Houston Aeros 1994-2013: Thank you for all the great memories and two decades of great hockey and entertainment.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Round 2, Game #5 -- Aeros vs. Milwaukee -- Photos

Early on you could sense what kind of night it was going to be. The team seemed just a bit off from the get go. Here you can see Anton Khudobin just misses on a puck he probably should have let go over his head. It hit the top of his glove and fell to the ice behind him. It was fortunate that it did not end up in the net.
Here is the first of two goals by Bryan Smolinski. Anton probably should have had it, as the shot was from a long way out and there wasn't much traffic in front of him.
The Aeros went back down ice and Benoit Pouliot almost got this one in as Drew MacIntyre didn't get all of the puck. It lay in the crease for a few seconds before it was cleared. Bryan Lundbohm couldn't quite get to it in ime to bang it home.
Justin Falk lost and edge going back for the puck in the Aeros end and Bryan Smolinski got his second of the night. Again it looked like this was a stoppable shot. Anton went down a bit early and Smoke made him pay.
Anton got this one in the glove for a nice save in the 2nd period.
Andreas Thuresson whistled this one past Khudobin. I couldn't tell if Anton was screened on the shot or not.
And finally this was the postion of the Aeros (you can see five Aeros here) when Kelsey Wilson scored the final Miulwaukee goal of the night. This one chased Anton from the net.
Matt Climie came in to mop up and he was put to the test early.
Mitch Love got a bit carried away in front of the Milwaukee goal here in the 3rd period.
Referee Jeff Smith send him to the box for 2 minutes. Love was incensed that he was the only one sent to the box, giving Milaukee a 2 minute power play.
Drew MacIntyre robbed Corey Locke on this shot. MacIntyre was actually falling to the ice as he tripped over his own feet getting back to the post.
Locke made up for it by scoring from almost the same spot a few minutes later with the Aeros on the power play.
I liked this shot of Matt Beaudoin.
Robbie Earl scores the final Areos goal of the night but the Aeros come up short.
MacIntyre was pretty upset that this one would count as he pleads his case to Jeff Smith.


All Photos:Fred Trask

1 comment:

Ms. Conduct said...

There's tongue in that Beaudoin shot. That's one of your best, Fred. Not tongues, but hockey shots. :)