Kimberley Dynamiters win 11th straight after blanking the Golden Rockets 2-0

For the third time in 11 days the Kimberley Dynamiters and Golden Rockets faced each other. Kimberley played a defensively solid game, and came out of Golden with a 2-0 victory.

Game Notes

• The two teams are heading in different directions. Golden is on a 12 game losing streak, and Kimberley is on a 10 game winning streak.
• Mitch Traichevich started against Brody Nelson
• The previous two meetings were 5-4(OT) and 5-2 victories for Kimberley.
• Reported 80 fans were in attendance

1st

Kimberley came out flying. They fired a lot of shots at Nelson, who was up to the task. Sawyer Hunt scored the only goal in the period in a scramble play. Kimberley led in shots 12-3.

2nd

Kimberley got into penalty trouble. Busch went off, then Buckley, and then Meier was given the game. Rota and Marchi were also penalized, giving Golden many opportunities to get back in the game. But Kimberley had an aggressive PK, so much so that Hunt scored a short-handed marker, his second of the game, giving Kimberley a 2-0 lead.

3rd

Golden got into penalty trouble (or the ref balancing out calls... not sure). But the number of times Buckley looked sky high, shrugging his shoulders because Neslon responded with glove save after glove save. Buckley did beat Nelson once, but smacked the puck off the post. Got to remember, Nelson played with the Nitro's last season, and is familiar with the teams systems. Kimberley again was peppering the net, leading in shots 15-6, but couldn't score. Nonetheless, Kimberley finished with a 2-0 win, and Traichevich got his first shut out of the season.

Dynamite Player of the Game

Sawyer Hunt - 2G exploded with his 2nd & 3rd goals of the season.

Honourable Mentions

Mitch Traichevich - 19 save performance for the shut out.

Kenaan Haase - I don't think he lost a face-off, which definitely helps keep possession of the puck.

Extra Reading

Taylor Rocca article

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