Sports stats



Icehawks Outlast PrairieThunder for 4-3 Overtime Win

March 30, 2010 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Port Huron Icehawks News Release


PORT HURON, MI - The Port Huron Icehawks held on for an exciting 4-3 overtime win over the Bloomington PrairieThunder Tuesday night at McMorran Arena. The Icehawks saw a two-goal lead disappear in the third period, but managed to pull off the two-point night when Matt Auffrey scored 2:15 into overtime.

Mike Kinnie lit the lamp exactly halfway through the first period to give the Icehawks the early lead. Jon Booras evened the score on a goal assisted by Craig Macdonald and Preston Briggs at 14:36 of the first. The score remained tied at 1 to end the period, with Port Huron outshooting Bloomington 16-10.

Port Huron regained the lead with Kinnie's second goal of the night just 2:31 into the second period. Peter Flache assisted on the goal, Kinnie's 21st of the season. After a flurry of whistles, Brandon Naurato doubled the Icehawks' lead when he scored on a 4-on-3 power play with less than three minutes to play in the period. Ian Turner and Nick Lindberg assisted on the goal, Naurato's 24th of the season. With the assist, Lindberg became the third Icehawks skater to reach 60 points this season, joining teammates Mickael Bedard (66) and Derek Patrosso (65). Port Huron outshot Bloomington 10-6 in the second period.

Craig Macdonald's unassisted goal less than a minute into the final period was his fourth in the last two games. Macdonald earned a natural hat trick when the PrairieThunder hosted the Icehawks Sunday night. Bloomington tied the game when Robin Gomez scored at 13:00 of the third period off assists by Zac Pearson and Preston Briggs. With no goals scored in the final seven minutes, the game went to overtime. The Icehawks managed just four shots on goal, while the PrairieThunder fired 15.

The Icehawks nearly matched their third-period shot output with three shots in just over two minutes of overtime. Matt Auffrey scored at 2:15 of overtime to secure two points for the Icehawks. Kris Vernarsky and Jamie Lovell assisted on the goal.

Bloomington was held without a shot in overtime. Overall, the Icehawks outshot the PrairieThunder 33-32.

Port Huron goalie Adam Russo stopped 29 of 32 shots for the victory. Bloomington's Andrew Martin takes the loss with 29 saves on 33 shots faced.

For game stats: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1057915.

With the win, Port Huron improves to 24-9-0-0 at home and 41-23-0-4 overall. Their 86 points leaves them in third place, just two points behind second-place Fort Wayne. Bloomington falls to 10-15-2-5 on the road and 30-28-4-5 overall. By earning a point for the overtime loss, the PrairieThunder stay in fourth place with 69 points, eight ahead of Flint and Quad City.

The Icehawks will stay home for a Friday night matchup with the Quad City Mallards. The PrairieThunder play their fourth game in five nights when they travel to Muskegon to take on the Lumberjacks tomorrow night.

Single game tickets for all Icehawks home games are on sale now at McMorran Arena Box Office, any Ticket Master location or by phone. For more information, visit www.porthuronicehawks.com or call 810-966-3800.



International Hockey League 2 Stories from March 30, 2010


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central