Syvret Scores Two More

Published on November 26, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release


Danny Syvret scored a pair of goals and Luke Pither tacked on his second ever pro goal in his last two games but the Norfolk Admirals were able to rev up their AHL leading offense and storm from behind for a 6-3 Black Friday win at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

Johan Harju led the Admirals with a hat trick in Norfolk's second and final appearance of the season in the North Country.

A couple hundred fans received free admission to the game thanks to the Phantoms and the Salvation Army courtesy of their great coat-donation drive. Special thanks to all the generous fans who donated their coats for the needy in the area. The team also had an ugly sweater contest with the winner receiving two tickets to the upcoming Kenny Rogers concert.

Danny Syvret opened the scoring just 56 seconds into the game from the left point. Jonathon Kalinski dropped the puck back to Syvret whose slapper deflected off an Admirals defender for the Phantoms early 1-0 lead. Less than seven minutes later, Syvret scored his second of the game on a blast from the same point. This one also appeared to deflect in to give Adirondack a 2-0 lead. The crowd of 3585 at the Glens Falls Civic Center gave the Phantoms a well-deserved rousing ovation for their effort as they went off the ice following the opening period.

It was just Syvret's second game back with the Phantoms since being acquired from the Anaheim organization earlier in the week. Syvret had played the previous two seasons with the Phantoms and Flyers including a 43 assist and 55 point All-Star campaign for John Paddock with the Phildelphia Phantoms in 2008-09.

Norfolk cut the Adirondack lead to 2-1 at the 4:27 mark on a feed from Mike Vernace to Johan Harju.

Adirondack retook a two goal lead on a great play by Matt Clackson behind the Admirals net. Clackson took the puck off of Admiral goaltender Cedrick Desjardins' stick and sent it to the near-side boards where Luke Pither fired it home to score his second goal of the season in the last two games. The Phantoms lead 3-1 when Norfolk would begin their comeback.

Alex Berry scored his sixth goal of the season and third against the Phantoms at the 9:30 mark on a one-timer from the right-wing. Two minutes later, Johan Harju scored his second goal of the game and eleventh of the season stuffing it home around the left skate of Riopel to tie the score at 3-3. Then Tim Marks gave the Admirals their first lead of the night at 4-3 stealing the puck in the Phantoms zone and blasting home a shot from the slot.

Trailing 4-3, the Phantoms had a pair of power plays early in the 3rd period with some good chances to tie the game. Adirondack would close on a few occasions but were unable to capitalize and Norfolk was able to cling to their one goal advantage.

In the third period, the Admirals added to their lead. At the 11:00 mark, Johan Harju scored the hat-trick to make it 5-3 and then James Wright tacked on another with 24 seconds remaining to defeat the Phantoms 6-3.

Adirondack outshot Norfolk on the night 28-27. The Phantoms were 0-for-3 on the power play while the Admirals were 0-for-1. It was the second consecutive game in which the Phantoms had limited their opposition to only one power play.

The Phantoms now embark on a stretch of five consecutive road games beginning Saturday night at the Hershey Bears at 7 and continuing Sunday evening at the Connecticut Whale at 5.

Adirondack's next home is Saturday, December 11 against the Portland Pirates featuring the team's first annual Teddy Bear Toss. Fans get to bring their teddy bear donations for the Salvation Army to the game and throw them on the ice after the Phantoms score their first goal.

Don't be left out! Tickets for all Phantoms games are on sale now. Discount rates are available for groups of 15 or more. Save off the individual ticket price by asking the Phantoms about their great group rate packages.

The AHL is celebrating their 75th anniversary season and is the top development league for the NHL. More than 85 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates and more than 6 million fans attend AHL games every year.

Come watch future NHL stars and up-and-coming Flyers prospects with exciting Adirondack Phantoms hockey! A variety of ticket packages for all the fast-paced action are on sale now. The Phantoms selection of discount ticket packages includes 3-packs, 6-packs, 12 and 22 Select Plans, full season plans and Flex Packs. Choose the plan that works best for you! Get your tickets at the Phantoms office inside the Glens Falls Civic Center, online at ticketmaster.com, or by calling the Phantoms at 518-480-3355.

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