VIPERS CLAW PAST BEARS

VIPERS CLAW PAST BEARS

Red Deer collects second victory of the weekend after 8-2 victory over Banff.

For Immediate Release

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Red Deer, AB – On a Sunday evening at the Red Deer Arena, the Red Deer Vipers welcomed the Banff Academy Bears in the first of two meetings this season. Mack Patchett took to the Vipers’ net, while the Bears countered with Adas Pietrasik.

The game opened with the Vipers controlling the first half of the period as they built up an 11-1 edge in shots after 10 minutes. Red Deer’s sustained pressure would pay off as Bailey Lawson knocked home a loose rebound in the crease to put the home side in front 1-0. Banff would respond shortly after as Mitchell Wainman broke down the right wing and fired a shot past the outstretched blocker of Patchett. The Vipers would regain their lead only minutes later as the puck found the stick of Nick Glackin in the slot who quickly fired it between the legs of Pietrasik to put Red Deer up 2-1. The home team continued to attack, and notched two quick tallies near the end of the frame. First, Glackin dangled into the offensive zone and found Matt Krusky in the slot who rifled a shot into the top corner, past the glove of the Bears’ netminder. Colton Weseen then collected Red Deer’s fourth goal on the man advantage with seconds left on the clock as he unleashed a rocket from the right circle that rang off the crossbar and past Pietrasik. After 20 minutes of play, the Vipers held a 4-1 lead.

The opening half of the middle frame saw Red Deer continue to dictate the play as the shot clock read 24-3 in the favor of the Vipers. Red Deer forward Drew Joslin would add to the scoring just before the 10 minute mark as he capitalized shorthanded on a miscue in the Bears’ defensive zone to push the score to 5-1. Dominic Vollenwear would replace Pietrasik in the Banff crease after the fifth tally. Joslin’s goal would be the only marker of the period as the teams headed to the dressing rooms with the Vipers up 5-1.

The Bears returned Pietrasik to the net for the start of the final period. Red Deer notched their sixth goal of the game just past the halfway mark of the period as Avery Weenik and Weseen broke in on a 2-on-0 shorthanded break. From the left side, Weenik slid the puck over to Weseen who fired a quick shot through the legs of the Banff netminder to increase the Vipers lead to 6-1. Declan Johnson notched the Vipers seventh of the night after a nice individual effort down the left-hand boards before Red Deer’s Kale Lapointe and the Bears’ Blaise Arkle traded goals late in the game to round out the scoring. Vipers 8 Bears 2

Red Deer outshot Banff 42-11.

The Vipers will now travel to Stettler on Friday, October 9^th for a date with the Lightning. Red Deer will then return home to the Red Deer Arena on Saturday, October 17^th when the Medicine Hat Cubs come to town. Puck drop is set for 8:00 PM.

The Red Deer Vipers are proud to host the 2016 Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships taking place March 31^st – April 3^rd, 2016. Head over to the Vipers website at www.reddeervipers.com for more information.