Iowa Stars Weekly
April 14, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release
THE STARS RECAP
Tuesday, April 8
Stars vs. San Antonio Rampage
The Stars played their final home game of the 2007-2008 Season Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Arena. Unfortunately for the Stars, it ended in disappointment as the visiting San Antonio Rampage tied the score at 2 with less than one minute to play in regulation and then scored the game winner :29 seconds into overtime. The Rampage got the first goal of the game 6:55 seconds into the first period on a shot by Nick Ross. Thirty four seconds later, the Stars tied the game up when Marty Sertich beat Al Montoya top shelf. Sertich added his second goal of the period with :50 seconds remaining in the first as Marius Holtet fed a pass to the front of the crease, Sertich batted the puck out of the air and threw the legs of Montoya to give the Stars a 2-1 lead after 1. The 2nd period was a physical period highlighted by an illegal hit by Keith Yandle that put Holtet head first into the boards. Holtet would take several minutes after the hit to get back to his feet, but would eventually skate off under his own power. The 3rd period was more of the same, furious end-to-end action and big hits at both. With :33 seconds remaining in regulation Matt Murley trickeled a shot past Stars goalie Matt Climie to force overtime, then :29 seconds into the extra period Mike Zigamonis finished things off when he fired a point blank shot over the left shoulder of Climie.
Friday, April 11
Stars at Quad City Flames
Marty Sertich scored two goals for the second consecutive game including the game winner a minute-54 into overtime as the Iowa Stars defeated the Quad City Flames 5-4 Friday night in Moline, IL. The Stars continue the final weekend of the regular season at Peoria tomorrow night at 7pm. The Stars jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals from Tyler Shelast, his first pro goal, and Chirs Conner in the first four minutes of the game. The Flames would come back to tie the score three times before the overtime, at two, three and four. Tommy Wandell scored the other goal for the Stars while Dan Jancevski picked up a pair of assists. Goalie Matt Climie earned his first pro win on 31 saves to improve his season record to 1-3-1.
Saturday, April 12
Stars at Peoria Rivermen
Marty Sertich scored his fifth goal in the last three games but it was the only goal for the Iowa Stars as they lost 4-1 in Peoria to the Rivermen Saturday night. After the first period went scoreless, Martin Kariya put the Rivermen on the scoreboard with a short-handed tally at 7:24 of the second. Sertich scored for the third straight game as he netted his team leading 27th on a power play with assists from James Neal and Ray Sawada 1:58 into the third period. The Rivermen scored twice at 9:51 and 16:08 to push their lead to 3-1. An empty net goal made the final 4-1. Goalie Mitch O'Keefe made his pro debut for the Stars and made 33 saves.
Sunday, April 13
Stars 3 at Rockford IceHogs 5
The Iowa Stars 2007-08 season came to a close with a 5-3 loss to the Rockford IceHogs Sunday afternoon in Rockford. The Stars finish the season 35-37-5-3 and in eighth place in the West Division. The win for the IceHogs gave them the number two seed in the West Division playoffs and they will open at home later this week. Perttu Lindgren and Tom Wandell scored goals in the first period, the 10th of the season for each of the rookies, to bring the Stars back from an early 1-0 deficit. The second period then belonged to the IceHogs as they outscored the Stars 3-0 and outshot them 12-5. Ray Sawada scored his second goal in his 10 games with the Stars to bring his club back to within one at 3:41. The score was 4-3 when the Stars went on the power play with 2.27 left and then pulled goalie Mitch O'Keefe for the extra attacker shortly thereafter. The Stars had numerous chances to tie the game and extend the season into overtime, but Rockford goalie Cory Crawford held strong. The IceHogs' Ryan Stokes potted an empty netter with under a second left to make the final 5-3. Matt Climie started in net for the Stars and played the first two periods, allowing four goals and making 15 saves in taking the loss. O'Keefe played the third and stopped all 11 shots he saw. Rockford finished with a 31-22 shots advantage.
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