Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Mavericks Fall to Komets, 4-1, Force Decisive Game 7
The Missouri Mavericks fell to the Fort Wayne Komets, 4-1, Tuesday night in Game 6 of the Turner Conference Finals. Fort Wayne forced a game seven with the win and the team’s will play on Thursday night in Fort Wayne for a chance to go to the President’s Cup Finals and face the Wichita Thunder. Komets’ forward Mike Vaskivuo had a three-point game on a goal and two assists, and four different Komets scored goals. Mavericks’ goaltender Charlie Effinger stopped 43 of 47 shots in his third loss of the post-season.
Jamie Milam gave the Komets a 1-0 lead at the 12:28 mark of the first period on assists from Vaskivuo and Chris Auger. The goal proved to be the only one of the period and Fort Wayne outshot the Mavericks 18-8.
Fort Wayne scored a pair of early goals in the second period to extend their lead to 3-0. First, Vaskivuo scored on a goal that just trickled over the goal line at the 2:03 mark. Colin Chaulk made it 3-0 when he found a loose puck and buried his shot over Effinger who was already down on the ice after making the initial save. Jamie Lovell assisted and Vaskivuo earned his third point of the game with the second assist. After two periods, Mavericks’ goaltender Effinger had 33 saves on 36 shots and Komets’ netminder Nick Boucher had stopped all 17 of Missouri’s shots.
Fort Wayne extended their lead to 4-0 at the 7:27 mark of the third period when Bobby Chaumont took a pass from Brett Smith and one-timed it into the Mavericks’ net. Missouri scored their only goal of the night at the 13:51 mark on a power play goal by Dale Mahovsky. Earning the assists on the play were Matt McCready and Ed McGrane.
Fort Wayne outshot the Mavericks 47-32. Missouri finished 1-for-4 on the power play while the Komets were 0-for-2.
The Mavericks and Komets will battle in Game 7 on Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The winner of Thursday’s game will take on the Wichita Thunder in the Presidents’ Cup Finals. Tune in live on MissouriMavericks.com or watch live on CHL-TV.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Command Improve Play, Still Fall To San Jose
The
Kansas City Command defense held San Jose to a season-low point total
but came up short in the fourth quarter, falling to the SaberCats 49-35.
The loss is the Command’s fifth straight to start the 2012 season
while San Jose improved to 4-2. Defensive back Sergio Gilliam picked
off two San Jose passes, returning one for a 51-yard touchdown at the
beginning of the third quarter, and earned Riddell Defensive Player and
AFL Playmaker of the Game honors.
The Command were down 42-35 after Huey Whitaker scored on a 2-yard touchdown run for San Jose. KC got two chances to tie the game but threw an interception and lost a fumble on back-to-back possessions. That allowed San Jose to open up a two-score lead with 7:46 remaining for the first time in the game, a 49-35 edge that would ultimately be the final.
The Command’s final drive lasted 11 plays and 6:33 but ended on fourth-and-goal at the 4-yard-line with an incomplete pass intended for Bradly Chavez.
Kansas City got the ball to start the game and after a good kick return by Rashad Barksdale set the offense up near midfield, quarterback Matt Gutierrez needed just one play to find receiver Bret Smith for a 26-yard score. It was the first of three times they would connect for a touchdown on the night as Smith earned Russell Athletic Offensive Player of the Game honors. Kicker James Wilhoit, making his Command debut, missed the extra point for a 6-0 lead.
SaberCats quarterback Mark Grieb, named earlier this week the third-best AFL QB of all time by the Silver Anniversary Committee, found Samora Goodson for an answering 18-yard score and a 7-6 San Jose lead.
The teams traded touchdowns before San Jose’s defense got the first stop of the game, forcing the Command to settle for a 20-yard Wilhoit field goal and a 16-14 lead. However, the KC defense also came up with a stop as Tommy Chavis recovered a Goodson fumble after a completion.
The Command offense netted just one yard in eight plays and a 38-yard field goal attempt was blocked. San Jose needed just one play to retake the lead 21-16 as Grieb found Mark Lewis for a 17-yard score.
Bradly Chavez caught a six-yard touchdown pass to put the Command back in front, but the SaberCats scored last in the half to take a 28-22 lead at the break.
San Jose had the ball first to start the second half and appeared poised to go up by two scores when Gilliam picked off a Grieb pass intended for Goodson and returned it 51-yards for a touchdown and a 29-28 Command lead.
