Vees Return The Favour:

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Vees Return the Favour
 
Saturday, November 24, 2012 - Submitted by Don Klepp

One night after being shaded by the Vipers in Penticton, the Vees reciprocated with a 3-1 win in Vernon on Saturday.

Sam Mellor led the Vees’ attack with the game-winning goal in the first period and an assist on Brad McClure’s insurance marker in the third period.

Cam Amantea got the other Vee goal, at 14:07, to tie the game at 1-1.  His conversion of a rebound from Sean Flanagan’s point shot came after Adam Tambellini had opened the scoring at 11:32 during the Vipers’ only power play of the game.

The Vees also scored on their opening power play, when Mellor’s floater made it through a gathering of bodies in front of Austin Smith.

On their subsequent four opportunities with the man advantage, they were held in check by the Viper penalty killers. Actually, the Vipers nearly tied the game at 2-2 early in the second period when Colton Sparrow had Chad Katunar at his mercy, only to see his shot hit Katunar’s right goal post and carom away from goal.

The Vees also came within a whisker of adding to their tally when Brock Balson hit the cross bar in the first period.

As in last night’s game between these teams, this contest had a playoff feel.  Tight checking and disciplined aggressive play were the order of the day.
The players who best exemplified this style of play were the Vees’ Cody Depourcq and Cam Amantea who, along with Jordan McCallum, employed a buzzsaw forecheck in the Viper zone every time they hit the ice.