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SCIHL Division 3 - 2024-2025 Season Opening Night
October 18th, 2024
Sponsor establishing early dominance
Kicking off the 2024-2025 SCIHL Division 3 season were our continuing sponsor Unicorns, and we welcome our new sponsor, VetiVa Veterinary Hospital to the SCIHL.
Unicorns sharp in their black uniforms, and VetiVa in the smart orange uniforms. The Unicorns are coming back with many returnees from their strong 2023-24 team, but with a key addition of Alvin Sham, one of the leading scorers of the SCIHL. While VetiVa is led by one of the top GM’s Paul Chai - who consistently drafts a strong team.
The chemistry on the Unicorns showed throughout the game as you could clearly see the VetiVa team trying to work out their lines while the Unicorns carried the play. VetiVa’s newcomer goalie, Nicholas Sellars looked good in his first game in Hong Kong stopping 7 of 8 shots in the first period, only letting David Lee’s breakaway midway in the first in as it just trickled thru the 5-hole. VetiVa didn’t generate too many chances until Jason Yip was able to get his first of the season short-handed with 30 seconds left in the period.
The teams exchanged power-play goals to start the 2nd with John Wade scoring first for Unicorns, followed later by Robert Chiu also on the power play. 2-2 midway thru the 2nd. Up to this point, Alvin Sham had a few chances on Sellars to feel him out and after warming up, it was the Shammer show. The next 3 goals were all Sham - all breakaway goals. He scored 2 in the 2nd, and early in the 3rd to complete his hattrick. 5-2 early in the 3rd.
As VetiVa tried to press to get back into the game, it opened them up to more chances and finally, Rick Chu stole the puck at the blue line and came in on 'another' breakaway and went backhand top shelf to close out the scoring. 6-2 was the final with Unicorns outshooting VetiVa 30 to 13.
Nicholas Sellars (VetiVa) faced 30 shots while Arthur Chan (Unicorns) faced 13 shots.
Three Stars of the game:
1. Alvin Sham (Unicorns)
2. David Lee (Unicorns)
3. Nicholas Sellars (VetiVa)
Where’s Theo?
The 2nd game of this season was a rematch of last seasons' finals between RBC Lions and AsiaXpat. However, with 2 much revamped rosters.
Both teams had some key players missing for opening night, but this was still an
entertaining game with AsiaXpat sporting more speed on the ice, vs the more experienced (but slower) RBC team. It was also the return to the nets for goalie Grant Phillips after not playing in net for the last couple years.
The first period was evenly played with few chances at either end, the only goal being an unassisted marker by Jasper Tang to make it 1-0 for RBC.
AsiaXpat captain, Justin Wong, responded from a feed by another new player, Nathan Kellar to tie the game at 1. With a follow-up question of, has anyone seen Theo Wong (Xpat’s first pick) who was MIA. A few minutes later, RBC’s "century line" scored, with Bruce Hicks finishing a play from Gary Lawrence, and Shane Weir. RBC outshot Xpat 13 to 4 in the 2nd period, with Warren Ang also tallying with 30 seconds left to close out the 2nd 3-1 for RBC.
In the 3rd, Theo Wong finally made it to the rink with 9:30 left on the clock, and after a Superman outfit change, was able to get on the ice with around 5 minutes left in the game. However, too little too late as it was all RBC as Chow scored his 2nd of the game and rookie Ryan Lee capped off the game with an empty net goal with just under 2 minutes remaining. 5-1 the final for RBC Lions.
Martin Jim (AsiaXpat) faced 26 shots while Grant Phillips (RBC Lions) faced 15 shots.
Three Stars of the game:
1. Jasper Chow (RBC Lions)
2. Grant Phillips (RBC Lions)
3. Martin Jim (AsiaXpat)
Father's vs Son's?
In the 3rd game of the night, JOG Sportswear faced off against Young Guns Hockey Club. The Young Guns line up was made up of 4 father/son pairs, with a few being rookies to the SCIHL.
The entire game was pretty evenly played with chances being traded on both ends of the ice. And it wasn’t until the end of the first period that Sherman Chan scored a tap in on the side after Christopher Lee put one off the arm of Stephanie Fok and Chan was in the right spot to the side of the net to make sure the puck was in the net. 1-0 Young Guns after 1.
Calix Ma finished a nice pass from Danny Chiu and Yaann Yuen early in the 2nd to double the lead, as Young Guns pressed but were unable to increase the lead any further.
The game continued to be closely fought until about 6 minutes left in the 3rd where Calix scored his 2nd of the night, again from Chiu putting up an insurance goal for Young Guns. As JOG pressed to try and get their first goal, it was instead Izzac Chan, and Danny Chiu scoring on back-to-back shifts with 2 minutes left to round out the scoring. 5-0 the final.
Cameron Chiu in his first start in an adult league had an impressive 19 save shutout to open his campaign.
Stephanie Fok (JOG) faced 23 shots while Camercon Chiu (Young Guns) faced 19 shots for the shutout.
Three Stars of the game:
1. Cameron Chiu (Young Guns)
2. Calix Ma (Young Guns)
3. Danny Chiu (Young Guns)
Remember to find us on:
1. Facebook - SCIHL League (submit a friend’s request)
2. Twitter - @OfficialSCIHL
3. iPhone & Android App - "SCIHL" (pull down the screen a few seconds for updates)
For the latest scores, statistics, and game schedule.
