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2003-04 Results

Sunday, November 21, 2004
League vs. Motor City Chiefs

Ryan Kretzer scores his second game winning goal of the weekend and also adds an assist.

Jr. Blues Pull Out 3rd Period For 4-2 Win!

Sunday's game versus the Express was similar to Saturday's as the two teams battled the entire 60 minutes.  The Jr. Blues dominated the first period but had nothing to show for their efforts.  The second period started with the Express scoring the game's first goal.  With the Express energized by their power play goal, the momentum seemed to be shifting their way.  But Kyle O'Kane changed the momentum back to the Jr. Blues as he roofed a perfect shot from the top of the circle.  Zach Barron and Eddie Effinger assisted on the goal.  With the Jr. Blues pressuring, Ryan Kretzer took a Tony Jost cycle pass behind the net.  With Kretzer heading one direction he reversed his flow and hit Cory Spradling who was cutting to the net.  Spradling made no mistake and gave the Jr. Blues a 2-1 lead.

The third period was exciting as the Express tied the game early.  The Jr. Blues again took advantage of the power play as Ryan Kretzer scored his second game winner.  Tony Jost set up the goal and Cory Spradling also assisted on the pretty passing play.  The Express pulled their goalie late in the game and applied pressure.  But Kyle O'Kane scored an empty net goal thanks to the tough play of Zach Barron and Eddie Effinger. 

Quad City 0-1-1-2
St. Louis 0-2-2-4

Shots:
Quad City  5-6-7-18
St. Louis  14-11-12-37

Goals/Power Plays
Quad City 1/4
St. Louis 1/8

Scoring:

Kyle O'Kane 2 goals
Cory Spradling 1 goal, 1 assist
Ryan Kretzer 1 goal, 1 assist
Tony Jost 2 assists
Eddie Effinger 2 assists
Zach Barron 2 assists

Blake Yanics made 16 saves on 18 shots.

Saturday, November 20, 2004
League vs. Quad City Express

Kyle O'Kane's goal and assist leads the Jr. Blues over the Express.

Jr. Blues Win 3-1 Over Express

The third place Quad City Express came to St. Louis looking for an upset.  The Jr. Blues had other things on their mind as the two teams battled for 60 minutes.  The game was full of big hits and tough, physical hockey as both teams competed hard.  The first period saw one goal as Kyle O'Kane converted a Zach Barron centering pass.  O'Kane was stopped on the first shot but he then slammed home the rebound.

After an exciting scoreless second period, the Jr. Blues power play was the difference in the third period.  Ryan Kretzer scored on a pretty passing play from Tony Jost and Pete Wildhaber.  Then, two minutes later Mike Keeven also lit the lamp on the power play with a great shot from the top of the circle with O'Kane and Eddie Effinger assisting.

This game though was won by the defense and goaltending of the Jr. Blues.  The Express broke Blake Yanics shutout bid with 3 minutes remaining as Blake made 22 saves in the game.  The biggest saves came early in the second period with the Jr. Blues holding a one goal lead.  The Jr. Blues took three penalties within one minute but killed them all off including over three minutes of 5 on 3.  The play of defensemen Keeven, Wildhaber, Chris Stock, Mike Hewkin, Pat Dolan and Andrew Gibson was described by the coaching staff as their best performance of the year. 

Quad City 0-0-1-1
St. Louis  1-0-2-3

Shots:
Quad City  5-8-10-23
St. Louis  19-12-12-43

Goals/Power Plays:
Quad City 0/6
St. Louis 2/7

Scoring:
Kyle O'Kane 1 goal, 1 assist
Mike Keeven 1 goal
Ryan Kretzer 1 goal
Zach Barron 1 assist
Tony Jost 1 assist
Pete Wildhaber 1 assist
Eddie Effinger 1 assist

Blake Yanics made 22 saves on 23 shots.

Sunday, November 7, 2004
League vs. Motor City Chiefs

Brandon Bollig scored a goal and assist to go with his tough physical play in the Jr. Blues win.

