Havoc Hold Onto Early Lead to Beat Thunder
Published on February 28, 2014 under SPHL (SPHL)
Bloomington Thunder News Release
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Bloomington Thunder settled down after giving up two early goals but could not overcome the deficit and fell 4-2 on Friday to the Huntsville Havoc at Von Braun Center.
The Havoc scored twice in the first two minutes beginning with a back door feed to the left circle converted by Justin Cseter on a power play just 1:27 in, followed by a bouncing puck in the crease batted in by Ray Ortiz just 31 seconds later.
The Thunder used a four-minute power play to score with 8:47 left in the second period on a slap from the slot by Mike Henderson in his Thunder debut on assists from Nic Polaski and Travis Granbois to cut the margin to 2-1 at the second intermission.
Huntsville pushed their advantage back to two goals with Eric Alexander's second rebound of his own shot with 11:04 left in regulation for a 3-1 lead. Henderson recorded his second goal of the game on a power play with an extra attacker with 1:00 left, but Nick Lazorko won a race to score an empty net goal with 13.3 seconds remaining to set the final score.
Kevin Genoe earned the win by turning aside 26 Thunder shots while B.J. O'Brien picked up the loss despite 35 saves. The Thunder were 2-of-4 on power play chances and killed five of six Havoc opportunities.
The Thunder continue the brief road trip with a visit to Tennessee to face the Knoxville Ice Bears at 6:35 p.m. Central on Saturday. Pre-game on WJBC.com and America One video is 6:15 and fans are invited to watch the game on the big screen at Six Strings, 524 N. Center St. in downtown Bloomington. Links to the online broadcasts are at www.bloomingtonthunder.com.
The Thunder return to U.S. Cellular Coliseum for a 7:05 p.m. Tuesday game against the Peoria Rivermen. The Thunder have designated the evening as Joe Olson Night to honor the head of Bloomington youth hockey on his recent induction into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame. Kids 12 and under wearing their hockey jerseys get in for only $5, plus it's $2 Tuesday featuring hot dogs, popcorn, soda and drafts for only $2 each. For single-game and game day tickets, visit the U.S. Cellular Coliseum box office or call 309-434-2679. For group discounts and the latest Thunder information, call 309-434-2980 or visit Facebook, Twitter (BLMThunder) and www.bloomingtonthunder.com.
Junior Blaze fall: The Bloomington Junior Blaze dropped a Friday night Midwest Junior Hockey League matchup in suburban Detroit 12-4. Peter Carlin scored two goals with Justus Kree and Jon Urmetz each tallying once for Bloomington, who rematches with the Bruins in Berkley on Saturday and Sunday.
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