Duzan's goal gives Klippers 3-2 win; Kiley Long cut

To be completely frank, the Klippers didn't deserve to win tonight as far as I'm concerned. They were very sloppy, had all kinds of trouble with passes, shoddy defensive coverage, and even their most steady guys seemed to be a little shaky. It's a trend I've noticed with a lot of their mid-week games over the last couple of years.

Regardless, a turnover at the Klipper blueline gave Taylor Duzan a partial breakaway and he went top cheese on Charles Corsi to put his club ahead 3-2 with 1:49 to go.

Jesse Mireau - who was a thorn in Kindersley's side all night - opened the scoring at 7:29 on a nice little backhander. It was a total individual effort from tight range.

Ryan Benn went the extra mile and managed to get his stick on the puck during a scramble to tie the game just 15 seconds later.

Nearly seven minutes later on the PP, Bo Lenard caught Scott Hellyer off his right post and sneaked a shot past his blocker.

Again the Klippers responded lightning fast, with Justin Gerwing scoring his third of the year 18 seconds later. It was a beaut. A Melfort defenceman attempted a soft outlet pass from behind the net and Gerwing, on the left side of the ice, one-timed it past a surprised Corsi.

That was it until late in the third when Duzan came up big to steal two points from the Mustangs, who always seem to give the Klippers a hard time.

Shots were 35-34 for Melfort.

Bump of the game: John Sonntag
Three stars: 1. Taylor Duzan; 2. Scott Hellyer; 3. Charles Corsi. And an honourable mention to Ryan Benn. He hustled all night and set up some scoring chances. I wanted to squeeze him in there, but I didn't feel the Klippers deserved all three stars based on their performance. Ah, politics. I tell ya.

In other news, left winger Kiley Long was cut this afternoon. He stuck around for the game tonight and will leave tomorrow. Long's father, Rick, scouts for Weyburn, so there's a chance he could wind up there. Long played in two games, both on the Melville/Yorkton road trip two weeks ago. I'm a little disappointed I never got to see him play. He's a nice kid and I wish him all the best.

Riley Down didn't play tonight. He had his shoulder checked out again and he says he won't be playing until next week in Flin Flon now. He was hoping to return tonight or Saturday.