Trax roll on Christmas Night

Published on December 25, 2004 under SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Trax News Release


[MACON, Ga.] – Five unanswered goals on Christmas Night led the Trax to a 5-2 victory over the Jacksonville Barracudas. Mark Allen led the Trax with two goals and one assist.

Macon played strong early in the first period with early shots on net and physical play. After an early power play chance the Trax went flat in the final 14 minutes of the opening frame.

Jacksonville (9-10) took advantage of their many power play opportunities early in the game. Jason Silverthorn scored his first goal in his debut as a member of the Barracudas at 13:34 of the first period.

The Trax once again came out very physical in the second period. Jacksonville's Greg LeColst used his stick in a way Trax forward Ryan Rivard did not appreciate. Rivard took exception and dropped the gloves and landed a flurry of lefts to LeColst's head. LeColst never got a punch off and turtled immediately after Rivard started the tussle. With LeColst not throwing a punch the referee assed Rivard 17 minutes worth of penalties, forcing the Trax shorthanded for seven minutes.

LeColst extracted his revenge scoring on the lengthy power play giving the Barracudas the two goal lead. Little did they know the Trax and Mark Cairns would shut the door the rest of the game.

At 13:15 of the middle period Trax captain Steve Zoryk outworked two Barracudas behind the rest and stuffed the puck past goalie Randy Hevey to cut the ‘Cuda lead to one. The goal was Zoryk's 14th of the year, which leads the team.

Mark Allen started his three point night when he put a Lou DiMasi rebound in the back of the net at the 16-minute mark. John Gurskis started the play by carrying the puck into the Jacksonville zone. As he saw he did not have much room, Gurskis put on the brakes and waited for his teammates to join him in the offensive zone.

DiMasi took a cross ice pass from Gurskis and fired it towards the net. A mostly open net to throw the puck into.

With just over a minute to go in the period, the Trax would finally take the lead for good when David Deeves lit the lamp for the 11th time this season. Allen working hard to block a Barracuda shot and deflected the puck to Deeves who had a two-on-one. Deeves looked to pass to Craig Miller but his line mate was covered so he kept the puck himself and ripped it over Hevey's shoulder.

The third period was owned by the Trax. Chris Duggan added an insurance goal early and Lou DiMasi hit an empty net late to secure the Trax victory.

Macon's General Manager Joe Suk earned the victory as he coached the team as Tommy Stewart severed his one game suspension. It was his third win as a head coach at the minor league level.

The Trax will enjoy a week off before hosting the Columbus Cottonmouths on New Year's Eve. Tickets are still available for the best rivalry in all of minor league hockey. Call the Trax office at 478-742-4TIX to reserve your seat for the New Year's Eve game. The Trax will also play on New Year's Day against the Asheville Aces. The puck will drop at 7:05 pm for both games. All Trax broadcasts can be heard on Talk Radio 1670 WMWR starting 15 minutes before the puck drop.

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