CHL Colorado Eagles

Penner, Eagles Earn Win in First Road Game of Year

Published on November 7, 2009 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


AMARILLO, Texas - The Colorado Eagles hit the road for the first time in the 2009-10 season and remain without a regulation loss after defeating the Amarillo Gorillas 4-2. Andrew Penner stopped 40 shots and the Eagles' penalty-killers (tops in the league) stopped six of seven Gorillas chances in the win.

Colorado took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission after coming on strong in the final half of the opening period. Jason Deleurme got the Eagles on the board with his third goal in as many games since joining the club by picking up a loose puck in the slot and backhanding it past Mike Brown at 14:30. And just over three minutes later, Kevin Ulanski got his third tally of the season with a power-play goal when he picked up a deflected shot and put the puck home from low in the right circle.

The second period saw a fair share of whistles and special teams play, but neither team could find the back of the net. Penner was large in the Colorado cage, stopping all 17 shots faced in the frame, while Brown stopped 10 shots at the opposite end of the ice.

The Gorillas continued to throw pucks on net -- with 17 more shots in the final frame -- and they were able to break through with a pair of goals by the league's leading goal-scorer. But Colorado matched them with a pair of their own to claim the victory.

Steve Haddon made it 3-0 at 7:22 of the third period with a wrister from above the right hashes after an Amarillo turnover in the faceoff circle. But Joe Guenther ruined Penner's shutout bid with a power-play goal at 13:11 when Chris Cloud found him crashing the left side of the crease with a pass from below the goal line.

Guenther made things even more interesting about two minutes later -- moments after just missing -- when he got his second goal in a row from the left hash marks. But at 19:09, Ulanski followed suit with his second goal of the game into an empty net from center ice to effectively end the game.

The Eagles improved to 5-0-1 on the year and will take on the same Amarillo club on Wednesday night in the team's annual Military Appreciation Night game.

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