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Sunday, October 31, 2004 League vs. Toledo Cherokee
Ken Grasso's goal and great penalty killing gave the Jr. Blues a chance in a 3-2 loss.	31 Game Winning Streak Stopped The Jr. Blues won the last 16 regular season games of the 2003-04 campaign then proceeded to win their first 15 games this season and were riding a 31 game winning streak into the Sunday contest against the Toledo Cherokee. The Cherokee scored the only goal of the first period as they converted a turnover in the St. Louis zone. The Cherokee scored early in the second period to take a 2-0 lead. *Zach Barron* cut the lead as he scored on a second effort goal coming from behind the net. *Eddie Effinger* and *Kyle O'Kane* assisted on the cycling play. With a large amount of penalties called in the later stages of the second, the Jr. Blues found themselves in an unusual extended period of 3 on 3 hockey. *Ken Grasso* took advantage of the open ice as he tied the game on a breakaway with a minute remaining in the period. The Jr. Blues successfully killed off 3 minutes of a 5 on 3 power play early in the third period. With neither team seemingly getting many opportunities, the Cherokee took the lead with 10 minutes to play. The Cherokee did an excellent job of keeping the Jr. Blues in check for the next 7 minutes. In the final 3 minutes of the game the goaltender from Toledo made every save in the frantic scramble by the Jr. Blues. With 4.1 seconds remaining the Cherokee were guilty of covering the puck in the crease and the Jr. Blues were awarded a penalty shot. Jr. Blues leading scorer *Kyle O'Kane* was robbed by the Cherokee goalie and the Cherokee defeated the Jr. Blues ending their historic streak. The Jr. Blues outshot the Cherokee 42-16 for the game. Toledo 1-1-1-3 St. Louis 0-2-0-2 Shots: Toledo 7-6-3-16 St. Louis 17-9-16-42 Goals/Power Plays Toledo 0/11 St. Louis 0/7 Scoring: Zach Barron 1 goal, 1 assist Ken Grasso 1 goal Trey Spiller made 13 saves on 16 shots.
Saturday, October 30, 2004 League vs. Toledo Cherokee
Zach Barron's goal and 2 assists help Jr. Blues defeat the Cherokee.	Jr. Blues First Period Explosion Too Much for Cherokee! The Jr. Blues used all facets of their game to defeat the Toledo Cherokee 6-1 on Saturday night. The home team exploded for 4 first period goals. *Kyle O'Kane* got it going early as he scored on a wrap around after *Zach Barron* won a battle behind the Toledo net. The Cherokee took two consecutive penalties and the Jr. Blues converted quickly on the 5 on 3 advantage. *Zach Barron* finished the passing play with *O'Kane* and *Pete Wildhaber* assisting. With the Jr. Blues still on the power play, *Ryan Kretzer* converted a *Tony Jost* pass just 13 seconds after the *Barron* goal. *O'Kane* closed the scoring for the period with *Barron* and *Eddie Effinger* assisting. The second period showed a Cherokee rush as *Blake Yanics* made numerous key saves. *Cory Spradling* scored the only goal of the period on a power play with *Mike Keeven* and *Tony Jost* assisting. *Tony Jost* scored early in the third as he was set up all alone on a passing play from *Spradling* and *Kretzer. The Cherokee broke the shutout in the last few minutes on a shorthanded goal. Blake Yanics* was extremely sharp as the Jr. Blues were outshot 29-24. Toledo 0-0-1-1 St. Louis 4-1-1-6 Shots: Toledo 9-6-14-29 St. Louis 12-7-5-24 Goals/Power plays Toledo 0/8 St. Louis 3/9 Scoring: Kyle O'Kane 2 goals, 1 assist Tony Jost 1 goal, 2 assists Zach Barron 1 goal, 2 assists Ryan Kretzer 1 goal, 1 assist Cory Spradling 1 goal, 1 assist Mike Keeven 1 assist Pete Wildhaber 1 assist Eddie Effinger 1 assist
