Eagles Win Two of Three Games in Johnstown
Published on October 30, 2013 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Soo Eagles News Release
The Soo Eagles traveled to Johnstown, Pennsylvania last weekend, and defeated their division rival Tomahawks, in 2-of-3 games at the War Memorial. The Eagles took the opener on Thursday, 3-0, before falling on Friday to 2-0, and winning 4-3 on Saturday.
Here is a recap of the games:
Soo Eagles 3, Johnstown Tomahawks 0 - Thursday, October 24, 2013
The Soo Eagles had a two-goal lead after two periods on Thursday night, and cruised the rest of the way, en route to a 3-0 win over the Johnstown Tomahawks, at the War Memorial
The Eagles were led by AJ Jarosz, who registered one goal. Jarosz scored 5:39 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Soo. Bradley Mueller picked up the assist.
The Eagles also got points from Mike Sabatini, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Soo also got a goal from Jacob McDowell as well. Other players who recorded assists for Soo were Ryan Urso, who had two and Michael Caruso and Bruno Birzitis, who contributed one a piece.
The Tomahawks were led by Brandon Reinholz, who took five shots.
Colin Brennan recorded 19 saves for Soo. The Eagles incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Johnstown's Alex Okicki stopped 20 shots out of the 23 that he faced. The Tomahawks incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.
Johnstown Tomahawks 2, Soo Eagles 0 - Friday, October 25, 2013
The Soo Eagles failed to take advantage of their power play opportunities on Friday night, and the Johnstown Tomahawks shook off a number of penalties, to earn a 2-0 victory.
Johnstown was led by Dakoda Menslage, who racked up one goal. Menslage scored on the power play 9:31 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Johnstown. The Tomahawks had gained a power play chance when Bradley Mueller was whistled for cross checking. Jordan Watt assisted on the tally.
Johnstown also got points from Brandon Reinholz, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. More assists for Johnstown came via Joe Drabin and Mitch Hall, who contributed one a piece.
The Eagles were led by Darren Brady, who took three shots.
Alex Okicki recorded 20 saves for Johnstown. The Tomahawks incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Soo's Skoog Paige stopped 29 shots out of the 31 that he faced. The Eagles incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.
Soo Eagles 4, Johnstown Tomahawks 3 - Saturday, October 26, 2013
The Soo Eagles gutted out a close 4-3 victory on Saturday night against the Johnstown Tomahawks.
Soo gained the winning advantage on a goal by Mike Sabatini, 14:45 into the third period, and hung on until final buzzer.
The Eagles were paced by Sabatini, who registered one goal.
The Eagles additionally got points from Jacob McDowell, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Soo also got a goal from Ryan Urso as well. Other players who recorded assists for Soo were AJ Jarosz, Bruno Birzitis, and Jeremy Norway, who contributed one a piece.
The Tomahawks were led by Joe Drabin, who tallied two goals. Drabin scored the first of his two goals at 4:05 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Soo. Brandon Reinholz provided the assist. Drabin's next tally made the score 3-3 with 9:55 left in the second period. Mitch Hall picked up the assist. Trevor Recktenwald also scored for Johnstown. More assists for Johnstown came via Brady Bender, Tyler Basham, and Shane Bednard, who each chipped in one.
Colin Brennan made 26 saves for the Eagles on 29 shots. Soo totaled 23 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 1-for-4 on the power play. The Eagles ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Urso was ejected from the game. Alex Okicki rejected 19 shots on goal for Johnstown. The Tomahawks totaled 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major and went 0-for-2 on the power play.
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