SPHL Pensacola Ice Flyers

Game Recap: Ice Flyers Manage Weekend Split with 3-2 Win

Published on January 21, 2017 under SPHL (SPHL)
Pensacola Ice Flyers News Release


FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 21, 2017) - The Pensacola Ice Flyers (10-12-5) used two first period goals and an empty netter in the third to down the Fayetteville FireAntz (14-11-1) by a score of 3-2 on Saturday night inside Crown Coliseum.

The Ice Flyers opened the scoring when Roger Tagoona scored his second goal of the season a mere 1:44 into the first period. Tagoona gathered a rebound of a Nathan Bruyere shot and quickly put it back home. Bruyere had the lone assist on the goal. Riley Spraggs scored his ninth goal in 10 games with the Ice Flyers when he chased down a loose puck and caught FireAntz goalie Sean Bonar off guard with a wrist shot 6:03 into the first for an unassisted goal.

After a scoreless second, the Antz were able to cut into the Ice Flyers' lead when Joe Harcharik netted a power play goal just 2:39 into the third period. With only 55 seconds remaining in the third, Patrick Megannety scored an empty netter to make it 3-1 Ice Flyers. With Sean Bonar still on the bench for an extra attacker, Chase Nieuwendyk scored with 24 seconds remaining but it didn't matter in the end.

John McLean stopped 21 of the 23 shots that Fayetteville put on goal.

The Ice Flyers will be back in action next weekend with a three-in-three beginning Friday, Jan. 27, when the Ice Flyers head to Macon, Ga., to face the Macon Mayhem at 6:35 p.m. Central. The Ice Flyers will then return to the Pensacola Bay Center to face the Mayhem for Group Night in the Hangar, presented by Orangetheory Fitness, at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. The weekend rounds out on Sunday, Jan. 29, with Hero & Princess Night at 4:05 p.m. as the Ice Flyers face the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs for the first time ever.

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