Cleveland Jr.Barons Weekly Update
Published on December 12, 2005 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Cleveland Barons News Release
BARONS 8 GAME WINNING STREAK COMES TO AN END The Cleveland Barons traveled to Ann Arbor, MI Sunday to face the under -17 USA National Development Team, with an 8 game winning streak on the line. The Barons would jump out to a 1-0 lead on Carter Camper's (Rocky River, OH) 18th goal of the year on the powerplay with linemates Josh Leonard (Allen Park, MI) and Tomas Petruska (Presov, Slovakia) picking up the assists. Cleveland would go up 2-0 on Joe Greener's (Basingstoke, England) 3rd goal of the year from Aaron Pietila (Brighton, MI) and Ryan Ward (Saline, MI) . In the third period the USA squad would mount their comeback with four minutes left in the game , David Kolomatis would score on the back end of a 5 on 3 powerplay to cut the lead to 2-1. The game would be tied with 41 seconds left, with an extra attacker, Mike Cieslak would tie the score at two apiece. Team USA comeback was complete when Richard Manley's shot found theback of a crowded Cleveland net, with less than one second remaing to give USA a 3-2 victory. Cleveland's goalie Bobby Jarosz (Crystal Lake, IL) had 25saves in the contest.
STREAK FACTS The Barons top line of Carter Camper, Josh Leonard and Tomas Petruska combined for 52 pts over the past eight games,Camper (4g-10a-14pts), Leonard (4g-13a-17pts) , Petruska (11g-6a-17pts). Goaltender Bobby Jarosz was 8-0-0 with a 1.75 GAA and .948 save pct. The Barons defense has improved from 3.9 average goals allowed per game to 3.2 goals allowed per game.
BARONS FACTS Barons forward Carter Camper continues to lead the NAHL in scoring with 18 goals and 19 assists for 47 points, linemate Josh Leonard is tied for second place with 16goals and 23 assists for 39 pts. Defensman Pat Goebel (Parma, OH) continues to lead all NAHL defensmen with 7 goals and is 10th over all in scoring in the NAHL.
FORMER BARONS ON WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD The Cleveland Barons would like to congratulate two members of the Barons youth program that has made the USA World Junior Championship in Vancouver, BC. Tom" Buzz" Fritsche (Parma, OH) and Nathan Davis (Rocky River, OH) have been chosen to represent the United States. Fritsche, went from the barons to the USA National Development Program and is currently a sophomore at The Ohio State University. Davis, also went from the Barons to the USA National Program and is currently a sophomore at Miami University. UPCOMING GAMES
The Barons will make their final trip before the Christmas break, they will play the Alpena IceDiggers on Friday and Saturday night at the Northern Lights Arena, game time 7PM both nights. The on Sunday, Cleveland will have a noon game in Traverse City, MI against the Traverse City North Stars.
For further information on the Barons, call 400-886-0512 or crash the net at www.clevelandbarons.com. To everyone in the hockey world the Cleveland Barons would like to wish a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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