Monsters Weekly
October 3, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Fresno Monsters News Release
NAHL Monsters @ Dawson Creek RageEnCana Events Centre - Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Friday, 9/30/2011 - Monsters 3, Rage 1: The Fresno Monsters defeated the Dawson Creek Rage Friday in British Columbia by a score of 3-1. Riley Borer had two goals, and Filip Winkler scored one goal. Goaltender Mac Haight stopped 30 of 31 shots by Dawson Creek.Saturday, 10/1/2011 - Monsters 3, Rage 2:The Fresno Monsters defeated the Dawson Creek Rage on Saturday for the second-straight game, this time by a final score of 3-2. RIley Borer, Mik Bushinski, and Brendan Bradley each contributed a goal.
Goaltender Tomas Sholl was solid, stopping 35 of 37 shots on net by the Rage. Fresno completed to two-game series sweep to improve to a season record of 6-0.
NAHL PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
RILEY BORER: Borer had a great series against the Dawson Creek Rage. On Friday he notched 2 goals, including the game-winning goal to give the Monsters a 3-1 victory. Borer finished the night with a +2 rating. Saturday he got on the board in scoring again with 1 goal and 1 assist for another 2-point night to help lead the Monsters to a 3-2 win over the Rage to sweep the series.
MIK BUSHINSKI: Bushinski was a huge factor in the Monsters two-game sweep of the Dawson Creek Rage this weekend. On Friday he earned two assists, including an assist on the game-winning goal for Fresno in the 3-1 win. On Saturday it was Bushinski who scored the game-winning goal himself to break the 2-2 tie and gave the Monsters the 3-2 lead and eventually the win.
MAC HAIGHT: Haight was solid in net for the Monsters on Friday. He stopped 30 of 31 shots on net from the Dawson Creek Rage and finished the night with a 3-1 win and an impressive .968 save percentage on the evening. Haight is 3-0 on the season for the Monsters between the pipes.
UPCOMING EVENTSFri., 10/7 & Sat., 10/8: Monsters @ Kenai River Brown Bears, Soldotna S.C., 8:30PM P.S.T., Catch the games live on nahl.fasthockey.com
Sun., 10/9: Monsters @ Kenai River Brown Bears, Soldotna S.C., 6:00PM P.S.T., Catch the game live on nahl.fasthockey.com
Wed., 10/12 & Thur., 10/13: Monsters @ Fairbanks Ice Dogs, Big Dipper Ice Arena, 8:00PM P.S.T., Catch the games live on nahl.fasthockey.com
Fri., 10/14 & Sat., 10/15: Monsters @ Alaska Avalanche, MTA Events Center, 8:30PM P.S.T., Catch the games live on nahl.fasthockey.comSun., 10/16: Monsters @ Alaska Avalanche, MTA Events Center, 6:00PM P.S.T., Catch the game live on nahl.fasthockey.com.
Home opener is Friday, Oct. 28th at Selland Arena. Tickets go on sale, Monday, Oct. 24th at the Selland Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. For info, visit our website at www.fresnomonsters.com or call 559-445-8142.
WEEKEND RECAP
WSHL Monsters @ San Diego Gulls; Iceoplex - Escondido, CA
Friday, 9/30/2011 - Monsters 5, Gulls 2: The Fresno Monsters opened the '11-'12 season with a 5-2 win over the San Diego Gulls. Nick McKee lead the charge in scoring with 2 goals on the evening. Goaltender Marcus Harbison stopped 26 of 28 shots by the Gulls. Saturday, 10/1/2011 - Monsters 3, Gulls 1: The Fresno Monsters defeated the San Diego Gulls for the second night in a three-game series to open the season, this time by a final score of 3-1 with goals from Nick McKee, Kyle Baker, and Kyle Godfrey. Goaltender Tom McGuckin was impressive in net, holding the Gulls to just one goal on 36 shots.
Sunday, 10/2/2011 - Monsters 4, Gulls 2: The Fresno Monsters completed the three-game sweep of the San Diego Gulls on Sunday, winning by a final margin of 4-2. Cameron Coburn had 2 goals, while Gunnar Dircks and Josiah Nikkel each contributed a goal of their own. Fresno netminder Marcus Harbison stopped 26 of 28 shots on net by the goals. The WSHL Monsters improved to 3-0 on the young season.
WSHL PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
MARC HAAF: Haaf played well last weekend against the San Diego Gulls. He notches a total of 5 assists in 3 games: 2 assists Friday in a 5-2 win, 1 assist Saturday in a 3-1 win, and 2 assists Sunday in a 4-2 victory to complete the three-game sweep of the Gulls.
NICK McKEE: McKee had a solid performance in Escondido last weekend against the Gulls. Friday he earned 2 goals, 1 goal on Saturday night, and 1 assist on Sunday to help the WSHL Monsters kick off to a perfect 3-0 season start.
TOM McGUCKIN: McGuckin was nearly perfect in his debut between the pipes for the Fresno Monsters. On Saturday night he stopped 35 of 36 shots from the San Diego Gulls, giving him a .972 save percentage.
UPCOMING EVENTSFri., 10/14: Monsters @ Texas BrahmasNyTex Sports Center, 7:00PM P.S.T., Catch the games live on fasthockey.com
Sat., 10/15: Monsters @ Texas Brahmas
NyTex Sports Center, 12:15PM P.S.T., Catch the games live on fasthockey.com
Sun., 10/16: Monsters @ Texas Brahmas
NyTex Sports Center, 8:15AM P.S.T., Catch the games live on fasthockey.com
Home opener is Friday, October 28th at Selland Arena. For info, visit our website at www.fresnomonsters.com or call 559-445-8142.
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