Storm - 4 Dawson Creek - 1

Mitch Neumeier with an in-close chance

The line of John Girman, Jordan Forfar and Darren Kramer combined for nine points as the Storm opened their exhibition schedule with a 4-1 win over the North American Hockey League's Dawson Creek Rage on Tuesday night at the Canada Games Arena.

Girman, who spent last season with the Georgetown Raiders, had two goals and an assist,  while Forfar, who was picked up from the Huntsville Otters, added a goal and two assists.  Linemate Darren Kramer, who was wearing the captain's 'C' on the night, had three assists before dropping the mitts with the Rage's Kevin Swales in the last minute. 

Kramer and Swales landed some bombs in their tilt.

Spencer Mault had the other goal for the Storm, as he looked very comfortable on a line with veterans Tanner Fritz and Dan Correale.  The trio moved the puck well and had several glorious chances, but were unable to convert more than the one time that they did.

Former Storm Blaine Bokenfohr, who spent the past two seasons with the Blue and Gold before being picked up by the Rage in the off season, had the lone goal for Dawson Creek.  Although it won't officially be known as such, the marker was, in essence, the first ever goal in the history of the expansion franchise. 

Not only did the Storm win the game, but they also took the shoot-out after the game, as all pre season action will have mandatory shoot-outs to get teams ready for it's implementation this season.  Tanner Fritz and Jordan Forfar both scored, while Colin Dzijacky made a pair of saves. 

Sitting out tonight were Nick Yeatman, Josh Phillips, Landon Hall, Brett Grant, Jon Aylward, Matthew Chrystian, and Kenton Helgeson, along with netminders Kenny Cameron, Chase Komistek, Curtis Skip and Simon Thieleman.  The skaters and two of those four goalies will all draw into the lineup tomorrow night when the two teams face-off at  the Encana Events Center in Dawson Creek.  It will be an 8pm Alberta time face off.  

Jordan Forfar beats Rage's Edward Dyson in the shoot out

GAME SUMMARY

GP Storm - 4   DC Rage - 1

1st:

1. GP  Forfar (Kramer, Girman)  7:31

2. DC  Bokenfohr (Wark, Recknagle)  9:19

3. GP  Mault (Lubczuk, Fritz)  14:34

Penalties - DC Fellnermayr, GP Lothian (misconducts - warmup violations) 0:00.

Shots - GP - 20   DC - 9

2nd:

4.  GP  Girman (Forfar, Kramer)  18:04

Penalties - GP Lubczuk (Hooking) 3:03, GP Bench (Too Many Men) 7:48, DC Zarazun (Slashing)  8:18

Shots - GP - 11/31  DC - 14/23

3rd:

5. GP Girman(2) (Forfar, Kramer)  19:19 (PP)

Penalties - GP Nordstrom (Interference) 7:57, GP Lothian (Interference) GP Kramer (Double roughing) DC Waterfield (Roughing) 10:24, GP Mungall (Roughing)  DC Zadra (Roughing) 17:49, DC Smith (Interference) 17:56, GP Kramer (Fighting and Game Misconduct) DC Swales (Fighting and Game Misconduct) 19:19.

Shots - GP - 13/44  DC - 5/28

Power Play - GP - 1/2  DC - 0/5

Goalie stats:

GP - Chimienti (W)(30:26 MP  20/21) Dzijacky (29:34 MP  7/7)

DC - Walsh (L)(30:26 MP 24/26) Dyson (29:34 MP 16/18)

Shoot out

Storm - Fritz (SCORES), Forfar (SCORES)

Rage - Mason (save), Matthews (save)

Note - I will post audio tomorrow (Wednesday)