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Sunday, December 20, 2004 League/Showcase vs. Grand Rapids Jr. Owls
Tough winger Bollig records a "Gordie Howe Hat-trick" with 2 goals, one assist and a decisive fight. Rookie Defenseman scores his first CSHL goal in the Jr. Blues win.	Jr. Blues Power Past Grand Rapids! Lessons were apparently not learned by the Jr. Owls as the penalty filled game was won easily by the Jr. Blues. Six power play goals and one short handed goal was the story in the 9-2 win. *Brandon Bollig* scored twice and added an assist. He also answered the Grand Rapids challenge with a decisive victory in an altercation. *C.J. Chappell* took two turns at the tough stuff with his second altercation another decisive Jr. Blues win. Rookie defenseman *Bret Morrell* scored a power play blast from the point recording his first CSHL goal. *Morrell* had a goal and four assists on the weekend. *Tony Jost, Cory Spradling* (2 goals), *Kyle O'Kane, Ken Grasso* and *Pat Dolan* all scored in the final game of the Showcase. St. Louis 5-2-2-9 Grand Rapids 1-0-1-2 Shots: St. Louis 23-26-8-57 Grand Rapids 7-1-7-15 Goals/Power plays St. Louis 6/11 Grand Rapids 2/9 Scoring: Brandon Bollig 2 goals, 1 assist Cory Spradling 2 goals, 1 assist Mike Keeven 2 assists Tony Jost 1 goal 2 assists Brenden Sheehan 2 assists Ken Grasso 1 goal, 1 assist Kyle O'Kane 1 goal Pat Dolan 1 goal Ryan Kretzer 2 assists Zach Barron 1 assist Chris Stock 1 assist Trey Spiller made 13 saves on 15 shots.
Saturday, December 19, 2004 League/Showcase vs. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks
Cory Spradling ignites the Jr. Blues offense again.	Jr. Blues Dominate Jr. Lumberjacks in 5-1 Victory! Total domination of the game was the story in the third day of the CSHL Showcase. *Eddie Effinger* scored the only goal of the first period assisted by *Kyle O'Kane* and *Paul Puglisi. Cory Spradling* scored early in the second assisted by *Tony Jost. Brandon Bollig* scored on a wrap around late in the period. After the Jr. Lumberjacks scored to make it interesting, *Spradling* again scored with *Tony Jost* assisting. *Barry Baxter* converted a *Ken Grasso* pass late in the period to close out the scoring. The Jr. Blues outshot the Jr. Lumberjacks 52-23 including the second period 24-3 shot count. Cleveland 0-0-1-1 St. Louis 1-2-2-5 Shots: Cleveland 9-3-11-23 St. Louis 12-24-16-52 Goals/Power plays Cleveland 0-6 St. Louis 0-3 Scoring: Cory Spradling 2 goals Tony Jost 2 assists Brandon Bollig 1 goal Eddie Effinger 1 goal Barry Baxter 1 goal Paul Puglisi 1 assist Ken Grasso 1 assist Ryan Kretzer 1 assist Blake Yanics made 22 saves on 23 shots.
Sunday, December 18, 2004 League/Showcase vs. Grand Rapids Jr. Owls
Danny Brown scored a goal and added an assist in the Jr. Blues win. Defenseman Chris Stock has two assists in the win.	Jr. Blues Use 8 Different Scorers to Beat Jr. Owls The Jr. Blues played the Grand Rapids Jr. Owls for the first time. Apparently the Jr. Owls were not aware of the potent Jr. Blues power play. Five Jr. Blues power play goals powered the Jr. Blues to a 9-3 win. But it was the Jr. Owls who scored the games first goal. Late in the period, *Ken Grasso* was set up alone by *Tim Jost. Grasso* made no mistake in close as *Danny Brown* also assisted on the goal. The second period was all Jr. Blues as they tallied four goals. *Kyle O'Kane* capped a great passing play with line mates *Eddie Effinger* and *Zach Barron. Moments later, O'Kane* took a rebound from goaltender *Trey Spiller* and quickly created a two on one break with *Barron. Barron* drove the net and *O'Kane* sniped a perfect shot off the bar for a Jr. Blues 3-1 lead. Late in the period, *Brandon Bollig* stole the puck from the Grand Rapids goalie and scored in the vacated net. Right after the center ice face-off, *Paul Puglisi* sprung *Danny Brown* on a breakaway. *Brown* deked one way and went the other totally fooling the goaltender. The third period was more of the same, *Tony Jost* converted a power play. Then *Cory Spradling* won a battle in front for another St. Louis goal. *Zach Barron* continued the power play display as he took a perfect back door pass from *Mike Keeven. Tom Craig* scored the last goal, also a power play goal with *Bret Morrell* and *Brenden Sheehan* assisting. St. Louis 1-4-4-9 Grand Rapids 1-0-2-3 Shots: St. Louis 21-11-11-43 Grand Rapids 5-12-8-25 Goals/Power Plays St. Louis 5/15 Grand Rapids 1/9 Scoring: Kyle O'Kane 2 goals, 1 assist Danny Brown 1 goal, 1 assist Tony Jost 1 goal, 1 assist Zach Barron 1 goal, 1 assist Cory Spradling 1 goal, assist Chris Stock 2 assists Ken Grasso 1 goal Brandon Bollig 1 goal Tom Craig 1 goal Tim Jost 1 assist Eddie Effinger 1 assist Trey Spiller 1 assist Paul Puglisi 1 assist Mike Keeven 1 assist Brenden Sheehan 1assist Bret Morrell 1 assist Trey Spiller made 22 saves on 25 shots.
