CHL Colorado Eagles

Robertson assists in Eagles win over Blazers

February 2, 2006 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- Sean Robertson registered six assists in the Colorado Eagles 7-3 victory over the Oklahoma City Blazers Thursday night at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. Robertson not only broke the Eagles franchise record for assists in a game but also the Eagles record for most points in a game with six. Eagles power forward Ryan Tobler added two goals and two assists in the Eagles 30th win of the season and Matt Desrosiers added two goals as well. Colorado now leads the Northwest Division by 13 points with a record of 30-8-4, 64 points. The Blazers remain in third place in the Northwest Division with a record of 24-17-2 for 50 points.

After scoring a total of 14 goals in their last game, the Eagles and Blazers played the first period right where they left off, with plenty of offense. The Eagles took an early lead with their potent power play unit on a goal from Matt Desrosiers at the 1:39 mark when he one-timed a pass from Aaron Grosul. Robertson also assisted on the play for his first of six assists on the night. The teams played the rest of the first half of the period scoreless but then exploded for a total of five goals in just over four minutes of play. At the 13:29 mark of the period Scott Barnes tied the game on Oklahoma City's only power play goal of the evening. Eagles captain Greg Pankewicz chipped in their second power play goal of the game on a great pass from Tobler giving Colorado a 2-1 lead, but the Blazers quickly responded when Joe Dustin tied the game again only 19 seconds later. It seemed as though the teams were both skating downhill as the pace went back-and-forth, and it was Ryan Tobler that broke the tie for the final time when he scored Colorado's third goal of the game. Fraser Filipic and Robertson tallied assists on the goal, it was Robertson's third assist on as many goals. Finally, Eagles' defenseman Erik Adams netted a power play blast giving the Eagles a 4-2 lead converting on their third power play in as many chances. It was the only goal of the Eagles' seven that Sean Robertson did not record an assist.

Ryan Tobler and Matt Desrosiers each scored their second goals of the game to extend the Eagles lead to 6-2 only 8:36 into the second period, and Garrett Larson made it a five-goal game ona rap-around goal with just a couple minutes left in the period.

Oklahoma City scored the final goal of the game with a tally from Justin Chwedoruk, a former Eagles player who went to Oklahoma City after training camp. Final score, Eagles 7 - Oklahoma City 3. The Eagles finished 3-3 on the power play while killing 2-3 penalties. They play the Blazers again Friday night before heading to Wichita Saturday night in their third Northwest Division game in three nights.

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