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Trashers erupt for seven unanswered in 7-2 victory

February 5, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Danbury Trashers News Release


DANBURY, CT--Jeff Daw scored a pair of goals and finished with five points while Donny Grover had a four point night on two goals as the Danbury Trashers overcame a 2-0 deficit to crush Adiondack 7-2 before a sold out crowd of 3,005 at the Danbury Ice Arena on Sunday afternoon.

The Frostbite outshot Danbury 20-6 in the opening period but didn't score until less than a minute remaining as Sly Cloutier redirected a Bob Rapoza shot past Sly Daigle to give Adirondack a 1-0 lead. Meanwhile, Adirondack scored again as Ryan Bennett's third of the season came on the power play just 1:08 into the second period.

Danbury started to fight back at the 4:27 mark, as J.M. Daoust scored the first of four Danbury power play goals to cut the Frostbite lead to 2-1. Two minutes later, Fred Belanger banged in a shot past Derek Gustafson to tie the score at 2-2.

Prior to Belanger's goal, Danny Stewart and Dmitri Suur dropped the gloves in a lengthy battle that drew in the sold out Trashers crowd.

Dave MacIsaac gave Danbury the lead at the 11:18 mark as he took a pass from Jeff Daw on the face off and beat Gustafson from the point to give the Trashers a 3-2 lead just four seconds after Blue Bennefield was called for a slashing penalty.

Danbury scored a shorthanded goal at the 19:17 mark as Grover knocked down a clearing attempt by Gustafson in the corner and scored into an open net to give Danbury a 4-2 lead. The Trashers added another with 2.2 seconds left in the period as Jeff Daw took a pass from Grover in front with Danbury on a 5 on 3 power play after Chris Mei and P.L. Leblond were whistled for separate penalties at the 19:47 mark.

Daw scored his second of the night at the 1:18 mark as he backhanded a shot past Kris Tebbs, who came in to relieve Gustafson after the second period. Grover then scored again at the 6:50 mark to give Danbury a 7-2 lead.

Later in the period, Dave MacIsaac fought Leblond at the 10:37 mark as Leblond was issued both a game and gross misconduct afterwards.

Daigle stopped 37 of 39 shots in the win while Gustafson and Tebbs combined to save 31 of 38. Danbury extends their lead to seven points in the UHL East over the Frostbite. Danbury will be in Elmira on Wednesday night at 7pm to battle the Jackals.

The Trashers return home on Friday night February 10th against Adirondack at 7:30pm and again on Saturday night against Richmond, also at 7:30pm. Tickets for all Trashers home games are available at DanburyTrashers.com, in person at the Danbury Ice Arena or by calling 866-565-PUCK. Fans unable to attend any Trashers game can listen to the play-by-play with "The Voice of the Trashers" Phil Giubileo 15 minutes prior to face-off on 940 ESPN Radio or online at DanburyTrashers.com for free. For $6.00, fans can purchase the broadband live video courtesy of B2 Communications.

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