Tough weekend for the Barons
Published on September 30, 2004 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Cleveland Barons News Release
The Cleveland Barons, playing three games in three nights, lost two games to the Toledo IceDiggers and lost in overtime to the USA Under-18 team.
Friday night, September 24, the home town Toledo IceDiggers jumped out a 1-0 lead on a Eric Giosa goal at the 5:34 mark of the first period. The lead didn't last for long as Barons forward Jake Coyle (Brooklyn, Ohio) scored his third goal of the year, unassisted, at the 6:31 mark to tie the score at one.
The second period featured all of its scoring in the first four minutes of the period. Toledo forward Ross Enmark opened the scoring 2:01 into the second period. The Barons answered backed, as Nick Kosinski (Marquette, Michigan) scored his first Junior A goal at the 2:49 mark with the assists going to Kurt Kivisto (Brighton, Michigan) and Pat Schafer (Hilliard, Ohio). Coyle scored his second goal of the night and third of the year 54 seconds later to give the Barons a 3-2 lead, with the assists going to Jim Burichin (Strongsville, Ohio) and Matt Shouneyia ( Bloomfield Hills, Michigan).
That would the last scoring for the Barons, as the IceDiggers put up three goals, two from Paul Scallici and one from Steve Murphy, to give Toledo a 5-3 win. Barons goalie Chris Carlson had 22 saves in the game.
Saturday night, September 25, the Barons played their home opener at the IceLand USA Arena in Strongsville, Ohio, against the USA Under-18 squad.
Team USA came out flying as Nathan Gerbe and Jimmy Fraser scored in the first ten minutes to give Team USA a 2-0 lead. The Barons answered late in the period as defenseman Mike Kennedy (Lyons, Illinois) scored his first goal of the year at the 18:38 mark, the assists went to Eric Rex (Fairview, Pennsylvania) and Jason Weeks (Seattle, Washington). Rex tied the score for Cleveland at the 19:28 mark, with the assists going to Weeks and Kennedy, to end the period tied at two.
The second period featured each team scoring a goal. Rex scored his second of the night for Cleveland at the 11:53 mark, with the assists going to Kennedy and Jake Holzemer (Toledo, Ohio). USA forward Jack Skille scored with 21 seconds left in the second period to knot the score at three.
There was no scoring in the third period, which led into overtime when Team USA forward Chris Cahill scored at the 1:14 mark to give USA a 4-3 win. Barons goalie Blake MacNicol (Milan, Ohio), making his season debut had 29 saves in the contest.
Sunday afternoon, September 26, the Barons had a return match with the IceDiggers at home. The Baron jumped out to a 2-0 lead, as Jacob Cepis (Parma, Ohio) scored his third goal of the year with the assist going to Patrick Goebel (Parma, Ohio) at the 4:50 mark. Eric Rex scored his third goal of the year at 12:48 with Cepis and Weeks picking up the assists.
The score held up half way through the second period when the IceDiggers forward Jim Kozlowski score to cut the lead to 2-1. Barons forward Kurt Kivisto gave the Barons a two goal lead back, scoring his first goal of the year, with the assists going to Kosinski and Jesse Adair (Brampton, Ontario). The Icediggers closed the score to 3-2 with Kozlowski's second goal of the day to end the second period.
In the third, the IceDiggers forwards Kaleigh Schrock, Dan Armijo and Jake Hovick scored to give Toledo a 5-3 lead. The Barons Kosinski scored his second goal of the year late in the third period, with Burichin and Kivisto picking up the assists, making the final score 5-4. Barons goaltender Chris Carlson had 26 saves in the game.
BARONS NOTES: The Barons have a return match, at the IceLand USA Arena in Strongsville, Ohio against the Toledo IceDiggers on Saturday, October 2. Game time is 7:00 p.m. On Sunday afternoon, October 3, the Barons play USA Under-17 team at 3:35 p.m.. For further information call 440-886-0512 or log onto the Barons official website.
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