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Motor City Sticks Silenced by Bandits, 4-0

September 27, 2008 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Motor City Metal Jackets News Release


Wyandotte, Mich. - Despite racking up shot after shot once again, the Motor City Machine found itself on the tough end of a 4-0 loss to St. Louis on Saturday night at Yack Arena.

St. Louis goaltender Erick Cinotti earned No. 1 Star honors with a 32 save performance, including several key saves in the third period.

"The boys are snake-bitten a little bit," Machine head coach Matt Romaniski said. "We've just got to work hard and get ready for Mahoning."

Once again, the Bandits caught Motor City off-guard early on, as Kyle Greco scored a power play goal 1:56 into the contest. Machine goaltender Joe Rogers had little chance on the skilled goal.

Grant Gorczyca scored his third goal of the weekend later in the period, also on the power play, to give St. Louis a 2-0 lead.

The Machine fought to get back into the game in the second period, but Cinotti stood tall with 12 saves in the period.

The Bandits struck the game's decisive blow early in the third period, as Greco scored his second goal of the game just 62 seconds into the period.

St. Louis struck again at 14:30 when Soren Jonzzon scored his third of the season. Bandits defenseman Kyle Quick picked up his third assist of the game on the goal. He earned No. 3 Star honors.

But the star of the period was Cinotti, who made a sprawling leg save on Motor City's Jared Williams among others to preserve his shutout.

Rogers made 17 saves for the Machine (3-3-0-0), while Cinotti was a key cog in holding Motor City's power play to 0-for-8.

The Machine is off until Friday when they host division rival Mahoning Valley at 7:10 p.m. at Yack. General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for children. Gates open at 6 p.m.

The Motor City Machine is in their first season in Michigan as members of the North American Hockey League. The Motor City Machine are formerly the Southern MN Express, a team that made the playoffs three straight years and twice into the Robertson Cup finals. The NAHL is the nation's largest Junior A hockey league and is now in its 33rd year of operation. For more information, visit machinehockey.com or call (734) 642-0544. Machine home games will be played at the Yack Arena in Wyandotte, Mich. All games are broadcast on machinehockey.com and video broadcast through B/2 Network.

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