River Drivers Lose 5-2 to Titans

November 15, 2015 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Berlin River Drivers News Release


(Berlin, New Hampshire) The only game on the Federal Hockey League schedule matched the hometown River Drivers against the Danbury Titans in their first visit to the Notre Dame Arena and for the first game against these two franchises.

The first period was owned by the goaltenders and through 20 minutes of play neither team was able to find the back of the net. Titans outshot the River Drivers 21 to 6 during the opening period, both the Titans' Alex Vazzano and River Drivers' Bradley Barone stood tall in their respective creases.

Both teams came out in the second period with a little pep in their skates and the Titans opened the scoring at the 3 minute mark when Phil Bronner scored off assists from Dean Yakura and Tyler Gjurich. Bronner's goal started a fury of scoring by the Titans. Ryan Patsch scored 3 minutes later taking assists from Tyler Gjurich and Dean Yakura. Matt Caranci scored off an assist from Al Graves just before the 16 minute point of the period to give the Titans a 3 to 0 lead. The River Drivers' Tyler Prendergast broke up Vazzano's shutout scoring off an assist from Troy Polino at the 17 minute mark. Just a few seconds later the Titans responded with their fourth goal of the period as Ryan Patch and John Scorcia assisted on Tyler Gjurich's goal.

The final period saw shots exchanged and goals scored by both teams. Titans' Zach Tatrn scored at the 4 minute mark taking an assist from Frank Schumacher. Tyler Prendergast scored his second goal of the afternoon with assists from Troy Polino and Cody Dion at the 5:34 point of the period. When the final buzzer sounded the Titans had handed the River Drivers a 5 to 2 loss.

The River Drivers next home game will be against the Danbury Titans on Wednesday, November 25th, game starts at 7pm. Tickets are now on sale by calling the River Drivers' Front Office at 603-752-4100 or 603-915-3063 or you can email mdorval@riverdrivershockey.com. For additional information and to stay current on your RiverDrivers visit them online at RiverDriversHockey.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter (@GoRiverDrivers).



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