Wild Falls on NAHL Showcase Day 4
September 22, 2014 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
As of Saturday, the NAHL Showcase has come to a close and teams are now returning to their hometown rinks to prepare for home openers and opening series among other things. The final match up for your Wild was against the Minot Minotauros and what a battle of strengths that was. This was one of the strongest games the Wild have played so far and they are definitely showing the immense talent they have in store for this season. The game against Minot ended up in a shoot out but all throughout the game it was down to the wire. Wenatchee was on top of their game and showed some phenomenal plays all throughout the match. Players were focused and were working as one strong, solid unit in order to get things done. Defensively, they showed great promise.
At the end of the day, Minot walked away with a 4-3 shootout win but wow, what a game played by Wenatchee. They definitely put the pressure on the Minotarous. The team was right there every second of the game trying to out battle Minot and if they scored, the Wild scored. If Minot decided to play tough, Wenatchee would play 6x times tougher. This game really was a match up of great powers.
During the first period, Wenatchee was able to get two goals on the board before Minot put up any points. The first goal of the game came at 11:19 into the first period. David Powlowski scored this power play goal. Jake Ahlgren and forward #28 Joseph Kaszupski had the assists. The second goal was produced by forward #8 James Mathias at 13:56 with an assist for Jake Ahlgren. Minot got on the board at 15:15 into the first period. The goal was from the stick of #20 Christian Mohs with assists from #6 Jared Brandt and #10 Blake Lizzotte.
Forward #13 Ivan Bondarenko started the scoring game for Wenatchee in the second period at 3:12. Jacob Hamacher (forward #26) and Tyler Rockwell (defense #7) recorded assists. Minot scored once again to make the score 3-2. Christian Mohs was credited with the goal when he lit the lamp at 11:29. Blake Lizotte and #26 Luke Davidson scored assists.
There was only one goal in the third period which brought the score up to 3-3. #2 Johnny Walker tied the game when he lit the lamp 11 seconds into the period. Blake Lizotte and #25 Jacob Dittel had the assists.
In overtime, there was no scoring.
Now came the shootout. Here are the shooters and the results of the shootouts:
Minot:
Colton Kramer - no
Nick Monfils - no
Chase Springman - no
Alexander Kasitsyn - yes
Christian Mohs - no
Jacob Howie - no
Blake Lizotte - yes
Wenatchee:
Jake Ahlgren - no
David Powlowski - yes
Ivan Bondarenko - no
Jacob Hamacher - no
Jacob Liljeroos - no
Colin Burston - no
Mike Coyne - no
Score: 2-1
Wenatchee took 6 penalties during this game, which included Too Many Men (Jake Ahlgren), Elbowing (Colin Burston), Holding (David Powlowski), Slashing (Ivan Bondarenko) (Jacob Liljeroos), and Hooking (Mitch Demario).
Andrew Rohkohl was in between the pipes for Wenatchee during this game and he saved 25 out 28 shots on goal.
After the outcome of the game and the closing of the NAHL Showcase, Coach Littler stated, "We struggled in the first period. I think the four games in four days was a factor. We need to get in better shape. I like the effort in the second period. We had our chances to put a lot of pressure on Minot we just were not able to score. Overall I think we left a point or two on the table at the showcase. We did find some things out about our team that I liked. Now we have some tough decisions on our roster to make when we get back."
The next game for your Wild will be on September 26th and 27th against the Odessa Jackalopes. This is also the home opener so if you can, grab your Wenatchee Wild tickets or tune into the game and support your Wild!
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