Terriers; Mils now both have 3-1 Series leads

The Yorkton Terriers once again used a comeback from two goals down to win Game 4 of the semi final series 4-3 in overtime to take a 3 games to 1 lead.

It wasn't the first period the Terriers were looking for as they would give up a couple in that opening period. The first one came on the powerplay just 6:30 in as David Miazga would deflect one past Kale Thomson for his 4th goal of the playoffs to make it a 1-0 Bronco lead. They would make it a 2 goal lead as Gray Marr would finish off a nice passing play for his 5th of the post season to give the Broncos a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes lead.

The Terriers after having a lengthy 5 on 3 powerplay to start, would get a penalty of their own but on that ensuing penalty kill, Jordon Ross would send a backhander past Ryland Pashovitz for his 4th of the playoffs to cut the Broncos lead in half at 2-1. The Broncos would regain their 1 goal lead just half way through the 2nd period as Jarret Fontaine would get his 1st of the playoffs to make it a 3-1 Bronco lead. It would stay like that until the final 1:40 of the middle frame when they would get a couple of the sticks of Riley Hunt and Kailum Gervais would give the Terriers some confidence evening it up at 3-3 heading into the 3rd period of play.

In the a back and forth 3rd period, both teams were playing pretty tight, with no team wanting to give up that go ahead goal, and neither team did as they stayed even at 3-3 after 60 minutes, and we headed to the overtime for third game of the semi-final series. 

And with overtimes in the OT that took a triple and a double overtime, this time it didn't take long at all as just 25 seconds in, Chase Norrish would one time a knuckle puck that would hit the back of the net for his 6th of the playoffs to give the Terriers a 4-3 Game 4 win. 

Kale Thomson made 29 saves for the win while Ryland Pashovitz made 42 stops in losing cause. 

Terriers will look to book their ticket into their 2nd straight final as they host Game 5 on Friday night at the FAA. 

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While in Melville,

The Melville Millionaires were not able to sweep their Semi-Final series as they fell 5-1 on home ice to the Battlefords North Stars, they now lead the Best of 7 Series 3-1. 

Lane Harbor got the lone goal for the Mils  while Taylor Reich, Blake Young, Jake Erickson, Cam Blair and Tanner Quinn replied for the Stars. 

Michael Gudmanson stopped 24 shots for the win in goal while Isaiah Plett stopped 23 of 28 before being relieved by Richard Palmer who stopped all 5 shots he faced.

Mils will have another chance to wrap things up on Friday when they visit the Battlefords, 7:20/7:30 on GX94. 

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Terriers; Mils both win exciting Game 3's on home ice

 

The Yorkton Terriers in a wild one where 7 goals were scored in the 3rd period, as the Terriers went on to defeat the Humboldt Broncos 6-5 to take a 2 games to 1 in their Best of 7 Semi-Final series.

The Terriers would open the scoring in the series for the first time as just under 7 minutes in Brett Boehm (pictured above) would continue his hot play as he would get his 5th goal of the playoffs to give the Terriers an early 1-0 lead. The Broncos like they have done all series long would come back with a powerplay goal of their own as Cody Pongracz would get his 6th goal of the season to tie it up at 1-1 after 1 period.

Chase Norrish would help the Terriers regain their one goal lead as he would get his 5th of the playoffs to make it a 2-1 Yorkton lead. But once again the Broncos would come back and even things up at 2-2 as Gray Marr would pull his team even.

Then the first of 7 goals in  the 3rd would be scored as at the 3:27 mark, Connor Swystun would give the Broncos their first lead at 3-2 with his 1st of the postseason. They would give themselves a 4-2 lead just 32 seconds later as Stuart Symenuk would slip one past Kale Thomson to give the Broncos a 2 goal lead. Cue the Terriers comeback as they would score 4 unanswered goals by Zack Zadorozniak, Tayler Thompson and Brett Boehm who would add 2 more to complete the hat trick to give the Terriers a 6-4 lead. Justin Lund would add one late for the Broncos but it wouldn't be enough as the Terriers held on for a 6-5 Game 3 win.

Kale Thomson made 31 saves for the win while Ryland Pashovitz stopped 33 shots in a losing cause,

Terriers look to go up 3-1 in the Semi-Finals when they visit the Humboldt Broncos on Wednesday night, pregame 6:50, pxp at 7:00 on GX94.

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Meanwhile down the Highway 10,

The Melville Millionaires push the Battlefords North Stars to the brink of elimination as they came back to beat the North Stars 5-2 to take a 3-0 series in their SJHL Semi-Final.

Reed Murray (pictured above) led the way with 2 goals for the Mils while Lane Harbor, Allan Kilback and Sam Williams on the penalty shot also scored for the Moneymen. Kelvin Walz chipped in with 3 assists.

Isaiah Plett stopped 19 shots for his 7th straight win in these playoffs while Michael Gudmanson made 30 saves in a losing cause.

Mils look to book their ticket into the Canalta Cup Final on Wednesday when they host the Battlefords 7:30 from the HCUC.

Terriers prevail in Game 2 behind Gervais' Double OT heroics

For the 2nd straight game this Series went to the extra period, and for the 2nd straight game the Visitors prevailed as the Yorkton Terriers took Game 2 on Sunday night defeating the Humboldt Broncos 3-2 in double OT to even the Best of 7 Semi Final series at 1-1.

