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Falher Pirates beat Stamps at home 11–3
Emily Plihal
for Smoky River Express
After a disappointing loss in the first game of the series at home, the Pirates were on a mission to keep their fans enthused throughout the third game of the series on Feb. 13.
The emotions were high in the rink after a ceremony to retire two alumni Pirates’ jerseys, with fans excited to see their team take a lead in the first round of the playoffs.
The game kicked off with the Pirates offensively attacking Stampeders’ goalie Bretton Stewart.
Pirates’ forward Denis Rochon opened the scoring just 1:40 in the first period, with assists by Matts Maisonneuve and Jason Bouchard.
Only 20 seconds later Rochon scored his second of the game, assisted by Keith Reade and Maisonneuve.
Forward Daniel Aubin gave the Pirates a three goal lead at 4:50 on the power play, assisted by Reade and David Gelinas.
Maisonneuve earned his third point and first goal at 7:59. His goal was assisted by Bouchard and Reade.
Denis Rochon scored a hat trick goal at 16:38 of the first, assisted by Reade and Maisonneuve.
David Gelinas capped the scoring in the first period, scoring on the power play at 19:05. Assists were awarded to Aubin and Davis Baroldi.
Second period action saw the Stampeders attempt a comeback at 11:44 on the power play. Stamps’ Aaron Parenteau earned the goal with feeds from James Hogan and Nick Laporte.
Jared Zawacki gave the Pirates a 7–1 lead at 16:14 of the second period. Reade earned his fifth assist on the goal.
Maisonneuve scored his second of the game at 6:25 of the third period on the power play.
Assists were earned by Reade and Gelinas on the play.
Parenteau scored his second goal of the game at 8:08 on the power play. Assists were notched by James Hogan and Joe Fawcett.
J. Zawacki scored on the power play at 10:14 to give the Pirates a substantial lead in the third. His goal was assisted by Ryan Hicks.
Hicks followed suit at 12:07, assisted by Logan Wittchen and Evan Zawacki.
Parenteau scored Peace River’s last goal of the game at 14:07 unassisted.
Gelinas scored his second goal of the game with just 53 seconds left on the power play. He was assisted by Maisonneuve.
The tension was high throughout the game, with various players kicked out of the game for fighting.
The first two players to receive game misconducts were Danny Dubois (Pirates) and Dallas Fosty (Stamps) at the beginning of the second period. Two coincidental penalties were also awarded on the play.
Jason Bouchard and Stamps’ James Kennedy were also kicked out from the game half way through the second for fighting.
Denis Rochon and Stamps’ Brett Campbell were given the boot at 12:29, Rochon crosschecked Campbell leading to tempers rising from the Peace River players.
The ensuing fight earned both players game misconducts.
With just under two minutes of play remaining in the second, Pirates’ Tim Clayton earned the opportunity for an early shower.
Keith Reade and Tyrel Paul fought in the third period, giving the refs the opportunity to open the gates to the dressing room one last time.
Pirates won the game by a margin of 11–3. Game winning goal was scored by Matts Maisonneuve.
Power play goals were earned by Daniel Aubin, David Gelinas, and Maisonneuve.
After the game the Pirates were ahead of the Stamps in the series 2-1.
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Pirates’ Matts Maisonneuve watches as Denis Rochon scores the first of the game on Feb. 13. Pirates won the game by a score of 11–3, taking a 2–1 lead in the first series of the playoffs.
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