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Blaze Score Franchise-High 7 Goals in Shutout Win

November 9, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bloomington Blaze News Release


INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The Bloomington Blaze, fueled by Mid-Illini Credit Union, used a strong start and a hat trick from Tyler Gron to capture a 7-0 win over the Missouri Mavericks on Friday night at the Independence Event Center. The seven Blaze goals is the highest single-game total in team history, besting the previous high in a 6-2 win at Evansville on March 4 last season. The win was also the Blaze's first shutout victory of the season.

The Blaze scored first when Nicklas Lindberg buried a centering pass from behind the net from Kyle Bochek just 1:17 into the game, with the second assist given to Aaron Dawson. The Blaze made it 2-0 when Gron walked down the slot and tallied just 50 seconds later at 2:07 into the game, with assists given to Jared Walker and Steve Makway.

The score remained 2-0 until late in the second period when Gron forced a Mavericks turnover deep in the zone, then walked in front to score his second goal of the night with 3:05 remaining before the second intermission. Jesse Dudas made it 4-0 with his team-leading seventh goal with 1:27 left in the middle period on a power play slap shot goal from the high slot assisted by Lindberg and Jon Booras.

The Blaze added a power play goal with 9:03 left in the third with the fifth tally of the season from Jon Booras, assisted by Lindberg and Dudas, to put the Blaze ahead 5-0. Dudas skated in with 1:59 remaining for his second goal of the game and his team-leading eight tally of the season assisted by Makway and Charlie Townsend, and Gron completed his has trick 18 seconds later assisted by Walker and Charlie Townsend.

Pier-Olivier Pelletier earned the shutout win with 36 saves. Mike Clemente took the loss in net with 23 saves. The Blaze were 2-of-5 on the power play while the Mavericks did not convert any of their four opportunities.

The Blaze and Mavericks match up again on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. in suburban Kansas City with pre-game on WJBC.com and CHL-TV at 6:45. Fans are invited to watch road games at Gill Street Sports Bar and Restaurant, 3002 Gill Street in Bloomington west of Airport Road. The Blaze return home on Tuesday to face the league-leading Allen Americans in an expected battle of the top two teams in the Central Hockey League. For information on group and multi-game discount packages, call 309-434-2980. Blaze details can also be found at www.bloomingtonblaze.com, Facebook and Twitter (BLMBlaze).

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