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Saturday, November 26, 2005 League vs. Chicago Force
Tommy Lange and Ryan Loach each scored 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Jr. Blues over the Force.	Missing 7 Players Does Not Slow Down Jr. Blues Against Chicago! Four Power Play Goals Doom the Force! The Jr. Blues missing 5 to the CSHL Midgets and injuries to *Bill McMillen* and *CJ Jung* in Friday's game left the Jr. Blues with a skeleton squad. The remaining players made the point that this Jr. Blues team was deep and extremely talented down to the last man. The Jr. Blues found themselves in a familiar situation with the Force with an early power play. *Tom Lange* hit *Tim Jost* on a long pass sending *Jost* in all alone. *Jost* made a perfect move giving the Jr. Blues the lead. The Force tied the score half way through the period. Then late in the period, *Lange* sent his other line mate, *Ryan Loach* into the zone. *Loach* put a dangle move undressing the Chicago defenseman and then beat the goaltender as he skated in alone scoring a spectacular goal. The Jr. Blues moments later were back on the power play, this time *Chris Saracino* scored from the point with *Kyle Gouge* and *Grant Everett* assisting. Then two minutes later, with the Jr. Blues again on the power play, *Tom Lange* scored on a one timer from the slot off a *Joe Combs* pass. *Ryan Loach* recorded the second assist. Midway through the second period, the Force scored a power play goal themselves cutting the Jr. Blues lead to 4-2. *Ryan Loach* then put the game out of reach late in the period lifting a shot over the goaltender from in tight with *Chad Larkowski* assisting. *Tom Lange* added a little icing on the cake in the third period with yet another power play goal with *Tim Jost* and *Ryan Loach* assisting. Goaltender *Cal Heeter* made numerous key saves in the second and third period further demonstrating his outstanding skill in CSHL play. The Jr. Blues swept the Chicago Force despite playing two players short on the roster. Also without injured defenseman *Pat Sheehan* still missing from the September injury against the Force. The Jr. Blues in their tradition of player promotion had 5 players in Dallas representing the CSHL in a Midget Tournament. The five players included CSHL leading goaltender *Rob Moss, CSHL Leading scorer Ryan Kretzer, Top 5 CSHL Scorer Eddie Effinger, Leading CSHL Defense Scorer Bret Morrell, and Second Leading Defense Scorer Dan Weiss*. The CSHL Midgets lost in OT in the Championship Game in Dallas. All five players were received heavy attention and have numerous tender and playing offers. The Chicago Force did not send a single player to the the Tournament citing they thought it was more important to stay home and play St. Louis than to represent the CSHL. St. Louis 4-1-1-6 Chicago 1-1-0-2 Shots: St. Louis 22-13-9-44 Chicago 9-7-8-24 Goals/Power plays St. Louis 4/8 Chicago 1/6 PIM: St. Louis 12 Chicago 50 Scoring: Ryan Loach 2 goals, 2 assists Tom Lange 2 goals, 2 assists Tim Jost 1 goal, 1 assist Chris Saracino 1 goal Chad Larkowski 1 assist Grant Everett 1 assist Kyle Gouge 1 assist Joe Combs 1 assist Cal Heeter made 23 saves on 23 shots
Friday, November 25, 2005 League vs. Chicago Force
