Mooretown Flags Final Game of 2015
December 20, 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS
The Mooretown
Flags traveled to Blenheim
Sunday night for their final
game of 2015 and came away with
a single point after losing in
overtime 4 - 3 to the Blades in
Great Lakes Jr. C hockey league
action.
"We played well,
just could find a way to win."
said head coach Doug Slipacoff
The Flags scored
the only goal in the first
period on a power play by Mike
Kindrachuk with Ben Morrison and
Ryan Lyle assisting.
In the second
Cameron Rannie gave the Flags a
2 - 0 lead with Kyle Smith and
Kindrachuk picking up the
assist. Blenheim answered
back scoring their first, a
power play goal by Brayden
Hopkins.
In the third
three goals were scored before
the half way point of the
period. Blenheim scored
back to back goals the first at
1:47 by Nick Delyzer and the
second to take the lead at 5:15
by Kirk McKillop. The
Flags on a power play tied the
game at 7:33 with Ryan Lyle from
Colton Osborne and Mike
Kindrachuk assisting.
Action continue and the scored
remained at 3 - 3 at the end of
regulation time sending the game
into overtime, where Kirk
McKillop scored the game winner
for Blenheim at 3:45.
"Battled hard all
game and rolled all four lines
but credit to Blenheim their
goalie made timely saves and
they got the extra break in
overtime." Slipacoff said
Blenheim outshot
the Flags 39 - 26. Brandon
Johnson in net for the Flags
made 35 saves. Klinton
Kenney earned the win made 23
saves.
The team has
struggled on the power play as
they went zero for six the
previous night. In
Sunday's game the Flags scored
twice on five opportunities.
Blenheim scored one on four.
Currently the
Flags are in third place in the
standings race with a record of
16-12-2-1.
"Christmas break
couldn't have come at a better
time." Slipacoff added "We're
burnt out and need a recharge."
The Flags are coming off a four
game week.
The Flags are
back in action next year on
Saturday Jan 2 when they host
the Alvinston Flyers (8-15-1-3).
Game time is set for 7:30 pm at
the Moore Recreation Centre.
