Storm Training Camp - Day 3 Evening scrimmage

The final scrimmage before Sunday's Blue-White Intrasquad game saw team Blue pick up a 4-2 win over team Gold.  Four year veteran Tanner Fritz recorded a hat trick for the Blue team, with Brett Grant adding the other goal.  Mitch Neumeier and Scott Nordstrom replied for the Gold team.  Saturday night's game was by far the most spirited and intense scrimmage of the weekend, as both teams ramped up their physical play.  Also of note, the entire game was played 4 on 4.

Players that stood out:
Team Gold:
- Lino Chimienti - May have allowed the most goals among the three Gold netminders (2 in his 20 minutes of work), but he also made some very big stops late in the contest to keep it a one goal game.  His best stop was diving across to rob John Girman on a two on one.
- Taylor Cote - Continues to be one of the top forwards in camp.  Not bad for a guy who is still a few months away from his 17th birthday.  A big reason for that is his consistent physical play.
- Jordan Forfar - Puck seems to follow him whenever he is on the ice.  Also not afraid to play physical.
- Mitch Neumeier - The second year vet is having a much stronger camp than he did last year.  His goal tonight.... a wrister from the faceoff circle that found a spot under the cross bar behind Kenny Cameron... was a beauty.

Team Blue:
- Tanner Fritz - What more can be said about a guy who scored three times.  He played like the Tanner Fritz that Storm fans have come used to over the past three seasons.  Great hand-eye coordination to bat his hat trick goal out of mid air to make it a 4-2 game. 
- Dan Correale - Continues to play with tons of confidence with the puck.  Set up Fritz's opening goal by splitting the defecne, regaining the puck, and finding Tanner alone in front. 
- Daniel Dale - Nothing flashy, but is a very smart player that makes few if any mistakes. 
- Caylen Walls - Set the physical tone by riding Mitch Neumeier hard into the goal early in the contest.  Also showed a lot of confidence in moving the puck, something we didn't see alot of last season.
- Brett Grant - A nice rush on the third goal ended with a hard move to the net, and good patience to out wait Chimienti. 

Goalie Stats:
Team Gold:
Chase Komistek - 1 goal against in 20 minutes played
Colin Dzijacky - 1 goal against in 20 minutes played
Lino Chimienti - 2 goals against in 20 minutes played

Team Blue:
Curtis Skip - 0 goals against in 15 minutes played
Kenny Cameron - 1 goal against in 15 minutes played
Christopher Wray - 0 goals against in 15 minutes played
Simon Thieleman - 1 goal against in 15 minutes played

Save of Camp
Kenny Cameron gets that honour so far after a stop Saturday night.  Lying on his side, he reached over to rob Mitch Neumeier. 

Up Next:
The players will be shuffled up into two new teams for the Blue-White intrasquad game, which starts at 12 noon on Sunday at the Canada Games Arena.  First set of cuts expected after the game. 

One other note - Grande Prairie Storm Booster Club will hold their next meeting after the Intrasquad game in the viewing lounge at the arena.  Group is in need of more members, so feel free to stay after the game and find out more on this new initiative for the hockey club.