NAHL Odessa Jackalopes

Flanke backstops Odessa to 3-1 win over Corpus

Published on March 25, 2016 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Odessa Jackalopes News Release


Corpus Christi, TX - Noah Poindexter and Jon Russell each scored for Odessa (24-27-4) in the 1 st period Friday and Jackalopes held on for a huge 3-1 victory over the Corpus Chrisit IceRays (23-26-6) at AmericanBank Center. Jon Flakne (7-3-0) was tremendous in the win stopping 34 of the 35 shots he faced. The two points evens both clubs at 52 with Odessa holding the tiebreaker because of the additional win.

The Jacks took the opening period lead when Poindexter (1) jammed home his first career NAHL goal at 5:14, after Brandon Tucker's initial shot was stopped by Corpus's Dryden McKay. Russell (4) added to the Odessa lead by sneaking behind the Rays defense and beating McKay on a nifty break away move to make it 2-0 at 15:28.

In the 2 nd, Odessa went on the power play three times but failed to extend their lead. Each team put 13 shots on net in the 2 nd frame but coulden't score.

The IceRays made it interesting when Brendan Miller (6) snuck home his team first of the game at 7:22 of the 3 rd. But, the Jacks ruined Corpus's comeback hopes when Derek Brown (13) buried the empty netter at 19:07. Dryden McKay (13-12-2) suffered the loss stopping 41 of 43 shots faced.

The Odessa Jackalopes are in their fifth season in the North American Hockey League in 2015-16 and 19th in the Permian Basin. April 1,2,8 and 9 tickets are on sale now. To reserve your seats, contact the Jackalopes' ticket office today at 432-552-7825 or log on to www.jackalopes.org for more information.

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