CHL Colorado Eagles

Eagles, Sundogs tie CHL Power Play Record

Published on December 13, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles defeated the Arizona Sundogs, 7-5, in a power play-packed contest that saw a Central Hockey League record for most man-advantage markers in a game tied at 10. Ryan Tobler added to his league-leading power-play goal total with a pair as the Eagles also tied a franchise record with five power-play goals in a game.

Both teams scored a couple of power-play goals in the first with Arizona striking first at 6:08 when Chris Bartolone scored a 5-on-3 marker. The veteran defenseman took a cross-ice pass from Joel Irving and sent a rocket over the glove hand of Andrew Penner from just inside the right circle. Colorado answered at 10:37 when Erik Adams threw a shot on net from just inside the blue line that was directed past Marco Emond from the low slot by Steve Haddon. And just over a half minute later, Adams got his own goal on an almost identical play by deflecting a Greg Pankewicz shot to put the Eagles on top. But at 16:28, Arizona evened the score when Irving beat Penner through a screen on a shot from the right dot. All four goals scored in the first period were power-play markers.

After the first period saw 10 penalties called, the seconds saw 11 and the play reflected the trend. Irving made it 3-2, Arizona, just 47 seconds in when he threw home a Tyler Liebel rebound for his second goal of the game. Tobler countered at 6:48 for his first of two power-play goals in the period. The play developed as Scott Polaski entered the offensive zone along the left wing -- as Tobler drove the net -- and sent a pass to Kevin Ulanski in at the top of the right circle. Ulanski then threw the puck toward the front of the net for Tobler to deflect home. Those two hooked up again just under two minutes later to make it 4-3 Colorado.

Adam Perry knotted it up again with a 5-on-3 score when he tipped in a Bartolone shot from the top of the circles at 10:41. Greg Pankewicz then put the Eagles up 5-4 when he slid a backhander under Emond as he skated from right to left through the low slot. All five of the goals scored in the second period were power-play markers.

Things finally started to settle down a little in the third and the string of power-play markers was finally broken when Ulanski made it 6-4 at 7:50 when he stormed down the length of the ice along the right wing boards and snapped a shot high past Emond from the right circle. Adam Hogg stretched the Eagles' lead to 7-4 just 17 seconds later when he was able to chip a shot over the Sundogs' netminder from his knees in the slot off a faceoff. Perry scored the game's tenth man-advantage marker -- tying a CHL record for most power-play goals combined in a single game -- when he deflected a Martin Gascon point shot from the left hashes at 18:18.

The Eagles improved their league-best record to 18-4-0 and will take on the Northeast Division leading Oklahoma City Blazers on Wednesday night.

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