Sunday, October 24, 2004 League vs. Peoria Mustangs
For the second day in a row, Ken Grasso scored the big goal for the Jr. Blues as he notched the game winner with 4 minutes to play. Yanics faced 41 shots and a penalty shot but let in only 2 goals for the Jr. Blues win.	Jr. Blues Sweep Mustangs! Against great adversity, the Jr. Blues showed the Peoria Mustangs what they are made of. The Mustangs were a desperate team needing a split to keep pace with the streaking Jr. Blues. The game started with great adversity as *Pete Wildhaber* was making an outlet pass. His stick broke in half while attempting the pass and slid right to a Peoria player who deposited the goal just 53 seconds into the contest. The Mustangs felt that physical play would lead them to victory as they created havoc on the Jr. Blues. The Mustangs scored on the power play to lead 2-0 after the first period seemingly in charge of the game. It is times like this a team finds out what they are made of and the Jr. Blues definitely responded to the goonish tactics of the Mustangs. The second period was all Jr. Blues with relentless forechecking and scoring chances. Despite that, the official made a rarely seen call for a penalty shot against St. Louis. Goaltender *Blake Yanics* gave up nothing on the attempt as the shot nipped the crossbar. Finally, *Cory Spradling* scored to cut the Mustang lead. New defenseman, Andrew Gibson, assisted on the play. Then the Jr. Blues seemed to swarm the Mustangs. With a huge flurry the Mustang defender tried to clear the zone. But the puck went directly to Jr. Blues defenseman *Chris Stock* on the point and he blasted a shot past the Peoria goaltender. The game was tied 2-2 with one period to play. The third period was tense. The Jr. Blues had started to gain momentum and then a questionable tripping call was assessed against them. After the successful penalty kill, the Jr. Blues again started to gain momentum. *Tim Jost* received an outlet pass from *C.J. Chappell. Jost* streaked down the left wing and blasted a shot past the Peoria goaltender. As the Jr. Blues were celebrating the official went to the Peoria bench. Then the referee talked to the linesmen. Then the goal was taken off the scoreboard. Explanation was a whistle was accidentally blown. Tape review showed the ref clearly point to the net, the red light went on, no whistle was ever blown. The call could have discouraged the Jr. Blues but it only ignited the team. The Jr. Blues were relentless with scoring chance after scoring chance. With four minutes to play, *Barry Baxter* stripped the Mustang defenseman of the puck on a forecheck. *Baxter* quickly dished the puck to *Ken Grasso* who skated to the slot and sniped a perfect shot past the Peoria goaltender. *Blake Yanics* who was stellar all day made a big save with the Peoria goaltender pulled and the Jr. Blues somehow defied the odds and overcame the tremendous adversity to win the game and sweep the Mustangs in Peoria. The weekend sweep give the Jr. Blues a 9 point lead on the loss side over the Mustangs. The Jr. Blues are all alone atop the CSHL standings with a perfect 14-0-0 record. St. Louis 0-2-1-3 Peoria 2-0-0-2 Shots: St. Louis 12-12-10-34 Peoria 16-15-10-41 Goals/Power Plays St. Louis 0/4 Peoria 1/6 Scoring: Chris Stock 1 goal Cory Spradling 1 goal Ken Grasso 1 goal Andrew Gibson 1 assist Brandon Bollig 1 assist Barry Baxter 1 assist Blake Yanics made 39 saves on 41 shots.