It was a pretty tightly checked start to Game 2, with not much offense to start off with, with the shots at one point being 3-3 about 11 minutes into the 1st period. But the play would start to open up as we got to the latter stages of the 1st period, and the Broncos would be the ones that would draw first blood for the 2nd straight night, as quickly off the draw Cody Pongracz woulda  get the puck just outside the slot and would snap it over the pad for his 4th of the playoffs to give the hometown Broncos a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.

In the 2nd period, the play would open up a little bit more as both teams would have great opportunities and this time it would be the Terriers breaking through and evening things as Brett Boehm would get his 3rd goal of the playoffs to even it up at 1-1 after 2 periods.

Just 4 minutes into the 3rd period the Broncos would regain their 1 goal lead as Pongracz would bang home his 2nd of the night to make it a 2-1 Humboldt lead. That lead didn't last long as Boehm would get his 2nd of the game and 4th of the postseason to even it up at 2-2 after regulation. 

The game would remain even at 2's after almost 2 complete overtime periods when in the late stage of the double overtime the Terriers would get a power play and shortly into their 3rd power play chance Kailum Gervais (pictured above) would sneak one through Ryland Pashovitz to give the Terriers a thrilling 3-2 Game 2 victory. 

Kale Thomson stopped 41 shots for the victory while Ryland Pashovitz made 42 saves in a losing cause. 

Series now tied up at 1-1, Game 3 takes place on Tuesday at the FAA. Pregame show 7:20, PxP at 7;30 on GX94. 

Mils up 2-0, after 2-1 victory in Game 2 over Battlefords

The Melville Millionaires have once again took the first two games of their series on the road  in these SJHL playoffs as they defeated the Battlefords North Stars 2-1 to take a 2-0 lead in their Best of 7 Semi-Final series.

The Stars came out with a vengeance in period number and quickly took much of the control early on at one point outshooting the Mils 11-3 , but as the period would go on the Mils would start to get their legs back once again to shorten the gap in the shot department to a 12-10 shot advantage for the North Stars in a scoreless 1st period.

The Mils in the middle frame for the 3rd time in this series would get a goal in the opening 3 minutes and this time it would be Winnipeg native Sam Williams jumping on a loose puck and putting it past Michael Gudmanson for his 1st goal of the playoffs to give the Mils an early 1 goal lead that would go right into the 2nd intermission.

In the 3rd the North Stsrs would come back with some quick strike offence of their own as they would get the equalizer just 1:22 into the 3rd period as Jake McMillen would redirect one by Isaiah Plett for his 1st goal of the postseason to pull Stars even at 1-1. It would stay like that until the Mils would go in on a 2 on 1, and Allan Kilback would slip it over to Reed Murray who was absolutely robbed by Gudmanson but the puck was just sitting there in the crease and a pinching Alec Brandrup (pictured above) would gobble it up and put it in the back of the net for his 2nd postseason goal to give the Mils a thrilling 2-1 Game 2 victory.

Isaiah Plett continued his stellar postseason play recording his 6th straight win stopping 32 shots and now has a 1.32GAA in 6 games this post season while SJHL MVP stopped 21 shots in a losing cause.

With the Mils up 2-0, the series shifts back to Melville for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday st the HCUC. at 7:30

Tickets are on sale now at melvillemillionaires.ca or you can get them in person from 6pm-9pm tomorrow (Sun) & Monday the HCUC Box Office. Season ticket holders have until 11AM on Game Day to purchase their ticket/seat or it will be released to the public.

Mils win Game 1; Terriers lose In triple OT

The Melville Millionaires drew first blood in their SJHL semi final series as they beat the Battlefords North Stars 4-1 to take a 1-0 series lead in their best of 7 series.

The Stars got off to a quick start as they would get a quick power play and convert as Blake Young would deflect home a long wrist shot for his 3rd of playoffs to make it a 1-0 Bronco lead. Then Just 9 mins into the opening frame, Colin Mospanchuk would get the equalizer his 2nd of the postseason to tie it up at 1 And that's how we would sit after 1 period. 

The Mils would come out with quick strike offence in the 2nd as just over a 1 minute in, Reed Murray on a good mid line drive would direct home his 1st of the playoffs to give the Mils a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes. 

Lane Harbor would come out in the 3rd and give the Mils a 3-1 lead just 23 seconds in for his 3rd of the playoffs. The Mils would get into some penalty trouble but their penalty was outstanding and kept the Stars off the board. Alec Brandrup would ice it with just 12 seconds left to make it a 4-1 Game 1 win.

Isaiah Plett (pictured above)  was terrific in Mils goal stopped 38 of 39 shots. 

The two teams will go right back at it on Saturday night in Game 2, Pregame 7:20 on Gx94. 

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Meanwhile the Yorkton Terriers fell in a wild one in triple overtime as David Miazga got the winner with just over 2 minutes remaining to give the Humboldt Broncos a 6-5 Game 1 win. 

Chase Norrish, Brett Boehm, Tyler Giebel, Dylan Johnson and Zack Zadarozniak scored for the Terriers in a losing cause. 

Busy and solid night for Kale Thomson, he stops 64 shots in the loss. 

Game 2 is in Humboldt on Sunday night from the EPA. Pregame 5:50, 6:00 on GX94. 

Esterhazy's Johnson competes at World X-Country Championships in Uganda.

THE 19TH WORLD UNIVERSITY CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD EARLIER THIS MONTH IN UGANDA AND ESTERHAZY'S MATT JOHNSON WAS A PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT.

I HAD A CHANCE TO CHAT WITH JOHNSON ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.