2007 CJAHL Prospects Game

Game
Held Wednesday night, December 12, in Winkler, Manitoba. Before the game, the players had a luncheon with "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe, who talked to the players about having fun while playing the game at a very high level. "Love of the game, that's No. 1," Mr. Hockey said. After a sluggish start from both sides. Greg Miller gave Team East a 1-0 lead midway through the first period when he rifled a shot over the shoulder of Team West goaltender Dezsi Wiens. Wiens stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced in a period and a half of work. After Mike Connolly tied the game for Team West on a defection though the pads of Team East keeper Andrew Hare, Team East responded with two goals before the period was out, off the sticks of Corey Bureau and Erik Axell, to give them a 3-1 lead through 40 minutes. With Team West charging in the third period, Justin Schultz slipped the puck past Hare 3:54 into the period. Unfazed, Team East came back just 39 seconds later and restored their two-goal lead when Miller found room past Team West goaltender Taylor Nelson for his second goal of the game. Connolly scored his second of the game on another deflection to bring Team West back to within one, but Team East added an empty-net goal to seal the win. Hare stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced in the game and played the entire contest as Curtis Black was injured in the skills competition. Nelson turned away 24 of 27 shots for Team West in 30 minutes of work.

Team East
(I) injured, did not play Note: who did Axell replaced ???

Team West
(I) injured, did not play