Joe Combs scored his first CSHL goal on the power play in the first period which also proved to be the game winning goal.	Jr. Blues Dominate Force! The Jr. Blues were missing five top players in the CSHL Midget Showcase (*Rob Moss, Ryan Kretzer, Eddie Effinger, Bret Morrell* and *Danny Weiss). The Chicago Force opted not to send a player to the CSHL Midget Team. With the Force hoping to catch the shorthanded Jr. Blues they started the game with a reckless abandon. Just 2 minutes into the game, a Force player viciously hit Jr. Blues Bill McMillen* from behind head first into the boards knocking him unconscious for several minutes. *Bill* was removed from the ice via ambulance suffering from a concussion and a broken cheek bone. This was the second time in as many games a Jr. Blues player had to be removed from the ice via ambulance because of cheap illegal hits by the Force. The Jr. Blues were shaken by the injury but determined to make the Force pay. On the five minute power play, the Jr. Blues scored twice. *Chris Saracino* blasted a shot from the point past the Force goaltender off a *Ryan Loach* pass. Then, 35 seconds later while still on the power play, *Joe Combs* scored his first CSHL goal on a blast from the point. *Kyle Gouge* assisted the goal. The first period Jr. Blues barrage continued as *Max Barron* made it 3-0. *Chad Larkowski* started the play into the zone and hit *Barron* driving the net beating his man. *Ryan Loach* scored a pretty goal late in the period giving the Jr. Blues a 4-0 first period lead. The Force scored a goal in the second period to cut the lead to 4-1. But *Kyle Gouge* finished a classic cycling/battling play with a backhander in front. That concluded the scoring but the Force continued their trademark play injuring another Jr. Blues player with a questionable hit late in the third period. *Cal Heeter* was very strong in goal making 32 saves on 33 shots. St. Louis 4-1-0-5 Chicago 0-1-0-1 Shots: St. Louis 20-16-10-46 Chicago 10-7-16-33 Goals/Power Plays St. Louis 2/9 Chicago 0/8 PIM: St. Louis 18 Chicago 45 Scoring: Ryan Loach 1 goal, 1 assist Kyle Gouge 1 goal, 1 assist Joe Combs 1 goal Chris Saracino 1 goal Max Barron 1 goal Brendan Sheehan 1 assist Chad Larkowski 1 assist Grant Everett 1 assist Cal Heeter made 32 saves on 33 shots.
Sunday, November 20, 2005 League vs. Columbus Jr. B Blue Jackets
Tommy Lange had the "Gordie Howe hat-trick. Lange had 2 goals, 3 assists and a fight for the afternoon. Chad Larkowski's first period hat-trick was more than the Jr. Blues needed.	Jr. Blues Power Past Columbus! The Jr. Blues special teams were on fire. The scored 8 power play goals on 11 opportunities. They also scored 2 short handed goals in the 12-1 route. The Jr. Blues first four goals were all power play goals. *Chad Larkowski* scored the game's first goal again, this time *Ryan Kretzer* and *Eddie Effinger* assisted. *Tom Lange* then scored with *Tim Jost* and *Joe Combs* assisting. *Larkowski* then scored with *Kretzer* and *Paul Puglisi* assisting. *Larkowski* then completed his hat-trick beating the goaltender on the short side with *Effinger* and *Chris Saracino* assisting. Columbus scored a power play goal late to cut St. Louis' lead to 4-1. The Jr. Blues started the second period with a shorthanded goal. *Eddie Effinger* scoring the goal with *Ryan Kretzer* assisting. Back with 4 consecutive power play goals starting with *Tim Jost* scoring. *Tommy Lange* and *Ryan Loach* assisted. Tom Lange then scored with *Chris Saracino* and *Bret Morrell* assisting. Bret Morrell, set up perfectly by CJ Chappell, went top shelf. *Saracino* also assisted on the goal. *Ryan Loach* scored the final goal of the period with *Lange* and *Jost* assisting. *Ryan Loach* started the third period and scored the game's first even strength goal of the game as he tapped in a *Tommy Lange* pass. *Max Barron* playing his first game in 8 weeks then scored a shorthanded goal that he sniped over the goaltender's shoulder, *Paul