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The Bird Cage Journal – House Organ for McGregor Condors Hockey
Ryan Spooner deflects Justin Faulk’s
point slap shot past Toledo’s Darcy
Kuemper for power play game
winning goal!
Attendance: 19,076
Condor rookie Ryan Spooner
lifts Condors over
Goaldiggers 3-1!
Condors Rinne solid in net
with 20 saves.
December 8, 2015
McGregor, TX (FP) – Rookie Ryan Spooner continues to have an
impressive debut as he gets first star as he leads the McGregor
Condors by the visiting Toledo Goaldiggers 3-1.
Spooner scored an impressive deflection power play goal on a one
timer slap shot from the point off the stick of defenseman Justin
Faulk for what turns out to be the game winning goal.
“His hand eye coordination is amazing,” commented McGregor’s
manager/coach Jesse Cheng after the game. “He timed his deflection
on the shot perfectly and (Darcy) Kuemper didn’t have a chance on
that shot.”
Spooner has scored 3 goals and 6 assists over the last 2 months so
far and is fourth overall in points among the Condors since
November.
Ryan Getzlaf also tallied on the power play for his 15th goal in 30
games played. This is good for 4th overall in goal scoring in the
FHL. Alexei Galchenyuk scored on even strength for his 6th goal
this season.
Pekka Rinne also shined after having time off with Dustin Tokarski
in net last home game. Rinne had 20 saves in the win.
Marian Gaborik scored for Toledo on the power play in the 3rd
period to avoid the shut out.
The Condors dominated play out shooting Toledo 31-21, out hit them
28-13, and led in scoring chances 8-7.
The Condors would score twice on the power play in the first period.
Spooner would set up the first goal on the power play with a nice
pass to Ryan Getzlaf at the point. His blast beat Kuemper just 16
seconds into the power play at 2:17 in the first. Then Spooner
would score on a great point shot off the stick of Faulk for the 2-0
lead at 7:54 mark.
Both sides would skate 4-on-4 after Toledo’s David Desharnais and
McGregor’s Brett Connolly would go off with coincidental roughing
penalties at 14:22 in the first. Then Getzlaf gets whistled for
checking from behind for a Toledo 4-on-3 power play for 24 seconds
and then a 5-on-4 power play for 1:36. The Condors killed both
power plays and even got a shorthanded chance when Tomas Vanek fires
a wrister on net requiring an Kuemper acrobatic pad save to keep the
score 2-0.
There was no scoring in the second period with both teams playing
sloppy with 13 turnovers for Toledo and 5 turnovers for McGregor.
The third period had two high light reel goals. McGregor’s Alexei
Galchenyuk would race down the right side of the rink leaving a drop
pass to Alexei Emelin, who passed cross ice to Ryan Strome, and then
found Galchenyuk cycling low in front of the crease for the goal.
Then on the Toledo power play Marian Gaborik would make a
spectacular double deke by both Getzlaf and defenseman Thomas Hickey
for an insider wrister past Rinne to close the score to 3-1 at 8:51
in the third period.
Toledo would press getting two odd man rushes with 2014 1st round
draft choice Sean Monahan leading the way. But forward Carl Hagelin
would shoot wide on the first rush and defenseman Andrej Sustr would
be stoned by Rinne on the second rush.
December 8 2014
2014-15 Toledo
2014-15 McGregor
Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 2:17 PP MGC
1 7:54 PP MGC
3 6:54 EV MGC
3 11:09 PP TGD
Neutral Ice
15-21-0-1
17-12-0-0
1
0
2
2
0
0
12-31-2015
3
1
1
F
1
3
Getzlaf (15), assisted by Spooner (7)
Spooner (4), assisted by Faulk (13) and Getzlaf (10)
Galchenyuk (4), assisted by Emelin (1) and Strome (6)
Gaborik (6), assisted by Bjugstad (7) and Brodie (10)
Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 2:00 TGD McNabb (10), 2:00 - tripping
1 7:38 TGD Demers (13), 2:00 - cross checking
1 13:42 TGD Desharnais (14), 2:00 - roughing
1 13:42 MGC Connolly (17), 2:00 - roughing
1
1
2
2
3
13:42
15:18
1:29
10:53
10:12
MGC
MGC
TGD
TGD
MGC
Toledo
McGregor
Connolly (17), 2:00 - roughing
Getzlaf (16), 2:00 - checking from behind
Josefson (16), 2:00 - interference
Rieder (6), 2:00 - hooking
Burrows (31), 2:00 - tripping
SOG 1
6
15
TGD
SOG
21
FOW
22
FO%
43.1
Hits
13
Blocks
16
Missed Net
13
Shot Attempts
48
Scoring Chances
7
PIM
10
PP
1-2
TOA
5:18
SOG 2
7
9
SOG 3
8
7
MGC
31
29
56.9
28
14
11
58
8
6
2-4
3:29
Star 1: MGC Spooner 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 2: MGC Getzlaf 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 3: MGC Galchenyuk 1 G
GWG: Ryan Spooner
Notables: MGC Getzlaf 16 faceoffs won
Toledo
G Kuemper (L)
GA SV
3 28
Save%
.903
TOI
58:28
W L OL
6 10 1
Rate
5.6 (-0.3)
McGregor
G Rinne (W)
GA SV
1 20
Save%
.952
TOI
60:00
W L OL
14 10 0
Rate
8.1 (+0.4)
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