Ice Bears Break Away Late to Defeat Thunder
March 1, 2014 - SPHL (SPHL)
Bloomington Thunder News Release
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Bloomington Thunder battled to a scoreless draw for the first half of the contest but dropped a 5-0 decision to the Knoxville Ice Bears on Saturday night at Knoxville Civic Coliseum.
After a scoreless first period, the Ice Bears found the net first with 9:52 when Eric Satim batted a second rebound home on assists from Francis Drolet and Jon Higgins. The Ice Bears took a 2-0 lead with 6:48 remaining in the second when David Segal sent a pass to the top of the crease from behind the goal line in the right corner that went off Thunder goalie Breton Lindoff's stick and into the net.
The Ice Bears pushed the lead to 3-0 with 7:13 remaining in regulation when a shot from the point was blocked but deflected into the wheelhouse of Jon Higgins, who blasted the puck home from the right circle. Empty net goals with 54.2 seconds left by Jason Price and 9.6 seconds remaining by Brad Pawlowski set the final score.
Bryan Hince recorded a 30-save shutout while Lindoff took the loss with 27 saves. Knoxville was 1-for-3 on power plays while the Thunder were unsuccessful on four chances.
The Thunder return home on Tuesday night to host the Peoria Rivermen in a 7:05 face-off at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. 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 3-1 road decision to the Berkley Bruins on Saturday afternoon. Craig Jarzen scored the lone goal for Bloomington, which concludes the season with a rematch against the Bruins at 12 p.m. Central on Sunday in suburban Detroit.
SPHL Stories from March 1, 2014
- Hince, Knoxville blank Bloomington, 5-0 - SPHL
- Loewen Leads Columbus to Shutout Victory Over - Columbus Cottonmouths
- Huntsville squeaks by Fayetteville, 5-3 - SPHL
- IceGators Come Back, Beat Peoria in SO - Louisiana IceGators
- Ice Bears Capture 9 of 10 Points for the Week - Knoxville Ice Bears
- Columbus' Special Teams Stops RiverKings - Mississippi RiverKings
- Ice Bears Break Away Late to Defeat Thunder - Bloomington Thunder
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
