Penalties prove costly in Wolverines loss to Millionaires
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An early major penalty to the Warman Wolverines’ top scorer set the tone for a tough night as the Melville Millionaires rolled to a 6-1 victory on Tuesday night in Melville.
Trey Markus was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for kneeing after a hit on Melville’s Kohen Volk 3:47 into the contest and the Millionaires scored twice on the ensuing power play to grab a lead they would not relinquish as they snapped Warman’s six-game winning streak.
The pivotal play came as Volk was skating the puck out from behind his own net. Markus lined him up for a hit but wound up making knee-on-knee contact, and as Volk was helped to the bench, the Warman forward was sent to the locker room.
Preston Baerwald and Keil Schmalz each scored on the subsequent man advantage and that was only the start for the Melville power play. Later in the frame, Cole Brown cashed in with Oliver Nottingham in the box for roughing, then just over two minutes later with Ezekiel Lambert serving a roughing minor, Brown struck again to put Melville in front 4-0 after one period.
