Thunder Drop Defensive Battle to Ice Flyers
March 21, 2014 - SPHL (SPHL)
Bloomington Thunder News Release
BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington Thunder scored first but fell in a defensive battle to the Southern Professional Hockey League-leading Pensacola Ice Flyers 2-1 on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
After a scoreless opening period, the Thunder scored 2:05 into the second frame on a Curtis Megginson drive from the high slot when he collected a rebound from a wraparound attempt by Mike Henderson also assisted by Harry Mahesh. The Ice Flyers tied the contest with 13:44 left in the second period when Adam Pawlick scored on a low drive that found daylight inside the left post. Pawlick forced a turnover to feed Ryan Salvis for a left circle wrister with 2:16 showing before the second intermission for a 2-1 Ice Flyers lead.
The Thunder emptied their net for an extra attacker for the final 1:15, but could not find the tying goal. B.J. O'Brien stopped 49 Pensacola shots in the loss while Ross MacKinnon took the win with 34 saves. Neither team collected a power play goal with three chances given to the Ice Flyers and four opportunities awarded to the Thunder.
The Thunder conclude the season on Saturday night with a 7:05 face-off at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in a rematch with the Ice Flyers. The Saturday finale is Fan Appreciation Night featuring end-of-season player awards before the opening face-off and the auction of the Thunder's black jerseys immediately after the game. Saturday is also Kids Eat Free Night presented by SERVPRO in which young fans 12 and under can eat free hot dogs, corn dogs, popcorn, fries and nachos until the first Thunder goal. For tickets, visit the U.S. Cellular Coliseum box office and for group discounts, call the Thunder office at 309-434-2980. The game can be heard inside U.S.
Cellular Coliseum on 93.7 FM and worldwide on WJBC.com, and viewed via subscription on America One Sports. Links to the online broadcasts and other team information are at www.bloomingtonthunder.com, Facebook and Twitter (BLMThunder).
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