IceCats Outlast Monarchs, Win Third Straight

Published on November 30, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester IceCats News Release


WORCESTER, MA- The Worcester IceCats weathered a third period storm to take their third consecutive win in a 5-3 final over the Manchester Monarchs Sunday at Worcester's Centrum Centre.

Leading 2-1 entering the second period, the ‘Cats built a 4-1 lead with goals by Peter Sejna and Steve Martins. For Sejna, it was his first in the AHL, after scoring a pair this season with the Blues. In the opening stanza, Terry Virtue bagged his second of the season, while Dan Eberly scored his first as a professional to give the IceCats the advantage. Eberly, a Massachusetts native, was plucked from Atlantic City of the ECHL before the game to nourish a thinning Worcester defensive corp. With the Boardwalk Bullies he had scored just one assist in 15 games.

Manchester's Scott Barney cut Worcester's lead to 4-2 late in the second period, and then Pavel Rosa made it a one-goal game 5:32 into the third. Dan Welch sandwiched Manchester's first goal between Virtue and Eberly.

The IceCats had out-shot Manchester 21-16 entering the third, but the Monarchs came out flying and peppered Reinhard Divis with 14 shots to Worcester's six. Manchester continued to pressure and pulled goalie Milan Hnlicka for the extra skater.

With the puck deep in Worcester's zone, Mike Glumac attempted to ice the puck. After a footrace with a Manchester defender, Blake Evans made a diving swipe with less than one second to go to score into the empty-net.

NEXT HOME GAME: The IceCats play their next five games on the road. They return to Worcester's Centrum Centre on Friday, December 19, to face the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Puck drop is at 7:05 PM.

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