The Swift Baja Yetis came to play on the ice, and they left no doubt about it, steamrolling the Phantom 309 with a commanding 6-0 shutout. From the opening puck drop, the Yetis dictated the pace and controlled the flow of the game, while the Phantom 309 struggled to generate any sustained offensive pressure. The final score, while lopsided, only begins to tell the story of a night where the Yetis' relentless forecheck and precision passing left the home team searching for answers.
The Yetis wasted no time asserting their dominance, firing two goals past the Phantom netminder in the opening frame. Gurshan Baines (#1) got things started with an even-strength tally at 4:30, assisted by Caleb Stockdale (#9), and just thirty seconds later, Craig Doran (#18) doubled the lead at 4:00. The Phantom 309 had no response, and their frustration boiled over late in the period when Shawn Stockdale (#91) and Ethan Siemens (#59) received matching unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, a sign of the tension building on the bench. The Yetis maintained that intensity, and early in the second period, Umar Hayat (#11) made it 3-0 at 11:47, with Doran picking up his second assist of the night. Doran then turned goal-scorer once more, notching his second of the game at 10:48 to give the Yetis a commanding 4-0 lead heading into the second intermission, despite a tripping penalty to Jonah Moore (#96) late in the period.
The third period was more of the same, with the Yetis pouring on the offense. Jonah Moore (#96) made amends for his earlier minor by scoring at 11:44, and Craig Doran completed his hat trick with an assist from Manvir Singh (#2) and Umar Hayat at 8:06 to cap the scoring at 6-0. The Phantom 309 finally managed six shots on net in the final frame, but Yetis goaltender Manvir Singh (#2) was perfect, turning aside all six he faced to secure the shutout. Meanwhile, the Phantom 309’s goalie, Jadie Tang (#12), faced a barrage of 33 shots across the game, making 27 saves in a tough-luck loss. The Yetis’ discipline, puck movement, and finishing touch were simply too much for a Phantom 309 squad that could never find its rhythm.