Ice Hawks crush Sockeyes 6-1 (1-1 Series Tied)

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After a terrific game at the Minoru Arena last night the Richmond Sockeyes got absolutely shell shocked in Delta against the Ice Hawks in game 2. After a Sockeyes disallowed goal would have made the score 2-1, The Ice Hawks score 5 straight including two shorthand and a power play goal to win by a 6-1 score.


Patrick Hunter got Richmond started off well with a goal from the left circle that beat Nick Enegren to open the scoring at 11:05. But their only lead of the game lasted for 50 seconds as Cody Fidgett tied the game shortly thereafter. 


What was a critical part of that period was missed opportunities, as Richmond hit four posts in the period alone, Thosteinson hit two of them. They could beat Enegren but not the posts, and it would make them pay.


In the second the Sockeyes scored, ironically off of the post...But after it was ruled a goal and the red light came on, the referees discussed it and disallowed it. This was the game folks, after that it became the Ice Hawks show. Spencer Traher then scored for Delta to get their first lead of the game. When Liam Harding got hit in front of the Sockeyes bench, he slashed Ryan Cooper while on the bench, this would have been the time for Richmond to capitalize but it went completely the other way. Spencer Traher scored two shorthanded goals on the one penalty to his team, getting the hat-trick and taking the Sockeyes off their game.


The final period was just as rough for the Sockeyes as the second, Delta score two more goals to finish the scoring at 6-1 Delta. This was the first time all year Aaron Oakley has allowed six goals against. 


A scary situation came late in the third as Ryan Cooper collided with an Ice Hawks forward and laid riving in pain on the ice. It appeared as if he badly injured his leg, meanwhile, Drew Spencer and Michael Ball all left the game as well.


All in all, the Sockeyes have to figure out a way to solve the Ice Hawks penalty killing, they are 1 for 28 all year against them, that's 3.5%. In two games the Ice Hawks have scored three shorthanded goals, proving deadly for the Sockeyes.


Game three goes Tuesday at the Ladner Leisure Centre in Delta, game time is 7:30, and the Sockeyes will look to regain the series lead as they are now deadlocked 1-1.