Jr. Blues Sweep Chiefs!

With a lineup missing several regulars, the Jr. Blues once again show their dominance of the Chiefs.  Brandon Bollig scored a power play goal on a great pass from Pete Wildhaber to open the scoring for the Jr. Blues.  On the play Ken Grasso won the draw cleanly to Mike Keeven who made a quick pass to defense partner Pete Wildhaber.  Wildhaber moved into the slot seemingly to shoot then hit Bollig on the back side for the goal.  The Chiefs tied the game moments later as the period ended 1-1.  The second period was a good one for the Jr. Blues.  After the Chiefs took the lead early in the period, Eddie Effinger scored a highlight reel type of goal as he undressed a defenseman and goaltender.  Then moments later, Kyle O'Kane sniped a perfect shot over the goaltender's glove on the power play.  Just 30 seconds later, Cory Spradling beat a defenseman and deposited another goal for the home team.  Barry Baxter gave the Jr. Blues a 5-2 lead early in the third period.  On the play, Ken Grasso made a power move on the defenseman then hit Brandon Bollig with a drop pass.  Bollig then quickly hit Baxter who was driving the net for the goal.  The Chiefs scored a late goal but the Jr. Blues shut down Motor City and swept the weekend.  The Jr. Blues outshot the Chiefs 45-20.

Motor City 1-1-1-3
St. Louis 1-3-1-5

Shots:
Motor City  10-4-6-20
St. Louis  19-10-15-44

Goals/Power Plays
Motor City 0/3
St. Louis 2/4

Scoring:
Brandon Bollig 1 goal, 1 assist
Kyle O'Kane 1 goal, 1 assist
Zach Barron 2 assists
Eddie Effinger 1 goal
Barry Baxter 1 goal
Cory Spradling 1 goal
Pete Wildhaber 1 assist
Ken Grasso 1 assist
Tom Craig 1 assist
Mike Keeven 1 assist   
Trey Spiller made 17 saves on 20 shots. 

Saturday, November 6, 2004
League vs. Motor City Chiefs

Tom Craig's 2 goals pace the Jr. Blues past the Chiefs.

Jr. Blues Comeback to Defeat the Chiefs!

With several top players not in the lineup, the Jr. Blues courageously battled back for a come from behind win.  The lineup was missing 3 forwards that have scored a total 40 goals between them and two top defensemen, but depth of the Jr. Blues prevailed.  After the Chiefs scored first, Tom Craig evened the score with a great goal.  Craig powered his way past the Motor City defenseman and sniped a quick shot to tie the game.  The Chiefs were playing well though and led the game 2-1 after one period.  The second period was a strong one for St. Louis as they peppered 19 shots at the Chiefs goaltender.  Despite the domination, the Jr. Blues scored only one goal as Brandon Bollig converted a Tony Jost pass on the power play.  With the game tied in the third period, Ken Grasso scored another big goal for the Jr. Blues.  This time Bollig had the assist as the Jr. Blues took their first lead of the game with 14 minutes to play.  Barry Baxter then deposited a rebound off a Pete Wildhaber goal on the power play.  Grasso also assisted on the goal with a face-off win.  Tom Craig then scored his second goal on a two on one with C.J. Chappell driving the net, as he undressed the goaltender with a nifty move.  Blake Yanics was very good in net making 31 saves to improve his record to 9-0-0.

Motor City  2-0-0-2
St. Louis 1-1-3-5

Shots:
Motor City 10-15-8-33
St. Louis  12-19-12-43

Goals/Power Plays
Motor City  0/5
St. Louis 2/5

Scoring:
Tom Craig 2 goals
Ken Grasso 1 goal, 1 assist
Brandon Bollig 1 goal, 1 assist
Pete Wildhaber 2 assists
Tim Jost 2 assists
Barry Baxter 1 goal
Tony Jost 1 assist
C. J. Chappell 1 assist
Blake Yanics made 31 saves on 33 shots

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