Photo by Jon Molson
STRETCHING OUT - Air North/Cinderwood goaltender Daryl Froese tries to stop a shot from a streaking Roadhouse player in Monday's recreational hockey contest at Takhini Arena.
Photo by Jon Molson
STRETCHING OUT - Air North/Cinderwood goaltender Daryl Froese tries to stop a shot from a streaking Roadhouse player in Monday's recreational hockey contest at Takhini Arena.
Roadhouse proved Monday why it has sole possession of top spot in the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League's A division standings.
Roadhouse proved Monday why it has sole possession of top spot in the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League's A division standings.
The team downed the Air North/Cinderwood Canucks, winning 11-4 thanks to two offensively dominated periods.
What was even more impressive was the fact that Roadhouse had seven separate goal scorers in a game where nearly every player on the squad recorded at least one point.
"If you look at our stats online, we have the most spread out scoring, for the A division anyways," said Roadhouse defenceman Darren VanLangen. "A lot of our guys are not too selfish with the puck and I think it shows on the stats."
Sheldon King got Roadhouse off on the right track, notching two quick goals in the first few minutes.
Jay Glass responded for Air North/Cinderwood on a lead pass that sent him in all alone. Glass made no mistake, firing a hard wrist shot that rang off the post landing in the back of the net.
Roadhouse restored its two-goal lead courtesy of VanLangen, who broke in and sent the puck above the blocker side of Canucks goalie Daryl Froese.
Troy Cairns and Shayne King also got in on the first period scoring to increase Roadhouse's lead to 5-2.
Despite having a steep hill to climb, players on Air North/Cinderwood weren't about to give up. The team scored its second goal with just a couple minutes remaining in the opening frame.
Ryan Gleason netted the puck after breaking into Roadhouse's zone, using his strength and skill to get by the defencemen.
The goal seemed to lift the players on Air North/Cinderwood, who got off to a quick start in the second and final period. Ben Harper helped reduce the deficit, recording the Canucks third goal at 20:34.
Harper was in the perfect spot and made no mistake converting a one-timer into the back of the net.
Unfortunately for Air North/Cinderwood, this was as close as they got and four straight goals from Roadhouse put the contest out of reach.
Roadhouse added two more goals, while the Canucks were able to get one before time expired in the second frame.
Goal scorers on Roadhouse included Ryan Hodgins, who netted three of the team's final six. The remaining two were Shayne King, Scott Horsey and Andrew Sprokkreef.
Wes Martin put in the final goal for Air North/Cinderwood.
With the win, Roadhouse improved its record to 21-2-2, while Air North/Cinderwood dropped to 15-8-0. Despite the loss, the Canucks still sit in third place in the A division's standings.
Roadhouse not only leads the league in wins, but the team has also scored the most goals with 195 and have only given up 115. The team is 10 points ahead of second place Boston Pizza/Matco.
The fourth place team is the Terra Firma Muckers, which has 11 wins, while the Midget Mustangs sit in fifth with nine wins.
Other results in the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League include a close one-goal B divisional game on Sunday between the Mic Mac Bantam Mustangs and the Kwanlin Kanucks.
Thanks to a late second period goal by Gage Aird, Mustangs were able to hang on to win 4-3.
The Mustangs also benefitted from great goaltending as the team was out-shot 28 to 18.
Mic Mac Bantam Mustangs 4, Kwanlin Kanucks 3
Other Mustang goal scorers included Gage Preece, Gibson Pearson and Mitch Read.
Matthew McCarthy contributed a couple of assists in the team's win.
Robert Vance and Myles Carlick each chipped in a goal and one assist for the Kanucks, while the team's remaining scorer was Shawn Kolak.
Terra Firma Muckers 9, Yukon Appliance 7
Five second period goals helped the Muckers hang-on Sunday in a close A divisional game against Yukon Appliance.
Rene LaPierre and Brian Douglas were the Muckers' scoring leaders, each netting two goals and one assist.
Hugo Bergeron also played very well, finishing with one goal and three assists, while Andy Connors chipped in a goal and two assists.
The remaining scorers were Chris Evans and Marc Champagne.
Brian Currie finished with an impressive five points for Yukon Appliance, scoring twice and adding three assists.
Nestor Baird also put in a pair of goals, while Justin Piggage finished with a goal and two assists.
The remaining scorers for Yukon Appliance were Ryan Martin and Jason Berkers.
Y.E.S. Jets 6, Castle Rock Ent. 6
Both teams notched three goals in each of the game's two periods on Saturday in the recreational B division.
It it was thanks to a late marker from John VanLangen, with less than two minutes left in the game, CastleRock was able to draw even.
The goal gave VanLangen a hat trick and brought his point total on the evening to five.
The remaining scorers on Castle Rock were Terry Slonski, Derrick Hynes and Jeff O'Farell.
Mitch Malchow and Gord Campbell were also instrumental in Castle Rock getting the tie. Malchow finished with four assists, while Campbell chipped in three assists.
Darcey Carlick and Adam Schellenberg contributed four goals to the Jets total, while Khris Day and Allan Martinson put in the team's remaining two goals.
Jon Osborne finished with three assists for the Jets.
Narrow Gauge 7, Kwanlin Kanucks 2
Yves Paradis finished with three points and was a big part of Narrow Gauge's rec. B divisional victory on Saturday.
Paradis recorded a pair of goals and one assist, while Dan MacDonald also scored twice.
he remaining goal scorers on Narrow Gague included Durand Cornett, Phillip Harry and Ryan Sylvestre.
Scott MacDonald also played very well, assisting in three of Narrow Gauge's seven goals.
Gus Morberg and Harley Bow each scored for the Kanucks.
Y.E.S. Jets 4, Envirolube Oilers 2
Ryan Osborne netted the game's final goal Friday, which gave the Jets a 4-2 over the Oilers.
This was Osborne's second goal of the contest and he finished with three points in total.
The other Jets scorers included Dean Nakamura and Kris King.
Derek Brown and Jon Osborne each chipped in two assists in the victory.
Pete Mostyn scored both goals for the Envirolube Oilers, while Hay Chau contributed a pair of assists in the loss.
Leroy Wolfe also finished with one assist for the Oilers.
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