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Campanale's Hat-Trick Highlight's 'Kings 5-1 Win

February 16, 2013 - SPHL (SPHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- Chris Campanale's first period hat-trick gave the Mississippi RiverKings (18-21-6) the start they needed as they took revenge on the first-place Louisiana IceGators (27-11-4) in the form of a 5-1 thumping at the Lander's Center Saturday night.

The "˜Kings got on the board early when Chris Campanale found the back of the net over a scrambling Riley Gill to put the hometown team up 1-0, just two minutes in. Campanale added to the one-goal lead seven minutes later with a pass from Matt Whitehead to beat Gill right side. Campanale completed his hat trick on the power play, at the 13:23 mark of the first period. Campanale poked in Whitehead's shot right by Gill to give the "˜Kings a three-goal lead heading into the first intermission.

The "˜Kings did not let up in the second. Matt Harington's bad-angle shot on net 8:12 into the second period caught Gill off guard to give the "˜Kings a four-goal lead. Two minutes later, shorthanded, Mike MacDonald notched his 201st career point when he picked up Whitehead's rebound to give the "˜Kings a 5-0 lead over the first-place IceGators.

But the IceGators got on the board in the third period. On the power play midway through the final period, Rob Lawrence rebounded a shot from Troy O'fukany to cut the 'Kings lead by four. The 'Kings held off the IceGators for the remainder of the game, handing the visiting team their first loss in seven games.

Matthew Krahn (10-12-2) stopped of 39 of 40 shots against in the win. Riley Gill (20-8-3) turned aside 30 of 35 to pick up his first loss in seven games.

The RiverKings hit the road as they travel to Fayetteville to take on the FireAntz Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23. You can catch both games live on Sports 56, 87.7FM and the America One Sports Network. To stay up-to-date on all things RiverKings, "like" us on Facebook (facebook.com/mississippiriverkings) and "follow" us on Twitter (twitter.com/riverkings).

On Saturday March 2nd, the Mississippi RiverKings will raise awareness for Pediatric Brain Cancer on "Pray for Ava Night" when the "˜Kings take on the Fayetteville FireAntz at 7:05 p.m. at the Lander's Center. There will be a $5 discount on every ticket price, with $3 of every ticket benefiting local pediatric brain cancer efforts, including the joint St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital pediatric brain tumor program at Le Bonheur.



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