Tebbs shines, but Frostbite fall in shootout

April 15, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Adirondack Frostbite News Release


GLENS FALLS, NY -- The Adirondack Frostbite fell to the Elmira Jackals 2-1 in a shootout in the regular season finale for both teams in front of 3,106 fans on Saturday at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

Adirondack scored the only goal of the opening period as Hugo Belanger took a centering pass from Sylvain Cloutier, and beat goaltendre Tyson Gajda to the near post for his 31st goal of the season.

Elmira pulled even 2:05 into the second period as Jason Sessa rifled a shot past Kris Tebbs from the left-wing circle for his 22nd.

Both goaltender shined through the rest of the game, as Tebbs finished the night with 33 saves, and Gajda with 35.

Neither team scored in the first two rounds of the shootout, but goals by Sessa and Anthony Blumer in the next two rounds were enough for the Jackals, as Gajda stopped all four Frostbite attempts in the extra session.

Adirondack will face Muskegon in the first round of the Colonial Cup Playoffs. Game One is Friday in Muskegon with face-off set for 7:35 p.m. Catch all of the action on WCKM 98.5, starting with the pre-game show at 7:15. The Frostbite will host games three through five of the series at the Glens Falls Civic Center, with the dates for those games to be announced on Monday. Individual game tickets for the first-round home games can be purchased starting at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at the Glens Falls Civic Center Box Office, or by calling (518) 798-0202.



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