Cranbrook, BC – The Moose Jaw Warriors scored 3 1st period goals in a 4-0 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL playoff action on Friday night.
Thomas Heemskerk made 30 saves for his 1st career playoff shutout and Quinton Howden scored 2 goals.
Moose Jaw opened the scoring as they threw a few big body checks and created a loose puck in the slot and Andrew Johnson scored with a low shot on the stick side.
Warriors made it 2-0 as Quinton Howden scored on a wrist shot from the top of the circle that beat the goalie high on the glove side.
Howden made it 3-0 on a shorthanded breakaway as he scored with a forehand deke.
In the 2nd period Jesse Paradis got a breakaway and scored with a wrist shot high on the stick side.
ICE changed goalies as Brett Teskey replaced Nathan Lieuwen.
ICE scored a goal midway through the 2nd period but after video replay it was ruled no goal because of a high stick.
Lieuwen went back into the net at 10:47 of the period.
ICE Scratches – Luke Paulsen, Adam Rossignol, Mackenzie Skapski.
Warriors Scratches – Brett Lyon (suspended), Jordan Wyton, Cody Beach, Matt Franczyk, Brayden Cuthbert, Tanner Eberle.
Game Summary
Moose Jaw leads series 1-0.
Game 2 is Saturday in Cranbrook.
1st Period
1. Moose Jaw, Johnson 3:17
2. Moose Jaw. Howden 1 (Reilly) 7:10
3, Moose Jaw, Howden 2 8:01 sh
Penalties – McFaull MJ (hooking) Ehrhardt MJ (roughing) Antilla Ktn (roughing) 7:53, Rintoul Ktn (cross checking) 10:42, Rintoul Ktn (tripping) 16:54, Honejsek MJ (tripping) 17:11, McNabb Ktn (high sticking) 20:00.
2nd Period
4. Moose Jaw, Paradis 1 (Kornelsen, Bowman) 4:00
Penalties – Rintoul Ktn (slashing) 6:41, Fioretti MJ (high sticking) 11:37, Fioretti MJ Rintoul Ktn Ismond Ktn (roughing) 16:36.
3rd Period
No Scoring.
Penalties – Fraser Ktn (slashing) :52, Kornelsen MJ (tripping) 7:41, Paradis MJ (unsportsmanlike) Honejsek MJ (roughing) King Ktn (roughing, unsportsmanlike) Leach Ktn (roughing) 12:40, Reinhart Ktn (tripping) 17:18, Pearce Ktn (roughing) 19:25.
Shots on goal by
Moose Jaw – 9 - 4 – 11 = 24
Kootenay - 7 – 13 – 10 = 30
Goal (shots-saves) – Moose Jaw: Thomas Heemskerk (W 1-0) (30-30) Kootenay: Nathan Lieuwen (L 0-1) (23-19) (10:47 second, returned) Brett Teskey (4:00 second) (1-1)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Moose Jaw: 0/9 Kootenay: 0/4
Referees – Steve Papp, Pat Smith
Linesmen – Jim Maniago, Michael Roberts
Attendance – 2,486