But there the Warriors were in Wilcox on Saturday night, leading the Argos 9-0 through two periods. And while the final score would end up 12-0 for the local squad, that wasn’t the most incredible number on the night.
No, that came from the shot clock.
22-6 after the first. 33-8 in the second. 33-4 in the third.
Note the phrase ‘in the’. Those were the shots in each period.
All told, Warriors would pour a total of 88 shots on goal, outshooting the Argos by 70 shots on the night, with Notre Dame goaltender Ian Lee turning in an incredible 76-save performance. That’s three more than Ron Tugnutt made for Quebec in the legendary 3-3 tie against Boston in 1991, the all-time NHL record for most shots in a game.
“We were definitely in their end quite a bit, and in the end [the shot clock] said 88, they might have been a bit happy with that, but there was a lot of rubber put on him for sure,” said Warriors coach Trevor Weisgerber.
“It’s a tough game to play," he added. "Once it gets to the third period, we’re up 9-0, and it’s tough for both teams. I think just the way we match up with that team, they just have troubles with us and we obviously played a good game again. Some of the other teams who are playing them, the games are a lot closer. But credit to our guys, they worked hard and it was a good outcome.”
Wyatt Wilson led the offensive assault with three goals and three assists, while Kyle Forster added a hat trick and Davis Fry a pair of goals. Connor McGrath, Sam Boldt, Caelan Fitzpatrick, and Evan Callaghan had single markers. Atley Calvert added three assists, Parker Jasper, Kirk Mullen and Austin Reschny had two helpers each.
Every player except the goaltenders had at least one point.
Chase Coward earned the shutout in net.
The Warriors improved to 9-4-0-0 on the season with the win, vaulting into fourth place, two points out of second behind the Saskatoon Blazers and Prince Albert Mintos.
Which is exactly who they play next weekend: the Warriors host the Blazers on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m. before taking on the Mintos on Nov. 10, also at 1:30 p.m.. Both games are at Mosaic Place.
