Rivermen Surge to 4th Straight Win
February 6, 2015 - SPHL (SPHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
PEORIA - The Peoria Rivermen captured their fourth straight win to stay in a tie for the Southern Professional Hockey League lead with a 4-1 victory over the Huntsville Havoc on Friday night at Carver Arena.
The Rivermen opened the game with a goal coming at 10:10 in the first period on a shot by Jordan Sims assisted by Garrett Vermeersch. Nearly six minutes later, Matt Summers was set up by Alex Hudson from behind the net also assisted by Dan Bremner to score front and center leaving the period 2-0 Rivermen.
Huntsville shortened the gap with a goal at 11:30 into the second scored by Matt Viola making it 2-1 taking it to the end of the second period.
With a chaotic scramble in front of the net at 9:59 into the third, Alec Hagaman raked the puck behind Havoc goalie Jesse Kallechy during a flurry in the crease for his 10th goal of the year with assists by Sims and Bremner.
The final Rivermen tally was registered with 1:15 remaining when Ben Oskroba snuck behind the defense and scored on a back-door feed at the left post from Josh Harris also assisted by Summers.
Kyle Rank picked up his league-leading 19th win by making 19 saves while Kallechy took the loss with 27 stops. The Rivermen were 1-for-7 on power plays while the Havoc did not score in three opportunities.
The Rivermen (23-11-3, 49 points) stay in a first-place tie with the Knoxville Ice Bears, who beat Columbus 2-1 in a shootout on Friday. The Havoc (5-24-5, 15 points) remain in eighth place and are 0-9-1 in their last 10 games.
The Rivermen continue the weekend with the Havoc with extra hockey on Saturday night. The teams will complete the remaining 13:37 of a game suspended on Oct. 25 beginning at 6:20 p.m. Peoria is leading that game 2-1. The regularly scheduled contest will follow at 7:05 with doors opening at 5:30.
The teams conclude the weekend series on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. on PJ Star Family Fun Day featuring $1 tickets for kids 12 and under in certain sections and $5 everywhere else, $3 kids meals (hot dog, chips, drink), Fun on the Run inflatables, Wild Style Design face painting, Unique Twist and the Twisting Crew balloon creations and a post-game skate for all ages.
Single game tickets for Peoria's 33rd season of professional hockey are on sale weekdays at the Peoria Civic Center. Season ticket packages and group ticket options for the 2014-15 campaign are on sale now through the Rivermen office, located at 201 S.W. Jefferson Street, or over the phone at (309) 676-1040. For the latest Rivermen news and notes, follow online at www.rivermen.net or through Facebook ( www.facebook.com/PeoriaRivermen) and Twitter ( https://twitter.com/Peoria_Rivermen).
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