Flags Week In Review
November 21, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Port Huron Flags News Release
Wednesday, Nov. 15 Port Huron 1 vs. Flint Generals 2
The difference in the game was Flint's first period power play goal. At 13:06, Jeff Zehr capitalized on a holding penalty, with assists from Terry Marchant and Bobby Reynolds. Mike Zbriger's goal at 3:55 in the second gave the Generals a 2-0 lead. Port Huron fought back, with a Pat Sutton goal at 9:14 in the third, assisted by Ryan Markham and Mark Cadotte. Unfortunately, the Generals defense fought harder, and the Flags were unable to secure the victory.
Saturday, Nov. 17 Flint Generals 3 vs. Port Huron 1
In their second consecutive game, the Flags fell again to the Generals. Markham lit up the scoreboard first, with a shorthanded goal at 5:04, on an assist from Cadotte. Flint responded with three goals of its own in the second period. Zbriger and Marchant scored power play goals at 9:32 and 11:41, respectively. Gerard Miller's goal at 16:04 was the final score of the night, as the Generals took the victory, and moved ahead of the Flags in the Eastern Conference.
Sunday, Nov. 18 Bloomington PrairieThunder 0 vs. Port Huron 1
In a hard-fought, gritty battle, Mike Olynyk scored the only goal of the night at 18:42 in the second period, assisted by Robert Snowball and Greg Bullock. Dustin Traylen made 29 saves in the shut-out victory for the Flags.
Player of the Week: Mark Cadotte
DATE Vs. G A PTS PIM +/-
11/15 Flint 0 1 1 0 +1
11/17 Flint 0 1 1 0 +1
11/18 Bloomington 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL: 3 0 2 2 0 +2
Mark leads the Flags in scoring with 14 points and always provides an all-around hustle on the ice. He has posted 6 assists in the last 5 games.
Goaltender of the Week: Dustin Traylen
DATE Vs. W/L/SOL MIN GA SAVES SPCT.
11/15 Flint 0/1/0 58:56 2 25 .926
11/17 Bloomington 1/0/0 60:00 0 29 1.000
TOTAL 2 1/1/0 118:56 2 54 .963
Dustin recorded his first shutout victory of the season against Bloomington, allowing none of the PrairieThunder's 29 shots inside the net, even after sustaining an eye injury. He is currently 4th in the league with a 2.63 GAA.
Team Notes
- Port Huron tied Flint for 4th in the conference with its loss on Wednesday, dropped to 5th following Friday's defeat, then tied up again for 4th with a victory over Bloomington and a Flint loss on Saturday.
- Port Huron recorded their first shutout victory on Saturday against former Flags Ryan Gillis, Jeff Cameron and Brad Bonello.
- Pat Sutton is tied for 13th in the league in defensive scoring and 11th in league for rookie scoring
- Mark Cadotte is tied for 13th in the league in scoring.
- Ryan Markham is tied for 4th in the league in rookie scoring
- The Flags signed Left Wing T.J. Sakaluk and waived Jason Price on Friday, Nov. 17.
Final Game Scores:
Wednesday, Nov. 15 Port Huron 1 vs. Flint Generals 2
Friday, Nov. 17 Flint Generals 3 vs. Port Huron 1
Saturday, Nov. 18 Bloomington PrairieThunder 0 vs. Port Huron 1
Flags Season Record: 4-11-2
At home: 3-5-2 On the road: 1-6-0
Conference: 1-9-2 Non-Conference: 3-2-0
Eastern Standing:: T-4th League Standing: 7th
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