Frostbite down Jackals 3-2 in Shootout

October 15, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Adirondack Frostbite News Release


GLENS FALLS, NY -- Patrick Steinmayr's goal in the ninth round of the shootout lifted the Adirondack Frostbite to a 3-2 victory over the Elmira Jackals on Saturday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center. With the win, the Frostbite complete the pre-season schedule at 2-0-0, while the Jackals finish at 0-1-1.

Mike Berry scored in the first round of the shooout to give the Frostbite the early edge. Elmira tied it in the fourth round as Mike Dombkiewicz beat Derek Gustafson. The shootout remained tied at one until Steinmayr's goal in round nine.

Berry gave the Frostbite a 1-0 lead just 4:02 into the opening period, converting on a power play off of assists from Peter Ollari and Kevin Watters.

The Jackals tied the game at 12:14 as Sam Paolini tipped a Dombkiewicz shot past Gustafson on a power-play opportunity.

The special-teams theme contined as Adirondack retook the lead with a shorthanded goal at 13:35 of the second period. Watters was able to get behind the Elmira defense and beat goaltender Nick Boucher. The goal was Watters' third in the two pre-season contests.

Elmira tied the game 27 seconds into the third period as Kevin Cooper scored a shorthanded tally.

For the second straight night, the Frostbite got a solid outing from their goaltender. One night after Kris Tebbs stopped 40 Jackals' shots in a 2-1 win, Gustafson came up with a 27-save performance, and eight more in the shootout.

Adirondack opens the regular season on Friday, traveling to Richmond for a 7:35 face-off against the RiverDogs. The Frostbite return home for their home opener on Saturday, once again taking on the RiverDogs, at 7:35. Opening weekend concludes on Sunday, as the Frostbite and RiverDogs meet in a 1:05 matinee. All Frostbite regular season games can be heard on WCKM 98.5 with the Voice of the Frostbite, Joe Babik, starting with the Pre-Game Show 20 minutes prior to face-off. Tickets for all Frostbite home games can be purchased at the Glens Falls Civic Center Box Office, or through TicketMaster at (518) 476-1000 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.



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