USHL Youngstown Phantoms

Motte, Black Hawks Hold Off Phantoms, 3-2

Published on January 22, 2010 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Youngstown Phantoms News Release


WATERLOO, Iowa - One game after rallying back from a 2-0 first-period deficit at home, a similar hole proved too much to overcome on the road for the Youngstown Phantoms, as they were held off by the Waterloo Black Hawks Friday night, 3-2 from Young Arena.

J.T. Brown and Jacob MacDonald each registered a goal and an assist, with Brown's rebound goal at 7:41 of the third standing as the game winner after Phantoms defenseman Scott Mayfield brought Youngstown back within striking distance later in the frame.

After the Black Hawks (16-16-2, 34 points) killed a 51-second Youngstown two-man advantage early in the third with the score 2-1, Brock Montpetit dished to Derek Arnold, whose slapshot was stopped by Phantoms goalie Jordan Tibbett. However, Brown was charging the left post and had an easy finish when the puck deflected into his wheelhouse.

Mayfield's long-range power-play wrister off the left post with 3:02 to go kept the Phantoms comeback hopes alive, but despite two offensive-zone faceoffs in the final seven seconds, the Phantoms were stymied by Waterloo and netminder C.J. Motte in the end, who made 34 saves to even his record at 11-11-0.

Youngstown (14-18-2, 28 points) outshot the Hawks 28-12 over the final 40 minutes and 36-27 for the game. The Phantoms will conclude their brief two-game road trip Saturday night in Cedar Rapids; their current four-game road losing streak began there on New Year's Eve with a 5-1 loss to the RoughRiders.

The two clubs traded chances back and forth through the opening 14 minutes of the game, but the Hawks broke the building tension with a power play goal on their third chance of the evening. Just nine seconds after the advantage began, Jamie Hill deflected his seventh of the season past the outstretched right pad of Tibbett.

Defenseman MacDonald set up Hill's tally by tossing the puck to the crease, but he had a lot more purpose behind his next attempt on goal, which found the top-left corner of the net with 1:56 left before the first intermission. Brown's end-to-end rush created space for MacDonald to trail the play, taking Brown's drop pass at the top of the right circle to push the lead to 2-0.

Andrew Lamont and Jefferson Dahl, two of the Phantoms' hottest offensive players in recent weeks, teamed up late in the second to draw Youngstown within one headed for the third. Dahl pushed the puck to the inner edge of the right circle, where Lamont deposited his eighth under the crossbar from in close against goaltender Motte with 2:20 left in the middle frame.

The second-place Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are the Phantoms' next opponent, Saturday night from the Stable in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 8:05 p.m. Eastern time. Follow the Phantoms all season long via Youngstown's ESPN 1240 (www.wbbw.com) and the B2 Networks at www.b2tv.com.

The Youngstown Phantoms are a Member Club of the United States Hockey League (USHL), America's only Tier I hockey league and premier developer of National Hockey League talent with more than 100 alumni on current NHL rosters.

Visit www.youngstownphantoms.com or call the Front Office at 330.747.PUCK(7825) for more information on the Phantoms organization. The Youngstown Phantoms are owned by the B.J. Alan Company (Phantom Fireworks), located in Youngstown, Ohio.

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