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Bouchard nets two to lift Fury over Danbury in overtime

April 30, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Danbury Trashers News Release


MUSKEGON, MI—Robin Bouchard's 2nd goal of the evening came at the 4:53 mark of the first overtime and it lifted the Fury to a 3-2 overtime win at the L.C. Walker Arena to give them a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Colonial Cup Semifinals on Saturday night.

After a Michael Rupp goal was waved off in the first period because of a high stick knocking the puck in the net, the Fury took a 1-0 lead on Bouchard's first goal at the 9:20 mark from Brant Blackned and B.J. Gaustad.

Frank Belanger's second playoff goal tied the score at 1-1 at the 5:34 mark of the second period as he scored on the power play from Mario Larocque and John Morlang, but the Fury struck back with their first power play goal of the series as Jeff Nelson beat Scott Stirling with a wrister from the slot to give Muskegon a 2-1 lead after the second period.

Danbury tied the score at 2-2 just 30 seconds into the final period of regulation as Doug Christiansen beat Sly Daigle with a backhanded shot for his second playoff goal from Geno Parrish and Jeff Daw.

Daigle stopped 24 of 26 shots in the game while Stirling turned aside 31 of 34 in the loss. The Trashers will return to Danbury for Wednesday's game three looking to cut the Fury lead in the series in half, starting at 7:30pm. Tickets are available by callilng 866-565-PUCK during business hours, in person at the Danbury Ice Arena or online at DanburyTrashers.com. All playoff tickets are just $15.00 each. For more information, visit DanburyTrashers.com

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