Reno Pond Hockey played Q & D Construction for their RIAL Spring 2023 D-League season opener. The game took place on Monday, March, 22nd, 2023 at 10:30PM. The game was at Reno Ice.
Reno Pond Hockey was coming off a 4-1 win over Mid-Ice Crisis in the championship. Reno Pond Hockey had not lost a game yet in 2023. They were on an 11-game winning streak, the longest winning streak in Reno Pond Hockey history.
Q & D Construction was coming off a 1-6 loss to the Reno Fire Hosers D. They had a record of 0-1-0. They lost their first game of the season.
Reno Pond Hockey’s all-time record against Q & D Construction was 2-0-0. Reno Pond Hockey has scored ten or more goals in both games against Q & D Construction. The last game between Reno Pond Hockey and Q & D Construction was on September 26th, 2022 with Reno Pond Hockey taking a 10-4 win.
Reno Pond Hockey scored the game’s opening goal 2′ minutes into the game. #96 Robbie Janas passed the puck back to #45 Brian Janas. Brian took a shot. #69 Chad Payne buried the rebound.
Reno Pond Hockey made added to their lead 5′ minutes and 30 seconds into the game. #9 Tristan McKnight carried the puck into the offensive zone. On a two-on-one, Tristan took the shot and scored.
Reno Pond Hockey made it 3-0 with 11′ minutes to go in the first period. #96 Robbie Janas passed the puck to #69 Chad Payne. Chad drew in three defenders as he passed the puck to #13 Kevin Lee. Kevin found the back of the net with his shot.
Reno Pond Hockey would go up by four goals with 3′ minutes left in the first period. #96 Robbie Janas passed the puck back to #32 Greg Scott. Greg took a shot. Once again #69 Chad Payne was there to put away the rebound.
Reno Pond Hockey would go up by five with one minute and thirty seconds to go in the first period. #13 Kevin Lee carried the puck into the offensive zone. His shot was steered away by the goalkeeper. #69 Chad Payne would get the puck along the boards. Chad’s shot would find the back of the net to complete the hat trick. Reno Pond Hockey had a 5-0 lead after the first period.
Reno Pond Hockey scored their sixth goal 5′ minutes into the second period. #45 Brian Janas would shoot the puck. #96 Robbie Janas would get the puck to #69 Chad Payne who found the back of the net for his fourth goal of the night.
Reno Pond Hockey scored their seventh goal of the night with 13′ minutes to go in the second period. #9 Tristan McKnight carried the puck along the boards from behind the net. He drew in three defenders. He passed the puck to #72 Mitch Costa who went backhand to score.
With 6′ minutes to go in the second period, #69 Chad Payne got the puck from the defensive zone to #9 Tristan McKnight in the neutral zone. On the breakaway, Tristan would score. Reno Pond Hockey would take an 8-0 lead into the third period.
In between periods, the goalies switched sides. #40 Justin Farmer was bored after taking less than ten shots in the first two periods. Halfway through the third period, Reno Pond Hockey would score their ninth goal. After missing a two-on-one attempt, #72 Mitch Costa would get the puck behind the goal line. He would pass the puck to #4 Matthew Stewart. Matthew would pass the puck to #29 Erich Schulz who would tap it in.
The final goal of the game came with 7′ minutes to go. #72 Mitch Costa would shoot the puck. It would get deflected in traffic, #96 Robbie Janas would get the rebound and score. The game would end in a 10-0 Reno Pond Hockey Victory.
For only the second time in six seasons, Reno Pond Hockey won their season opener. After this game, they were still undefeated against Q & D Construction. They still hadn’t lost a game in 2023. They also bumped their all-time winning streak up to 12 games. Reno Pond Hockey was just the better team in this game. They out skated them. They were keeping the puck in the offensive zone. They weren’t letting Q & D Construction do anything on offensive. Despite all of that a lot of this game was played in the neutral zone. Reno Pond Hockey was on fire with everyone being in the right place at the right time. Q & D Construction was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. It was a great start to the season.
Reno Pond Hockey’s first goal was scored by #69 Chad Payne. It was assisted by #45 Brian Janas and #96 Robbie Janas. The second goal was scored by #9 Tristan McKnight. It was unassisted. The Third goal was scored by #13 Kevin Lee. It was assisted by #69 Chad Payne and #96 Robbie Janas. The fourth goal was scored by #69 Chad Payne. It was assisted by #32 Greg Scott and #96 Robbie Janas. The fifth goal was scored by #69 Chad Payne. It was assisted by #13 Kevin Lee. The sixth goal was scored by #69 Chad Payne. It was assisted by #96 Robbie Janas and #45 Brian Janas. The seventh goal was scored by #72 Mitch Costa. It was assisted by #9 Tristan McKnight. The eighth goal was scored by #9 Tristan McKnight. It was unassisted. The ninth goal was scored by #29 Erich Schulz. It was assisted by #4 Matthew Stewart and #72 Mitch Costa. The tenth goal was scored by #96 Robbie Janas. It was assisted by #72 Mitch Costa.
Goals – #69 Chad Payne (4), #9 Tristan McKnight (2), #13 Kevin Lee, #72 Mitch Costa, #29 Erich Schulz, #96 Robbie Janas
Assists – #45 Brian Janas (2), #96 Robbie Janas (4), #69 Chad Payne, #32 Greg Scott, #13 Kevin Lee, #9 Tristan McKnight, #4 Matthew Stewart, #72 Mitch Costa (2)
Stats were not published on the league website
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