The Dynamiters win on the road against the Creston Valley ThunderCats

In another divisional battle, where it has been hard to get wins on the road, the Dynamiters played a tight defensive game and squeaked out with a 2-1 win over the Thunder Cats. (And it has been a while since they got a road win)

Game Notes

• Tyler Van Stienburg (AP) debuted. He is naturally a defenseman but was playing forward this game. Ironically his brother Trevor is naturally a forward and has been playing defense all season for the Nitro's. Tyler played 3 games with Nelson last season. He has played 16 games with the BCMML Kootenay Ice, scoring 3 goals and adding an assist.
• Injuries/Scratches: Campanella, Roy, Gordon, Lane, Hunt, Pagura
• Brouwer took to the net.

1st

The Dynamiters were taking shots from all over the ice, crashing the net, they had an intensity about them. And finally in a shortened break in attack, Wallace gifted the puck to Rosolowsky who had no problem getting it past Lefebvre. The period remained high tempo with the Nitro's outshooting the Cats 11-5.

2nd

It was Creston's turn to increase the pace, and they did. Brouwer did a fantastic job of turning aside chances. But in a moment that he can't be faulted in, the Nitro's were caught crashing the net for a rebound and also for a line change and the Cats had what looked like a Flying V break away and tied the game with 3 minutes left in the period. The Cats outshot Kimberley this period 13-9.

3rd

The Dynamiters struck early, with Haase scoring from Prevost and Buckley, 28 seconds  in. The Dynamiters barricaded up their end and kept the action away from their net. The Cats tried to get pucks on net, but they couldn't get them past the blockade of defense. The Dynamiters escaped the final push, and won the game. They outshot the Cats 11-2 this period.

Nitro's Player of the Game

Keenan Haase - GWG, also KIJHL player of the game.

Honorable Mentions

Tyson Brouwer - 19 saves.

Trevor Van Steinburg - This might have been because there were two Van Steinburgs' on the ice, but there was a lot of times when the webcast crew said "shot blocked by Van Steinburg" and it seemed to correlate when Trevor was out there.

Alex Rosolowsky - Opened the scoring

Further Readings

Boxscore

Taylor Rocca write-up in Kimberley Bulletin.