The two final games of Prospect Camp were played on Tuesday. Monniesota Wild versus the Detroit Red Wings and the St. Louis Blues versus the Washington Capitals.
The Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings with a final score of three to one.
Minnesota scored the first goal just fifty-four seconds into the game. Ryan Olynyk shot the puck past Drew MacIntyre with an assist from Matt Foy.
The next goal came six minutes and fifty-three seconds into the second period. Jesse Schultz scored for Minnesota on the power play, redirecting Chris Dyment’s slapshot from the blueline past MacIntyre.
Detroit’s Matt Hubbauer was checked head first into the boards a minute later, knocking Hubbauer out. The play was stopped when he failed to get up. The medical trainers hurried over to Hubbauer and rolled him on his back. He laid there a few minutes before moving and finally getting up. He still appeared quite dazed ashe walked past with blood streaming down his face from the cut on his chin and eyelid. Hubbauer never returned to the game.
Detroit finally got on the board half way through the second period. Chad LaRose passed across to Henrik Zetterberg who was right in front of the net. Zetterberg shot the puck over Barry Brust’s left shoulder, giving Detroit it’s only goal of the night.
Eleven seconds after Zetterberg’s goal Minnesota’s Olynyk was called for kneeing and was sent to the box for two minutes. When his teammate, Matt Foy, protested the call to the referee they were given another two minute peanlty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
With a full two minutes of five-on-three advantage Detroit wasn’t able to score. Henrik Zetterberg hit the post twice on the power play and sent it just wide on another shot.
Eight minutes into the third period Nate Kiser and Erik Reitz decided to drop their gloves, stick, and helmets. Helmets? Yes, they threwo down their sticks and gloves, ripped off their helemts throwing them onthe the ice and then started throwing punches. I guess they decided it’d save both of them some time if they just took them off themselves. They got a few punches in before the ref’s broke it up, but both were still going strong when they were sent to their respective box.
Minnesota’s final goal came from Armands Berezins who shot it through MacIntyre’s five-hole with three minutes and forty-one seconds left in the game. Rickard Wallin had the assist.
Minnesota and Detroit tied for third place at the end of Camp each team having two wins and two loses.
The Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues played to a one-one tie.
St. Louis scored the first goal and it was a weird goal. St. Louis was going to make a line change nine minutes into the first period. Greg Day had the puck and shot the puck to dump it in the corner in Washington’s end. Washington’s goaltender, Maxime Daigneault, headed to the corner to retrieve the puck and pass it up to his players. The puck had different plans, as it slid through the face-off circle it found a bump in the ice. Totally changing directions the puck became airborne and sailed into the open net as Daigneault vainly tried to skate back in time to stop it.
Boyd Gordon put the puck past Rob Crater scoring the only other goal to tie up with a minute and twenty-six seconds left in the game. Owen Fussey had the assist.
Neither team was able to score in the five minute overtime period.
Washington was the only team during Prospect Camp to go without a loss, winning three and tying one. St. Louis was the only team to go without a win, losing three and tying one.
All in all it was a good camp adn hopefully Centre I.C.E. and the Detroit Red Wings will continue to host the Prospect Camp in Traverse City for years to come.
