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December 19, 2014 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) News Release
Dayton Out Skates Steel City 7-2
The Dayton Demonz faced off against the Steel City Warriors on Friday night at Hara Arena looking to get back on the winning track after falling to Berkshire on Thursday evening. The hometown Demonz came into the game possessing the red hot Robert Vanwynsberghe and his team-leading 14 goals. Visiting Steel City, an expansion club in the Federal Hockey League, was led by forward Tom Tracy's 11 goals.
The Demonz got on the board 4:46 into the first period when forward Ahmed Mahfouz got one past Dalton McGrath from point blank range. Moments later, Mark Rivera scored his fourth of the year off an interception in the Steel City zone. Quickly, the Demonz led 2-0.
The snowball started rolling downhill seconds later when Vanwysberghe notched his 15th of the year from the left slot at 7:39. Before the initial stanza was over, Dayton added a fourth goal on a pass from Vanwynsberghe to Ahmed Mahfouz. The tally was his sixth of the season and gave the Demonz a 4-0 lead.
Steel City broke the shutout when Ryan Alves stole the puck from Demonz defenseman Len Pelletier and dished over to John Scully for the score. It came with 4:28 expired in the second. The defending champions continued the onslaught, however, when Dayton forward Cody Milligan flipped one over McGrath to get the cushion back to four at five to one. Dayton was in complete control, not only with a comfortable margin, but a 29-10 advantage in shots on goal.
A rebound in the crease led to the sixth goal of the evening for the home team when Jason Pietrasiak pushed one past the bewildered Steel City goal near the four minute mark of the second period. The 6-1 score held up as play headed to the final 20 minutes.
The Warriors recorded a second tally late in the third period on an unassisted goal by Scully, his second of the game. Cody Milligan responded less than a minute later for the Demonz with his second goal of the evening on a slap shot from the right circle.
The hometown Dayton club dominated this game in every facet against their overmatched foe. Shots on goal read a whopping 56 for the Demonz to a paltry 20 for the visitors from Steel City. The scoreboard told the story: Dayton 7 and Steel City 2.
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Whalers Shut Out Wolves, 6-0
DANBURY -- The Danbury Whalers cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Watertown Wolves Friday night in a battle of the top two teams in the FHL.
The Whalers entered the game with a league-best 42 points, while the Wolves were second with 40. Danbury struck in the first period on a power play goal by Steve Brown with assists from Brett Liscomb and Jordan Ciccarello.
After a scoreless second period the Whalers' Ilya Solarev struck for two goals to give the Whalers a 3-0 lead. Ian DeLong and Liscomb assisted on the first goal. Tim Richter and Matt Caranci assisted on the second goal.
The Whalers continued to roll in the third with goals from Julian Fraser and Mike Zannella. Kristaps Nimani put the finishing touches on the Whalers' scoring night with a late goal.
Mike Brown earned the shutout with 25 saves. Jesse Chenard had 40 saves for the Wolves.
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Dashers Three Second Period Goals Down Berkshire, 4-2
The Danville Dashers and the Berkshire Battalion went to battle from the David S. Palmer Arena from Danville on Friday, December 19, 2014. The first period was dry of goals, however featured many power play opportunities for the Battalion. The Battalion had four power plays in the first period but couldn't convert on any, thanks to textbook penalty killing from the Dashers. The Dashers also had a power play opportunity of their own, but like Berkshire couldn't convert. The Battalion did outshoot the Dashers in the first, 15-9.
The Battalion found themselves on a power play very early in the second and finally converted on one, off the stick of Vladyslav Gavrik. About 12 minutes later in the period the Dashers had a chance in front of the net, but Louie George made the save. After the save Andrew Harrison and Ian Reopel had a scrap which resulted in Harrison receiving a four minute double-minor for roughing, and a Reopel getting a ten minute misconduct penalty. As both teams were at four skaters a piece, the Dashers A.J. Tesoriero went top-shelf on Louie George of Berkshire to even things up at one apiece. Just after the Tesoriero goal, Jonathon Juliano and Justin Brausen scored back-to-back goals to give the Dashers A 3-1 lead they took into the locker room after the second period.
The Dashers lead 3-1 going into the third period, and they wouldn't look back. The Battalion cut the lead to 3-2 off a failed clear by Danville, and Jeffery Sanders found Martin Uhnak. However, the Dashers opened their lead back up to two goals as Wehebe Darge found Andrew Harrison in front of Louie George to push the lead to 4-2. The Dashers would take that 4-2 lead to victory. The Dashers are in Steel City tomorrow night for their last game before the Christmas break.
Federal Prospects Hockey League Stories from December 19, 2014
- Ice Chips - FPHL
- Dayton Out Skates Steel City 7-2 - Dayton Demonz
- Whalers Home Tonight - Danbury Whalers
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