Barons drop a pair on weekend

Published on February 3, 2005 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Cleveland Barons News Release


The Cleveland Barons began a stretch of playing the next seven of nine games against the Soo Kewadin Indians on Saturday, January 29. The history between these two franchise have produced a playoff hockey atmosphere and that is what the fans were given at the IceLand USA Arena in the first of these matchups.

After a scoreless first period, Barons defenseman Nick Biondo (Parma, OH) scored his 11th goal of the year, with the lone assist going to goaltender Bobby Jarosz (Crystal Lake, IL) to give the Barons a 1-0 lead. That lead would hold up until the first minute of the third period when the Indians tied it up on a Nik Sellers goal. The Barons would go up 2-1 two minutes later on a Lukas DeLorenzo (Export, PA) goal his third of the year with the assists going to Kurt Kivisto (Brighton, MI) and Kirk Golden (Vail, CO). The Indians would tie it up two minutes later on a Glenn Ylitalo goal. The Indians took the lead for good at the seven minute mark on an R.G. Flath goal to go ahead 3-2. They would get three more goals in the closing minute to make the final score 6-2. Barons goalie Bobby Jarosz had 26 saves in the game.

The Barons came out flying on Sunday afternoon, as they jumped out to a 1-0 lead when forward Carter Camper (Rocky River, OH) scored his fourth goal of the year on the power play. Matt Shouneyia (West Bloomfield, MI) and Nick Biondo picked up the assists. The Indians would close out the period with two goals of their own by Joe Beaudry and Drew Satterley end the first at 2-1. Soo forward Matt Jones would have the only goal in the second period to put the Indians up 3-1 after two. The Barons mounted a comeback halfway through the third period as Nick Kosinski (Marquette, MI) scored 12th goal of the year on the power play to narrow the score to 3-2. Twelve seconds later, Barons forward Pat Schafer (Hilliard, OH) picked off a pass and scored his 12th goal of the year to tie the score up 3-3. The Indians Tiger Marcotte would break the tie with 45 seconds remaining in the third period to give the Soo a 4-3 lead. The Indians would add an empty net goal to make the final 5-3. Barons goalie Bobby Jarosz suffered the lost; he had 23 saves in the game.

The two losses left the Barons at15-21-3, good for 33 points and sixth place in the North Division.

Meanwhile, the mid-season NHL Central Scouting Bureau. rankings came out and Barons defenseman Steve Silver (Brighton, MI) was ranked #217 by the CSB. Silver currently has a goal and an assist with 109 PIMs in 38 games. Silver will be playing in the future at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Barons head coach/ general manager Tim Alexander said, "Steve is a dominant player defensively for our team, he is counted on in all situations for us. Western Michigan is getting a class player that should help their program immediately."

GOEBEL AND SHOUNEYIA TO ALL-STAR GAME: The Barons will send two representitives to the NAHL All-Star game in Frisco, Texas. The Barons leading scorer John Goebel (Parma, OH) with 17 goals and 13 assists for 30 points and team captain and defenseman Matt Shouneyia, who has 7 goals and 11 assists for 18 points will leave for the NAHL All-Star Festival this weekend.

THE WEEK AHEAD: The Barons will face the Soo Kewadin Indians on Friday, February 4, 7 p.m. at the IceLand USA Arena in Strongsville, OH For further information call 440-886-0512 or crash the net at www.clevelandbarons.com

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