Stroh's Hat-Trick Leads Fuel to Fifth Straight Win
Published on January 24, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
INDIANAPOLIS - In the fifth of ten head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season, the Indy Fuel vanquished the Evansville IceMen on Saturday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum by a final score of 4-1. With the win, the Fuel's fifth straight victory and sixth in the team's past seven games, the Fuel improved to 12-21-4-3 overall this season and with 31 points, remain alone in sixth place in the ECHL's North Division standings.
In a tight-checking first period, Kyle Stroh delivered the Fuel a 1-0 lead at 13:12, when the Vibank, Saskatchewan native poked a loose puck over Evansville goaltender Chris Driedger on the power-play with Justin Holl and Rhett Bly collecting assists on the play. Bly and Holl teamed up again to spring another extra-man Stroh marker at 8:27 of the 2nd and then, at 15:05 of the middle frame, a Pete Massar pass from the end wall teed up Stroh for his third goal of the game on an in-close one-timer that made it 3-0 Indy.
Evansville's lone goal came courtesy of Colin Murray at 3:16 of the third on a seeing-eye tip that brushed past the left shoulder of Indy goaltender Mac Carruth, but a Garett Bembridge empty-net tally nudged the Fuel lead to 4-1 in the game's final minute and sealed the Fuel's fifth straight victory. Stroh's three-goal effort marked the first hat-trick, and first natural hat-trick, in Fuel franchise history as Indy has now claimed at least one standings point in a team-record seven consecutive games.
Next up for the Fuel, it's a Sunday rematch with the IceMen with the opening faceoff set for 8:15 pm EST at Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. Full radio coverage begins with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 8:00 pm over the air on CBS Sports 1430 WXNT-AM, online at www.cbssports1430.com and on smartphones everywhere via the free "TuneIn" Radio app with Fuel broadcaster Tony Brown providing the play-by-play.
In 2014-15, the Indy Fuel, the proud "AA" affiliate of the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks and AHL's Rockford IceHogs, drop the puck on their first season in the ECHL. Season ticket packages for the Fuel's inaugural campaign are available now starting at just under $12 per game! To reserve your seats, contact the Fuel today at (317) 925-FUEL or visit www.indyfuelhockey.com for more information. Be sure to follow the Fuel on Twitter @IndyFuel and don't forget to 'Like' the official "Indy Fuel" fan page on Facebook.
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