Trashers complete successful week with 1-0-1 record

Published on November 22, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Danbury Trashers News Release


With a shootout loss against Elmira on Saturday and a 3-2 win over Adirondack on Sunday night, the Trashers completed their short week with three points and a 1-0-1 record. The week puts Danbury at 19 points on the season, just one away from Elmira with the two clubs meeting on Wednesday night at Elmiras First Arena

TRASHERS WEEK IN REVIEW

DANBURY JUMPS OUT EARLY--TAKES A 'BITE' OUT OF ADIRONDACK IN 3-2 WIN

November 20, 2004

The Danbury Trashers bounced back from a shoot-out loss to Elmira with a 3-2 win over the Adirondack Frostbite, in front of a crowd of 2,268 at the Danbury Ice Arena on Saturday night.

Nine different Trashers notched a point in the effort, and Scott Stirling turned aside 27 of 29 shots.

Danbury forward Brad Wingfield opened the scoring - just 21 seconds out of the penalty box - with a goal at 1:17 of the first, Jim Duhart and Nic Bilotto getting the assists. Just under five minutes later, Blake Bellefeuille put in his 4th of the year from Bruce Richardson and Doug Christiansen.

Adirondack cut the lead in half at 1:30 of the second frame as Bruce Gardiner made it a 2-1 game, on assists from Ryan Bennett and David Burgess. The Trashers responded with a power-play goal from Mario Larocque with the Frostbite's Kamil Kuriplach in the box for a tripping call. Brent Gretzky and J.F. David got the assists on the tally.

Scott Drevitch put the Frostbite within a goal in the third period (11:47, Burgess, Gardiner) and with Danbury Wingfield in the box for the game's closing minutes, Adirondack pulled netminder Derek Gustafson for a two-man advantage. The Trashers held strong, and skated away with a 3-2 win.

Scott Stirling was first star of the game with his performance in net, while Gustafson stopped 28 of 32. The Larocque goal was the only special teams tally of the night for either side.

TRASHERS FALL 3-2 IN SHOOTOUT TO ELMIRA

November 19, 2004

Nathan Gillies and George Pujacs scored shootout goals past Trashers netminder Scott Stirling as Elmira came from behind to defeat Danbury 3-2 in a shootout on Friday night at the Danbury Ice Arena.

The Trashers jumped out to a 1st period lead on Semir Ben-Amor's 2nd of the season from Bruce Richardson at the 0:49 second mark of the period, in the only goal of the first period.

Elmira's Eddy Lowe tied the game at 1-1 in the 2nd on a goal at the 3:37 mark from Gillies and Pujacs. The tie was short-lived as Blake Bellefeuille tied it at the 5:25 mark from Jeff State after State had jumped out of the penalty box following a holding call at the 3:15 mark of the period.

Gillies then scored his 2nd of the season from Greg Koehler and Pujacs at the 1:25 mark of the 3rd period, which forced the shootout. Richardson scored on the Trashers' first try in the shootout after Stirling stopped the dangerous Koehler, who leads the UHL in scoring.

Danbury falls to 8-6-1 (17 points) as they earn one point in the shootout loss, while Elmira remains in 1st place with a 10-7-0 (20 points) mark.

DANBURY PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Scott Stirling
Goaltender
Norwood, MA
Statistics from 11/19 to 11/20: 1-0-1 Record 2.00 GAA .944 Save Percentage

Stirling continues his outstanding season by helping the Trashers to three out of four points over the weekend. Stirling, who is currently 2nd in the UHL in wins and 4th in Save Percentage, stopped 68 of 72 shots faced.

Blake Bellefeuille
Forward
Framingham, MA
Statistics from 11/19 to 11/20: 2 Goals, 2 Points, +3 Plus/Minus

Bellefeuille earns the honor after scoring one goal in each of the two games this past weekend for Danbury, his 3rd and 4th goals of the season.

TRASHER TIDBITS

- The Trashers set a franchise mark on Saturday as nine different players tallied one point in Danbury's 3-2 win over Adirondack. Not one player finished with a multi-point night.

- Danbury continues their dominance at home as they're currently 6-1-1 at the Danbury Ice Arena. The only teams with a better home record are Quad City (6-0-1) and the defending Colonial Cup Champion Muskegon Fury (7-1-1).

- Danbury is currently 2nd in the UHL in penalty killing with a 90.8% rate (Muskegon is first with 91.3%). However, they're the best in the UHL in home penalty killing with a 97.6% rate as opposing teams have combined to score just one power play goal in 42 chances at the Danbury Ice Arena.

- Bruce Richardson continues as the only Trasher to score a shootout goal, as he is a perfect 2-2 in shootout attempts this season. The rest of the Trasher roster is a combined 0-8 in attempts over two shootouts.

- Scott Stirling hasn't lost in regulation in his last four starts as he has gone 3-0-1 with a 2.50 GAA in net for Danbury.

BUSY WEEK FOR THE TRASHERS - THREE HOME GAMES INCLUDE WEEKEND TICKET SPECIAL!!! GET A FREE TRASHERS T-SHIRT!!!

In the busiest week of the season to date, the Trashers embark on a span of four games in five nights starting on Wednesday as they travel to Elmira for a 7:30pm contest with the Jackals at First Arena. Then on Friday, the Richmond RiverDogs return to Danbury for a 7:30pm contest in a big divisional match-up. On Saturday and Sunday, the Flint Generals arrive in town as Jim Duhart faces his old club for the first time this season. Saturday's game is at 7pm, while Sunday is a 5:30pm face-off.

Wednesday's game can be heard on the Internet starting at 7:25 and is accessed via DanburyTrashers.com with your Windows Media Player. Tickets for the weekend games at the Danbury Ice Arena are available at DanburyTrashers.com, by calling 866-565-PUCK, ext. 116 during business hours or at the Danbury Ice Arena from Noon-6pm on weekdays, 9am-5pm on Saturday's and 11am-5pm on Sunday's.

With three home games this weekend, the Trashers also announce a weekend ticket special. Fans can buy a "Weekend Three-Pack" which includes one ticket to each weekend game and a Trashers T-Shirt for just $30.00! That's a $55 value for just $30, and fans can take advantage of the special by calling 866-565-PUCK, ext. 116 or by purchasing tickets in person at the Danbury Ice Arena.

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