Gilliam got his second pick on the next San Jose drive and for the second time KC had a chance to extend a lead but a Gutierrez interception ended the opportunity. The teams traded scores with Ben Nelson snagging a 36-yard touchdown for San Jose and Bret Smith getting his third TD reception of the night for the Command, tying the game at 35.
“San Jose won the game, they did what they needed to do,” coach Danton Barto said afterwards. “I think we got maybe five stops, and our offense is struggling, but sometimes that’s what happens with a rookie quarterback. I thought our defense played real well tonight, and have been very good this season in four out of the five games. We will go and watch film and get ready for Tampa.”
Gutierrez finished the night 23 of 44 for 247 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. Smith finished with seven catches for 110 yards, his best night of the season so far.
“It felt good and hopefully we can continue to build on it for next week and come out and get a win,” Smith said of his performance. “I think I played well, but I could have been better. I was out there playing for my team, so I wish I could have done a little bit better and we could have gotten the win.”
Grieb threw just one incompletion in the first half and, despite the two second-half picks, had a strong night. He completed 24 of 29 passes for 315 yards and six TDs. Five different receivers caught touchdowns for San Jose, led by Goodson’s two on six grabs.
The Command will next play Monday, April 30 at Tampa Bay at 7pm. The game will air live on NFL Network in the Command’s only scheduled national TV appearance in 2012. Sports Radio 810 WHB will also air the game live. The Storm are 3-3 after falling Friday night to Philadelphia. Their starting quarterback is Stephen Wasil who spent the 2011
The Command’s next home game will be Saturday, May 5 at 7pm against the San Antonio Talons at Sprint Center.
The Command were down 42-35 after Huey Whitaker scored on a 2-yard touchdown run for San Jose. KC got two chances to tie the game but threw an interception and lost a fumble on back-to-back possessions. That allowed San Jose to open up a two-score lead with 7:46 remaining for the first time in the game, a 49-35 edge that would ultimately be the final.
The Command’s final drive lasted 11 plays and 6:33 but ended on fourth-and-goal at the 4-yard-line with an incomplete pass intended for Bradly Chavez.
Kansas City got the ball to start the game and after a good kick return by Rashad Barksdale set the offense up near midfield, quarterback Matt Gutierrez needed just one play to find receiver Bret Smith for a 26-yard score. It was the first of three times they would connect for a touchdown on the night as Smith earned Russell Athletic Offensive Player of the Game honors. Kicker James Wilhoit, making his Command debut, missed the extra point for a 6-0 lead.
SaberCats quarterback Mark Grieb, named earlier this week the third-best AFL QB of all time by the Silver Anniversary Committee, found Samora Goodson for an answering 18-yard score and a 7-6 San Jose lead.
The teams traded touchdowns before San Jose’s defense got the first stop of the game, forcing the Command to settle for a 20-yard Wilhoit field goal and a 16-14 lead. However, the KC defense also came up with a stop as Tommy Chavis recovered a Goodson fumble after a completion.
The Command offense netted just one yard in eight plays and a 38-yard field goal attempt was blocked. San Jose needed just one play to retake the lead 21-16 as Grieb found Mark Lewis for a 17-yard score.
Bradly Chavez caught a six-yard touchdown pass to put the Command back in front, but the SaberCats scored last in the half to take a 28-22 lead at the break.
San Jose had the ball first to start the second half and appeared poised to go up by two scores when Gilliam picked off a Grieb pass intended for Goodson and returned it 51-yards for a touchdown and a 29-28 Command lead.
Gilliam got his second pick on the next San Jose drive and for the second time KC had a chance to extend a lead but a Gutierrez interception ended the opportunity. The teams traded scores with Ben Nelson snagging a 36-yard touchdown for San Jose and Bret Smith getting his third TD reception of the night for the Command, tying the game at 35.
“San Jose won the game, they did what they needed to do,” coach Danton Barto said afterwards. “I think we got maybe five stops, and our offense is struggling, but sometimes that’s what happens with a rookie quarterback. I thought our defense played real well tonight, and have been very good this season in four out of the five games. We will go and watch film and get ready for Tampa.”
Gutierrez finished the night 23 of 44 for 247 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. Smith finished with seven catches for 110 yards, his best night of the season so far.
“It felt good and hopefully we can continue to build on it for next week and come out and get a win,” Smith said of his performance. “I think I played well, but I could have been better. I was out there playing for my team, so I wish I could have done a little bit better and we could have gotten the win.”