Puglisi* assisted. Then *Barron* closed out the scoring tapping in a rebound with *Effinger* and *Kretzer* assisting. *Cal Heeter* played two periods and made 13 saves on 14 shots. *Tim Richards* played the third period making 3 saves on 3 shots. Columbus 1-0-0-1 St. Louis 4-5-3-12 Shots: Columbus 5-9-3-17 St. Louis 19-24-16-59 Goals/Power Plays: Columbus 1/10 St. Louis 8/11 Scoring: Tommy Lange 2 goals, 3 assists Eddie Effinger 1 goals, 3 assists Ryan Kretzer 4 assists Chad Larkowski 3 goals Ryan Loach 2 goals, 1 assist Tim Jost 1 goal, 2 assists Chris Saracino 3 assists Max Barron 2 goals Bret Morrell 1 goal, 1 assist Paul Puglisi 2 assists CJ Chappell 1 assist Joe Combs 1 assist Cal Heeter made 13 saves on 14 shots Tim Richards made 3 saves on 3 shots
Saturday, November 19, 2005 League vs. Columbus Jr. B Blue Jackets
Kyle Gouge scores two and adds two assists for the Jr. Blues. Tommy Lange's second period natural hat trick buries the Jr. Blue Jackets.	Jr. Blues Score A Dozen! With the Columbus Jr. Blue Jackets getting off the bus after a long drive they didn't find much comfort at the Affton Ice Rink. Just 53 seconds into the contest, *Chad Larkowski* scored off a *Ryan Kretzer* face-off win. The goal set the tone as the Jr. Blues dominated through out the contest. *Eddie Effinger* scored moments later with *Kretzer* and *Larkowski* assisting. Then, *Brendan Sheehan* converted a break in to give the Jr. Blues an early 3-0 lead. *Ryan Kretzer* became the third member of his line to score as he sniped a power play shot over the goaltender's shoulder. *Kyle Gouge* finished the scoring on a perfect backhander from the slot. *Tim Gardner* got it going early for the Jr. Blues as he tipped in a pass from *CJ Chappell. CJ Jung* recorded his first CSHL point with an assist on the play. Then *Tommy Lange* took over the show. Scoring 3 goals on two shifts for a natural hat-trick put the game out of reach. *Ryan Loach* assisted on all 3 Lange goals. *Kyle Gouge* scored another backhander with *Sheehan* and *Grant Everett* assisting. *Scotty Keeven* scored on his own breakaway rebound to score the 11th goal for St. Louis. Backup goaltender *Tim Richards* made his CSHL debut seeing 35 minutes of action allowing 2 goals on 15 shots. *Tim Jost* completed the scoring on the power play in the third giving the Jr. Blues the 12-2 final. Columbus 0-2-0-2 St. Louis 5-6-1-12 Shots: Columbus 2-10-5-17 St. Louis 25-25-13-63 Goals/Power plays Columbus 1/3 St. Louis 2/5 Scoring: Tom Lange 3 goals, 1 assist Kyle Gouge 2 goals, 2 assists Ryan Kretzer 1 goal, 2 assist Brendan Sheehan 1 goal, 2 assists Ryan Loach 3 assists Grant Everett 3 assists Chad Larkowski 1 goal, 1 assist Tim Jost 1 goal, 1 assist Tim Gardner 1 goal, 1 assist Joe Combs 2 assists Bret Morrell 2 assists Scott Keeven 1 goal Eddie Effinger 1 goal CJ Jung 1 assist CJ Chappell 1 assist Cal Heeter made 2 saves on 2 shots Tim Richards made 13 saves on 15 shots
Sunday, November 13, 2005 League vs. Flint Jr. Generals
CJ Chappell's goal and assist and strong physical play were key to the Jr. Blues win. Tim Jost goal and assist included the game winning goal against the Jr. Generals.	