Jets Score Early and Often for the Split 6-2 at Springfield
March 16, 2008 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Fargo-Moorhead Jets News Release
(Springfield, IL) The Jets used five different guys to get the scoring on the board as they downed the Jr. Blues 6-2 Saturday night
With the legendary "Golden Jet" Bobby Hull in attendance, the Jr. Blues thought maybe luck was on their side, well they were wrong. Justin Kirchhevel put the first goal home as he beat Phil Cook at 14:53. Not long after, Marc Harrie came racing in short-handed with Andrew Muir leading the charge on a 2-on-1 break up the right wing and as Muir's shot deflected off of Cook Harrie was there to put back the rebound making 2-0. This would not be the end, because Andrew Harrison took a nice feed in the slot from Harrie and Marc Mihulka on the power-play to beat Cook again. Cook would head to the bench and be replaced by Ales Sila for the remaining 1:35. He would be tested in the right circle from Andy Dittus who rang it off the post to close out a beautiful first period. The Jr. Blues would out shoot the Jets 13-10 but that didn't matter as Okland stood tall for all 13 saves.
The second opened up again with Pat Dietz getting his fourth goal of the season to extend the lead 4-0, Jets. Tyler Klein takes the biscuit from McNeely to beat Cook again who started the second after being pulled making 5-0. The Jr. Blues did however get on the scoreboard with a short-handed goal from Jared Rickord. With the Jets up 5-1 they turned to Harrie for his second of the season and it was 6-1. The period came to closure with the Jets down on shots 26-16 and once again up on the board.
The third period witnessed the Blues snag another goal but it was too little too late in a losing effort 6-2. From the moment Hull dropped the ceremonial first puck to the final one minute nothing went right for the Jr. Blues as they were defeated at home in front of an announced crowd of 1,250 at the Nelson Center.
Marc Harrie took home accolades for the first star with two goals and an assist and Harrison banged a goal and an assist of his own. Harrison's family was in attendance and this time he maintained his composure on the ice with points not penalty minutes. Muir also added two dimes to the cause in the 6-2 route. Last but not least Elliot Okland made the saves needed to secure the win as the Jets moved to within four points of Alexandria who fell 4-2 at Kenai River late Saturday night. Southern MN won 2-1 at North Iowa to inch closer to clinching second place and home ice for the first round of the playoffs.
The Jets take the ice again next weekend in North Iowa on Friday and Saturday starting at 7:15pm for "Open Skate." Then on Easter Sunday the Jets travel down to Alexandria for a mid-afternoon classic starting at 4:40pm for "Open Skate." Catch all the puck action on fmjets.com for the audio play-by-play and northiowaoutlaws.com for the B2 video.
The FM Jets Junior A Hockey Club is in its fifth season as members of the North American Hockey League. The NAHL is the nation's largest Junior A hockey league and is now in its 32nd year of operation. For more information, visit fmjets.com or call (701) 235-2354.
Jets home games are played at the John E. Carlson Coliseum in Fargo, ND. All games are broadcasted on Today's Hot New Country 103.9 THE TRUCK, video broadcast through B/2 Network and fmjets.com.
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