Swept Down-River
October 30, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wichita Falls Wildcats News Release
The Wildcats' Alaskan swing got off to an inauspicious start as they dropped a pair of games to the Kenai River Brown Bears, 9-3 Friday and 5-2 Saturday.
The Brown Bears ripped off six goals in a row in the opening 30 minutes en route to a 9-3 victory on Friday. Lucas Kohls and Brad LeLievre each had two before Charlie Hemstrom got the Wildcats on the board, assisted by Marshall Tema on the power play during a four-minute double minor. The Brown Bears regained their six-goal cushion less than a minute later with a shorthanded tally before Will Vosejpka added another power play goal late in the period, assisted by Erik Ouellette and Ben Kucera . Ryan Dau added a goal in mop-up time, aided by Hemstrom.
A pair of second-period goals by Kenai River turned out to be the difference makers in a 5-2 Wildcats' loss on Saturday. Newcomer Conor O'Neil, acquired earlier in the week from Amarillo, got the Wildcats on the board eight minutes in, assisted by Tyler Ledford, but the Brown Bears got the next three in their favor before Colin Staub made it a 3-2 game early in the third period off Hemstrom's third assist in as many games. The early goal did little for momentum though as the Brown Bears got an unassisted goal from Matt Seidel five minutes later and added an empty-netter late. The Wildcats outshot the Brown Bears 17-8 in the third period, but goalie Gustaf Johansson came up with 16 saves.
NOTES : Neither Patrick Yudez nor Oliver Janzen played due to injuries... Cooper Cook and Eliot Grauer each served suspensions Friday but were back in the lineup on Saturday... Scott Douglas, victim of the aforementioned hit that caused the double-minor on Friday, missed Saturday's game. He is out indefinitely due to a concussion... In addition to O'Neil, the Wildcats also acquired defenseman Bryan McFarlane from Minot in the past week. McFarlane, a 6'2" 180 pound native of Arizona had no points, 5 penalty minutes, and an even plus-minus ratio in his Wildcats' debut on Saturday. O'Neil is wearing #11, and McFarlane #3.
Preview: Wildcats at Fairbanks, November 2-3
The Wildcats cap off their trip to the Last Frontier with a pair of games in Fairbanks against the Ice Dogs. Fairbanks currently sits in second in the NAHL's West Division, going 1-1-0 against Corpus Christi this past weekend. They are the reigning Western Division Champions two times running.
Devin Loe and Kyle Lee lead the team in scoring with 14 points each. Loe has the team's most goals with 7, and Lee leads in assists with 9. Lonnie Clary has been their resident enforcer this year with 41 PIM in 16 games. Veteran netminder Steve Perry has gotten the majority of the playing time for the Ice Dogs, going 8-3-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .908 save percentage. He is in his third year in Fairbanks, going 31-11-3 in the previous two seasons with three shutouts.
Upcoming Wildcats' Events
We're on the air! Join us for the Wildcats' Coaches' Radio Show at our new show host, El Mejicano on Wednesdays at 7 pm. Our next show will be on November 7. The Voice of the Wildcats, Drew Pelto, will interview the Wildcats' coaches and your favorite Wildcats' players. If you can't get to the show, tune in on the radio at 7:30 pm on 94.9, KOLI, The Outlaw. All in attendance wearing a Wildcats' jersey will get 20% off!
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Alumni Report
Chad Costello picked up a pair of assists in the Colorado Eagles' 4-3 loss to Las Vegas on Saturday.
Brad Shumway had three assists in RIT's loss to Robert Morris on Thursday.
Kyle Delaurell had Air Force's lone goal in Thursday's 1-1 tie with Canisius.
P.J. Musico 's hot play to start his college career continues as he picked up a pair of wins, including a 5-0 shutout of Army on Friday. He's 4-0, with a 2.00 GAA and .938 save percentage this season.
Brett Hartung had a pair of assists in Bentley's 9-1 drubbing of Alabama-Huntsville Friday.
Tyler Lundey scored his first collegiate goal in Ohio State's 3-3 tie with Bowling Green Saturday.
Zack Josepher had three assists on Saturday as SUNY-Oswego trounced Elmira 9-0.
Adam Cardwell put up two goals and an assist on Saturday in Wisconsin-River Falls' 4-1 victory over Marian.
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