IceMen Rally Falls Short against Solar Bears
November 11, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- Trailing by three goals midway through the second period, the Evansville IceMen, presented by Coors Light, rallied to cut the Orlando Solar Bears lead to one, However, two power play goals from the Solar Bears stopped the Evansville rally as Orlando pulled out a 5-4 win at the Ford Center.
The IceMen fell to 4-3-0-1 (9 points) and now have now lost consecutive games for the first time in 2014-15. With the win Orlando, 4-5-2-0 (10 points), snapped a seven-game losing streak.
The Solar Bears jumped out to an early lead. On a power play, Carson McMillan worked the puck down low to Greg Miller who tucked it in to give Orlando a 1-0 lead.
Two minutes later, the Solar Bears tacked on another one as Eric Knodel fired a slap shot into the back of the net. Knodel's first of the season gave put Orlando up 2-0.
Midway through the first period, Evansville answered. Jarret Lukin won a faceoff over to Andre Bouvet-Morrissette, The returning Morrissette dished it back to Ty Wishart who smacked a shot past Maxime Clermont to cut the Orlando lead to 2-1. The goal was Wishart's first in an IceMen uniform.
Orlando responded before the break as passes from Denver Manderson and Brock Montgomery set up Ryan Rupert for his first goal of the season. Rupert roofed the puck to give the Solar Bears a 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission.
The Solar Bears added to their lead in the second period as Miller knocked in his own rebound for his second goal of the game to make it a 4-1 Solar Bear lead.
Facing a three-goal deficit, Evansville rallied. Kale Kerbashian ripped a slap shot that Clermont stopped. However, the rebound found the stick of Jarrett Lukin who knocked it home to cut the Orlando lead to 4-2. Troy Rutkowski added an assist on Lukin's second of the year.
Nearly five minutes later, Tom Serratore rifled a slapshot. Clermont made the save but gave up the rebound again. This time Myles Bell beat the Orlando Goalie for his seventh of the season. Kerbashian got his second assist of the night as Bell trimmed the Orlando advantage to 4-3.
In the third, the Orlando power play struck again. This time Jacob Cepis found the back of the net on a shot from the slot to stop the IceMen momentum and put the Solar Bears back up by two.
Evansville would not go away without a fight. Ben Warda dug the puck out from the boards and got it over to Morrissette. A pass from Morrissette landed on Brandon Wong's stick right in front of the net. Wong smoked a shot past Clermont to bring the IceMen back within one. The goal was Wong's second of the year.
With time winding down Evansville pulled Chris Driedger, but much to the dismay of the 2,664 IceMen fans in attendance, Evansville could not tie the game up as the Solar Bears held on for the 5-4 win.
Driedger took the loss for Evansville as he falls to 1-2-0-1, while making 34 saves. Clermont earned his first win of the year by turning away 26 of the 30 IceMen shots he faced.
The IceMen will look to stop their two game losing streak as they hit the road for a two game weekend series against Elmira, starting Friday night. The puck will drop at 6:05 p.m. central time. Fans can listen to the game on ESPN Evansville 105.3, ESPNEvansville.com, or ECHL TV or watch the game live at Bar Louie, the Official Watch Party Destination for Evansville IceMen Hockey.
Following their two game trip to Elmira, the IceMen will return to the Ford Center to take on the Greenville Road Warriors on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The IceMen will also celebrate the career of Assistant Coach and IceMen legend Josh Beaulieu as they hold a retirement party in his honor.
Single game tickets are on sale now for all games including the Josh Beaulieu Retirement Party, at the Ford Center Box Office Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Get your season tickets now to watch the home opener and every exciting minute of IceMen hockey during the 2014-15 season at a discounted price. To learn more about becoming a season ticket holder, please call an IceMen Account Executive at (812) 421-GOAL (4625) or go to www. evansvilleicemen.com.
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