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Dayton Gems: Weekly Review

January 10, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Dayton Gems News Release


The Dayton Gems had a rough weekend, dropping both of their games this past weekend.

The weekend started out with a tough loss to Bloomington. After both teams allowed two goals in the first period, each goaltender settled down and played great defense as neither team was able to record a goal in the second or third period.

However, Bloomington's Jon Booras was able to find the back of the net in overtime to give the PrairieThunder a 3-2 win.

Defense was the story of the game on Saturday night. Gems' goaltender Jeff Jakaitis recorded 31 saves against 33 shots on goal for the evening. The 33 shots on goal are the fewest the Gems have allowed against the Komets since December 26.

Dayton did what it could on offense as well. The Gems took a season high 41 shots on goal.

Despite putting forth a great performance overall, the Gems were only able to score once as they were defeated 2-1 by the Komets.

Events this week

Jakaitis in CHL All-Star game

Goaltender Jeff Jakaitis will represent the Dayton Gems in this week's CHL All-Star game in Rapid City, South Dakota. The game will start at 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday and can be viewed live at centralhockeyleague.com.

Jakaitis has played in 26 of the Gems' 32 games and has logged 1,567 minutes in front of the net this season. He has recorded 857 saves this season and has a save percentage of .926.

The highest point for Jakaitis this season came in a 4-0 win over Bloomington on Friday, Dec. 17. In that game, Jakaitis stopped all 44 shots that came his way and recorded the Gems' only shutout this season. He had another stellar performance the following night against Fort Wayne. The nine-year veteran recorded 32 saves to give the Gems a 3-2 win over the Komets.

Appearance at Beavercreek Kroger

Four Dayton Gems players will be appearing at the Kroger MarketPlace in Beavercreek on Thursday, January 13. Tim Hartung, Jon Ornelas, Corey Couturier, and Nathan Schwartzbauer will be signing autographs from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

The players will have a table setup next to Starbucks. In addition to signing autographs, players will also be handing out schedules and flyers for upcoming games.

Laptop giveaway

The Dayton Gems handed out a free laptop to Jason Tipton on New Year's Eve. He and his daughter were in attendance for the Gems' 8-4 win over Evansville.

Tipton won the laptop after the Dayton Gems scored eight goals against Evansville. Each time the Gems score seven or more goals in a game, Systemax will give away a free laptop to one lucky fan.

Tipton is the first fan to win a laptop this season.

The Kettering Medical Center is proud to be the official title sponsor of the Gems for the 2010-11 season.

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