NAHL Springfield Jr. Blues

Jr. Blues Travel to Soo this Weekend

Published on November 27, 2012 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Springfield Jr. Blues News Release


The Jr. Blues travel to the Soo this weekend after a disappointing weekend in Kalamazoo. The Jr. Blues dropped two hard fought games, 2-1. Despite outshooting the Jr. K-Wings in both games, the Jr. Blues were unable to beat the Jr. K-Wings goaltenders. The Jr. Blues look to get back on track this weekend.

Jr. Blues lose 2-1

Jr. Blues register 50 shots, only score 1

The Jr. Blues traveled to Kalamazoo this past weekend to face the Jr. K-Wings.

The Jr. Blues came out slow, surrendering 2 first period goals. Brett Skibba (pictured above) was the lone Jr. Blue to score after he beat a defensemen wide and threw a puck at the goalies feet for the goal, cutting the lead to 2-1. Despite 39 shots in the final 2 periods for a total of 50 shots, the Jr. Blues couldn't get another puck past the K-Wings.

Matt Leon was strong in net again for the Jr. Blues stopping 26 of 28 shots. The Jr. Blues were 0 for 2 on the powerplay, while the K-Wings were 0 for 1.

Late Goal Beats Jr. Blues

Jr. Blues lose 2-1 for second game in a row

A rare Sunday afternoon game found the Jr. Blues facing off against the Jr. K-Wings for the second day in a row.

And for the second day in a row the Jr. K-Wings would manage a 2-1 win over the Jr. Blues.

Simon Koscielski (pictured above) registered his first goal of the season half way thru the third period to even the game at 1-1. Koscielski banged home a rebound off of a Brett Skibba shot. Despite outshooting the Jr. K-Wings 13-6 in the third period, the Jr. K-Wings scored a goal with 3:59 remaining in the game off a defensive zone faceoff.

Matt Leon turned in another stellar performance on Sunday, stopping 25 of 27 shots.

Jr. Blues Travel to Soo

Games Friday and Saturday

at 6 PM CST

The Jr. Blues travel to the Soo this weekend to face the Soo Eagles. The Eagles currently sit in second place in the North Division with a 14-6-3 record. The Soo traveled to Springfield 3 weeks ago to face the Jr. Blues.

The teams split the weekend with the Jr. Blues winning 5-3 Friday night but falling 5-2 Saturday night. The Jr. Blues are looking to get back to their winning ways after dropping 2 to Kalamazoo this past weekend.

Canned Food Drive

Jr. Blues team up with

Central Illinois Foodbank

When the Jr. Blues return home next weekend to face the Topeka RoadRunners, we will be collecting canned food goods for the less fortunate this holiday season.

For every canned food item brought, fans will receive $1 off an adult ticket, up to $3 off per ticket. Help the Jr. Blues help the less fortunate this season and bring canned goods to the games December 7 and 8 against Topeka.

Save $$$ on Jr. Blues Tickets!

Ticket Discounts Available!

The Jr. Blues are happy to give our fans the opportunity to save money for our upcoming home games. Jr. Blues fans can save money on tickets by doing any of the following things: County Market will continue to sell tickets the rest of the season at 5 of their capital area locations. They are selling adult tickets for $9 to ALL home games.

If you come to a Friday night game at the Nelson Center, you can purchase tickets to Saturday Night's game for only $8! This deal will be going on for the remainder of the season.

Finally, for our next 2 home games, if fans bring in a canned food item, they will receive $1 off an adult ticket, up to $3 off.

Make sure to take advantage of these great offers to save money!

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