Grieb threw just one incompletion in the first half and, despite the two second-half picks, had a strong night. He completed 24 of 29 passes for 315 yards and six TDs. Five different receivers caught touchdowns for San Jose, led by Goodson’s two on six grabs.
The Command will next play Monday, April 30 at Tampa Bay at 7pm. The game will air live on NFL Network in the Command’s only scheduled national TV appearance in 2012. Sports Radio 810 WHB will also air the game live. The Storm are 3-3 after falling Friday night to Philadelphia. Their starting quarterback is Stephen Wasil who spent the 2011
The Command’s next home game will be Saturday, May 5 at 7pm against the San Antonio Talons at Sprint Center.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Mavericks Defeat Fort Wayne 5-2, Take 3-2 Series Lead
The
Missouri Mavericks took a 3-2 series lead in the best-of-seven Turner
Conference Finals with a 5-2 victory over the Fort Wayne Komets Saturday
night at Independence Events Center. Sebastien Thinel and Ed McGrane
notched two points each with a goal and an assist in the win and Charlie
Effinger made 24 saves on 26 shots by the Komets. The series now shifts
back to Fort Wayne for Game Six of the series on Tuesday evening. If
necessary, Game Seven will be on Thursday. Faceoff for Tuesday’s game
will be 6:30pm Central Daylight Time.
The Mavs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead 39 seconds into regulation on a goal from John-Scott Dickson. Dale Mahovsky assisted on the goal. The Komets responded halfway through the period on Jean-Michel Rizk’s fifth goal of the series, scored unassisted. The Mavs regained a lead with a shorthanded goal of their own two minutes later, when Sebastien Thinel and Ed McGrane broke in on goal on a two-on-one. Thinel flipped the pass over the defender to McGrane who put it home to give the Mavs the 2-1 lead. Missouri doubled their lead just less than two minutes to play, as Brandon Smith collected a loose puck in the crease and put it in the back of the net. Ryan Jardine and Kris Hogg were given assists on the net. The first period ended with the Mavs leading the Komets 3-1 and owning a 16-6 advantage in the shot column.
The Komets drew closer eight minutes into the second period on a power play goal from Frankie DeAngelis. The Mavs regained their two-goal lead three and a half minutes later on an unassisted goal from Sebastien Thinel. No other scoring occurred in the period and the Mavericks took a 4-2 lead into the final 20 minutes of regulation.
Missouri sealed their Game Five victory with five minutes remaining in regulation, as Kris Hogg buried a pass from Andrew Courtney in front of the goal. McGrane received his second point of the game with an assist on the goal. The 5-2 score stood up as the final.
The Mavs now take their 3-2 series lead to Fort Wayne for Game Six on Tuesday and if necessary, Game Seven on Thursday.
The Mavs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead 39 seconds into regulation on a goal from John-Scott Dickson. Dale Mahovsky assisted on the goal. The Komets responded halfway through the period on Jean-Michel Rizk’s fifth goal of the series, scored unassisted. The Mavs regained a lead with a shorthanded goal of their own two minutes later, when Sebastien Thinel and Ed McGrane broke in on goal on a two-on-one. Thinel flipped the pass over the defender to McGrane who put it home to give the Mavs the 2-1 lead. Missouri doubled their lead just less than two minutes to play, as Brandon Smith collected a loose puck in the crease and put it in the back of the net. Ryan Jardine and Kris Hogg were given assists on the net. The first period ended with the Mavs leading the Komets 3-1 and owning a 16-6 advantage in the shot column.
The Komets drew closer eight minutes into the second period on a power play goal from Frankie DeAngelis. The Mavs regained their two-goal lead three and a half minutes later on an unassisted goal from Sebastien Thinel. No other scoring occurred in the period and the Mavericks took a 4-2 lead into the final 20 minutes of regulation.
Missouri sealed their Game Five victory with five minutes remaining in regulation, as Kris Hogg buried a pass from Andrew Courtney in front of the goal. McGrane received his second point of the game with an assist on the goal. The 5-2 score stood up as the final.
The Mavs now take their 3-2 series lead to Fort Wayne for Game Six on Tuesday and if necessary, Game Seven on Thursday.
Friday, April 20, 2012
MAVERICKS TO HOST PRE-GAME TAILGATE PARTY FOR GAME FIVE
The
Missouri Mavericks will host a tailgate party tomorrow from 4:00-6:30pm
outside the South Entrance, next to the Community Ice Rink. The
pre-game party will feature:
- Food and Beer Specials including $1 Hot Dogs, $3 Nachos, $2 Soda/Water
- Music, a shoot booth, and inflatables for the kids
- A custom made Mavericks Ice Sculpture
- FREE Peanuts
- Face Painter
In addition to the pregame party, the first 1,000 fans in attendance at the game will receive Orange Army flashlight keychains courtesy of the Missouri Mavericks.
