Wild Win At Fairbanks
January 17, 2014 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
Fairbanks, AK. - The Wenatchee Wild opened up a three-game set against arch-rival Fairbanks Thursday night and rode a pair of second period power play goals to a 4-2 win over the Ice Dogs at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.
Fairbanks opened the scoring with Hans Gorowsky lighting the lamp. Duggie Lagrone and Willie Brooks assisted at 4:10, giving the Ice Dogs a 1-0 lead. Wenatchee tied the game, by banking one in off a defenseman. Omar Mullan (Dearborn, Michigan) got credit for the goal, with Troy Loggins (Huntington Beach, California) drawing the lone assist at 12:36, tying the game 1-1.
Parker Tuomie (Biemerhaven, Germany) came out firing in the second period, scoring a pair of power play goals in the early going. The first, coming at 54 seconds, was scored on a rebound and was assisted by Alex Bontje (Nobleton, Ontario) and Brendan Harris (Las Vegas, Nevada). The second, a sharp angle shot from near the right wing circle, was assisted by Mitch Demario (Franklin, Wisconsin) and came at 1:57, giving the Wild a 3-1 lead. Jakob Ahlgren (Fergus Falls, Minnesota) scored off a turnover, snapping a wrist shot from the top of the right wing circle. The unassisted goal, at 9:55, stretched the Wenatchee lead to 4-1.
Fairbanks cut into the deficit just shy of the four minute mark of the third period, as Johnny Mueller scored from Nick Hinz at 3:34, slicing the Wild lead to 4-2. The Ice Dogs would pull the goalie late but Wenatchee stayed strong in their end, finishing out the 4-2 win.
Fairbanks outshot the Wild 34-18 on the night. Gustaf Johansson (Uppsala, Sweden) made 32 saves, while Patrick Munson and Kevin Aldridge combined to make 14 saves for the Ice Dogs. Wenatchee was 2-for-5 on the power play and 3-of-3 on the penalty kill.
Wenatchee is now 18-16-3; Fairbanks is 27-12-0.
The Wild continues their road trip in Fairbanks with two more games tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday, before returning home to face Bismarck on Friday and Saturday, January 24th and 25th. Individual and group game tickets for all home games are on sale now. Call 509.888.PUCK (7825).
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