Huntsville Picks Up Big Win Saturday
Published on February 27, 2012 under SPHL (SPHL)
Huntsville Havoc News Release
HUNTSVILLE, AL - The Huntsville Havoc struggled in their first two games of the week dropping a 7-4 decision to Columbus on Tuesday and a 4-1 loss to Knoxville on Friday before rebounding with a big overtime win over Knoxville on Saturday.
Tuesday, February 21 - Columbus 7, Huntsville 4
HUNTSVILLE, AL - The Columbus Cottonmouths raced out to a 3-1 lead after one period and kept their foot on the gas in a 7-4 win over the Huntsville Havoc Tuesday night.
Orrin Hergott scored the first goal of the night with 10:34 left in the first period. Rick Schrank tied the game at 1-1 with 7:50 left before Jordan Braid and Mitch Wall both added late first period goals.
Greg Beller scored the only goal of the second period with 11:55 remaining and Columbus had a 4-1 lead after two periods of play.
Stuart Stefan cut the lead to 4-1 just 1:17 into the third period. Peter MacDougall extended the lead back to 5-3 with 14:46 left and Stefan cut it back to a two goal lead :30 later.
Derek Pallardy scored with 7:54 left and Ryan Pearson scored a powerplay goal with 6:02 left to give the Cottonmouths a 7-3 lead. Ray Ortiz scored on the powerplay for the Havoc with 3:36 remaining.
Mark Sibbald made 17 saves in the loss while Andrew Loewen made 33 in the win.
Friday, February 24 - Huntsville 1, Knoxville 4
KNOXVILLE, TN - Mark Van Vliet scored a goal and had three assists as the Knoxville Ice Bears beat the Huntsville Havoc 4-1 Friday night to extend the Havoc losing streak to five games.
Kevin Swider, Eric Satim and Emery Olauson all scored goals for the Ice Bears.
Stuart Stefan continued his strong play for the Havoc by scoring the only goal. Kyle Crawford recorded an assist.
Mark Sibbald allowed three goals and made 37 saves as Knoxville outshot Huntsville 41-33. Kyle Rank made 32 saves in the win.
Saturday, February 25 - Knoxville 2, Huntsville 3 - OT
HUNTSVILLE, AL - Ray Ortiz scored just :44 into overtime giving the Huntsville Havoc a big 3-2 win over the Knoxville Ice Bears on Saturday night. The win snapped a five game losing streak for the Havoc.
The Havoc got on the board first when Kyle Crawford scored a powerplay goal with 10:51 remaining in the first period.
Berkley Scott scored with 12:40 left in the second period on the powerplay to the tie the game at 1-1.
David Segal gave the Ice Bears a 2-1 lead with 15:37 left in the third but Brad Flynn tied the game with 12:24 remaining.
Kevin Beech made 27 saves in the win while Kyle Rank made 33 in the loss.
Three Stars of the Week
#1 Stuart Stefan - C (3 goals)
#2 Ray Ortiz - RW (2 goals, 1 assist)
#3 Glenn Detulleo - C (4 assists)
Practice Schedule
Monday, February 27th - VBC - 10:30
Wednesday, February 29th - VBC - 10:30
Thursday, March 1st - VBC - 10:30
Transactions
DATE
TRANSACTION
02/26/12
Marks, Brian (D) waived
02/24/12
Kretzer, Ryan (RW) placed on 30 day IR
02/24/12
Gordon, JD (D) signed contract
02/24/12
Maunu, Ryan (C) signed contract
02/22/12
Hazelwood, Jeff (F) loaned to Las Vegas (ECHL)
02/21/12
Marks, Brian (D) signed contract
Upcoming Games
Tuesday, February 28th at Mississippi RiverKings - 10:00am
Friday, March 2nd vs Mississippi Surge - 7:30
Saturday, March 3rd vs Pensacola Ice Flyers - 7:30
Upcoming Promotions
Friday, March 2nd vs Mississippi Surge - "Meet and Greet" the Legends of Huntsville Hockey at 6:30pm. It's also Knology Night, with FREE t-shirts from Fox Sports!
Saturday, March 3rd vs Pensacola Ice Flyers - D&F Equipment Sales presents Legends of Huntsville Hockey Game at 5:30pm. Legends game players will wear special jerseys that will be in a silent auction after the Legends game. Proceeds benefit the Autism Resource Foundation. Only one ticket required for BOTH games.
SPHL Stories from February 27, 2012
- Ice Flyers Trade Ramage to Knoxville - Pensacola Ice Flyers
- Ice Bears Make Two Moves at Trade Deadline - Knoxville Ice Bears
- IceGators Make Trades at Deadline - Louisiana IceGators
- Morton Aquired In Trade - Huntsville Havoc
- Karlsson Acquired from Louisiana - Mississippi RiverKings
- Golfers At Ice Flyers' Golf Tourney Can Benefit Local Military - Pensacola Ice Flyers
- Cottonmouths Week in Review - Columbus Cottonmouths
- Huntsville Picks Up Big Win Saturday - Huntsville Havoc
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