Lynx vs Kestrels

Recap

Aberdeen Lynx 4 – 0 Kirkcaldy Kestrels

Aberdeen, Sunday Night

Up in Aberdeen, the reigning champions, Lynx, opened their season in commanding fashion, shutting out the Kirkcaldy Kestrels 4-0 in front of a sold-out Linx Ice Arena. It was only two weeks ago when these sides met in a pre-season challenge, but this time the stakes were higher.

Kyle Ferguson got the home side on the board just nine minutes into the game, quickly followed by a second from Captain Ben Edmonds less than a minute later. The Kestrels found themselves on the back foot, with Aberdeen peppering their goal with shots in the opening frame. Netminder Craig Holland stood tall, limiting the damage to just two goals.

The second period saw Aberdeen extend their lead with a goal from Jack Hutton, followed by a fourth from player/coach Jordan Leyden, putting the game firmly in the hands of the Lynx. A goaltending switch for the Kestrels saw Andrew Little step in, but the Kestrels couldn’t find a way past the Lynx defence.

Both teams kept the pace high in the third period, with shots raining down at both ends. Aberdeen’s Dominick Jaglar, making his debut for the Lynx, backstopped his team to a clean sheet, rounding off a successful night for the Lynx.

Post-game, coach Leyden expressed his satisfaction, noting, “Really pleased to get the season off with a win. It was a solid team effort, and it was great to see Dom come straight in with a shutout. We’ve still got areas to improve on, but I’m confident it’ll come as the season progresses.”

Video

Results

Team1st2nd3rdPPGPPOTOutcome
Lynx220124Win
Kestrels000020Loss

Lynx

# Player Position G A PIM SA SV GA TOI
24Ben EdmondsCentre1120000:00
55Aaron ThomsonForward1000000:00
16Alex NewmanForward0000000:00
14Connor NelsonDefence0020000:00
9Brant SaretskyForward0000000:00
11Calum MacEachranDefence0000000:00
29Callum HillForward0000000:00
4Kyle FergusonForward0100000:00
5Jamie EdmondsDefence0000000:00
7Ross McIntoshForward0000000:00
8Jordan LeydenForward1100000:00
19Mark LaingForward0100000:00
21Joshua PurvisForward0000000:00
22Toby ReynoldsDefence0000000:00
23Logan GordonDefence0000000:00
27Jack HuttonForward1000000:00
28Rory WoodNetminder0000000:00
45Dominick JaglarNetminder000454501:00:00
72Sean DyerForward0000000:00
74Jack FlynnDefence0100000:00
87Josef BabickaForward0000000:00
96Macauley ArmstrongForward0000000:00
 Total 45445450 

Kestrels

# Player Position G A PIM SA SV GA TOI
6Joe SomervilleForward0000000:00
1Andrew LittleNetminder0003434032:11
18Allan AndersonCentre0000000:00
20Ross HendersonForward0000000:00
97Scott JamiesonForward0020000:00
5Kyle HorneDefence0000000:00
51Harris PiotrowiczForward0000000:00
71Jack MalcolmsonDefence0000000:00
16Jamie WilsonForward0000000:00
40James Callum McLarenForward0000000:00
17Cole GiannandreaDefence0000000:00
31Craig HollandNetminder0003733427:49
22Finley KingForward0020000:00
23George PitcaithlyCentre0000000:00
88Graeme Chalmers-AllanDefence0000000:00
 Total 00471674 
G
4
0
A
5
0
PIM
4
4
SA
45
71
SV
45
67
GA
0
4
TOI
1
59

Details

Date Time League Season
07/09/2024 7:15 pm SNL 2024-2025

Arena

Aberdeen Linx Ice Arena
Linx Ice Arena, Links Road, Castlehill and Pittodrie, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland, AB24 5NN, United Kingdom