Chops fall to Houston Friday; Rematch on Saturday in Des Moines

Published on February 13, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release


The final seven minutes of the game on Friday night turned out to be the difference in the game as the Houston Aeros defeated the Iowa Chops, 4-2. The win by Houston brings them into a tie with Iowa for 3rd place in the West Division standings with both teams at 57 points. The Chops dominated the game for the first two periods, but couldn't hold it down in the third, as the Aeros knocked three goals in to put them past the Chops 4-2. The first period saw the Chops put in two unanswered goals, putting Iowa up 2-1 going into the 2nd period. Drew Miller scored the first goal on a shorthanded rush on a nice pass by Francis Wathier.

The Chops answered again just four minutes later as Brian Salcido got a pass from Miller and deked Nolan Schaefer out of the net. Salcido scooper the puck in front to an open Matt Caruana who slid it in for the only Chops lead of the night. The second period, although uneventful, saw the Chops in many scoring opportunities, they just coudln't bury the puck. This led to a 3rd period full of back and forth opportunities. The Aeros tied the game with seven minutes to go as a rebound by Chops goaltender David LeNeveu squirted to Brandon Rogers who buried a slapshot to tie the game. Minutes later on a 4 on 4 Marco Rosa banked in a shot off a Chops defender for a 3-2 Houton lead. In the end, the Aeros' quick two goals led to a frustrated Chops offense, which got them into penalty trouble. Less than a minute later, the Aeros pound in their fourth goal of the game, sealing the Chops fate.

The win by Houston makes Saturday's Chops home game against the Aeros very important with the teams now tied in the standings. Face-off on Saturday, February 14th at the Wells Fargo Arena is at 7:05pm. Saturday night is a Wendy's Family Night! Fans can get a lower bowl ticket, an Iowa Chops Rally Towel, an Iowa Chops Cowbell and a Wendy's Combo Meal for only $9.95 per person! You heard it right... $9.95 for a ticket, rally towel, cowbell and combo meal. To order your family deal, call the Chops office at 564-8700 or visit www.iowachops.com to learn more. The Iowa Chops are pleased to announce that the world-famous ZOOperstars will be performing during the intermissions during Saturday's game. The ZOOperstars! Lovable. Outrageous. Zany. Unpredictable. Hysterical. Incredible. Unbelievable. All of which describe this crazy combination of animalistic superstars. We would like to introduce you and your kids to the "fastest growing entertainment act" in the country. The act that millions of fans have fallen in love with...it's the ZOOperstars this Saturday at the Iowa Chops home game.

Finally, during the Pink in the Rink home game on Friday, February 27th one Iowa Chops rookie will have to dye his hair pink, and best of all... the fans will make the decision! During the next two home games, each rookie has a jar and a photo of what he would look like with pink hair, located at the Customer Service Table behind Section 124. All fans have to do is donate money in the jar of the rookie you would like to see dye his hair pink! The rookie with the most donation money, wins. All donations will benefit the John Stoddard Cancer Center. So far the leaders are: 1) Adrian Veideman 2) Steve Nitzel 3) Matt Caruana 4) Eric Regan 5) John de Gray 6) Stu Bickel.

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