Saturday, December 17, 2004 League/Showcase vs. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks
Cory Spradling recorded a natural hat-trick in the second period to lead the Jr. Blues come-from-behind victory.	Jr. Blues Defeat Cleveland to Start CSHL Showcase The Jr. Blues found themselves on the wrong end of a 2-0 score after the first period in the opening game of the CSHL Showcase against the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks. *Cory Spradling* must have taken it personal as he scored 3 unanswered goals in the second period for a natural hat-trick. *Spradling* was assisted on all three goals by *Tony Jost. Zach Barron* capped a tremendous cycling play as he redirected a *Kyle O'Kane* pass to give the Jr. Blues a 4-2 lead after two. *Eddie Effinger* scored early in the third using a defenseman as a screen as the Jr. Blues opened their Showcase with a 5-2 win. Cleveland 2-0-0-2 St. Louis 0-4-1-5 Shots: Cleveland 12-10-8-30 St. Louis 11-17-8-36 Goals/Power plays Cleveland 1/4 St. Louis 2/3 Scoring: Cory Spradling 3 goals Tony Jost 3 assists Eddie Effinger 1 goal, 1 assist Kyle O'Kane 2 assists Bret Morrell 2 assists Zach Barron 1 goal Tim Jost 1 assist Blake Yanics made 28 saves on 30 shots
Sunday, December 12, 2004 League vs. Flint Jr. Generals
Bret Morrell assisted on the Jr. Blues third goal and played a stellar game of defense in the victory.	Jr. Blues Earn Two More Points in 5-3 Win The Flint Jr. Generals gave the Jr. Blues all the contest they wanted in Sunday's match-up. St. Louis scored two-first period goals and seemed to be in control. *Cory Spradling* started the scoring with *Tim Jost* and *Tony Jost* assisting. *Kyle O'Kane* finished a spectacular passing play from *Zach Barron* and *Eddie Effinger* late in the period. *Tom Craig* deposited a rebound from a *Bret Morrell* shot from the point midway through the second period. The Jr. Generals responded with a goal just moments later. With a 3-1 lead in heading into the third period, the Jr. Blues wanted to get that 3 goal lead. They did with *Kyle O'Kane's* second goal of the game with *Barron* getting his second assist. Then the Jr. General made it interesting scoring two goals to cut the St. Louis lead to 4-3. *Tim Jost* capped off a pretty passing play from *Tony Jost* and *Cory Spradling* on the power play to seal the win with 2 minutes remaining. St. Louis 2-1-2-5 Flint 0-1-2-3 Shots: St. Louis 13-12-10-35 Flint 5-7-13-25 Goals/Power plays St. Louis 1/4 Flint 1/3 Scoring: Kyle O'Kane 2 goals Cory Spradling 1 goal, 1 assist Tim Jost 1 goal, 1 assist Zach Barron 2 assists Tony Jost 2 assists Tom Craig 1 goal Bret Morrell 1 assist Eddie Effinger 1 assist Trey Spiller made 22 saves on 25 shots.
