Twenty-six-hundred-and-six fans at Co-op Place in Medicine Hat had to wait 54:33 of game time Saturday before they could throw teddy bears and bags of plush toys onto the ice, thanks to Saskatoon Blades’ goaltender Austin Elliott (pictured)
Oasiz Wiesblatt touched off the celebration on the Tigers’ 33rd shot on goal, but that was all the 18-year-old from Strathmore, Alberta, dubbed “Stone Cold” by his team-mates, would allow as the Bridge City Bunch escaped with a 2-1 triumph. It was the Blue and Gold’s fourth straight win and improved their season record to 19-5-0. Vaughn Watterodt and Jayden Wiens provided enough offence for Elliott as the Blades have won all three head-to-head meetings with Medicine Hat this season by one goal. The Tigers held a 35-24 edge in shots on goal, but were 0-for-3 on the power play while Wiens scored on the man-power advantage. The same teams finish off their four-game season series on December 13 at SaskTel Centre. Before that, Saskatoon hosts Brandon on Tuesday and travels to Prince Albert Saturday. Following are the audio highlights from CJWW’s broadcast, Les Lazaruk’s Post-Game Show interview with head coach Brennan Sonne and the official game summary courtesy the W-H-L…..
Saskatoon Blades 2 at Medicine Hat Tigers 1 – Status: Final
Saturday, December 3, 2022 – Co-op Place – Medicine Hat, AB
Saskatoon 1 0 1 – 2
Medicine Hat 0 0 1 – 1
1st Period-1, Saskatoon, Watterodt 8 (Gustafson, Lies), 1:57. Penalties-Sidorov Sas (inter. on goaltender), 13:42.
2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-served by Mrsic Mh (too many men), 7:23; Mrsic Mh (hooking), 16:23; De La Gorgendiere Sas (roughing), 19:02; Parr Sas (roughing), 19:02; Lee Mh (roughing), 19:02.
3rd Period-2, Saskatoon, Wiens 9 (Sidorov, Wong), 5:36 (PP). 3, Medicine Hat, Wiesblatt 11 (Basha, Van Mulligen), 14:27. Penalties-Smith Mh (roughing), 5:01; Roulette Sas (holding), 7:29.
Shots on Goal-Saskatoon 9-9-6-24. Medicine Hat 14-10-11-35.
Power Play Opportunities-Saskatoon 1 / 3; Medicine Hat 0 / 3.
Goalies-Saskatoon, Elliott 10-2-0-0 (35 shots-34 saves). Medicine Hat, Langkow 9-9-3-1 (24 shots-22 saves).
A-2,606
Referees-Ward Pateman (124), Mark Pearce (5).
Linesmen-Devin Kohlhauser (92), Greg Sarauer (68).
