SPHL Macon Mayhem

Mayhem Push Win Streak to Five Games

Published on November 11, 2016 under SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Mayhem News Release


MACON, GA- The Macon Mayhem travelled to Knoxville, TN to take on the Ice Bears in a battle for first place. The Mayhem were able to skate away with a 4-1 victory tonight.

The Mayhem started the scoring in the first, as Collin MacDonald scored on power play at the 19:11 mark. Jake Trask was given his fourth assist of the season on the goal. Macon would take a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

Macon was able to take a 2-0 lead early in the second period, as Stathis Soumelidis scored his second goal of the season 4:50 into the period. The Mayhem stretched their lead to 3-0 with 7:01 left in the second when John Siemer scored his fourth goal of the season. That lead would hold for the remainder of the period.

With 18:54 left in the third period, Macon's Jake Trask extended the lead to 4-0 off of an assist from Collin MacDonald. Knoxville's Doug Reid scored with 5:58 left in the game to make the score 4-1 in favor of Macon. After a crazy couple of minutes that included five different fighting majors, the Mayhem held on to win 4-1. The team will now travel to Evansville, IN to take on the Evansville Thunderbolts on Saturday and Sunday.

NOTABLE STATS

With the win, Macon moves to 6-1-1 and back into first place with 13 points. The Ice Bears fall to a tie for second with Huntsville at 12 points.

John Siemer picked up his 11th point of the season with his second period goal.

Jake Trask scored a goal, added an assist, and recorded his first fight of the year. John Siemer was also involved in his first fight of the season.

Collin MacDonald also scored a goal and recorded an assist. Dennis Sicard and Stephen Pierog also recorded assists in the game.

Garrett Bartus picked up his fourth win of the season, and he now has a goals against average of 2.34 and a save percentage of .924.

This five-game win streak matches their longest win streak in team history. They will try to win their sixth straight tomorrow against Evansville.

The Macon Mayhem return home on Friday, November 25th against the Fayetteville FireAntz and Saturday, November 26th against the Columbus Cottonmouths. Single game tickets are on sale through the Macon Coliseum Box Office, and group tickets are available through the Macon Mayhem Front Office. For ticket information, please visit the Mayhem's official website at MaconMayhem.com or call the main office line at (478) 803-1592.

ABOUT THE MACON MAYHEM:

The Macon Mayhem is proud a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL), the nation's premier single "A" developmental hockey league. Playing their inaugural season in Central Georgia in 2015-2016, the Mayhem organization is proud to bring professional ice hockey back to Macon. The team is owned by Bob and Diane Kerzner and managed by Director of Hockey Operations/General Manager/Head Coach Kevin Kerr, a former third-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres. For more information on the Macon Mayhem, visit MaconMayhem.com, or follow the team on Twitter (www.twitter.com/MaconMayhem), Instagram (www.instagram.com/maconmayhem), or 'like' the Mayhem on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MaconMayhemHockey).

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