Minnesota Magicians Weekly
March 25, 2015 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Minnesota Magicians News Release
Game Week Recap:
It was a tough week for the Minnesota Magicians, as the playoff-bound team lost four consecutive 1-goal contests vs. Midwest Divisional foes. The regular season wraps up this week at Richfield Ice Arena as the Aberdeen Wings come to town for a two-game series on Friday and Saturday.
On Tuesday, the Magicians hosted the Cloquet Wilderness at Richfield Ice Arena in front of a light St. Patrick's Day crowd. The game was filled with back and forth action and a winner could not be decided in regulation. Ultimately, the Magicians fell in overtime to the Wilderness who are currently in a deadlock with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in a race for the division title.
On Thursday, the Magicians once again hosted the Wilderness in front of the home crowd at Richfield Arena. Despite scoring the game's first two goals in the first period, the Magicians were unable to hang onto the lead and the end result was the same as Tuesday, with the Wilderness walking away from the game with a 3-2 victory.
On Friday, the Magicians traveled to La Crosse, Wisconsin to face another Midwest Division rival in the Coulee Region Chill. Again, the two teams fought in a closely contested matchup throughout the entire game. Unfortunately, the end result was another disappointing 3-2 loss.
On Saturday, the Magicians returned to Richfield for a rematch with the Chill, which was the last regular season matchup between the two teams. It was a busy night for the scoreboard operator, as the Chill and Magicians combined for a total of 9 goals throughout the evening. Despite the offensive surge, the Magicians were hampered by two late shorthanded goals by the Chill and the final score of the contest was 5-4 in favor of Coulee Region.
Tuesday
Final Score: Magicians 2 - Wilderness 3 (OT)
Star of the Game: Vaughan Ahrens - The rookie goaltender kept the Magicians in the game, stopping 37 of 40 shots through regulation and into overtime.
Venue: Richfield Ice Arena
Attendance: 412
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
(no scoring)
Period 2
(no scoring)
Period 3
Magicians - Kane Durment ( Nathan Krusko, Brady Heppner ) 2:02
Wilderness - Aaron Miller ( Janis Jaks, Darian Romanko ) 10:12
Wilderness - Aaron Miller (power play) ( Tyler Cline, Ivan Chukarov ) 13:01
Magicians - Lukas Laub ( Denis Shevyrin, Sam Becker ) 16:12
Overtime
Wilderness - Ivan Chukarov ( Janis Jaks, Aaron Miller ) 3:25
Goalies:
Magicians: Vaughan Ahrens (37 Saves on 40 Shots)
Wilderness: Brock Kautz: (22 Saves on 24 Shots)
Thursday:
Final Score: Magicians 2 - Wilderness 3
Star of the Game: Vaughan Ahrens - The goaltender put in another solid effort, this time stopping 41 of the 44 shots he faced against the Wilderness.
Venue: Richfield Ice Arena
Attendance: 218
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Magicians - Sam Becker (power play) ( Nolan Schaeffer, Nikita Milekhin ) 0:56
Magicians - Lukas Laub ( Denis Shevyrin ) 14:02
MN Wilderness - Aaron Miller ( Darian Romanko, Michael Covach ) 15:49
Period 2
Wilderness - Darian Romanko ( Aaron Miller, Ian Mansfield ) 15:52
Period 3
Wilderness - Wayland Williams ( Billy Exell ) 10:36
Goalies
Magicians - Vaughan Ahrens (41 Saves on 44 Shots)
Wilderness - Ryan Anderson (20 Saves on 18 Shots)
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