Saturday, October 23, 2004 League vs. Peoria Mustangs
Trey Spiller keeps his great playing streak alive making 39 saves in the Jr. Blues win. Kyle O'Kane nets two goals in Jr. Blues win over rival Mustangs!	Jr. Blues Take Game One! The much awaited rematch of the National Championship had the Owen's Center buzzing at the start of the Saturday night contest. The Mustangs excited the home crowd scoring the game's first goal on a screen shot from the point. The Jr. Blues responded with a picture perfect passing play. *Eddie Effinger* gained the zone on a Jr. Blues 3 on 2 break, he fed *Zach Barron* who made a spectacular pass to *Kyle O'Kane* who was streaking in unattended. *O'Kane* made a smart move and the game was tied. The Mustangs didn't sweat the goal long as less than a minute an errant shot from the point hit a Jr. Blue player and deflected in the net. The second period the bounce went the other way as just 7 seconds into the period *Cory Spradling* dumped the puck off the glass into the Mustangs zone. As the goaltender went to retrieve the puck behind the net, the puck took a funny bounce and ended up in the vacated net to tie the score 2-2. The Mustangs took advantage of a power play later in the period to regain the lead 3-2. With the Jr. Blues 2 men short, *Kenny Grasso* blocked a shot and took off on a breakaway. As the first Jr. Blues penalty expired, the two Jr. Blues went in all alone. Grasso made the perfect shot and tied the game. On the play, well behind the play, a Mustang player was assessed a 5 minute major for slashing a Jr. Blue on the back of the leg. The Jr. Blues *Kyle O'Kane* made sure the Mustangs paid and scored on the power play as he made a quick move into the zone and beat the goaltender clean on a shot. The third period was tense, but the Jr. Blues shut down all the Mustangs options. The game ended with the goaltender pulled but *Trey Spiller* stood tall and the Jr. Blues prevailed. St. Louis 1-3-0-4 Peoria 2-1-0-3 Shots: St. Louis 11-16-6-33 Peoria 14-21-7-42 Goals/Power plays St. Louis 2/6 Peoria 1/9 Scoring: Kyle O'Kane 2 goals Pete Wildhaber 2 assists Cory Spradling 1 goal Ken Grasso 1 goal Zach Barron 1 assist Mike Keeven 1 assist Eddie Effinger 1 assist Trey Spiller made 39 saves on 41 shots
Sunday, October 17, 2004 League vs. Michigan Ice Dogs
Ken Grasso's goal and assist provide the difference in hard fought win over the Ice Dogs.	Jr. Blues Come Back, Win Tough Game Over Ice Dogs! After a scoreless first period, the Jr. Blues found themselves down 1-0 after an early second period goal by the Ice Dogs. *C.J. Chappell* answered the Ice Dogs with a great goal to tie the game. It was *Chappell's* first CSHL goal in his second game as the big forward had been injured until this weekend. *Kyle O'Kane* kept his hot streak alive as he scored twice to give the Jr. Blues a 3-1 lead after two periods. The third period was tense as the Ice Dogs would not go away. *Barry Baxter* scored on a breakaway to give the Jr. Blues a 4-1 lead. Less than a minute later the Ice Dogs responded with a goal. Then *Ken Grasso* scored to seal the win. The Ice Dogs played hard and scored with less than 4 minutes left to make it 5-3. The Jr. Blues then took a penalty and the Ice Dogs pulled their goaltender in the closing minutes. But the Jr. Blues held off the Ice Dogs and improved their record to 12-0-0-0. *Blake Yanics* was outstanding in nets as the Jr. Blues were outshot for the first time all season 31-30. St. Louis 0-3-2-5 Michigan 0-1-2-3 Shots: St. Louis 6-15-9-30 Michigan 12-8-11-31 Goals/Power Plays St. Louis 1/5 Michigan 0/3 Scoring: Kyle O'Kane 2 goals Ken Grasso 1 goal, 1 assist Barry Baxter 1 goal C.J. Chappell 1 goal Pete Wildhaber 1 assist Zach Barron 1 assist Eddie Effinger 1 assist Brandon Bollig 1 assist Blake Yanics made 28 saves on 31 shots.
