Icehawks Advance To Second Place Tie In IHL With Victory

Published on November 29, 2008 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Port Huron Icehawks News Release


PORT HURON, MI - The Port Huron Icehawks snapped a three game losing streak on Saturday with a 5-3 victory over the Flint Generals at McMorran Arena.

The win propelled the Icehawks (10-9-0-0) into a tie for second place in the International Hockey League standings with the Kalamazoo Wings. They have 20 points in the standings and sit three points behind the first place Muskegon Lumberjacks. The Generals (5-13-1-1) have now lost their last five consecutive games and remain in last place.

The Icehawks outshot the Generals 16-5 in the opening period and were rewarded with an early 2-0 lead. The goals both came before the four minute mark and included an even strength tally by Nick Lindberg and a power play goal by Tab Lardner.

The Icehawks continued to outshoot the Generals in the second period (13-6), but this time it was the Generals who found the back of the net. Kyle Deck beat goalie Larry Sterling at 8:51 in the period to cut the Flint deficit to 2-1. They tied the game several minutes later when Justin DePretis scored on the power play.

Early in the third, Port Huron's Jeff Zehr and Flint's Steve Rymsha traded goals to bring the game to a 3-3 tie. The Icehawks then landed two consecutive goals to put the contest away. Lardner notched his second goal of the night and the game winner at 10:27 in the third period. Just under three minutes later, Derek Merlini added an insurance marker on the power play.

Ian Turner had three assists in the game and Daniel Tetrault had two helpers.

The Icehawks outshot the Generals 37-16 in the victory. Sterling earned the win with 13 saves on 16 shots, while Flint goalie Matt Spezza turned away 32 of 37 shots. The Icehawks were 2-7 on the power play and the Generals were 1-4 with the man advantage.

The Icehawks embark on a two game road trip next weekend and visit Bloomington on Thursday and Muskegon on Friday. They return home on Tuesday, December 9th to face the Fort Wayne Komets. Don't miss this Two For Tuesday. Tickets are buy one, get one free.

Tickets for all Icehawks home games are available now at the Icehawks office, McMorran Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations and www.ticketmaster.com. For more information call 810-966-3800 or visit www.porthuronicehawks.com.

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