Grizzlies lose their 7th.We ended up stuck in the massive ticket lines, so we missed the first goals by Utah and Ontario - and that's not to mention the Emmerson fight. The last 16 minutes of the period weren't that impressive, with the Reign picking up speed and the Grizzlies struggling to keep up and ending the period in a deficit. But that definitely changed in the 2nd when the boys racked up 25 SOG, taking over on the forecheck. We saw some great play from Utah in the middle 20. Regrettably, they couldn't get anything past Beau Erickson until the 3rd.
We though the boys still kept their heads in the game, even while picking up some penalties. Even though the Reign pushed back after Beau's injury and Hugo's clipping penalty (Rule 44.1 Clipping - Clipping is the act of throwing the body, from any direction, across or below the knees of an opponent. A player may not deliver a check in a “clipping” manner, nor lower his own body position to deliver a check on or below an opponent’s knees. - and yes, we had to look it up.) But once Ontario scored their third goal of the night, Utah started playing like they only needed to defend their lead rather than push for a tying goal and pressing every advantage.
We're not going to name names here, but there were some pretty obvious missed passes in the last two minutes of the game by players who should have known to have their sticks on the ice . . . Do it better.
Get the win tomorrow, boys.
Stars of the Game -
1. ONT - J. Hill
2. UTA - K. Deeth
3. UTA - H. Carpentier
Links -
gamesheet || Ontario at Utah - 3/4/11
highlights || Game Highlights 3/4/11 vs Ontario
photos || 3/4/11 - Utah Grizzlies vs Ontario Reign
interview || Kevin Colley 3/4/11 post game
interview || Kevin Deeth 3/4/11 intermission
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