CIHL game of the week
April 12th, 2021 The CIHL game of the week features last year champions AsiaXpat Kowloon Warriors taking on the Scotiabank South China Shark. This is a must win game for the Sharks this week as they currently sit in the cellar of the CIHL standings and out of the playoffs as they are seven points behind both the Warriors and HKBN Hong Kong Tycoons. A win for the Warriors will give them sole position of second place and inch them within three points of the first place Manulife Macau Aces. Game time is April 15th, 10:00pm @ Mega Ice.
Aces Surrender 9 Goals in Back-to-Back Losses to Tycoons
April 9th, 2021 The HKBN Hong Kong Tycoons defeated the Manulife Maces Aces for the second time in as many games by the count of 9-7. It’s the second straight loss for the Aces who seem to look 'normal' now after surrendering 16 goals to the Tycoons over the past two games. The win has the Tycoons at the .500 mark with a record of 5-5-1 after 11 games. With 6 games remaining on the season, they are now 7 points up on Sharks for the final playoff spot and only 5 points out of first place. More to follow…
Tycoons Deliver Aces First Loss of the Season
April 3rd, 2021 The Trio of Nicholas Weberg, Lucas Eshleman and Jim Fanstone look to be back on track and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Putting up nine points last week in their blowout loss the Warriors (11-4), the trio followed up with a 13 point evening as they dealt the Manulife Macau Aces their first loss of the season with a convincing 7-5 victory. Jim Fanstone had the hot hands as he picked up his first hat trick of the year along with two helpers for five points. Nicholas Weberg coming off four goals last game this time helped out with four assists along with Lucas Eshleman one goal & three assists. Aces Lokel Wong had a goal and two assists on the night while four other Aces each found the net. Team stars Jesse Lussier and Whitney Olsen had an 'off-night', CIHL scoring leader Jesse had one goal which came late in the third period while Whitney picked up one assist. The Aces will need to quickly shrug off the loss and the seven goals they surrendered as these two team face each other next week, April 8th - 9:45pm @ Mega Ice.
Sharks Harpooned by Warriors for 4th Straight Loss
April 3rd, 2021 The Scotiabank South China Sharks were looking to get back into the win column after a tough past couple of games. They have been competitive in each of these games, losing two of the last three by a single goal, and were hungry for a win. The AsiaXPAT Kowloon Warriors were looking to pick up right where they left off with an 11-goal showing in their last game. Immediately off the opening face-off, Sharks centre Michael Shum won the draw to winger Jacob Pentz who fired one into the top right corner a mere 6 seconds into the game, for the fastest goal in CIHL history. Shortly after, the Warriors got a goal of their own when Connor Daly passed it to defenseman David Belluche who circled the goal then took a heavy wrist shot glove side to beat goaltender King Ho. Sharks point-leader Ben MacAskill rounded off scoring in the opening frame with an unassisted wrister that got past Horrance Cheung. Belluche tied the game at two for his second of the night with another high glove wrist shot that had Connor Quinn chipping in with the lone helper. Afterwards, Quinn skated the puck into the zone and took a shot which Ho rejected, but U18 Jason Wong buried the rebound for the Warriors. Nearing the end of the period, Bradley Wilson took a slapshot from the top of the circle that found its way into the back of the net. Josh Gordon had the only assist on the goal that put the Warriors up 4-2 going into the third. While the final frame was filled with plenty of good scoring chances, the only goal was scored by Warriors captain Greg Smyth on an unassisted breakaway effort. He made a nice deke and went upstairs on the backhand to beat Ho and end the game with a score of 5-2 for Kowloon. Shots against were very close with King Ho facing 33 for the Sharks, and Horrance Cheung facing 34 for the Warriors. This worked out to an .848 save percentage for Ho and a .941 for Cheung at the other end. The loss for the Sharks now sees them sitting 5 points back of the final playoff spot as the HKBN Hong Kong Tycoons picked up huge win on the night by knocking off the previously undefeated Manulife Macau Aces. The Thee Stars of the Game: 1) Warriors - David Belluche, 2G 2) Warriors - Connor Quinn, 2A 3) Warriors - Connor Daly, 1A Both teams earn a rest next week before go back at each other on Thursday, April 15th, 10:00pm @ Mega Ice.
CIHL games of the week
March 30th, 2021 The AsiaXpat Kowloon Warriors and Scotiabank South China Sharks split the previous two games this season while putting up 21 goals for an average of 10.5 goals per game. Will the score be a respectable 4-3 like the first meeting or a 8-6 last shot wins crowd entertainer? A win for the Warriors could give them some breathing space for second place in the CIHL standings as they are currently up on the third place Tycoons by only two points while a loss for the Sharks would see their record drop to 2-8 and make the last playoff spot seem almost out of reach. The second game of the evening features the league hottest goalie (Liam Moorfield-Yee) and the top two players (Jesse Lussier & Whitney Olsen) in the scoring race... all from the undefeated Manulife Macau Aces as they take on the third place HKBN Hong Kong Tycoons who are looking to rebound from their worse loss of the season two weeks ago to the Warriors by the score of 11-4. Game 1 AsiaXpat Kowloon Warriors vs Scotiabank South China Sharks 8:30pm Mega Ice Game 2 Manulife Macau Aces vs HKBN Hong Kong Tycoons 10:00pm Mega Ice