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Prowlers Stymied By Kaludis

Published on November 21, 2018 under Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Port Huron Prowlers News Release

Matt Kaludis made 51 saves on Wednesday night to help the Danville Dashers to a 4-2 win over the Port Huron Prowlers. The victory ended an 11 game winning streak by the Prowlers in head-to-head play with Danville going back to last season. The Dashers have won four in a row overall.

Alex Johnson scord the only goal of the first period, giving the Prowlers their only lead of the game. But the Dashers opened the second with a three goal barage in the first 5:25 of play. The FHL's leading scorer Ryan Marker sandwiched two goals around a Stephen Gaul goal to put Danville up 3-1. Austin Daae cut it to 3-2 with a goal at 15:51 of the frame, but Gaul responded late in the period with his second goal, to make it 4-2 after forty minutes.

Port Huron pumped 16 shots in the third period but had no luck against Kaludis, who then earned an assist on a Marker empty net goal, completing his hat trick and making the final scored 5-2 for the Dashers.

Port Huron travels to Elmira for two games this weekend and will not return to McMorran Arena for a game again until December 14, when the Mentor Ice Breakers visit the Blue Water Area.

CAROLINA THUNDERBIRDS at MENTOR ICE BREAKERS

ICE BREAKERS EDGE THUNDERBIRDS FOR FIRST HOME WIN

by Jared Tennant

Mentor, OH - The Mentor Ice Breakers continued their improved play with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Carolina Thunderbirds on Wednesday night at Mentor Ice Arena, setting two franchise marks: their first home win as well as their first winning streak.

"It was a full team effort from the first puck drop to the last whistle," said Ice Breakers Head Coach and General Manager Iain Duncan. "That's huge for everybody, coming off of the first win in franchise history and we showed everyone we can compete with the first-place team."

Things weren't looking good for Mentor in the first period after Joe Cangelosi netted his first pro goal off a feed from Everett Thompson to give the Thunderbirds an early 1-0 lead. It was the only goal in an otherwise quiet opening period.

Carolina extended its lead to 2-0 at 4:09 of the second period when Karel Drahorad scored an unassisted tally. It was Drahorad's fifth goal of the season, giving the Czech Republic native seven points on the campaign (5-2-7).

Ice Breakers forward Mark Essery continued his hot stretch with a power-play goal just over two minutes later off assists from Gordy Bonnel and Tim Perks that cut the deficit to 2-1. Essery, a Connecticut product who played professionally in Germany last season, leads the Ice Breakers with a 6-3-9 scoring line in eight games.

At 12:45 of the second, Bonnel finished a tip-in on another power-play opportunity to tie the game at two goals apiece. Essery and Swiss blueliner Thomas Devesvre contributed the assists. The T-Birds led shots on goal 23-18 as the two clubs headed to their respective locker rooms for the second intermission.

Mentor entered the third period with 1:30 left on a two-minute power play. The Ice Breakers were unable to score on the man advantage, but immediately after the penalty expired forward Tim Perks gave the Breakers a 3-2 lead.

Carolina fought back, though, tying things back up on Viktor Grebennikov's first goal with the club. Jan Salak dished out the assist on the tally.

With less than six minutes to go, Thomas McKinnon beat Thunderbirds netminder Henry Dill for his first pro goal to give Mentor a 4-3 lead. Patrick Porkka and Joe Ftoma assisted on the goal, which sent Mentor Ice Arena into a frenzy.

After an intense battle in the final minutes of the contest, the Ice Breakers held on for the 4-3 victory, handing Carolina its second loss of the season. The T-Birds held a slight edge in shots on goal, 32-31.

Derek Moser moved to 2-0-0-0 in his young pro career after stopping 29 of 32 Thunderbird attempts. Dill fell to 5-2-0-0, stopping 27 of 31 Ice Breakers shots.

The Ice Breakers had a solid outing on special teams, going 2 for 6 on the power play against the league-leading Carolina penalty kill and successfully killing off both Thunderbirds' power play chances.

Both teams are back in action tomorrow on Thanksgiving from the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex in North Carolina. Tune in to all the action at TFMSports.com.

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ELMIRA ENFORCERS at WATERTOWN WOLVES

Wolves Out-Score Enforcers 9-6

by Jay Harris

After two weeks on the road, the Wolves return to the Watertown Municipal Arena to host the Elmira Enforcers. While on the road the Wolves picked up two wins against the Mentor Ice Breakers during the first weekend of their excursion. The Wolves did not see the same success the following weekend in Danville as the Dashers picked up the wins in their two-game series. Head Coach Trevor Karasiewicz and the Wolves looked to start a fresh winning streak in their first match up with the new expansion team Enforcers.

Tyler Gjurich sent the puck over Passingham's shoulder to get the first goal of the game for the Wolves with assists from Anton Lennartsson and Brandon Wahlin. Brendan Hussey tied it up for the Enforcers just thirty seconds later. Gjurich and Lennartsson worked like a dynamic duo on Gjurich's second goal to take the lead back just over halfway through the period. The Wolves defense held their ground through a 5-on-3 penalty kill and the remainder of the period to keep the Enforcers at bay.

Both teams capitalized on the power plays in the second period. Elmira's too many men penalty provided the opportunity for Gjurich's hat trick goal on a play from Wahlin and new Wolf Mac Jansen. Josh Newberg lost his helmet and continued to play during the fast-paced action in front of Passingham and earned a penalty for it. Ahmed Mahfouz capitalized on the extra-man advantage and tipped the puck over Cody Karpinski's pad to bring the Enforcers within one goal again. Chemello quickly tied it up for the Enforcers after that on a fast break. George Holt took the lead back for the Wolves with help from Jansen and Yegor Kostyukov. Chemello scored his second goal of the night on a power play from Newberg's hooking penalty and tied the game back up. Lennartsson regained the lead back for the Wolves on an assist from Wahlin during the power play for Glen Patterson's slashing penalty with just 90 seconds left in the period. Watertown ended the period holding the 5-4 lead.

Watertown's offense stepped it up in the third period. Holt extended the Wolves' lead on a play from Gavin Yates and Jansen. Lennartsson made it a 7-4 game with assists from Gjurich and Wahlin on his second goal of the night. Wahlin's slashing penalty allowed Brandon Vuic to score on the power play and bring the game within two goals. Yates scored on a fast break after receiving the puck from Kyle Powell and Justin Portillo to extend the lead again for Watertown. Elmira coach Brent Clarke pulled his goaltender for the extra attacker. The plan allowed Vuic to snag goal number two but the Wolves held on and scored one final empty netter by Justin Portillo resulting in a 9-6 victory.

Gjurich's hat trick earned him the first star of the game. Lennartsson's two goals and two assists warranted his second star of the game. Wahlin's four assists got him the third star of the game.

The Watertown Wolves will be hosting a series with the Danville Dashers over Thanksgiving weekend. The first game will start at 7:30 pm on Friday, November 23rd.

DANVILLE DASHERS at PORT HURON PROWLERS

PROWLERS STYMIED BY KALUDIS!

by Dennis Stuckey