Cranbrook, BC – Calgary scored 3 power-play goals in a 5-2 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL action on Friday night.
Calgary opened the scoring as MacKenzie Royer scored on a long snap shot that beat the goalie on the stick side.
Hitmen made it 2-0 on a power-play as Bostjan Golicic found a wide open Paul Postma near the net for a tap-in goal.
ICE made it 2-1 on a 3-on-1 break as Dustin Sylvester fed Max Reinhart crashing the crease and banged in the goal.
Hitmen made it 3-1 as Brendan Rowinski redirected a pass in the crease from Tyler Fiddler.
Rowinski added a power-play goal as he chipped in a back hand from close to the net.
ICE changed goalies as Nathan Lieuwen replaced Thomas Heemskerk.
Calgary scored their 3rd power-play goal of the night on a 5-on-3 advantage as Kyle Bortis had an open net from the bottom of the right circle.
ICE made it 5-2 as Drew Czerwonka scored on a power-play.
ICE will host Lethbridge next Friday.
Game Summary
Calgary 16-4-1-0 Kootenay 10-9-2-3
1st Period
1. Calgary, Royer 2 2:59
2. Calgary, Postma 3 (Golicic, Stone) 10:27 pp
3. Kootenay, Reinhart 3 (Sylvester, Bailey) 17:02
Penalties – Bench Calg (too many men) 5:51, McNabb Ktn (hooking) 8:37, Madiasky Calg (boarding) 13:42, Plante Calg (instigator, fighting, misconduct) Stickland Ktn (check from behind, fighting) 15:34,
2nd Period
4. Calgary, Rowinski 4 (Fiddler) 1:11
5. Calgary, Rowinski 5 (Bonsor, Fiddler) 5:34 pp
6. Calgary, Bortis 11 (Kozun, Plante) 14:13 5-on-3 pp
Penalties – Barteaux Calg (interference) 3:55, Lieuwen Ktn (delay of game) 8:22, Barteaux Ktn (interference)
3rd Period
7. Kootenay, Czerwonka 5 (McNabb) 4:23 pp
Penalties – Schultz Calg (fighting) Fraser Ktn (fighting) 1:18, Plante Calg (interference) 4:18, King Ktn (delay of game) 6:40, Sonne Calg (roughing) McNabb Ktn (roughing) 11:01,
Shots on goal by
Calgary - 7 – 11 - 9 = 27
Kootenay – 6 - 3 – 10 = 19
Goal (shots-saves) – Calgary: Martin Jones (W 10-2-1-0) Kootenay: Thomas Heemskerk (25:34 13-9) (L 6-5-2-2) Nathan Lieuwen (5:34 second 13-14)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Calgary: 3/7 Kootenay: 1/3
Referees – Russ Berdusco, Sean Raphael
Linesmen – Michael Roberts, Jim Maniago
Attendance – 3,335