Tickets for Saturday's game are still available through TicketMaster.com and MissouriMavericks.com.
- Food and Beer Specials including $1 Hot Dogs, $3 Nachos, $2 Soda/Water
- Music, a shoot booth, and inflatables for the kids
- A custom made Mavericks Ice Sculpture
- FREE Peanuts
- Face Painter
In addition to the pregame party, the first 1,000 fans in attendance at the game will receive Orange Army flashlight keychains courtesy of the Missouri Mavericks.
Tickets for Saturday's game are still available through TicketMaster.com and MissouriMavericks.com.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Mavericks' Comeback Falls Short, Lose To Komets 5-4 In Double Overtime
The
Missouri Mavericks fell in double overtime to the Fort Wayne Komets by
the score of 5-4 in Game Four of the Turner Conference Finals Thursday
night at Independence Events Center. The Mavericks overcame a two-goal
deficit in the third period and led with 28 seconds to go in regulation
before the Komets were granted a power play, converting the power play
with 22 seconds remaining in regulation. Frankie DeAngelis scored the
game-winner at 2:47 of double overtime, tying the series at 2-2. Charlie
Effinger stopped 46 of 51 shots by the Komets. Game five is Saturday
evening at Independence Events Center.
Both teams went scoreless in the opening period of play, but combined for eight penalties totaling 16 penalty minutes. The Komets outshot the Mavericks 16-9 in the period.
Ed McGrane got the Mavs on the board at the 8:25 mark of the second period with a power play goal to open the scoring. Andrew Courtney and David Pszenyczny assisted on the goal. Jean-Michel Rizk tied the game with six minutes to go in the second, bringing the score to 1-1. The goal was Rizk’s third in two games. The Komets added two quick goals towards the end of the period from Chris Auger and Brett Smith to take a 3-1 lead. The goals by Auger and Smith were scored within 58 seconds of each other. All three goals by the Komets were scored within 2:48. The Komets yet again outshot the Mavericks 17-11 in the period.
Andrew Courtney drew the Mavs within one goal at the 9:22 mark of the final period of regulation with a power play goal. Kris Hogg and Sebastien Thinel assisted on the goal. With an assist on Courtney’s goal, Thinel now has points in all eight postseason contests for Missouri. The Mavericks tied the game with 7:11 left in regulation on a redirection by Dale Mahovsky off of a David Simoes shot from the point. Missouri took the lead with 1:04 left in regulation on a goal from John-Scott Dickson. Assisting on Dickson’s goal were Ryan Jardine and Patrick Schafer. With a win seemingly in hand, the Komets were awarded a power play with 28 seconds remaining in regulation. Ed McGrane, who had committed just four penalties in the regular season and not been charged with a penalty all postseason, was called for tripping in the neutral zone. The Komets converted on their power play opportunity six seconds later, when Jamie Milam tied the game at 4-4, sending the game to overtime.
Both teams failed to score a game winner through the first overtime and the game headed to a second OT. 1:35 into the second extra frame, Dale Mahovsky, who had not been charged with a penalty all postseason, was whistled for tripping in the neutral zone. The Komets once again capitalized on an opportunistic man advantage with the game winning goal from Frankie DeAngelis at the 2:47 mark of double overtime.
The series is now tied at 2-2 with Game Five of the Turner Conference Finals Saturday night at Independence Events Center. Game six will be played on Tuesday at the Allen County War Memorial in Fort Wayne, If necessary, Game Seven will be next Thursday, also in Fort Wayne.
Both teams went scoreless in the opening period of play, but combined for eight penalties totaling 16 penalty minutes. The Komets outshot the Mavericks 16-9 in the period.
Ed McGrane got the Mavs on the board at the 8:25 mark of the second period with a power play goal to open the scoring. Andrew Courtney and David Pszenyczny assisted on the goal. Jean-Michel Rizk tied the game with six minutes to go in the second, bringing the score to 1-1. The goal was Rizk’s third in two games. The Komets added two quick goals towards the end of the period from Chris Auger and Brett Smith to take a 3-1 lead. The goals by Auger and Smith were scored within 58 seconds of each other. All three goals by the Komets were scored within 2:48. The Komets yet again outshot the Mavericks 17-11 in the period.
