Chris Clegg
NPHL.com Writer
The Falher Pirates won their seventh straight game Saturday night, whipping the visiting Grimshaw Huskies 7-2.
FAL left no doubt in this game, leading 4-0 after one period and 6-0 after two. They led 7-0 in the third before GRIM scored two late PPGs.
Pat Rowan and Trevor Tokarz paced the FAL’s attack with two goals each. Darren Kramer, Jay Anderson and Trevor Mazurek added the other goals. Kramer’s goal was his league-leading fourth SHG of the season. Kevin Monfette added three assists.
Bond Hawryluk and Ty Wiebe scored PPGs for GRIM in the final four minutes to break the shutout bid of Chad Rycroft, who stopped 37 of 39 shots.
FAL [10-3-0-1] has won three of four meetings this season and now leads the East Division by seven points over Manning {7-7-0-0] and 10 points over GRIM [5-6-1-0].
Huskies 2 at Comets 7
Sat., Dec. 22
First period
1. FAL, Pat Rowan 15 (Darren Brochu, Kevin Monfette) 7:21
2. FAL, Darren Kramer 18 (unassisted) 9:54 (sh)
3. FAL, Jay Anderson 5 (Trevor Mazurek, Neil Maisonneuve) 11:36
4. FAL, Trevor Tokarz 4 (Koltin Caron, Bailey Tokarz) 16:20
Penalties: Spencer Ross GH (roughing) 1:29, Mark Simpson GH (tripping) 6:19, Jay Anderson FAL (interference) 6:44, Jeff Chalifoux FAL (hooking) 9:00. Bond Hawryluk GH (interference) 12:19, Rollie Gladue FAL (hooking) 17:32.
Second period
5. FAL, Trevor Mazurek 4 (Jeff Chalifoux, Jay Anderson) 3:58
6. FAL, Pat Rowan 16 (Kevin Monfette, Trevor Tokarz) 15:39
Penalties: Kevin Monfette FAL (tripping) 12:04, Brendan Hawryluk GH (slashing) 13:38, Bailey Tokarz FAL (unsportsmanlike) 17:20, Lance Rapson GH (holding, misconduct) 18:27.
Third period
7. FAL, Trevor Mazurek 5 (Kevin Monfette, Pat Rowan) 00:27 (pp)
8. GH, Bond Hawryluk 8 (unassisted) 16:06 (pp)
9. GH, Ty Wiebe 13 (Mark Simpson) 16:59 (pp)
Penalties: Kyle Richardson GH (roughing) and Trevor Mazurek FAL (unsportsmanlike) 1:32, Kyle Richardson GH (roughing, game misconduct) and Lance Rapson GH (misconduct, game misconduct) and Darren Kramer FAL (instigating minor, fighting major, game misconduct) 14:16.
Shots on goal:
Grimshaw 8 15 16 -39
Falher 21 21 9 -51 Goaltenders: Huskies, Will McCreight; Pirates, Chad Rycroft.
Power Plays: GH 2-8; FAL 1-5.
Penalties in Minutes: GH 54; FAL 29.