Giants Fall 3-2 in Sunday Matinee
October 30, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants centre Ethan Semeniuk (left) vs. the Calgary Hitmen
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Cassandra Vilgrain)
Calgary, AB - In a game that looked early on like it would be a goaltending duel, each team was able to put a few on the board but Calgary came out ahead. The Giants played the final 40 minutes with only four defensemen as Tom Cadieux was given a game misconduct and Carson Haynes left the game with an injury.
1st Period:
No Scoring.
2nd Period:
CGY: London Hoilett scored his first career Western hockey League goal to open the scoring 1:53 into the middle period.
3rd Period:
VAN: Ty Halaburda tied the game 6:34 into the third period on a rebound while he was falling down.
CGY: Sean Tschigerl restored Calgary's lead just two minutes later on a sharp angle backhand.
CGY: Riley-Fiddler Schultz brought the Hitmen lead to two on a breakaway with 1:59 remaining in the game.
VAN: Samuel Honzek brought the game back within one just 0:35 later, but it was the final tally of the game.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 2
Final Shots:
Calgary: 26
Vancouver: 34
Jesper Vikman: 23/26 saves for Vancouver
Brayden Peters: 32/34 saves for Red Deer
Vancouver Power Play: 0/4
Calgary Power Play: 0/3
3 Stars:
1) Fiddler-Schultz (CGY)
2) Hoilett (CGY)
3) Honzek (VAN)
Next Game: The Giants are off to Medicine Hat, where they will take on the Tigers on Tuesday night.
Images from this story
 Vancouver Giants goaltender Jesper Vikman eyes a shot by the Calgary Hitmen (Cassandra Vilgrain) |
 Vancouver Giants centre Jaden Lipinski (right) vs. the Calgary Hitmen (Cassandra Vilgrain) |
 Vancouver Giants centre Ethan Semeniuk (left) vs. the Calgary Hitmen (Cassandra Vilgrain) |
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