Gorillas hold off Wichita for 15th win of the season
Published on December 27, 2002 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Amarillo Gorillas News Release
The Amarillo Gorillas grabbed their eighth win in 11 starts as they held off the Wichita Thunder 4-3 on Thursday night at The Jungle in the Amarillo Civic Center.
The win improved the Gorillas record to 15-9-0 for 30 points and have closed the gap on the Oklahoma City Blazers and the Indianapolis Ice in the Northern Conference playoff standings. The Gorillas trail by three points over the Blazers and five points over the Ice.
On Thursday night, after falling behind in the first minute 1-0, the Gorillas scored back-to-back goals off the sticks of Darren Curry and Scott Wray.
In the second period, the Gorillas made it 3-1 when John Dean scored on a great rush up the ice. Wichita made it 3-2 on a power power play goal before the Gorillas extended it to 4-2 when Ben Gustavson fired a shot in the top corner beat the Thunder goaltender.
It was a frantic third period as the Thunder managed just a shorthande goal to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be as close as they would get.
Goaltender Shawn Degagne posted his seventh win of the season and is 6-0 in the month of December.
The Amarillo Gorillas return back to action tonight (Friday) as they travel to Oklahoma City to face the Blazers. Face off time is 7:35 p.m. at the Ford Center. The game can be heard live on 1440 AM the Score beginning with the pre game show at 7:10 p.m.
The Gorillas close out their weekend with a return engagement to face the Wichita Thunder at Kansas Coliseum on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Broadcast time will once again be at 7:10 p.m. on 1440 Am The Score.
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