Saturday, October 16, 2004 League vs. Motor City Chiefs
Kyle O'Kane leads Jr. Blues with 4 goals and assist in big win over Chiefs.	Jr. Blues Scalp the Chiefs 9-3! The Jr. Blues exploded against the Motor City Chiefs for a resounding victory. *Kyle O'Kane* scored the first goal knocking in a rebound from *Pete Wildhaber. Mike Keeven* then smoked a shot past the stunned Motor City goaltender for the only other tally of the first period. The second period was all Jr. Blues as *Zach Barron, Brandon Bollig, Cory Spradling, Danny Brown, and Kyle O'Kane* each scored a goal. *Kyle O'Kane* added two more in the third period for a total of 4 goals in the game. The Jr. Blues dominated the game out shooting the Chiefs 59-22. St. Louis 2-5-2-9 Motor City 0-0-3-3 Shots: St. Louis 24-23-12-59 Motor City 4-8-10-22 Goals/Power Plays St. Louis 3/10 Motor City 1/8 Scoring: Kyle O'Kane 4 goals, 1 assist Eddie Effinger 4 assists Zach Barron 1 goal, 1 assist Mike Keeven 1 goal, 1 assist Pete Wildhaber 2 assists Barry Baxter 2 assists Cory Spradling 1 goal Brandon Bollig 1 goal Danny Brown 1 goal Mike Hewkin 1 assist Bret Morrell 1 assist Tony Jost 1 assist Ryan Kretzer 1 assist Grant Gorczyca 1 assist C.J. Chappell 1 assist Trey Spiller made 19 saves on 22 shots
Sunday, October 10, 2004 League vs. Metro Jets
Rookie Winger Grant Gorczyca netted his first CSHL goal in the Jr. Blues victory.	Jr. Blues Dominate Jets 9-1 For the second consecutive game, the Jr. Blues dominated the Metro Jets. The Jr. Blues used a balanced attack with 8 different goal scores and 14 skaters recording at least 1 point Four goals in the last 7 minutes of the first period were too much for the Jets to rebound from. The Junior Blues scored power play goals by *Ken Grasso* off a *Mike Hewkin* rebound and *Tony Jost* scored an unassisted PP goal. *Mike Hewkin* and *Kyle O'Kane* netted two late in the period. *Eddie Effinger, Barry Baxter* and *Mike Keeven* scored in the second. In the third period, *Baxter* added his second goal. That was *Baxter's* second consecutive two goal performance. Then rookie *Grant Gorczyca* received a breakout pass from *Brenden Sheehan. Gorczyca* then beat the defense and the goaltender for a memorable first CSHL goal. *Trey Spiller* made 12 saves on 13 shots in nets for the Jr. Blues Metro 0-0-1-1 St. Louis 4-3-2-9 Shots: Metro 5-2-6-13 St. Louis 19-20-10-49 Goals/Power plays Metro 1/6 St. Louis 2/8 Scoring: Barry Baxter 2 goals Mike Hewkin 1 goal, 1 assist Grant Gorczyca 1 goal, 1 assist Ken Grasso 1 goal Tony Jost 1 goal Eddie Effinger 1 goal Kyle O'Kane 1 goal Mike Keeven 1 goal Brenden Sheehan 1 assist Pat Dolan 1 assist Brandon Bollig 1 assist Zach Barron 1 assist Cory Spradling 1 assist Tom Craig 1 assist Trey Spiller made 12 saves on 13 shots
Saturday, October 9, 2004 League vs. Metro Jets
Barry Baxter paces the Jr. Blues with two goals.	Jr. Blues Ground the Jets! The Jr. Blues dominated the Saturday evening home contest defeating the Metro Jets 8-1. *Kyle O'Kane* netted the first goal on the power play with *Pete Wildhaber* and *Zach Barron* assisting. *Barron* then scored a goal himself as the Jr. Blues led 2-0 after one period. The second period was a four goal explosion as *Barry Baxter, Cory Spradling, Eddie Effinger* and *Tim Jost* all scoring. In the third period, *Baxter* and *Spradling* each added their second goal of the contest. *Blake Yanics* was sharp making 21 saves on 22 shots. Metro 0-1-0-1 St. Louis 2-4-2-8 Shots: Metro 5-9-8-22 St. Louis 16-19-15-50 Goals/Power plays Metro 1/7 St. Louis 4/6 Scoring: Kyle O'Kane 1 goal, 2 assists Barry Baxter 2 goals Cory Spradling 2 goals Zach Barron 1 goal, 1 assist Pete Wildhaber 2 assists Brandon Bollig 2 assists Mike Keeven 2 assists Eddie Effinger 1 goal Tim Jost 1 goal Chris Stock 1 assist Bret Morrell 1 assist Ryan Kretzer 1 assist Tony Jost 1 assist Ken Grasso 1 assist Blake Yanics made 21 saves on 22 shots