Jr. Blues Beat Flint in Close Game! The Jr. Blues found a way to win again missing several key players. The key to the Jr. Blues season so far has been their ability to win game despite missing numerous players. Sunday was no different as the Jr. Blues continued their march through the CSHL. The Jr. Blues scored first as *Cal Heeter* set up the puck behind his net for defenseman *Chris Saracino. Saracino* quickly skated the puck and hit *Grant Everett* with a perfect pass. *Everett* then undressed the Flint defenseman and made a beautiful move on the Flint goaltender give the Jr. Blues the lead. Flint then tied the score later in the period. In the second period, the Jr. Blues had a key 5 on 3 power play. *C.J. Chappell* finished a the play as *Bill McMillen* set up *Tim Jost* in the slot. *Jost* quickly fed it to *Chappell* who banged it home. The three forwards would combine again late in the second. *McMillen* hit *Chappell* coming out of the defensive zone. *Chappell* gained the Flint zone and hit *Jost* in the high slot. A quick accurate shot by *Jost* gave the Jr. Blues a 3-1 lead after two period. The third period got interesting with 9 minutes to play as a long shot beat the screened *Heeter* in nets for St. Louis. With less than 5 minutes to play, Flint had a key power play. But the Jr. Blues killed off the penalty and withstood Flint pulling their goaltender in the final minute. St. Louis 1-2-0-3 Flint 1-0-1-2 Shots: St. Louis 14-14-11-39 Flint 14-9-9-32 Goals/Power Plays St. Louis 1/5 Flint 0/5 Scoring: CJ Chappell 1 goal, 1 assist Tim Jost 1 goal, 1 assist Bill McMillen 2 assists Grant Everett 1 goal Chris Saracino 1 assist Cal Heeter 1 assist Cal Heeter made 30 saves on 32 shots.
Saturday, November 12, 2005 League vs. Metro Jets
Cal Heeter records his first CSHL shutout. Ryan Kretzer 2 goals and an assist lead the Jr. Blues over the Jets.	Jr. Blues, Heeter, Shutout Jets 3-0! *Cal Heeter* started the season playing for the Affton Americans Midget AA Central States Development Team and now find himself being a go to guy for the Jr. Blues. Last month, with *Robby Moss* playing for the CSHL All stars, *Heeter* played his first CSHL game against the Toledo Cherokee. His performance was so good, he earned another start the next weekend in Cincinnati. Another solid performance placed him permanently on the team. With an injury the last two weekends to *Moss, Heeter* has been the guy in all four games. In just his 5th CSHL start, he shutout the Metro Jets Saturday night making 26 saves. After a scoreless first period, *Heeter* was tested with numerous scoring chances in the second period including two breakaways. *Heeter* stood tall and on the other end of the ice 5'6" *Ryan Kretzer* stood tall too. *Kretzer* scored the first goal after *Paul Puglisi* shot was redirected by *Eddie Effinger. Kretzer* then gathered the rebound firing it in the net. *Kretzer* then won a key offensive face-off winning it cleanly to *Chad Larkowski* who wristed a shot past the Jets goaltender. Late in the period, *Larkowski* sent *Kretzer* in on the goaltender as *Kretzer's* move fooled the goalie giving the Jr. Blues a 3-0 lead. The third period was a strong period for the Jr. Blues shutting down the Jets and securing the shutout for *Heeter*. St. Louis 0-3-0-3 Metro 0-0-0-0 Shots: St. Louis 12-13-11-36 Metro 6-11-9-26 Goals/Power Plays St. Louis 0/4 Metro 0/6 Scoring: Ryan Kretzer 2 goals, 1 assist Chad Larkowski 1 goal, 1 assist Eddie Effinger 1 assist Paul Puglisi 1 assist Cal Heeter made 26 saves in the shutout
Sunday, November 6, 2005 League vs. Motor City
