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Ice Bears Ground RiverHawks 7-2

January 19, 2013 - SPHL (SPHL)
Knoxville Ice Bears News Release


Knoxville, TN - The Knoxville Ice Bears defeated the Augusta RiverHawks 7-2 in front of a ruckus crowd of 2,694.

The Knoxville Ice Bears jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Matt Pierce fired a shot from the high slot which was kicked back out by RiverHawks goaltender Tyler Moss and was pick up by Tyler Fernandez who blistered a shot into the back of the net. Brett Valliquette put the home team up by two when he skated the puck from the Ice Bears zone and pulled up just inside the RiverHawks' zone and wristed a shot into the top left corner of the goal.

August drew even at 2-2 when Tyler McReynolds beat Connor Toomey off a bouncing rebound at 8:56 and Matt Auffrey started a barrage of goals at 18:25 when he fired a shot from the point that beat a screened Toomey.

The Ice Bears poured it on in the final 1:25 of the opening period by scoring two power play goals. Pierce scored the first at 18:35 when he won the face-off to Jeremy Klaver who blasted a shot that was stopped by Moss who left the puck open where Pierce flicked it into the back of the net. While still on the power play and the final second ticked off the clock, Emery Olauson ripped a shot while falling to his back past Moss for a 4-2 lead after 20 minutes of play.

Augusta changed goalies to start the second period by replacing Moss with Austin Lee. The middle frame saw a much more physical game as the period erupted with four fights and 56 minutes in penalties. While no goals were scored, teams traded opportunities with the Ice Bears out shooting the RiverHawks 10-9.

The Ice Bears skated into the final period still leading 4-2 when, at 4:39, Klaver popped the water bottle off the RiverHawk net with a howitzer of slap shot. Fernandez notched his second goal of the evening at 10:44 when he was alone in front of the net after Eric Satim out worked the Augusta defender in the corner and fed him a well-placed pass. Captain David Segal scored the seventh and final goal of the game at 15:53 with a wraparound from behind the net when he stuffed the puck past Lee. The power play goal lifted Segal to lead all SPHL scorers in power play goals with seven.

The Ice Bears will be back on home ice on Saturday, Jan. 19 for the annual Baby Derby presented by Food City, 106.1 the River and WATE. Watch as 12 babies crawl for their shot to be crowned Baby Derby Champion. To order tickets call (865) 656-4444 or visit www.knoxvilletickets.com.

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