Saturday, December 11, 2004 League vs. Metro Jets
Eddie Effinger tipped a shot from Pete Wildhaber with 23 seconds remaining to win the game. Effinger also assisted on the Mike Keeven game tying goal with 1:22 remaining.	Jr. Blues Stun Jets With Two Goals in Final 1:22 To Win It took awhile for the Jr. Blues to start playing in the frigid conditions of the Lakeland Red Rink. But despite the lack of a music, PA or fans, the Jr. Blues created enthusiasm for themselves. The Jets led 1-0 after the first period. *Andrew Gibson* then scored his first CSHL goal with a blast from the point. *C.J. Chappell* started the play and received the assist. The Jets countered on a floater from the point that hit a helmet and deflected in the Jr. Blues net. The second period ended 2-1 in favor of the Jets. The third period was a wild one. The Jr. Blues tied the score on a *Zach Barron* goal. *Kyle O'Kane* made the play with a perfect pass and *Barron* made no mistake in tight. *Chris Stock* also assisted on the power play goal. The Jets took advantage of a St. Louis defenseman losing an edge and scored a breakaway goal with 7 minutes remaining. With the Jets seemingly in control, a very undisciplined penalty by the Jets cost them with 2 minutes remaining. The Jr. Blues warmed up their power play that had not seen action until the third period despite the Jets tackling strategies. *Mike Keeven* scored as he cut in from the point and sniped a perfect wrist shot as *Eddie Effinger* hit him with a perfect pass with 1:22 remaining in the game. The Jr. Blues were not satisfied with a tie at this point as the swarmed the Jets zone for the next minute. *Pete Wildhaber* made a great play at the point and shot, *Effinger* deflected the game winner with :23 remaining in the contest. *Blake Yanics* was a huge part of the victory making numerous big saves throughout the contest. St. Louis 0-1-3-4 Metro 1-1-1-3 Shots: St. Louis 13-14-14-39 Metro 11-9-9-29 Goals/Power plays St. Louis 2/5 Metro 0/2 Scoring: Eddie Effinger 1 goal, 1 assist Kyle O'Kane 2 assists Zach Barron 1 goal Andrew Gibson 1 goal Mike Keeven 1 goal C.J. Chappell 1 assist Chris Stock 1 assist Pete Wildhaber 1 assist Blake Yanics made 26 saves on 29 shots.
Sunday, December 5, 2004 League vs. Chicago Force
Pat Dolan scored the game winning goal with :00.3 of a second remaining in the second period.	Jr. Blues Win 5-2 in a Tough Battle with Chicago The Jr. Blues were desperate to gain a little revenge from their tie on Saturday. However the Force were just as confident they could spoil the Jr. Blues weekend even more. After a scoreless first period, the Jr. Blues struck first. *Barry Baxter* buried a one timer in the slot off a great play by *Tony Jost* and *Brandon Bollig* in the corner. *Cory Spradling* gave the Jr. Blues a 2 goal lead on the power play. After a *Ryan Kretzer* face-off win, *Tony Jost* passed the puck back to point man *Andrew Gibson* who shot. *Spradling* converted the rebound and the Jr. Blues looked like they were in control. A Chicago power play goal with one minute remaining in the period got the Force back into the contest. Then in the closing seconds *Pat Dolan* blasted a shot from the point that found the twine. The goal was a huge momentum builder with only :00.3 of a second remaining. The Force were not dead though, as they pulled within one with 13 minutes remaining. But *Eddie Effinger* put the Jr. Blues back up by two with *Kyle O'Kane* assisting. *Blake Yanics* then made the save of the game robbing the Force on a back door play on their power play. The Jr. Blues added a power play goal with *Zach Barron* knocking the water bottle off the top of the net on a *Pete Wildhaber* feed. Chicago 0-1-1-2 St. Louis 0-3-2-5 Shots: Chicago 6-6-13-25 St. Louis 14-10-19-43 Goals/Power Plays: Chicago 1/8 St. Louis 3/5 Scoring: Tony Jost 2 assists Kyle O'Kane 2 assists Pat Dolan 1 goal Cory Spradling 1 goal Zach Barron 1 goal Eddie Effinger 1 goal Barry Baxter 1 goal Pete Wildhaber 1 assist Andrew Gibson 1 assist Brandon Bollig 1 assist Blake Yanics made 23 saves on 25 shots.
Saturday, December 4, 2004 League vs. Chicago Force
Kyle O'Kane's two goals tie the Force.	Jr. Blues Battle Chicago Force to a 2-2 Tie The Jr. Blues showed no signs of rust after a two week layoff in the early going. The first period was a complete domination of the Force as the Jr. Blues outshot Chicago 22-9 in the period. Fantastic goaltending by Chicago kept the game scoreless through one period. In the second period, *Zach Barron* feathered a perfect goal mouth pass to *Kyle O'Kane* on a two on one break. *O'Kane* made no mistake as the Jr. Blues took the lead. The Force tied the score quickly though and the game headed into the third period tied 1-1. The Force took the lead early in the period. With the Force defense holding strong, it appeared if the Jr. Blues were running out of time. But an incredible shift by the *O'Kane, Barron, Effinger* line made the difference. The three forwards battled deep in the Chicago zone relentlessly. With *Cory Spradling* replacing *Barron* on the fly, battles won behind the net and in the corner by *Effinger* and *Spradling* set up *O'Kane* in front. *O'Kane* was knocked down upon receiving the pass but from his knees he somehow was able to deposit the puck in the net. After no scoring in the OT, the game ended in a tie. Chicago 0-1-1-0-2 St. Louis 0-1-1-0-2 Shots: Chicago 9-8-10-2-29 St. Louis 22-16-6-2-46 Goals/Power Plays: Chicago 0/4 St. Louis 0/5 Scoring: Kyle O'Kane 2 goals Eddie Effinger 2 assists Zach Barron 1 assist Cory Spradling 1 assist Trey Spiller made 27 saves on 29 shots.