Terre Septentrionale wins in shoutouts
Landsmark, Savojarna - It's the first time Terre Septentrionale is participating in the World Cup of Hockey and, for their first game, they were playing against Anthor, a former WCoH winner. With 13:38 remaining in the first period Anthor's 2nd pairing left defenseman is penalized for hooking and the Nordiques are going on the power play! A minute later, Czeslaw Niemczynowicz won the face off on the offensive zone. Kévin Beauregard passed the puck to Krzysztof Klepczynski at the blue line , who shoots wide right. Melania Zyskowska takes the loose puck, she skates behind the net and passes to her twin sister, Emilia Zyskowska, in front of the net. Emilia Zyskowska puts the puck past Lester Brandon and Terre Septentrionale is leading 1-0. With less than three minutes remaining in the 1st period, Alexander Blackman scores a one-timer goal and the game is tied at 1-1.
Midway in the 2nd period, Graham Robertson is on a two on one with Austin Poindexter. Robertson passes the puck to Poindexter who passes back to Robertson who shoots and he scores. The Ducks are leading 2-1 and this is the score at the end of the 2nd period.
The Reprezentacja Nordycki, is trailing by one goal and they bombarded Anthor's goalkeeper Lester Brandon with 8 shots on goal in the first five minutes, then with 14:29 remaining, Virginie Woodbury passed the puck to Zofia Stepniewska, who'se on a breakaway. Stepniewskaskates and she puts the puck past Brandon and the game is tied at two two! Both teams played well for the remainder of the 3rd period but no one scores and the period ends with a 2-2 tie. We go to overtime, but no one scored in overtime and then it's shoutouts time!
The Ducks are technically the home team and choose to shoot first. Austin Poindexter is the first player to shoot. He skates and tried to put the puck past Jennifer Ciccarelli and he scores. Frédérique Lainé skates and she tries the five hole and she scores!
Harold Jewel skates and he tries the wrist shot but it's blocked by Ciccarelli. Melania Zyskowska skates with the puck and tried to put it past Brandon and she scores.
Albert Kersey comes to shoot, he has to score or it's over. He also tried to put the puck past Ciccarelli but she makes the save and Terre Septentrionale won the game 2–2 (2–3 SO)!
BOXSCORE
1st period
12:31 - Emilia Zyskowska assisted by Melania Zyskowska and Krzysztof Klepczynski
2:49 - Alexander Blackman assisted by Adam Bohatec and Erhardt Müller
2nd period
11:10 - Graham Robertson assisted by Austin Poindexter
3rd period
14:29 - Zofia Stepniewska assisted by Virginie Woodbury and Kévin Beauregard
Gyatso-Kai
It was a bad performance by Anthor, which is suppose to beat most unranked teams. On matchday two, Terre Septentrionale is playing against Gyatso-Kai, which is making a come back after being absent for a couple of seasons. They were absent for so long that neither us or our neighbors from North Eurasia has ever heard of them and it will be an interesting matchup between the two unranked teams.
Germain Coutu, La tribune Septentrionnale