Toledo Defeat Chiefs 5-3

November 1, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release

(Toledo, Ohio) The Toledo Storm (4-1-0) has yet to play an out-of-conference foe this season; and so far, so good. Wednesday morning, they defeated the Johnstown Chiefs (2-4-0) at Toledo Sports Arena on Third Shift Day by a 5-3 final score. All five of Toledo's games this year have been against division rivals, and with Wednesday's victory, the Storm take sole possession of first place in the North Division. Toledo is a perfect 4-0 home.

Toledo opened the scoring early, at the 0:53 mark when Richard Colwill beat Chiefs goaltender Jonathan Boutin to give the Storm a 1-0 lead; Andrew Martin notched the assist, his first of two on the night. Johnstown would tie it with 9:46 gone as Randy Rowe scored. Toledo regained the lead before the break, when Nick Parillo scored a power play goal at 14:14 of the first, putting the Storm up 2-1; Gerry Burke and Chris Blight recorded the assists.

The Storm would add to their cushion in the second, scoring a pair of goals in a 6-minute span. The first coming from Matt Zultek at 10:44 of the middle frame, Jamie Tardif and Dan Watson assisted. That power play goal was third consecutive, going back to Saturday, for the unit. Andrew Martin then picked up his second point, a goal at the 16:22 mark, putting the Storm up 4-1 after 40 minutes.

Johnstown scored a pair of goals in the third, pulling the Chiefs within one goal in the final minute. However, with an empty net to shoot at, Jamie Tardif put the Storm up for good, cashing in his second goal of the season to give Toledo a 5-3 victory.

Toledo netminder Logan Koopmans was quietly solid, making 32 saves to pick up his third win of the season.

The Storm will welcome two opponents in two nights to Toledo Sports Arena this weekend. Friday night will be the first ever meeting between the Florida Everblades and Toledo Storm at One Main Street. Saturday night, the division-rival Cincinnati Cyclones will make their first regular season appearance to Toledo; both games begin at 7:35pm. Great tickets are still available by calling the Storm office at 419-691-0200 or online at the all-new ToledoStorm.com. Fans can hear all the action of every Toledo Storm game on 1520 AM Jams or watch the game LIVE online at www.toledostorm.com . Toledo Storm Hockey...Great Team, Great Time!

ECHL Stories from November 1, 2006

• Everblades open road trip with 4-3 win over Cincinnati - Florida Everblades
• Ortmeyer Returns From San Antonio - Phoenix RoadRunners
• Condors Team Poster and Dodgeball Giveaway This Weekend - Bakersfield Condors
• ECHL Transactions - ECHL
• P-Bruins get Platt on loan from Lynx - Augusta Lynx
• Port of Subs Pre Game Parties return - Las Vegas Wranglers
• Chiefs drop matinee 5-3 to Toledo - Johnstown Chiefs
• Toledo Defeat Chiefs 5-3 - Toledo Walleye
• Heshka assigned to Salmon Kings by Moose and Canucks - Victoria Salmon Kings
• NHL Network Begins ECHL Game Of The Week On Friday - ECHL
• Celebrate Your Special Occasion with the Wildcatters - Texas Wildcatters
• Petruzalek recalled to Hartford - Charlotte Checkers
• ECHL Today - ECHL
• 'Blades add two to roster; make other changes - Florida Everblades
• Checkers score early and take 5-2 win at Pensacola - Charlotte Checkers

The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Toledo Walleye Stories

• Walleye Achieve Another Record-Setting Season
• Thank You, Fans Joinus for Our End of Season Event on Tuesday, June 10
• Dominant Offensive Effort Ends in Game 5 Loss to Lions
• Hawkins Scores in Game 4 Loss to Trois-Rivières
• Comeback Comes up Short in Game 3 Loss to Trois-Riviéres