Gorillas Season Comes to a Close With 5-4 Loss
Published on March 22, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Amarillo Gorillas News Release
Rio Rancho, New Mexico - The Amarillo Gorillas 2007-2008 season came to an end on Saturday night, as they lost a heartbreaker to the New Mexico Scorpions by a final score of 5-4. Amarillo finished the season with a record of 22-32-10, giving them 54 points on the season. The Gorillas will not be in the playoffs for the first time in the franchise's six year existence.
New Mexico would take the lead in the first period off an Aaron MacInnis power-play goal at 6:54, and took a 1-0 lead into the intermission after out-shooting the Gorillas 19-6 in the period. In the second, Amarillo would find their legs, getting four total goals, one each from Bill Vandermeer, Austin Sutter, Chris Lipsett and Jason Chafe. New Mexico would get two in the middle frame, giving Amarillo a 4-3 lead heading into the final period.
Early in the third, the Scorpions would tie the game up off Chris Macdonald's goal at 3:24, setting the stage for an exciting back-and-forth period of hockey. Both teams would exchange chance, but neither could break the tie until Ray Ortiz grabbed a rebound and beat Gorillas goalie Dan Bauer at the 19:09 mark of the third.
The Gorillas were out-shot in the game 41-28, and they went 1-5 on the power-play while New Mexico went 2-6.
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