Rockhoppers beat Hatters in showdown for second place
January 29, 2009 - Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL)
Danbury Mad Hatters News Release
On Thursday night, the Danbury Mad Hatters took on the Jersey Rockhoppers in a pivotal match that would determine who would own second place in the EPHL standings.
Despite having beaten the Aces on Sunday, the Hatters could not use the momentum gained to defeat Jersey as they lost 7-5 to the Rockhoppers. While the Hatters did come back from a two goal deficit in the second period, they could not complete the comeback in the third.
Erik Kent, last week's EPHL player of the week, had a goal and two assists for the Hatters. Hank Carisio, Dan Hickman, and Brian Hannafin all had a goal and an assist each.
However it wasn't enough as the Rockhoppers put 7 up on the scoreboard, led by Chris Ferazzoli who had two goals and an assits. Teammate Kyle Bozoian had four assists on the night. Tom Boudreau had a goal and two assists helping the Rockhoppers to post another big night of offense.
Derek MacIntyre stopped 24 of 31 shots while Nick Niedert was able to save 28 of 33 shots helping Hoppers stay in second place.
The next Danbury Mad Hatters game is Thursday February 5th at home against the Hudson Valley Bears at 7 PM. Tickets are still available through the link at the top, at the Danbury Ice Arena Box Office, or by calling 203-885-1128 ext. 8207
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