First-Place Ice Take Show On The Road, Home Sunday
March 4, 2014 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Indiana Ice News Release
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUTS: The Indiana Ice added onto their Eastern Conference lead over the weekend as the team collected a pair of wins against potential Clark Cup contenders in the Waterloo Black Hawks and the Chicago Steel. Indy started the weekend in grand fashion as Brian Pinho's two-goal performance fueled the Ice in a decisive 6-2 win over Waterloo from Pan Am Pavilion on Friday. Jason Pawloski bested 36 of 38 shots for his 23rd win of the season while Austin Kosack (2A), Vince Pedrie (2A) and Scott Conway (G, A) all logged multiple-point nights. The team then followed up the win on the USHL's "Grandest Stage of them All" on the Ice's 20th annual "Pack the House for Charity" night, topping the Steel 4-1 in front of a league season-high 12,100 fans. Denis Smirnov potted a pair of goals while Pinho's hot hands added two points (G, A) in the effort. Aidan Muir (G, A) and Dywer Tschantz (2A) also recorded multiple point efforts in the fray while Hayden Stewart maintained a perfect 7-0-0 record with Indy.
IN LIKE A LION: The Indiana Ice have been making a statement as the team heads into the final stretch of the season, sporting an 8-1-1 record in their past ten games while riding a three-game winning streak. Indy played those ten contests in 28 days, while recording three shutouts and outscoring their opponents 32-22. Their lone loss in the stretch came at the hands of a powerful Team USA U18 squad while earning wins over the U18 team, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (2nd-Eastern Conference) and the Waterloo Black Hawks (2nd-Western Conference).
SIX SHOOTER: Cold weather hasn't slowed Jacob Pritchard down as the Macomb, MI native is on a six-game point streak with eight points (2G, 6A) in the stretch. In his first full USHL season, the St. Lawrence University commit has recorded 24 points (10G, 14A) through 36 games with five multiple-point efforts and two matches with three or more points.
LUCKY SEVENS: Hayden Stewart continued his hot streak this weekend as the recent Cornell University commit won his seventh consecutive game to remain a perfect 7-0-0 in an Indiana Ice sweater. During the seven-game stretch, Stewart has recorded two back-to-back shutouts and allowed only one goal on the remaining five occasions to boast a 0.72 GAA and a .968 save percentage in Indy
"PINS" POINTS: Brian Pinho seems to have the hot hand as the Washington Capitals prospect has recorded ten points (7G, 3A) in his past eight games and has two points in each of his past three games. Pinho has been one of the top offensive contributors for Indy in his first USHL season, as he is tied for second on the team in goals (18) and is third in points (37) with 12 multiple-point games in 46 contests.
PLAYER JAZZ: Austin Kosack (+35) and Josh Jacobs (+28) are first and second among league D-men in plus-minus rating...Tyler Andrew is riding a three-game goal streak and four-game point streak...Aidan Muir has points in seven of his last eight games (4G, 4A)...Jason Pawloski leads all goaltenders with 30+ games in GAA (2.50) and is second in wins (23)...Vince Pedrie has three assists in his past three games...Dwyer Tschantz has seven points (5G, 2A) in his last seven games...Denis Smirnov registered his team-leading fourth multiple goal game in Saturday's win...On Saturday, Tyler Pham passed Garrett Roe into fourth on the all-time Ice games played list (156 games).
TEAM TUNES: Indy is second in the league in winning percentage (.755) and only two points behind the league-leading Waterloo Black Hawks (.766)...The Ice matched a USHL season-high for shots in a period with 26 first-period shots Friday against Waterloo...Indy leads the league in shots against per game (24.45) and is second in shots (34.23) and goals against per game (2.43)...The Ice is fourth in the league in goals (177)...Indy is second in the league on the power play at home (89.5%) and overall (86.9%).
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