White tops Burgundy 1-0
Team White took down Team Burgundy 1-0 in a hard-fought, back-and-forth game at Magness Arena on the University of Denver campus on Sunday.Team White took down Team Burgundy 1-0 in a hard-fought, back-and-forth game at Magness Arena on the University of Denver campus on Sunday. The Colorado Avalanche's annual intrasquad scrimmage, lovingly known as the Burgundy/White Game, serves not only as the unofficial grand finale to Avs Training Camp, but also as an additional opportunity for coaches and management to evaluate what everyone has learned over the course of the past week.
Just as it seemed like the contest was headed to the shootout, forward Grigorenko said nyet. No. 25 for White found himself the recipient of a lovely rebound in the slot with nothing but net to shoot at. He swooped in, shoveled home a shot and celebrated with his team as he broke the deadlock with 28.8 seconds left.
"Yeah, it was a good shot on net. There was some good net presence. You know two guys in front of the net," Grigorenko said of the play. "I was the high guy and the rebound just popped right out there, and I was the first on it and the goalie was out of picture. It was real nice to score a goal and win the game."
Five different goaltenders played in the contest, three for White and two for Burgundy. Team White's trio was undefeated between the pipes, with Jeremy Smith (eight shots), Kent Simpson (seven shots) and Nathan Lieuwen (six shots) each posting a perfect 20-minute stretch. Calvin Pickard (16 shots) backstopped 40 minutes of action for Team Burgundy, while Spencer Martin (six saves, seven shots) finished the contest.
Sunday was the lowest scoring Burgundy/White Game in the 16-year history of the event. The previous low score was a 3-1 margin, which has occurred three different times (2000, 2013, 2015). There have been nine one-goal games in Burgundy/White Game history, two of which have been after the shootout. The highest scoring contest was a 7-5 victory for Team Burgundy in 2007. The highest winning margin in the history of the event came in a 9-0 shutout for Team White in 2008.
-- by Ryan Boulding for nhl.com/avalanche --
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26/09/2016 - 08:00