Kyle Gouge's spectacular short handed goal broke a 2-2 tie and was the game winner for the Jr. Blues. CJ Chappell had the empty net goal at the end of the game to put an explanation point on a tremendous game. CJ also assisted on a goal earlier.	Jr. Blues Sweep Chiefs! The Motor City Chiefs were looking for a sweep but not the type the Jr. Blues had in store for them. The Chiefs scored the first goal of the game early in the first period. *Ryan Kretzer* tied it on a sneaky power play goal. *Chad Larkowski* and *Dan Weiss* assisted. The Chiefs scored again to take a 2-1 lead after one period. The second period was dominated by St. Louis. *Ryan Holzum* and *Scotty Keeven* won a fierce battle in front of the net as *Holzum* scored to tie the game. *C.J. Chappell* also assisted on the goal. Then, the play of the weekend, with the game tied and the Jr. Blues shorthanded. *Bret Morrell* poked a puck to *Kyle Gouge. Gouge* skated out of his zone facing two Motor City defensemen. *Gouge* turned them both inside out and then lifted a perfect backhander to give the Jr. Blues the lead. Moments later, *Ryan Loach* gave the Jr. Blues some insurance. *Loach* banged home a *Tommy Lange* pass after *Tim Jost* cycled the puck. *Loach* had been hurt on the play but won the battle in front and deposited the goal. In the third period, the Chiefs were held scoreless. *C.J. Chappell* scored an empty net goal in the closing seconds. *Cal Heeter* was sharp again, making 24 saves on 26 shots. Motor City 2-0-0-2 St. Louis 1-3-1-5 Shots: Motor City 9-5-12-26 St. Louis 19-16-14-49 Goals/Power Plays Motor City 0/6 St. Louis 1/8 Scoring: CJ Chappell 1 goal, 1 assist Ryan Holzum 1 goal Ryan Kretzer 1 goal Ryan Loach 1 goal Kyle Gouge 1 goal Dan Weiss 1 assist Scott Keeven 1 assist Tommy Lange 1 assist Bret Morrell 1 assist Chad Larkowski 1 assist Tim Jost 1 assist Cal Heeter made 24 saves on 26 shots.
Saturday, November 5, 2005 League vs. Motor City
Bret Morrell (Top) and Paul Puglisi each scored a second period goal to bring the Jr. Blues back from a 2-0 deficit.	Jr. Blues Come From Behind to Beat Chiefs 6-3! The Jr. Blues dug themselves a hole in the second period by allowing two short handed goals to give the Motor City Chiefs the lead and some hope. But the Jr. Blues came right back and answered as *Bret Morrell* made it 2-1 on the power play. *Morrell* placed a perfectly placed shot seemed to fool the goaltender as *Dan Weiss* and *Kyle Gouge* assisted. Late in the period, *Paul Puglisi* blasted a shot from the point with traffic in front and tied the game. *Ryan Kretzer* and *Chad Larkowski* assisted on the goal. The third period started with the score tied 2-2. The Jr. Blues scored just 15 seconds into the period to take the lead. *Tom Lange* banked a shot off the goaltender from the corner for the goal. *Tim Jost* and *Dan Weiss* assisted. Then with the Jr. Blues on a brief power play, *Joe Combs* shot the puck towards the net. *Ryan Kretzer* knocked the puck in out of the air to give the Jr. Blues a 4-2 lead. The Chiefs wouldn't go away though, as they scored to make it 4-3 with over 17 minutes remaining. The Jr. Blues then played strong defense and *Cal Heeter* made several key saves to keep St. Louis in the lead. *Eddie Effinger* with less than 4 minutes remaining, broke in on a 2 on 1. *Effinger* faked the pass, then deeked the goaltender to give the Jr. Blues some insurance. *Chad Larkowski* and *Joe Combs* assisted on the goal. *Tom Lange* added another insurance tally with a power play goal assisted by *Chris Saracino* and *Tim Jost. Cal Heeter* was poised in net making 23 saves on 26 shots. *Heeter* has secured a permanent roster spot with his performance these past 3 weeks. Motor City 0-2-1-3 St. Louis 0-2-4-6 Shots: Motor City 7-9-10-26 St. Louis 12-18-14-44 Goals/Power Plays Motor City 0/6 St. Louis 3/8 Scoring: Tom Lange 2 goals Ryan Kretzer 1 goal, 1 assist Dan Weiss 2 assists Chad Larkowski 2 assists Joe Combs 2 assists Tim Jost 2 assists Paul Puglisi 1 goal Bret Morrell 1 goal Eddie Effinger 1 goal Chris Saracino 1 assist Kyle Gouge 1 assist Cal Heeter made 23 saves on 26 shots.