Re: RPI 2011 Recruit Thread Pt. III
On Tuesday, the Cornwall Colts defeated the Kanata Stallions 3-1. Jacob Laliberté had a goal (PPG) and two assists. He was named #1 star (ho hum).
http://pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1318813
Laliberté's line is now 45-46-53-99-18.
He has now reached the 2.2 points per game rate that he had last season.
The final score was 4-1 (goal #4 being empty net).
I was at the game, being in Kanata on business. This was a hard-fought game with both teams coming out aggressive- fast skating and hard hitting.
JL spent most of the game on a line with the Spink brothers, playing left wing. On the power play, he typically played the right point, and he centered a PK line. When Cornwall led 2-1, JL did some double shifting as the coach presumably was gunning for an insurance goal.
Throughout the game on the power play, Cornwall liked to work the puck from JL on the right side (moving between the point to well below the right faceoff dot), across the blue line and down the left side where one of the Spinks set up about 10 ft from the left post. Spink would take a shot, pass back to the left point, or pass across the slot to hit JL back on the right side. During a few power plays, JL played more on the blue line center ice, but would also move to the right.
Cornwall’s first goal was on the power play. JL had the puck near the right face-off dot, fired a hard snap shot. Tyson Spink poked in the rebound quickly.
JL’s lone goal was on the power play in the third. Tylor Spink at the left post passed across the slot to JL in the right wing circle. He fired a nice wrist shot past the goalie.
The last goal was empty net, when Cornwall broke the puck out of their zone. JL skated the puck up the left wing boards into the Kanata zone 2-on-1, made an easy pass to Tylor Spink, who scored an easy long goal.
JL had several other nice chances to score, where the Kanata goalie made a nice save (late 1-0 feed from a Spink), he hit the pipe, or he shot wide. I was impressed with his hard wrist shot. And he sure can skate. He was a part of a successful 5-3 penalty kill, making a couple nice plays contributing to clearing the puck.
Looking forward to him being an Engineer in the fall.