Jackals Downed by IceHawks
Published on January 15, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Elmira Jackals News Release
The Jackals went to Glens Falls Wednesday night as the last game of a long road stretch. Facing off against the IceHawks, a team who lost two of their top players (James Desmarais and Sylvain Cloutier) because of the fragility of the franchise, the Jackals were hoping to take advantage of having this past weekend off. Adirondack also had travel working against them, they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Richmond Tuesday night in Virginia and did not arrive back in Glens Falls until 7:00 am Wednesday morning.
But it would be the IceHawks who jumped out early as Frank Littlejohn and former Jackals R.C. Lyke each scored goals in the first three minutes of the hockey game to take a 2-0 lead. But the Jackals would fight back. Trevor Segstro, activitated from the injured reserve before the game, would cut the lead in half just 39 seconds after Lyke's goal. Then late in the period Don Smith scored a power play goal, his seventh, to draw Elmira level.
In the second period, as has been the case lately for Elmira, Adirondack took a big lead scoring three power play goals to make the score 5-2. Elmira got one back with 11 seconds left in the period, Dean Jackson scored his first goal since returning from injury to bring the Jackals back within two.
Goaltender Peter Aubry left after two periods with an unknown injury, and Ryan McIntosh started the third. He held Adirondack scoreless while the Jackals put on the pressure, Jamie Thompson's wrap around goal with under two minutes left in the game gave the Jackals hope. However, with the net empty, Littlejohn put the nail in the coffin to finish the scoreline 6-4.
The rematch is slated for Friday night at the First Arena, 7:00 pm face off.
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