Bobcats Battle Blizzard in Two
February 21, 2009 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Bismarck Bobcats News Release
The Bismarck Bobcats (30-13-1, 61 points) play a two-game series in Alexandria, Minnesota against the Blizzard (22-18-4, 48 points) on Saturday and Sunday night in the Runestone Community Center. Currently, the Bobcats are in first place in the Central Division ahead of North Iowa by two points. The Bobcats have won eight of the ten games against Alexandria this season.
The Blizzard have some solid offensive weapons. Jerry Freismuth leads Alexandria in points (48), while Joe Knoepke leads the team in goals (18). However, the Bobcats held Freismuth to one point in the three games last weekend against the Blizzard.
Matt Grogan has been on fire in the net in the last four games he has started. Grogan has only allowed five goals and has a save percentage of .969. He is coming off back-to-back "Goalie of the Week" honors in the North American Hockey League.
The Bobcats have the third best power play in the North American Hockey League at 18.1%. Bismarck's penalty kill is fourth in the NAHL at 87.8%.
Alexandria's power play is ranked fourth at 17.8%, while their penalty kill is 15th at 83.3%.
Team Leaders:
AlexandriaBlizzard
Goals: Joe Knoepke (18)
Assist: Jerry Freismuth (34)
Points: Jerry Freismuth (48)
+/-: Jerry Freismuth (+13)
PIM: Kyle Clement (90)
Goalie Wins: Ryan Leets (17)
Goal AllowedAverage: Ryan Leets (3.13)
SavePercentage: Ryan Leets (90.4%)
Bismarck Bobcats
Goals: Cody Keefer (19)
Assist: Cody Keefer (23)
Points: Cody Keefer (42)
+/-: John Clark (+32)
PIM: John Avino (102)
Goalie Wins: David Bosner (17)
Goal Allowed Average: David Bosner (1.88)
Save Percentage: Matt Grogan (93.7%)
The Bobcats will visit the Alexandria Blizzard on Saturday (7:00pm) and Sunday (5:00pm) night. You can listen to the games on Super Talk 1270 AM with the "Voice of the Bobcats," Skip Berry beginning 30minutes before the puck drops for "The Dvorak Motors Pre-Game Show." Also, watch every game online through the B2 Networks.
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