4. Instagram - SCIHL
5. Website - www.SCIHL.com
Sponsor establishing early dominance
Kicking off the 2024-2025 SCIHL Division 3 season were our continuing sponsor Unicorns, and we welcome our new sponsor, VetiVa Veterinary Hospital to the SCIHL.
Unicorns sharp in their black uniforms, and VetiVa in the smart orange uniforms. The Unicorns are coming back with many returnees from their strong 2023-24 team, but with a key addition of Alvin Sham, one of the leading scorers of the SCIHL. While VetiVa is led by one of the top GM’s Paul Chai - who consistently drafts a strong team.
The chemistry on the Unicorns showed throughout the game as you could clearly see the VetiVa team trying to work out their lines while the Unicorns carried the play. VetiVa’s newcomer goalie, Nicholas Sellars looked good in his first game in Hong Kong stopping 7 of 8 shots in the first period, only letting David Lee’s breakaway midway in the first in as it just trickled thru the 5-hole. VetiVa didn’t generate too many chances until Jason Yip was able to get his first of the season short-handed with 30 seconds left in the period.
The teams exchanged power-play goals to start the 2nd with John Wade scoring first for Unicorns, followed later by Robert Chiu also on the power play. 2-2 midway thru the 2nd. Up to this point, Alvin Sham had a few chances on Sellars to feel him out and after warming up, it was the Shammer show. The next 3 goals were all Sham - all breakaway goals. He scored 2 in the 2nd, and early in the 3rd to complete his hattrick. 5-2 early in the 3rd.
As VetiVa tried to press to get back into the game, it opened them up to more chances and finally, Rick Chu stole the puck at the blue line and came in on 'another' breakaway and went backhand top shelf to close out the scoring. 6-2 was the final with Unicorns outshooting VetiVa 30 to 13.
Nicholas Sellars (VetiVa) faced 30 shots while Arthur Chan (Unicorns) faced 13 shots.
Three Stars of the game:
1. Alvin Sham (Unicorns)
2. David Lee (Unicorns)
3. Nicholas Sellars (VetiVa)
Where’s Theo?
The 2nd game of this season was a rematch of last seasons' finals between RBC Lions and AsiaXpat. However, with 2 much revamped rosters.
Both teams had some key players missing for opening night, but this was still an
entertaining game with AsiaXpat sporting more speed on the ice, vs the more experienced (but slower) RBC team. It was also the return to the nets for goalie Grant Phillips after not playing in net for the last couple years.
The first period was evenly played with few chances at either end, the only goal being an unassisted marker by Jasper Tang to make it 1-0 for RBC.
AsiaXpat captain, Justin Wong, responded from a feed by another new player, Nathan Kellar to tie the game at 1. With a follow-up question of, has anyone seen Theo Wong (Xpat’s first pick) who was MIA. A few minutes later, RBC’s "century line" scored, with Bruce Hicks finishing a play from Gary Lawrence, and Shane Weir. RBC outshot Xpat 13 to 4 in the 2nd period, with Warren Ang also tallying with 30 seconds left to close out the 2nd 3-1 for RBC.
In the 3rd, Theo Wong finally made it to the rink with 9:30 left on the clock, and after a Superman outfit change, was able to get on the ice with around 5 minutes left in the game. However, too little too late as it was all RBC as Chow scored his 2nd of the game and rookie Ryan Lee capped off the game with an empty net goal with just under 2 minutes remaining. 5-1 the final for RBC Lions.
Martin Jim (AsiaXpat) faced 26 shots while Grant Phillips (RBC Lions) faced 15 shots.
Three Stars of the game:
1. Jasper Chow (RBC Lions)
2. Grant Phillips (RBC Lions)
3. Martin Jim (AsiaXpat)
Father's vs Son's?
In the 3rd game of the night, JOG Sportswear faced off against Young Guns Hockey Club. The Young Guns line up was made up of 4 father/son pairs, with a few being rookies to the SCIHL.
The entire game was pretty evenly played with chances being traded on both ends of the ice. And it wasn’t until the end of the first period that Sherman Chan scored a tap in on the side after Christopher Lee put one off the arm of Stephanie Fok and Chan was in the right spot to the side of the net to make sure the puck was in the net. 1-0 Young Guns after 1.
Calix Ma finished a nice pass from Danny Chiu and Yaann Yuen early in the 2nd to double the lead, as Young Guns pressed but were unable to increase the lead any further.
The game continued to be closely fought until about 6 minutes left in the 3rd where Calix scored his 2nd of the night, again from Chiu putting up an insurance goal for Young Guns. As JOG pressed to try and get their first goal, it was instead Izzac Chan, and Danny Chiu scoring on back-to-back shifts with 2 minutes left to round out the scoring. 5-0 the final.
Cameron Chiu in his first start in an adult league had an impressive 19 save shutout to open his campaign.
Stephanie Fok (JOG) faced 23 shots while Camercon Chiu (Young Guns) faced 19 shots for the shutout.
Three Stars of the game:
1. Cameron Chiu (Young Guns)
2. Calix Ma (Young Guns)
3. Danny Chiu (Young Guns)
Remember to find us on:
1. Facebook - SCIHL League (submit a friend’s request)
2. Twitter - @OfficialSCIHL
3. iPhone & Android App - "SCIHL" (pull down the screen a few seconds for updates)
For the latest scores, statistics, and game schedule.
4. Instagram - SCIHL
5. Website - www.SCIHL.com