Sweet deke by Adamus lifts Dogs to shootout win
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies ushered seven rookies into the lineup Friday night for their Canada West season-opener against the Manitoba Bisons.
However, they weren’t as quick to get on the scoresheet. Nor were they in any particular hurry to notch a victory — waiting until the team’s fifth shooter in an overtime shootout to secure the two points at Rutherford Rink.
Captain Trent Adamus got the winner, beating Manitoba goalie Steve Christie in a pressure-cooker situation with a nifty, two-point deke.
This time, the OT shootout winner drew a couple of assists.
“I was discussing it with (Colin) Patterson and (Steven) Da Silva (the previous shooters) because there was some pressure on me,” said Adamus, a fifth-year forward with the Huskies hockey team. “I asked them what I should do. They said to fake and go forehand and that’s what I did. I was fortunate enough that it worked out.
“We definitely don’t like to wait that long, but I think we’ll do well in high-pressure situations. That’s only one game, but that’s a good start by the boys.”
Manitoba was first to get on the scoreboard. With 19 seconds left in the second period, the Bisons got a good bounce off a Huskies defender at the end of a power play to make it 1-0. Stewart Thiessen’s shot deflected off Saskatchewan’s Jesse Zetariuk.
The Huskies evened things up in the third when Brett Parker scored a dandy, dangling a toe drag and then ripping a shot past Manitoba goalie Steve Christie at 6:39.
Overtime decided nothing, so it was on to a shootout.
Jared Walker, Manitoba’s third shooter, was the lone Bison to beat Huskies all-star goalie Jeff Harvey in the shootout. Huskies rookie Chris Durand beat Christie through the five-hole to keep his team alive. Adamus iced the win.
Da Silva, Patterson and Steve Gillen were Saskatchewan’s other shooters. Mike Hellyer, Nick Hotson, Rick Wood and Riley Dudar were all denied by Harvey.
“It was a very good hockey game,” said Manitoba coach Don MacGillvray. “Both teams competed really hard. Goaltending was outstanding at both ends.
“We had our opportunities to win the game. If we compete like that every night, we’ll get our fair share of wins.”
DOG TALES: Saskatchewan was 0-for-8 on the power play. Manitoba was 1-for-6 . . . Three stars were 1) Adamus, 2) Harvey and 3) Christie . . . Saskatchewan outshot Manitoba 32-22 in regulation . . . Scratches for the Dogs included D Cole Simpson, D D D
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F . . . Freshman F who scored 50 goals and 128 points in only 59 games in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League last season, is no longer with the Huskies. He left on his own accord.
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