Brookings Outlasts Minot, 4-2
November 8, 2013 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Brookings Blizzard News Release
The Brookings Blizzard and the Minot Minotauros were evenly matched throughout their contest, but Brookings made the most of its opportunities and won, 4-2.
No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Jeff Flicker at 12:07 of the third period.
The Blizzard pulled out the victory even though they were hit with 39 penalty minutes.
Brookings was led by Flicker, who racked up one goal.
With 34 shots on target during the contest, the Blizzard exceeded the 29.1 shots they average per game this year.
Brookings additionally got points from Conor Andrle, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Branislav Rapac, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Wyatt Schmidt also scored for Brookings. More assists for Brookings came via Evan Hesse, who had two and Jared Goudreau, Eliott Tisdale, and Eric Brenk, who each chipped in one.
Minot was often in penalty trouble, totaling six minors and one major for 27 minutes in penalty time. The Minotauros surpassed its season average of 13.0 penalty minutes per game. Minot put 26 shots on net during the contest, more than the 21.8 it averages per game.
The Minotauros were helped by Jacob Howie, who grabbed one goal. Howie scored on the power play 8:42 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Jake Johnson picked up the assist. Minot also got a goal from Tyler Shipstad as well. In addition, Minot received assists from Troy Degler and Wesley Iverson, who contributed one a piece.
Brookings' Austin Priebe stopped 24 shots out of the 26 that he faced. The Blizzard registered one goal on four power play opportunities. Brookings ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Tisdale was ejected from the game. Brandon Wildung rejected 30 shots on goal for Minot. The Minotauros registered one goal on six power play opportunities.
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