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Titans Wins Ninth Straight, Rout RiverDrivers 11-1

March 18, 2016 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Danbury Titans News Release


DANBURY, CT -- Bryan Dallaire and John Scorcia both scored a hat trick while Ryan Patsch and Phil Bronner recorded Gordie Howe hat tricks of their own as the Titans cruised against the Berlin RiverDrivers by a score of 11-1. With the win, Danbury Head Coach Phil Esposito recorded the 150th win of his storied career in Danbury.

The first period started innocently enough with the Titans jumping out to a 2-0 lead. Scorcia would get Danbury on the board less than 5 minutes in, beating Berlin's Paul Bourbeau Jr through the five hole. The game winning goal would come off the stick of Bryan Dallaire on the power play towards the end of the period. He provided an immediate offensive impact in his first game in Danbury since January after being loaned to the Mississippi RiverKings of the SPHL. Danbury would outshoot Berlin 16-7 in the period as Berlin struggled to hold on.

Danbury would score twice in the second period as well, with Ryan Patsch and John Scorcia scoring short handed to chase Bourbeau Jr from the net. With three fights, however, the second period was marked by much more physicality. Bronner would square off with Chris Wilcox, winning a clean decision. Ryan Patsch would come to the defense of leading scorer Tyler Gjurich after he was on the receiving end of a charge from Andre Niec. The main event was between the heavyweights, Anthony Pisano and Nicolas Wright, and the two threw haymakers at center ice to the delight of the crowd. Danbury again outshot Berlin, 22-4, but that was only a harbinger of things to come.

The Danbury Titans would set a franchise record with seven goals in the third period. Dallaire would score two within the first 3:36 of the period to secure his first professional hat trick. Nicolas Wright would get Berlin on the board to ruin the shutout for Danbury's Nikita Ivandikov. After that, the deluge continued, as Mike Henderson responded for Danbury less than a minute later. Scorcia would complete his hat trick next, followed by Ian Delong, Bronner, and Dean Yakura to round out the scoring.

Danbury's win extends their first place lead to 10 points over the Danville Dashers as the regular season winds to a close. Meanwhile, with Dayton's win coupled with the Berlin loss, the RiverDrivers have fallen out of the playoffs. Nikita Ivandikov remains perfect in North America with his fifth win in as many games. Phil Esposito will go for win 151 tomorrow night against the Port Huron Prowlers with a 7:35pm faceoff. For tickets and more information, contact the Danbury Titans by calling 844-DT-HOCKEY.

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