Goals, penalties galore in Houston It was quite a weekend around the CIHL as week three of the schedule came around. The Kitimat Ice Demons ran into a hot goalie on Saturday night, in Houston’s stalwart Don Kenzle and despite a withering attack, allowed the Houston Luckies three power play goals, enough to eke out a hard fought tie. Kenzle gave a terrific performance and got a lot of help from his defensemen who blocked a large number of shots. In game one shots were 39-27 for Kitimat and on Sunday 53-21 (including only three in the second period by Luckies.) It was a different matter Sunday afternoon, as the Luckies visibly tired as the game went on and the scoring mounted. The Ice Demons seems to get their shooting act together a lot better than the previous night – with former Burns Lake Braves netminder, Wes Hart between the pipes for Houston. Hart stayed in for the duration and took a 12-2 beating. Given Hart’s previous performances, knocking Demons out of the playoffs in 2003, the Kitimat boys felt this was a bit of pay-back, . Also a bit of payback for the 9-1 thumping the Luckies gave the Demons at home just one year ago. Not surprisingly the game included a couple of third period fights as the Luckies became frustrated with their inability to handle the Demons’ speed or kill off the far-too-many penalties they earned. Referees Paul Miller (Saturday) and Garrett Murphy on Sunday both exercised the new rules – even showing a little discretion to keep play going while both teams were guilty of frequent trips to the penalty box. But Kitimat adjusted better. The Luckies spent 50 minutes in the box Saturday, and 62 minutes on Sunday (including two fighting penalties) against Demons 37, Saturday, and 42, Sunday, also including two fights. Demons also had two 5-minute extended penalties on Saturday as two players were tossed for hitting from behind -- but Luckies added two 10-min. misconducts on Saturday, as they argued the point with referee Miller, a late call in replacement for another ref trapped in a sudden fall snowstorm in Toronto. All teams are going to have to work hard to lower the time spent in the box as power plays are starting to look pretty good. Saturday game --Demons scorers – period 1, 1) Daniel Mayer (Gerard Baldo, Chris Vilness); 2) Ian Coleman, (Craig Hewitson, Daniel Mayer); Second period 3) Chris Vilness (Ian Coleman). Houston scorers, period 1, 1) Alonzo Slaney (Noah Bell), Second period, 2) Warren Poznikoff (Derek Dinelle, Jeff Lloyd), Period 3, 3) John Marren ((Alonzo Slaney, Tyler Poznikoff). Sunday game: -- Demons scorers, Period 1, 1) Derek Wakita (unass.) 2) Gerard Baldo (Ian Coleman), 3) Daniel Mayer (Nick Markowsky, Terry Whelan) 4) Mike Fisk(Derek Wakita). Period 2, 5) Terry Whelan (Nick Markowsky, Daniel Mayer) 6) Jeff Baker ((Brad Owen), 7) Jeremy Morden (Chris Vilness), 8) Craig Hewitson (Ian Coleman, Doug Wilson) 9) Craig Hewitson (Ian Coleman), Period 3, 10) Daniel Mayer (Craig Hewitson, Doug Wilson) 11) Steven Venman (Terry Whelan), 12, Daniel Mayer, (Ian Coleman, Jeff Baker). Houston Luckies – Period 1 – 1) Jeff Lloyd (Derek Dinelle, Alonzo Slaney), 2) Kevin Kirkby, (Jeff Lloyd). The 100 Mile House Bears also ran into penalty troubles as they hosted the revived Williams Lake Stampeders, fresh from two convincing wins over the Mackenzie Moose. The Stamps took the game 6-1. Both teams took to the South Cariboo Recreation Complex ice looking jittery and tired. As a result the first period action was anything but exciting as the passing was sloppy and the play slow. It would be the Bears opening the scoring first on a high rising shot from Dustin Price that fooled Stamps goaltender, Willie Sellars. The knuckleball shot, slapped from the blue-line, fluttered past the glove of Sellars and into the twine behind him. The Stamps would get that goal back with a minute and one half left in the period as Dan Huska scored unassisted banging in a shot from a scramble in front of the Bears net. The Stampeders finally found their legs in the second period and began to taken control of the game. While killing a penalty, the Stamps would break the 1-1 deadlock, as Wilfred Robbins danced around 100 Mile House goaltender, Dale Weins, and poke a shot behind the Bears keeper to make the score 2-1 Williams Lake. If not for some great saves by the Bears goaltender, Williams Lake could have been up by 2 or 3 goals by the end of the middle period. It would be some foolish late second period antics that would cost the Bears big time in the final frame, as they would start the third period two men down. The Stamps would take advantage of the opportunity as Wilfred Robbins notched his second of the game after just over a minute of action. That would seem to deflate the 100 Mile House squad and spur on the visitors, as Williams Lake would add 3 more tallies in the final period to take a 6-1 victory. Francis Johnson, the teams top point getter this season added 2 goals, with Brooke Paquette adding a single. A good crowd of some 300 fans attended the game in 100 Mile House with many Stampeder fans making the journey and for the most part, out cheering the locals. Next action for Williams Lake will be another road game down in 100 Mile House against the Bears this coming Saturday evening, October 14. In other action, the Smithers Steelheads beat the Terrace River Kings 6-3 in the Steelheads home opener in Smithers. (No details on that game available yet). So the overall result of the weekend action gives the Smithers Steelheads a two point lead over the Ice Demons, in the western division, with seven points from three wins, a tie and a loss in five games. Demons have five points from two wins a tie and a loss in four games and Houston, have four points from a win, a tie and two losses in four games. Terrace has three points from a win, a tie and two losses in four games, and Hazelton, with only one game played to date, has no points. In the West the Stamps have six points from three wins, no losses, in three games, followed by the Omenica Ice, with four points from two wins in two games. Hundred Mile House has a point in three games, and Mackenzie no points to show for four games.