Sunday, October 3, 2004 League vs. Flint Jr. Generals
Kyle O'Kane scores two more goals today giving him 5 for the weekend.	Jr. Blues Blow Out Jr. Generals 9-0 The Jr. Blues started a bit sluggish but *Blake Yanics* made 3 tough first period saves. Then the Jr. Blues went to work. *Eddie Effinger* set up *Zach Barron* on a great play and *Barron* netted the first goal of the game. *Cory Spradling* scored a power play goal as the Jr. Blues led 2-0 after one period. The Jr. Blues poured it on in the second as *Kyle O'Kane* scored twice as *Ryan Kretzer, Mike Hewkin* and *Tim Jost* each scored once. The Jr. Blues held the Jr. Generals to 1 shot in the period. The third period was more of the same for the home club. *Brenden Sheehan* scored his first CSHL goal on the power play with a quick shot from the slot. *Brandon Bollig* sniped a shot to put the icing on the cake to close out the scoring with a perfect shot late in the period. The Jr. Blues only allowed 2 shots in the final period as they held the Jr. Generals to 3 shots in the final 40 minutes. *Blake Yanics* recorded his first shutout of the year with 13 saves. The Jr. Blues outshot the Jr. Generals 50-13. Flint 0-0-0-0 St. Louis 2-5-2-9 Shots: Flint 10-1-2-13 St. Louis 13-20-17-50 Goals/Power Plays Flint 0/6 St. Louis 3/8 Scoring: Eddie Effinger 3 assists Kyle O'Kane 2 goals Barry Baxter 2 assists Pete Wildhaber 2 assists Zach Barron 1 goal, 1 assist Cory Spradling 1 goal, 1 assist Ryan Kretzer 1 goal Mike Hewking 1 goal Brenden Sheehan 1 goal Brandon Bollig 1 goal Tim Jost 1 goal Chris Stock 1 assist Danny Brown 1 assist Ken Grasso 1 assist Blake Yanics 13 saves for the shutout.
Saturday, October 2, 2004 League vs. Flint Jr. Generals
Rookie Eddie Effinger scores his first CSHL goal and adds four assists to lead the Jr. Blues.	Jr. Blues Win 8-1! The Jr. Blues beat the Jr. Generals with a display of their speed and skill. *Chris Stock* set the tone early as he scored the only first period goal on a blast from the point. The start of the second period was a bit bizarre as the first 4 shots of the period found the mark. The Jr. Blues quickly converted a 5 on 3 power play to take a 2-0 lead on a *Cory Spradling* tally. Before the second penalty expired, *Spradling* scored again on another great passing play. The Jr. Generals answered the two goals as they scored on a screen shot to make it 3-1. Then *Kyle O'Kane* netted his first goal of the game just moments later. *O'Kane* scored later in the period on another passing play with line mates *Zach Barron* and *Eddie Effinger. Effinger* then scored his first CSHL goal as he banged in a Kyle O'Kane rebound. The third period was more of the same as *Zach Barron* scored half way though the period. Then *Kyle O'Kane* recorded his hat-trick as the Jr. Blues converted their 3rd power play. The new line of *O'Kane, Barron* and *Effinger* combined for 5 goals and 7 assists. *Eddie Effinger* led all scorers with 1 goal and 4 assists. *Trey Spiller* was steady in net as he made 17 saves on 18 shots. Flint 0-1-0-1 St. Louis 1-5-2-8 Shots: Flint 9-6-3-18 St. Louis 13-12-12-37 Goals/Power Plays Flint 0/8 St. Louis 3/7 Scoring: Eddie Effinger 1 goal, 4 assists Kyle O'Kane 3 goals, 1 assist Zach Barron 1 goal, 3 assists Cory Spradling 2 goals Chris Stock 1 goal, 1 assist Mike Hewkin 2 assists Pete Wildhaber 1 assist Pat Dolan 1 assist Tony Jost 1 assist Trey Spiller made 17 saves on 18 shots.