Privateers Fall to Warriors
December 1, 2011 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Watertown Privateers News Release
Despite a series of hard won goals, and the return of defenseman Shawn Fensel, the 1000 Islands Privateers lost a valiant home game against river rival Akwasasne in a shootout. In front of a home crowd of 785, the action remained high, and the score tied at 4 through regulation and 1st overtime, with The Warriors winning in a thrilling shootout session.
Adam McAllister got the Privateers on the board first at 4:41 in the 1st period (Michael Richard, Ryan Pearson). Akwasasne evened the deal at 10:15 as Dan Tessier netted (Ahmed Mahfouz, Pierre Dagenais). McAllister notched #2 for the night at 15:22 on a powerplay strike (Richard, Paul Kelly) to pull ahead going into intermission.
The 2nd period opened with fierce play between both clubs, and at 11:59 the Warriors Jeremy VanHoof evened things up with a goal (Dagenais, Tessier). Four minutes later Dagenais got his own score at 15:56 (Tessier, Sylvain Deschatelets) to put Akwasasne in the lead. Privateer Brad Smulders brought the score back to even at 3 with a netter at 17:05 (Brian Marks, Tyler Fernandez).
Things looked bleak for the Privateers as Dagenais scored again at 8:28 in the 3rd (Patrick Bilodeau) until 1000 Islands captain Jeff Winchester tied it up once again with seconds to spare at 19:48 on a powerplay stinger (McAllister,Paul Kelly).
The overtime period had no scoring, but plenty of exciting hockey as both teams struggled to find a weakness. At the close of the shootout, Akwasasne held on to a 3-2 goal total to win the night.
The loss left 1000 Islands to contemplate a 10-3 record, seating them in second place in the FHL behind New Jersey. The Privateers hit the road for a trip to Cape Cod on Friday, and Brooklyn on Saturday.
An original-6 member of the Federal Hockey League, the 1000 Islands Privateers are an 'A' level professional hockey team competing at the Bonnie Castle Recreation Center in Alexandria Bay, NY. For tickets, fundraising and group sales, and corporate partnership opportunities, contact the Privateers' box office at (315) 382-5656.
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