After a two-point effort in debut, Davis Koch followed up his second game with the Edmonton Oilers by assisting on the winner in a 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
| Davis Koch, a graduate of the Okanagan Hockey Academy, works the puck in the Winnipeg Jets zone. Koch, on a tryout with the Oilers and plays in the WHL with the Edmonton Oil Kings, assisted on the winning goal.Emanuel Sequeira/Western News |
鈥淗e made some timely saves for us at critical points of the game,鈥� said Oilers head coach Gerry Fleming of Skinner鈥檚 performance to Oilers.com. 鈥淎ny time there was any situation where we were scrambling a little bit in our zone he killed the play which allowed us to take a breath and regroup.鈥�
Koch said their performance was good.
鈥淚 think we started off pretty well and kind of kept that going throughout all three periods and pushed them back,鈥� said Koch, who played two years in the Okanagan Hockey Academy from 2011 to 13. 鈥淭he Jets played a little tougher than Calgary did, but I think we managed it. I think we got lots of shots. We pressured them in their own zone. We pushed them back on their heels, their D and they turned the puck over.鈥�
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Another former OHA product in the lineup for the Oilers was Sahvan Khaira, who made his debut in the tournament.
鈥淚 think definitely at the start there is a lot of nerves,鈥� said Khara, who like Koch is on a tryout with the Oilers.
The 6-3, 218 pound blueline protected the Oilers net, but also joined the rush when he felt it was right.
鈥淵ou feel your game is a little different in the first period there. Once you figure out you can do it, it kind of all just ties together,鈥� said Khaira, whose older brother Jujhar was drafted by the Oilers in the third round, 63rd overall in 2012. 鈥淚 thought I played a pretty solid game. I think the whole team did. That makes it a lot easier when everybody is on the same page.鈥�
