ECHL Charlotte Checkers

Checkers Fall to Texas, 6-2

March 28, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release


Beaumont, T.X- The Texas Wildcatters scored four first period goals against the visiting Charlotte Checkers to help themselves to a 6-2 victory.

The first twenty minutes brought a four goal advantage to the Wildcatters mostly from the work of forward, Kevin Baker who netted a hat-trick. Baker would star the scoring firing a shot that beat Checkers netminder, Mike Ayers at 5:23. Later, it was a backhander from close range by Dan Welch that snuck between the legs of Ayers that put Texas up, 2-0. Baker netted his second of the game on the power play with a rising shot from that flew over the blocker of Ayers at 14:17. Baker would register another power play goal completing the trick by scoring one more on Ayers at 16:51 putting the Wildcatters up 4-0 after one period and signaling the end of the night for Ayers as Chris Holt stepped into replace him.

During the second period, the Checkers came out with much more intensity and finally got on the board when Tom Pyatt sped down the left wing boards and fed Chris Capraro who tapped it past Wildcatters goalie, Kris Tebbs at 2:41. This cut the Texas lead to 4-1 but, Charlotte was unable to grab momentum from their first tally. Wildcatters defenseman, David Schultz would score back to back goals at 12:14 and 18:56 putting Texas up 6-1 after forty minutes of action.

Checkers forward, Blake Bellefeuille added a goal with 1.8 seconds giving the Checkers their second goal of the game but it wouldn't matter as Texas would skate away with a 6-2 victory over Charlotte.

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