Jackals Fall Short In Breakfast Bash
Published on November 18, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Elmira Jackals News Release
Elmira, NY - Playing in their second morning School-Day game of the season the Jackals fell short of a third period comeback, losing to the Adirondack Frostbite 6-5 Thursday.
Power play goals were key early in this contest as the Frostbite jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period. Sylvain Cloutier and Hugo Belanger each scored power play goals in the first twelve minutes, but Elmira got one back when Greg Koehler scored at 12:38 on the power play from George Pujacs and Darren Van Oene.
The Jackals would draw level at 6:30 of the second period when Carl Drakensjo lifted a sizzling wrist shot over the shoulder of Derek Gustafson for the game's first even strength goal; assisted by Eddy Lowe and Adam Nittel. But Adirondack answered just 38 seconds later when Jason Jaworski found the net at 7:08 for a 3-2 lead. The Frostbite made it 4-2 at 11:13 on a goal by Bruce Gardiner, their second straight even strength goal. Again Koehler answered for the Jackals on the power play, scoring his second of the game at 16:16 from Pujacs and Trevor Burgess. But Adirondack would add two more to their tally before the end of the second. Scott Drevitch scored the team's third power play goal of the game at 17:28 and then Gardiner notched his second of the contest at 18:08 for a 6-3 Adirondack edge.
With rookie Kevin Kurk replacing starter Greg Hewitt in the net for the final frame, the Jackals mounted a brave comeback, but would fall just short of catching their East Division rivals. First Pujacs slapped home a shorthanded goal at 1:14 from Eddy Lowe to put the Frostbite on the heels. Then Koehler finished off his hat trick at 15:11 with an even strength goal from Burgess and Tom Clayton. But despite some late scrambles in the Adirondack goal mouth, the Frostbite would cling to the 6-5 win.
Gustafson made 29 saves on 34 shots for the win, while Hewitt picked up the loss making 16 saves on 22 shots through two periods; Kurk stopped all 7 shots he faced in the third period.
The Jackals head to Danbury Friday night, then on to Richmond Saturday night to finish out the week. They will return home next Wednesday, November 24th for 7:00 pm pre-Thanksgiving face off with the Danbury Trashers at the First Arena.
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