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Ice Bears Dominate ThunderBolts 5-0

April 1, 2018 - SPHL (SPHL)
Knoxville Ice Bears News Release


Knoxville, TN Eliot Grauer and Evan Neugold each scored twice and Troy Davenport posted a 14-save shutout as Knoxville beat Evansville 5-0 on Saturday at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.

Kevin Swider also scored the Ice Bears. Swider also had an assist. Neugold added an assist to close out his three-point night.

The lone goal of the opening period came early when Knoxville's Grauer skated through the left circle and cut across the crease with a low finish behind Ian Sylves at 1:58. Evansville had a couple notable chances to tie, but Davenport made a stretching save with the left pad and another diving attempt later on to keep the score at 1-0 at the end of the first.

Swider scored at 4:02 of the second from the slot to double Knoxville's lead. Neugold collected a loose puck off the left side of the crease and flipped it over a fallen Sylves to make it 3-0 at 6:59. He gave Knoxville a four-goal lead with a breakaway goal with 20 seconds remaining after fielding a beautiful saucer pass at the blue line from Mike Chen from the other end of the ice.

Grauer tallied his second of the night early in the third period to close out the scoring.

Join the Ice Bears as they host the Pensacola Ice Flyers in a two games series. Friday, April 6th will be Predators Night and Saturday, April 7th will be Smokies Night. These will be the final two games of the regular season. For tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com - Puck drop is at 7:00 pm.

Join the entire team for the first every Challenge Round Party on Sunday, April 8th from 6:45 - 9:00 pm at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum's Ballroom. Top seeded team will have the opportunity to select their opponent from the bottom four. This is a free event and open to all ages.

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