USHL Madison Capitols

Capitols Come Back Three Times & Defeat Waterloo

Published on September 17, 2014 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Madison Capitols News Release


Madison, WI - The Madison Capitols came back from deficits of 1-0, 3-2, and 4-3 to defeat the Waterloo Black Hawks, 5-4, at the Resch Center on Wednesday. Madison finishes the Fall Classic with a 2-0 record.

The Black Hawks struck first and ended the shutout streak of Madison goaltender Darren Smith at 12:38 of the first period as George Mika broke in alone and beat Smith on the backhand.

Despite being outshot 19-6 in the opening period, the Capitols responded just less than four minutes later, as Will Johnson located a puck in the blue paint that squeezed between the wickets of goaltender Kris Carlson.

The second period brought a more sustained back-and-forth offensive rhythm. The Capitols struck first as Johnson found himself alone on a breakaway pass from Ryan Lohin to give Madison a 2-1 lead at just the 40-second mark.

Waterloo answered back twice with goals separated by less than four minutes: one from Larry Jungwirth and the other from Tyler Sheehy respectively at 7:37 and 11:23.

Despite falling behind, the Capitols battled back and deadlocked the score, 3-3, as Haralds Egle banked the puck in off a Waterloo defender from the left side corner at 12:17.

Waterloo again regained the lead early in the third on a re-direction goal by Tyson McClellan just 48 seconds into the final frame.

Chong-Hyun Lee answered for the Capitols, though, as the first Korean to ever play in the USHL toe dragged the puck beautifully around a Waterloo defender on the left wing before forehanding the puck into the top shelf to tie the game, 4-4, at 5:04. Just over seven minutes later, Michael Merulla tallied the game winner off a beautiful no-look, backhanded pass from Marco Richter behind the Waterloo net.

The Capitols complete their preseason slate with a game at Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton on Saturday against the Chicago Steel. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. Admission is free and $1 beers will be served between 5:30 and 7 p.m.

Purchase your Madison Capitols season tickets and receive exclusive season ticket holder benefits, or to learn more about packages, contact the Capitols' ticket line at (608) 257-CAPS (2277) or visit www.madcapshockey.com.

Check out the Madison Capitols Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



United States Hockey League Stories from September 17, 2014


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central