Andrew Courtney drew the Mavs within one goal at the 9:22 mark of the final period of regulation with a power play goal. Kris Hogg and Sebastien Thinel assisted on the goal. With an assist on Courtney’s goal, Thinel now has points in all eight postseason contests for Missouri. The Mavericks tied the game with 7:11 left in regulation on a redirection by Dale Mahovsky off of a David Simoes shot from the point. Missouri took the lead with 1:04 left in regulation on a goal from John-Scott Dickson. Assisting on Dickson’s goal were Ryan Jardine and Patrick Schafer. With a win seemingly in hand, the Komets were awarded a power play with 28 seconds remaining in regulation. Ed McGrane, who had committed just four penalties in the regular season and not been charged with a penalty all postseason, was called for tripping in the neutral zone. The Komets converted on their power play opportunity six seconds later, when Jamie Milam tied the game at 4-4, sending the game to overtime.
Both teams failed to score a game winner through the first overtime and the game headed to a second OT. 1:35 into the second extra frame, Dale Mahovsky, who had not been charged with a penalty all postseason, was whistled for tripping in the neutral zone. The Komets once again capitalized on an opportunistic man advantage with the game winning goal from Frankie DeAngelis at the 2:47 mark of double overtime.
The series is now tied at 2-2 with Game Five of the Turner Conference Finals Saturday night at Independence Events Center. Game six will be played on Tuesday at the Allen County War Memorial in Fort Wayne, If necessary, Game Seven will be next Thursday, also in Fort Wayne.
April 21st Weekend Preview
Again
this weekend kicks off on Thursday night with hockey. The Missouri
Mavericks host game four of the Turner Conference Finals at the
Independence Events Center. The Mavericks hold a two games to one
advantage over Fort Wayne and are looking to make it a 3 to 1 advantage
tonight. There team will have plenty of activities such as $1 hot dogs, $3 beers,
face painters and coupon giveaways going on before and during the game.
Also, Family Four packs in the Terrace and Rinkside price levels are
still available. Get four tickets, four hot dogs and four Pepsi's
starting at only $70.
There will be a post game party after both game at the Lee’s Summit Brew Top Pub (700 NE Woods Chapel Road)
The Mavericks will also be hosting game five and hopefully be able to close out the series on Saturday night. All games will be streamed live.
If you happen to be down around Crown Center today or Friday you can take in the "Fair Play - Sports" Art Show at the Buttonwood Art Space (3013 Main St. Kansas City, MO 64108, 816-865-9040). Fair Play features all types of sports themes with all art sales benefitting PE4Life, a charitable program aimed at keeping kids in school through sports activities. The show runs from through May 25th, M-F 9am - 5pm.
The Mavericks are not the only local team in action Saturday night. The Kansas City Command are in San Jose to take on the SaberCats. The SaberCats are a perennial power in the AFL and look to be tough again this season. The Command are off to a rough start (0-4) but look to get on the right track in San Jose. Kansas City has former Kansas City Chief Matt Gutierrez under center who threw for five touchdowns against Chicago two weeks ago.
The game will air live on Sports Radio 810 WHB and on a video webstream at www.ustream.tv/kansascitycommand and will air on tape delay at 1pm Sunday, April 22 on KSMO-TV 62.
Have a great weekend everyone.
There will be a post game party after both game at the Lee’s Summit Brew Top Pub (700 NE Woods Chapel Road)
The Mavericks will also be hosting game five and hopefully be able to close out the series on Saturday night. All games will be streamed live.
If you happen to be down around Crown Center today or Friday you can take in the "Fair Play - Sports" Art Show at the Buttonwood Art Space (3013 Main St. Kansas City, MO 64108, 816-865-9040). Fair Play features all types of sports themes with all art sales benefitting PE4Life, a charitable program aimed at keeping kids in school through sports activities. The show runs from through May 25th, M-F 9am - 5pm.
The Mavericks are not the only local team in action Saturday night. The Kansas City Command are in San Jose to take on the SaberCats. The SaberCats are a perennial power in the AFL and look to be tough again this season. The Command are off to a rough start (0-4) but look to get on the right track in San Jose. Kansas City has former Kansas City Chief Matt Gutierrez under center who threw for five touchdowns against Chicago two weeks ago.
The game will air live on Sports Radio 810 WHB and on a video webstream at www.ustream.tv/kansascitycommand and will air on tape delay at 1pm Sunday, April 22 on KSMO-TV 62.
Have a great weekend everyone.
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