingston on Tuesday night in search of an historic game 7 win. Only three times in OHL history had a team trailed three games to none in a best-of-seven series and come back to win the series. After three periods of hard-fought action, a fitting over-time ensued and Nick Ritchie scored to make history for the Petes, advancing them to the second round against the rival Oshawa Generals.
After a solid first shift by Peterborough, the Fronts forced a turnover deep in the Petes zone. Sam Bennett corralled the loose puck and buried the biscuit unassisted to put Kingston up 1-0 just 59 seconds into the game. Kingston registered a number of great chances as the period progressed, indicating once again that for the Petes to win the game, they’d have to survive the first period.
Neither team could gain an edge past the mid-way mark, with the Fronts using their speed to generate chances on the rush, with the Petes battling in the corners to apply pressure in the Kingston zone. Neither team could find the back of the net through the remainder of the frame, and the Fronts maintained their 1-0 lead and a 9-7 shot advantage heading into the intermission.
Early in the second period, Fronts captain Michael Moffat took a run at Josh MacDonald, earning a five-minute major and a game misconduct. After a Kingston delay-of-game penalty, the Petes tied the game on their lengthy five-on-three opportunity as Hunter Garlent ripped home a rebound assisted by Brandon Devlin and Nick Ritchie to tie the game.
As the powerplay continued, Sam Bennett forced another turnover and streaked in on a breakaway. Jonatan Tanus knocked Bennett into Andrew D’Agostini and the net, earning a major penalty and a game misconduct of his own. Bennett returned to the game just minutes later and was a force on the ensuring Kingston powerplay ,but D’Agostini and the Petes were steadfast in keeping the score tied.
Just after the ten-minute mark in the second, a Kingston player closed his hand on the puck in the crease during a furious scramble in front of the Fronts net. On the ensuing penalty shot, Greg Betzold was stopped by Matt Mahalak to keep the score knotted at 1-1. The second period concluded after more intense action, but no further lamps being lit. The shots were tied at 20-20 with twenty minutes to play in regulation.
In the third period, Peterborough was on their heels early with a minor penalty just a few minutes into the frame. The Petes successfully killed the Kingston man-advantage and some extra pressure, taking the 1-1 score past the ten-minute mark.
After more back-and-forth action in the late stages of the third, Kingston was awarded a powerplay with just 2:02 to play in regulation. Despite some of their best penalty killers in the box, injured, or suspended, Peterborough killed the man advantage to force sudden-death overtime for the third time in the series.
The sold out Rogers K-Rock Centre – including several hundred travelling Petes fans – were treated to non-stop action at both ends of the rink, keeping everyone in attendance on the edges of their seats. After some solid Petes momentum psat the mid-way mark of the first OT session, Anthony Stefano streaked down the ice, took a pass from Josh MacDonald, and fed Nick Ritchie who snapped the puck into the back of the net to win game 7 by a score of 2-1.
The Peterborough Petes travelled to Kingston on Tuesday night in search of an historic game 7 win. Only three times in OHL history had a team trailed three games to none in a best-of-seven series and come back to win the series. After three periods of hard-fought action, a fitting over-time ensued and Nick Ritchie scored to make history for the Petes, advancing them to the second round against the rival Oshawa Generals.
After a solid first shift by Peterborough, the Fronts forced a turnover deep in the Petes zone. Sam Bennett corralled the loose puck and buried the biscuit unassisted to put Kingston up 1-0 just 59 seconds into the game. Kingston registered a number of great chances as the period progressed, indicating once again that for the Petes to win the game, they’d have to survive the first period.
Neither team could gain an edge past the mid-way mark, with the Fronts using their speed to generate chances on the rush, with the Petes battling in the corners to apply pressure in the Kingston zone. Neither team could find the back of the net through the remainder of the frame, and the Fronts maintained their 1-0 lead and a 9-7 shot advantage heading into the intermission.
Early in the second period, Fronts captain Michael Moffat took a run at Josh MacDonald, earning a five-minute major and a game misconduct. After a Kingston delay-of-game penalty, the Petes tied the game on their lengthy five-on-three opportunity as Hunter Garlent ripped home a rebound assisted by Brandon Devlin and Nick Ritchie to tie the game.
As the powerplay continued, Sam Bennett forced another turnover and streaked in on a breakaway. Jonatan Tanus knocked Bennett into Andrew D’Agostini and the net, earning a major penalty and a game misconduct of his own. Bennett returned to the game just minutes later and was a force on the ensuring Kingston powerplay ,but D’Agostini and the Petes were steadfast in keeping the score tied.
Just after the ten-minute mark in the second, a Kingston player closed his hand on the puck in the crease during a furious scramble in front of the Fronts net. On the ensuing penalty shot, Greg Betzold was stopped by Matt Mahalak to keep the score knotted at 1-1. The second period concluded after more intense action, but no further lamps being lit. The shots were tied at 20-20 with twenty minutes to play in regulation.
In the third period, Peterborough was on their heels early with a minor penalty just a few minutes into the frame. The Petes successfully killed the Kingston man-advantage and some extra pressure, taking the 1-1 score past the ten-minute mark.
After more back-and-forth action in the late stages of the third, Kingston was awarded a powerplay with just 2:02 to play in regulation. Despite some of their best penalty killers in the box, injured, or suspended, Peterborough killed the man advantage to force sudden-death overtime for the third time in the series.
The sold out Rogers K-Rock Centre – including several hundred travelling Petes fans – were treated to non-stop action at both ends of the rink, keeping everyone in attendance on the edges of their seats. After some solid Petes momentum psat the mid-way mark of the first OT session, Anthony Stefano streaked down the ice, took a pass from Josh MacDonald, and fed Nick Ritchie who snapped the puck into the back of the net to win game 7 by a score of 2-1.
