Neman Grodno 0–2 Vitkovice Ostrava
In their first home game against Mannheim, Neman came out with lots of energy, got the early lead and then played solid defence to get the victory. They tried the same game plan this time, but ran into a brick wall named Pavel Kantor in the Vitkovice net, who stopped all 32 shots he faced to record the shutout. Vitkovice got a goal late in the first against the flow of play and eventually got their first win in Group I. Linemates Stanislav Balan and Michal Vandas combined for a goal and an assist each to account for 100 percent of the game's scoring."We tried to play good defence, but we couldn't score despite a lot of power plays," said Neman coach Milos Holan. "Vitkovice were the better team tonight and deserved to win. We have to hope that happens in Vitkovice now to qualify, we won't give up and will try hard on Friday."
Linkoping HC 2–0 IFK Helsinki
IFK Helsinki could have wrapped up a playoff spot with a regulation win, but they ran into a Linkoping squad determined not to let their offence going, and limited the Finnish club to 16 shots on goal – all of which were handled by David Rautio for the shutout. Petter Hannson in the first period and Rhett Rhakshani early in the third provided Linkoping with all the offense they needed to leap-frog SC Bern and IFK into first place in Group A.KalPa Kuopio 2–1 Stavanger Oilers
KalPa win a tight-checking, defensive game with Stavanger and have now taken 5 of 6 points from their two home games. If they can now take just 2 total points from their two away games in Trinec and Stavanger, they will be on to the next round. Santeri Lukka and Patrick Davis scored power-play goals in the first and second periods, respectively. Tommy Kristiansen got the Oilers on the board early in the third to set up an interesting finish, but couldn't net the equalizer.Sheffield Steelers 2–4 JYP Jyvaskyla
In what was by far their best effort of this CHL season so far, Sheffield dominated the first period on home ice against JYP, out-shooting them 15–4 and scoring the first goal. They were tied 2–2 after two periods thanks to power-play goals by Robert Dowd and Mathieu Roy. They couldn't last forever, however, as Joose Antonen gave the visitors from Finland the lead in the 48th minute and a late empty-netter made it a 4–2 final. With that result, both JYP and Frolunda clinch Group N's two playoff spots.“We lost the game, I'm not happy,” said Sheffield coach Paul Thompson, who thought his team deserved a better fate. “I'm not disappointed, but I'm just not happy with the result. I thought in the first we really jumped all over JYP and came away with a deserved lead. Then they came back, but we equalised, and I felt it was always going to be a one-goal game, really. To lose a goal when the puck goes over the glass, when a player didn't deliberately mean to do it, is a rule I hate, and they end up getting the go-ahead goal.”
“That was a big win for us,” JYP coach Marko Virtanen said after his team clinched a spot among the final 32. “I have to say that the hardest place in sports is when you're expected to win, and that was the situation for us. After the opening period, I said that we had to play a simple game - skate, make easy passes, do the normal things well. It was tough when the Steelers kept pressing, they grew all the time and played better as it went on.”
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/video-sheffield-steelers-still-seek-missing-firepower-in-europe-1-7436071
KAC Klagenfurt 2–3 HC Kosice
In a big game between two teams still searching for their first points, HC Kosice broke the deadlock late when Jakub Suja scored on a 5-on-3 advantage with 2:31 remaining in regulation time. The win means that Kosice are three points up on Klagenfurt, but Klagenfurt have a game in hand, a road game in Munich next weekend. The same two teams also play each other again in Kosice, in what promises to be a huge game.“All of us coaches teach defence, but you have to put the puck in the net. We had trouble doing that, it's one of our problems at the moment. I thought we deserved a better fate today,” Klagenfurt coach Doug Mason.
HC Pardubice 2–3 Farjestad Karlstad
With HC Davos already clinched, Farjestad now have a five-point lead on Pardubice in the battle for Group E's other playoff spot after winning this game, thanks to a goal by Johan Ryno with 2:55 to play. The score was 1–0 Farjestad entering the third period, but Pardubice opened it up in the third in a desperate attempt to grab some points, and the teams traded goals in an exciting final 20 minutes, culminating in the late game-winner. Ryno and Mikael Johansson had 1 goal and 1 assist each for Farjestad, while Petr Sykora assisted on both Pardubice goals. Pardubice will now have to win in Davos and Karlstad next weekend to have a chance at advancing.
The Champions Hockey League Sports Board has taken disciplinary action for an incident following Sunday's Dusseldorfer EG–TPS Turku game.
According to the Arbitrator and having considered the video evidence, Officials' report and CHL Game Supervisor report, it has been determined that coach Kristof Kreutzer of Dusseldorfer EG did not adhere to the CHL Disciplinary Regulations by acting in a manner that is considered public criticism of a CHL Game Official.
From the perspective of the CHL Sports Board, it is found that Kristof Kreutzer, following the game on 30 August and within the vicinity of the Game Offials' dressing room, verbally confronted a Game Official. In addition, in two separate post-game interviews, Kreutzer expressed his personal opinion in a derogatory manner specifically about an individual Game Official. The CHL post-game interviews are not to include, at any time, a personal opinion questioning the integrity of an Official's decision in an unfitting manner.
From the perspective of the CHL Sports Board, Kristof Kreutzer of Dusseldorfer EG is not suspended any games – a CHL Reprimand is imposed.
No comments:
Post a Comment