Ice Bears Defeat the Louisiana IceGators in First Meeting of Season
February 13, 2015 - SPHL (SPHL)
Knoxville Ice Bears News Release
Knoxville, TN - The Knoxville Ice Bears defeated the Louisiana IceGators 4-3 in front of a tropical crowd of 3394.
Knoxville jumped out to a sizable lead which was kicked off by pugilist Dennis Sicard. Catching the IceGators in a line change, Sicard took a pass in stride from Jason Price to fire a shot over the should of Louisiana netmider for his second goal of the season and first as a member of the Knoxville Ice Bears.
In the second period, the Ice Bears rattled off three consecutive goals Francis Drolet notched the first of the period followed by two consecutive markets by rookie Josh Cousineau. The visiting IceGators looked down and out but with time winding down in the period, Kirk Byczynski managed to find the back of the net off a shot through a mass of humanity in front of Ice Bears goaltender Bryan Hince. After 40 minutes of play, Knoxville lead 4-1.
Louisiana made the game interesting when Jeremy Boyer and Chris Wilson each scored to drawn the visitors within one and over nine minutes remaining in the game.
Coach Craigen looked to settle his team down following the IceGators third goal. He utilized Knoxville's only allotted time out of the game. Hince and the rest of the Ice Bears locked down the final half of the period to cement the win 4-3 and to draw within two points of league leading Peoria.
The Ice Bears return to action at home tomorrow night in a rematch against the Louisiana IceGators on Feb. 14 for Country Night presented by Q100. Live music by The Band Temper and Valentine's Day jewelry provided by Brimley's Gold Exchange and Kimball's Jewelry will be given away to a luck fan. To order tickets call 865-656-4444 or visit www.knoxvilleicebears.com.
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