Fuel End Home Schedule on a High Note with 5-2 Win
Published on April 8, 2016 under ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
INDIANAPOLIS - Five different Fuel players scored while Keegan Asmundson turned aside 39-of-41 shots en route to a 5-2 victory over the Fort Wayne Komets in the final regular season home game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum Friday night.
Brandon Wong and Cody Sharib got the ball rolling for the Fuel, scoring goals just 1:48 apart midway through the first period to give Indy a lead it would never relinquish. Despite the Komets pulling within 2-1 and 3-2 Indy was able to stretch the lead again each time thanks to goals by Daniel Ciampini, Anders Franzon and Ben Marshall.
Meanwhile Asmundson made several key stops in each period, including 21 during the middle frame. None was better than his thwarting of Jamie Schaafsma not once but twice in front of the goalmouth in the second period to keep the Fuel ahead at a critical juncture in the game.
Towards the end of the contest things became testy, with the teams amassing 46 minutes in penalties in the final frame alone and 68 for the game including three 10-minute misconducts.
The same two teams rematch tomorrow night to end the regular season in Fort Wayne at 7:30 pm. The Morellis Cleaners Indy Fuel pregame show starts 15 minutes prior to puck drop for the webcast on CBSSports1430.com and via the TuneIn Radio app.
PP:
IND 1-for-5 FTW 1-for-3
Three Stars:
Keegan Asmundson IND (39 saves)
Ben Marshall (1-0-1, +2)
Daniel Ciampini (1-1-2, +2)
Notes:
- Prior to the game the Fuel announced that Bernie John has been named the team's new head coach and vice president of hockey operations, removing the interim label from his title. He has guided the Fuel to a 5-6-1-0 mark since taking over behind the bench on March 7, 2016.
- Cody Sharib moved into a three-way tie for the Fuel goal scoring lead with his 16th goal of the season in the first period Friday. Sharib joins Peter Schneider and Alex Lavoie at the top of the list.
- Kevin Clare posted his first multi-point game as a professional with two assists on Friday.
- Indy drew 138,825 fans to surpass last season's total of 133,921 over the course of its 36-game home schedule this year.
Single-game tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster or at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum box office, while a variety of different ticket plans and group specials are available by calling (317) 925-FUEL or visiting IndyFuelHockey.com.
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