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Ironmen Grab 2-0 Series Lead

April 13, 2013 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Jamestown Ironmen News Release


The Jamestown Ironmen took a 2-0 series lead over the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings with a 3-1 win on Saturday in the divisional semi final round of the North American Hockey League playoffs.

Kalamazoo struck first with a goal 7:54 into the first period and took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

Jamestown kept their composure and got on the scoreboard when Victor Johansson tied the game up, scoring a goal with less than five minutes remaining in the second period. Elliot Tisdale and Dylan Zink were in on the assists.

The teams entered the final period of regulation all knotted up, 1-1. Ryan Doucet quickly changed that as he added an Ironmen, power play goal just over five minutes into the third with an assist from Nico Sierra.

Later on in the third, Sierra put the game out of reach with a breakaway goal of his own to push Jamestown's lead to 3-1. Assists came from Daniel Cesarz and Tyler Dunagan.

When asked what gave his team the edge in Saturday's competition, Ironmen head coach Dan Daikawa supplied a simple answer.

"Ballmer was the difference," said Daikawa without hesitation of his 6-3, 210 lb goaltender. Despite being outshot, 30-29, Jamestown's Joey Ballmer made 29 saves in the victory, adding to his game one performance of 33 saves on 34 shots.

"It wasn't our best performance, but in the end we did what we had to in order to win," said Daikawa. "I'm excited because we have given ourselves an opportunity to win one in Kalamazoo and finish them off."

Jamestown will head out to Kalamazoo for game three on Thursday at 7pm with a chance to end the series with a victory. If necessary, game four will be Friday night in Kalamazoo at 7pm, and game five would be back in Jamestown on Sunday 4/21 at 5pm.

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