Tornado Weekly
March 7, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Texas Tornado News Release
The Texas Tornado closed out its season series against the Topeka Roadrunners over the weekend, and the games panned out exactly as they had all season long. As in the previous two weekend meetings, the Tornado dispatched of Topeka on Friday's game but were unable to replicate the performance the following night. The Tornado closed out the season series against Topeka at 3-2-1, but still remain four points back of the Roadrunners for second place in the South division.
Friday, March 2nd- Tornado snap four-game losing skid with 2-0 win
Playing without Jordan and Justin Greenberg over the weekend, the Tornado were charged with a tough task facing the team directly in front of them in the South division standings. Fortunately for Texas, Topeka was dealing with injury troubles of their own, missing both of their top goaltenders. Alex Larson, who played with Cleveland of the NA3HL this season, started in net for Topeka on Friday. Taylor Herndon scored a goal midway through the first, and neither team scored until Jack Prince notched an empty-netter with less than 30 seconds to go.
Saturday, March 3rd - Texas drops regular season-series finale against Topeka The Texas Tornado scored the opening goal of the game in the first period, but gave up four unanswered to the Topeka Roadrunners before falling by a final score of 4-1. Coming off of his first Tornado shutout, Hunter Leisner was back in net for the Tornado and stopped 25 of 29 Roadrunners shots on goal. With the loss, Texas trails Topeka for second place in the South division by four points. Herndon scored for the second time in as many nights with a first-period goal, but Topeka pulled away with early goals in both the second and third, followed by a late empty-netter.
Upcoming Games and Promotions
March is a busy month for the Tornado, one which includes four regular season home games and our Pros vs. Prospects game. The team's next home games are March 16th and 17th against the New Mexico Mustangs and will be Skate to a Cure weekend. The Tornado will also be wearing specialty jerseys which will be auctioned off following Saturday night's game. A portion of those proceeds will be donated to Frisco Relay for Life, as will a portion of the proceeds from the weekend's ticket sales. Then, on March 18th, the Tornado will be holding its sixth Pros vs. Prospects event. Pros vs. Prospects is a chance for the Tornado to play against various former NHLers at Dr Pepper Arena. The game-worn jerseys from each former pro will be auctioned off following the game, with a portion of those proceeds to be donated to the Dallas Stars Alumni Association. This year's list includes former Stars such as Jere Lehtinen, Ed Belfour, and Joe Nieuwendyk, so make sure you're there to see it.
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