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| Ben Miller is seen here carrying the puck, while Tim Campbell watches. Dieppe's Joel Blanchard (#26) can be seen chasing Campbell. Blanchard and the Dieppe Commandos were defeated 5-3 by the Slammers. |
After allowing three early goals, the Slammers came back, winning 5-3 in front of a 900-strong crowd on home ice.
Dieppe forward Danny Chiasson opened the scoring only eleven seconds into the contest. Ryan Langan, brother to Slammers captain Andrew Langan, scored on a power play at 4:51, increasing Dieppe's lead to 2-0.
Nearly twenty seconds later, Zach Cahill netted Dieppe's last goal of Friday night's game.
Slammers head coach Jason Tatarnic then called a time-out, telling the team that the Commandos' 3-0 lead was nothing to lose sleep over, and that they had lots of time to come back.
"After the third goal, we used our time-out and stressed not to panic. We [had] 52 minutes to tie the game," Tatarnic stated in a press release on the Slammers' website. "Obviously we didn't have the start we wanted to. We made some mistakes early and the Commandos capitalized."
The Slammers scored only thirteen seconds after the time-out. Bradley Greene got the Slammers on the scoreboard at 5:23. Jake Logan and Tim Campbell provided the assist.
Greene leads the Slammers in goals. The 5'11" centreman, a native of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, also is leading his squad in points. Greene currently has 66 total points.
Robert Visca scored three minutes after Greene got Woodstock on the score sheet, reducing the deficit to three.
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| Robert Visca |
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| Robert Visca, right, and Jake Logan chatting it up |
Woodstock's Evan Carmody scored the only goal in period two at 6:38.
Robert Visca scored both goals for the Slammers during the third period of play, including Woodstock's game winner. Visca got the rubber past Dieppe netminder Jonathan Waye nearly four minutes into period three, then scored on an empty net nearly with 1:09 remaining on the clock.
With three goals and one assist, Robert Visca led the Slammers in points in Friday night's contest. Bradley Greene helped out with one goal and two assists.
Sam Renault refused 21 of 24 shots faced for the win, while Jonathan Waye said no to 43 out of 47 shots faced, not including the empty net goal netted after Waye had been pulled in the third period.
The Slammers will face the Amherst Ramblers for the final time this season on Saturday, February 18th on the road. This weekend's road trip will also include a stop to Summerside, where the Slammers will face their rivals, the Western Capitals. Both games begin at 7 pm.
Note: The final results of the contest in Summerside were not available at the time of this post's creation.
With files from www.themhl.ca, www.dieppecommandos.com, and www.slammershockey.ca
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| Woodstock netminder Sam Renault refused 21 of 24 shots faced for a victory on Friday night. |
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| Chris Rygus |
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| Sam Caldwell |
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| Jake Logan |
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| Woodstock native Alex Murray (#14) was named the MHL rookie of the month for the month of November 2011. |
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| Jake Logan |
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| Tim Campbell taking a penalty shot |
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| This incident ensued only 54 seconds into period three. A total of 34 penalty minutes were issued. |
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| Another scrum occured just over four minutes into period three. Bradley Greene and Alex Murray received penalties as a result. |
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| Tim Campbell |
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| Tim Campbell |
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| Jake Logan |
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| Sam Caldwell |
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| Sam Renault made many key saves during Friday night's contest, leading the Slammers to a 5-3 win over the Dieppe Commandos. |
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| Zach Shannon (foreground) and Robert Visca (background). Photo taken by Brandon Leonardo |
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| #71 Colton Stairs |
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| The Slammers and Commandos working out their differences at the end of the game. |
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| Linesman Adam Springer is seen here holding on to Connor Tresham, ending the brief scrum. |
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