Gorillas Fall 9-4

October 23, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Amarillo Gorillas News Release


Amarillo, TX 10/23/09 - The Amarillo winning streak was stopped Friday night as the Gorillas fell to the Odessa Jackalopes 9-4.

The first half of the opening period belonged to the visiting Odessa Jackalopes. Not even 5 minutes into the contest, Forward Jeff Pierce would strike first, while forward Paul Kelly would tack on another at the 10:49 mark to give the Jackalopes the early lead. Coach Pellerin's power-play crew would come to the team's rescue under 2 minutes later, as forward Jake Morissette nabbed a rebound shot from Gordon Bell to cut the Odessa lead in half. After one period of action, Odessa 2 Amarillo 1.

The Jackalopes took advantage of their special teams play in the second, scoring three times with the man advantage (2 power-play & 1 extra attacker). Forward Jeff Pierce would shine the brightest, as he collected his first hat-trick (3 goals) of the season during the second frame. Gorillas forward Stuart McRae would add the lone Amarillo goal of the period (his third of the season) at the 6:35 mark. Four goals total for the Jackalopes in period. End of the second period, Odessa 6 Amarillo 2.

The third period didn't go the Gorillas way either, as the club surrendered three Odessa goals. Jason Chafe and Jake Morissette would score Amarillo's goals in the period, but it wasn't enough as Odessa took the victory 8-4.

Goaltender Mike Brown was pulled in the second period, yielding 4 goals on 21 Jackalopes shots.Amarillo power-play went 1 for 7 while Odessa went 4 for 7.Dan McNeill was involved in two fights...Jake Morissette earned the second star of the game with two goals and an assist.

The Gorillas will take the ice again tomorrow night, Saturday, October 24th, as Amarillo hosts the expansion Missouri Mavericks at 7pm. In celebration of "Lady's Night", the Gorillas are offering HALF-OFF tickets to all ladies who come support their hockey team.

Join the Gorillas after the game at Acapulco Restaurant, located at 727 S. Polk Street, where most of your Gorilla players, coaches, and staff will be on hand to sign autographs and meet with the fans. Come eat, drink and have some fun after the game in downtown Amarillo!

Single-game tickets on the front row may be purchased for $24 each, row two and up will be sold for $16 a piece, while children ages 15 and under will cost only $8. Fans may log on to amarillogorillas.com and receive an exclusive web-only "$2-OFF" coupon to be presented when purchasing an individual "adult" ticket only.

The AMARILLO GORILLAS are offering unthinkable season seat deals for the 2009-10 season in 'The Jungle'! Purchase your show tickets today by calling (806) 242-PUCK (7825) and receive all the benefits of being a season seat holder.



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