Huskies Steal Win From Regals in Shootout

League News

Chris Clegg
NPHL.com Writer

This was a wild one!
Cole Diewert’s goal with 14 seconds left in the third period tied the game 8-8 and the Grimshaw Huskies went on to defeat the High Prairie Regals 9-8 in a shootout.
The Huskies led 6-2 after one period before the Regals rallied to close the gap to 7-6 after two periods.
What was anything but a defensive gem turned into one in third period as the goaltenders were phenomenal – Bud Dyck for the Huskies and Matt MacMinn for the Regals – as the teams went scoreless the first 15 minutes.
But Ira Gladue scored twice late in the period to give the Regals their only lead of the night before Diewert’s heroics.
But the fun was just getting started.

In overtime, Damian Cardinal took a slashing penalty putting the Huskies on the power play. HP’s Lloyd AhKimNachie was stopped on a breakaway, then the Huskies hit two goalposts. With 45 seconds left in overtime, the Regals also hit the iron and a shootout was left to decide the winner.
As bizarre as this game was, the game-winner in the shootout was a fluke. Ty Wiebe’s shot went off MacMinn’s shoulder, off the crossbar, bounced back to hit MacMinn before going into the net.
Jacob Anderson could have tied the game after deking Dyck but he relaxed for a second instead of burying the puck and Dyck flew his hand across the crease to make a spectacular save.
Bond Hawryluk’s goal sealed the win.
Matt Flette scored twice for the Huskies while Bond Hawryluk, Brendan Hawryluk, Ty Wiebe, Brandon Bogdanek, Cole Diewert and Colter Wiebe added singles.
Ira Gladue scored three goals to lead the Regals, while Chris LeGresley, Luc L’Hirondelle, Jamie MacMinn and Damian Cardinal added singles.
The Huskies [3-0-1-0] remain undefeated in regulation this season and pulled into first place in the East Division with the win, while the Regals earned their first point [0-4-0-1] and remain last in the East.
The Huskies’ win snapped a two-game slide in High Prairie but they have still won seven of the last nine meetings in High Prairie.
Of note, the Regals have yet to win an NPHL game in a shootout. The NPHL adopted the shootout in 2006-07.

Huskies 9 at Regals 8 (SO)
Thursday, Nov. 22

First period
1. HP, Luc L’Hirondelle 1 (Jacob Anderson) 1:52
2. GH, Matt Flette 2 (Logan Putio, Clint Reid) 5:46 (pp)
3. GH, Brandon Bogdanek 1 (Cole Diewert, Bond Hawryluk) 10:09
4. GH, Brendan Hawryluk 4 (Carson Ewing, Kyle Richardson) 11:55
5. HP, Chris LeGresley 3 (Mitch Price, Austin Doan) 13:54
6. GH, Bond Hawryluk 2 (Clint Reid, Brendan Hawryluk) 15:18 (pp)
7. GH, Colter Wiebe 2 (Carson Ewing) 16:02
8. GH, Ty Wiebe 4 (Brendan Hawryluk, Bond Hawryluk) 18:48
Penalties: Curtis Gladue HP (slashing) 5:36, Matt Flette GH (check to the head minor, misconduct) 5:50, Luc L’Hirondelle HP (goaltender interference) 8:07, Claude Cunningham HP (roughing) 14:15, Loewen Lambert GH (roughing) 16:21.
Second period
9. GH, Matt Flette 3 (Brandon Bogdanek, Cole Diewert) 8:12
10. HP, Jamie MacMinn 3 (Nelson Anderson) 11:18
11. HP, Jacob Anderson 2 (Hector Lamouche, Ira Gladue) 13:56
12. Ira Gladue 1 (Mitch Price, Chris LeGresley) 15:18 (pp)
13. HP, Damian Cardinal 3 (Jacob Anderson, Austin Doan) 17:13 (pp)
Penalties: Brendan Hawryluk GH (cross-checking) and Damian Cardinal HP (roughing) 4:17, Matt Flette GH (cross-checking) 8:46, Hunter Miller GH and Chris LeGresley HP (roughing after the whistle) 9:45, Cole Wiebe GH (high-sticking) 15:07, Matt Flette GH (unsportsmanlike, misconduct, game misconduct) 16:30.
Third period
14. HP, Ira Gladue 2 (unassisted) 15:49
15. HP, Ira Gladue 3 (Jacob Anderson, Damian Cardinal) 18:16
16. GH, Cole Diewert 3 (Ty Wiebe, Brendan Hawryluk) 19:46
Penalties: Luc L’Hirondelle HP (high-sticking) 1:48, Kyle Richardson GH (kneeing) 9:49, Cole Diewert GH (unsportsmanlike) and Jacob Anderson HP (roughing) 14:25.
Overtime
No scoring.
Penalty: Damian Cardinal HP (slashing) 1:11
Shootout
Grimshaw wins shootout 2-0.
GRIM Shooters: Coel Diewert, no goal; Colter Wiebe, no goal; Ty Wiebe, goal; Brendan Hawryluk, no goal; Bond Hawryluk, goal.
HP Shooters: Nelson Anderson, no goal; Jacob Anderson, no goal; Mitch Price, no goal, Curtis Gladue, no goal.
Shots on goal:

Grimshaw	14	10	17	 7	-48

High Prairie	12	18	14	 2	-46


Goaltenders: Huskies, Bud Dyck; Regals, Matt MacMinn.

Power Plays: GRIM 2-5; HP 2-6.

Penalties in Minutes: GRIM 48; HP 16.