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March 9, 2012 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) News Release
Outlaws in Complete Control over Bluefins
Wayne,NJ - The New Jersey Outlaws took on the Cape Cod Bluefins in Game One of the first round of the FHL playoffs. The Outlaws got off to a fast start and had a 3-0 lead after one period. In the second period it was a totally different story as Cape Cod scored four goals, three of them in about three minutes. At the end of the second period it was a 4-4 game. In the third period it got very chippy but the Outlaws took a 6-5 lead shorthanded and then scored three more goals in the last couple of minutes of the game. The Outlaws won the game 9-5. It should be an interesting game two tomorrow night here at the Ice Vault.
The goals in the first period were scored by Jason Reese, Kevin Cooper and Jeff Winchester. The goals were scored at the 11:35 mark, the 6:55 mark and the last goal was scored with nine seconds left in the first period.
In the second period Matthew Puntureri scores to make it a 4-0 game. The goal is scored at the 15:52 mark of the second period. The Bluefins started their comeback at the 11:01 mark as Dan Gordon scores. 49 seconds later the Bluefins make it a 4-2 lead on a goal by Vincent Amigone Jr. The Outlaws took a timeout at this point but it didn't work. The Bluefins make it a 4-3 game at the 10:46 mark by Brad Surdam. The Bluefins tie the game at four at the 3:41 mark. The goal is scored by Todd Chinova.
In the third period the Outlaws take a 5-4 lead at the 10:59 mark as it is a shorthanded goal and scored by Cooper. The Outlaws kill off a big five on three and a five minute major at the same time. The Outlaws had a one goal lead with 5:50 left in the game. At the 3:58 mark they make it a 7-5 game on a goal by Reese. They make it a 8-5 game at the 2:19 mark as Winchester scores his second of the game. The final goal is scored by Cooper as he scores the hat trick. The goal came 18 seconds later.
The Outlaws have a 1-0 lead in this best of five series. Game two will be at 7:35PM tomorrow night here in Wayne,NJ. It got very chippy towards the end as there were a couple of big fights. Kauffeldt was in one and ended up knocking the guy out. The bluefins goalie also got ran over which was a crazy play and he may be too hurt to play tomorrow. It should be a very interesting game two tomorrow night. There should be bad blood between the teams and the Bluefins will be a desperate team trying to even the series before going home to play games three and four if necessary. The final tallies for shots on goal were 51-35 in favor of the Outlaws. The three stars of the game were #24 Winchester as the third star, #11 Cooper as the second star and #16 Reese as the number one star.
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Wild Game Ends in Danbury's Favor, 5-4 (OT)
B ROOKLYN, New York - The Danbury Whalers defeated the Brooklyn Aviators 5-4 in overtime to take game one of this best of three series on Friday night in playoff action at the Aviator Sports and Events Center.
Andrew Willock scored the game-winner 13:40 into the extra session on a rebound goal in front to end arguably one of the more exciting games this season.
Danbury jumped out to a 3-0 edge after the first period of play with two goals coming just 21-seconds apart within the final minute. Martin Moucha opened the scoring for the Whalers with his first tally of the post season at the 7:18 mark after wristing the puck under the blocker of A's netminder Jo St. Pierre. Sanford then put Danbury up 2-0 with 25-seconds left in the frame, which was then followed up with Nick Deschenes' first tally of the playoffs with four seconds left in the period.
Jesse Felten scored the only goal in the second period for either squad, as his power play marker beat Danbury's goalie Peter Vetri to pull the A's within one at 3-1. The Aviators had plenty of chances to tie the game, with none bigger halfway through the frame when Brooklyn's defenseman Henry Coxe was awarded a penalty shot. Coxe skated in alone on Vetri, and tried to slip the puck through the five hole of the netminder however Vetri was too quick and closed the door on Coxe.
Brooklyn scored the third period's next three goals to take a 4-3 lead over the Whalers with tallies coming from Mike Thomson, Chris Campanale and Casey Mignone. Mignone's tally at the 11:35 mark and a great penalty kill had the A's buzzing into the final seconds of the game thinking game one was wrapped up. However, Alex Goupil had other ideas as he extended the game with his goal coming with just 3-seconds left in the contest.
Vetri picks up the win stopping 48 shots, while St. Pierre is charged with the loss despite make 39 saves.
Brooklyn and Danbury will meet in game two of this best of three series tomorrow tonight at the Danbury Ice Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:35 PM, and can be watched live via the Whalers broadcast network, powered by LiveSportsVideo.com.
Game three, if necessary, will be in Danbury as well with a 5:05 PM start time on Sunday.
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1000 Islands Falls to Akwesasne in Overtime, 4-3
The Akwesasne Warriors pulled out a 4-3 (OT) overtime victory over the 1000 Islands Privateers on a clutch goal by Dan Tessier.
Akwesasne overcame a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. The Warriors were down 3-1 after a goal by 1000 Islands' Alain Quenneville at 14:51 in the second period. Akwesasne tied things up at 3-3 on a goal by Sylvain Deschatelets at 15:33 in the third period.
Tessier was all over the ice for the Warriors, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Tessier scored the first of his two goals at 19:59 into the second period to make the score 3-2 1000 Islands. Deschatelets provided the assist. Tessier's next tally made the score 4-3 Akwesasne with 18:26 left in overtime. Jeremy Van Hoof assisted on the tally.
Akwesasne kept the Privateers' goalie busy throughout the game, and Peter Dundovich made 51 saves on 55 shots.
Akwesasne also got a goal from Ahmed Mahfouz as well. Other players who recorded assists for Akwesasne were Pierre Dagenais, who had two and Kris McCarthy and Kiawentonteh Swamp, who each chipped in one.
The Privateers excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances. 1000 Islands forced the Warriors goalie Alexandre Vincent to work between the pipes, taking 37 shots. 1000 Islands could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 26 minutes in penalties during the game.
The Privateers were helped by Brad Smulders, who racked up one goal. Smulders scored 2:35 into the first period to make the score 1-0 1000 Islands. Jeremy Akeson provided the assist. Miguel Delisle also scored for 1000 Islands. In addition, 1000 Islands received assists from Peter Drikos, Alex Redmond, Michael Byrd, and Adam McAllister, who contributed one a piece.
Akwesasne's Vincent stopped 34 shots out of the 37 that he faced. The Warriors ended with 21 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major. Akwesasne ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Carter Trevisani was ejected from the game. One-thousand Islands registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. For the Privateers, Paul Kelly was ejected from the game.
The series shifts over to the Bonnie Castle Arena on Saturday with the Warriors leading the best of 3 series 1-0.
Federal Prospects Hockey League Stories from March 9, 2012
- Ice Chips - FPHL
- Wild Game Ends in Danbury's Favor, 5-4 - Brooklyn Aviators
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