Icehawks Stop Mallards, Move Into Second Place

Published on November 20, 2009 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Port Huron Icehawks News Release


PORT HURON, MI - The Port Huron Icehawks scored three unanswered goals - one in each period - to stop the Quad City Mallards 3-1 on Friday at McMorran Arena. The Icehawks improve to 9-4-0-0 on the International Hockey League season and move into a second place tie with the Bloomington PrairieThunder, while the last place Mallards fall to 2-7-1-0.

Kris Vernarsky and Derek Patrosso each added a goal and an assist in the win and rookie Mickael Bedard chipped in a pair of assists to extend his personal point streak to five games.

Both teams lit the lamp in the first period. Quad City got on the board first as Justin White scored his first professional goal on the power play at 9:51. He was assisted by Juris Stals. The Icehawks tied the game just over three minutes later, with a goal by Patrosso. Vernarsky and Daniel Tetrault had the helpers. Both teams had 14 shots in the period.

Patrosso and Vernarsky teamed up again late in the second period to give the Icehawks a 2-1 lead. Vernarsky capitalized on a power play opportunity at 15:54 to break the tie and land the eventual game winner. Patrosso and Bedard were credited with the assists. The Icehawks outshot the Mallards 13-6 in the period.

Icehawks right wing Cory Stillman added a crucial insurance goal midway through the third period when he tipped in a pass from Bedard at 11:52. The Icehawks outshot the Mallards 11-5 in the stanza and 38-25 overall.

Port Huron goalie Adam Russo made 24 saves to improve to 5-2-0-0 on the season. Quad City goalie Laplante made 35 saves on 38 shots. Both teams scored once on the power play. The Icehawks were 1-2 with the man advantage and the Mallards were 1-5.

For game stats: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid1057470.

The Icehawks return to McMorran Arena tomorrow night to play the Dayton Gems. They then embark on a six game road trip, before returning home on December 11.

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

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