Ice Bears Pick up Point in Overtime Loss
Published on November 14, 2025 under SPHL (SPHL)
Knoxville Ice Bears News Release
Shawn Kennedy scored in overtime for Birmingham and the Knoxville Ice Bears fell to the visiting Bulls 4-3 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Friday night.
Kennedy scored the game-winning goal when he picked up a loose puck in the zone and swept across the front of the crease before tapping a backhand past Stephen Mundinger.
Kyren Gronick collected the puck in the Knoxville zone and made a move to create some space for himself before scoring at 7:13 to put the Bulls out in front.
Cam Tobey tied the game for Knoxville with a wrist shot from the left point that found its way inside the far post at 9:17. Eric Olson won a wall battle behind the net and slipped the puck to Nick Cafarelli. Cafarelli exchanged with Tobey at the point and Tobey flicked a frozen rope past Jacob Mucitelli for his first of the year.
Tyler Williams snapped a shot from the left circle past Mucitelli's glove to give Knoxville its first lead of the night. Jimmy Soper's cross-ice pass hit a shin pad in the slot and deflected to Williams on the left wing. Williams carried into the circle before zipping a shot to the net for his fourth goal of the season.
Blake Tosto netted his fourth goal with a backhand from in front of the crease with 31 seconds left in the first period. Brayden Stannard muscled his way up the left wing and fired a backhand pass to the tape of Tosto in the slot. Tosto's finish beat Mucitelli's blocker to make it 3-1 at the intermission.
Birmingham scored the only goal of the second period when Arkhip Ledziankou found his brother Filimon in the slot and the latter beat Mundinger low at 12:53.
Connor Scahill scored off a cross-ice pass with less than three minutes remaining in the third to force overtime.
Knoxville is off on Saturday and will host Roanoke Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. Birmingham is at Huntsville Sunday.
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