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Ironmen Drop a Pair

December 9, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Jamestown Ironmen News Release


Your Jamestown Ironmen suffered a pair of losses on the road this past weekend against the Wenatchee Wild in North American Hockey League action.

The Ironmen hung tough Friday night as the game was scoreless through two periods of play. Wenatchee (19-3-2) took over in the final period of regulation, scoring three goals in the third and finishing with a 3-0 victory over Jamestown.

Each club was 0-2 on the power play, Jamestown was outshot, 39-17 and Tim Shaughnessy walked away with the loss in goal for the Ironmen despite making 36 saves on the night.

Game two on Saturday night started out the same way as the first meeting between the two teams with a scoreless first period. The Wild opened up the scoring in the second period, but Jamestown answered by piling up three goals of their own and took a 3-1 lead into third period.

Nico Sierra led the second period surge with a goal and an assist while Dylan Zink and Victor Johansson accounted for the other two scores. Assists went to Luc Gerdes and Tyler Dunagan.

Nathan Ropelewski added a goal for the Ironmen 7:51 into the third period and Jamestown held a commanding 4-2 lead heading into the final minute of play. Wenatchee then proceeded to score a power play goal with :29 seconds left in the game. The Wild then pulled their goalie and scored the game tying goal with an extra attacker only :12 seconds later to push the contest to overtime.

After a scoreless 4-on-4 overtime, the teams entered into an eleven round, marathon shootout which saw Wenatchee edge out the Ironmen by one goal. The Wild escaped with a 5-4 shootout victory while the Ironmen walked away with one point as a consolation. Reid Mimmack suffered the loss in goal for Jamestown after making 35 saves and the Ironmen were outshot 40-22.

"We made some mistakes at the end of the game that really hurt us," said Ironmen Head Coach Dan Daikawa. "We were poised to get the series split on Saturday night, and a few bad bounces went the other way, but we just have to live with it. We will learn from this and hopefully won't make those same mistakes again."

The Ironmen now return home to the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena after going 2-1-1 on the west coast. Jamestown's road stretch continues as they prepare for a pair of games in Johnstown against the Tomahawks this weekend; Friday and Saturday at 7pm. The two teams met only two weeks ago, and Johnstown executed the sweep, handing the Ironmen two of their three home losses on the season.

Daikawa's squad feels like they left a pair of wins on the table this past weekend in Wenatchee and are convinced it was the same story when Johnstown showed the Ironmen up on their home ice a couple weeks back.

"We've given some games away," said Daikawa. "This weekend gives us a great opportunity to rectify those losses and gives us a chance to show that we are the better team out on the ice."

The Ironmen (18-7-3) still hold a two point lead on the NAHL North Division and will return home for a pair of games against Kalamazoo on December 21 and 22. Any fans that donate to "˜Toys for Tots' in the Jamestown Arena lobby on their way into the games will receive discounted admission.



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