Wildcats streak to three in a row
February 7, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wichita Falls Wildcats News Release
After sweeping the New Mexico Mustangs last weekend, the Wildcats picked up a 4-2 victory over the Texas Tornado on Saturday night at the Kay Yeager Coliseum. Three players registered two-point nights for the Wildcats, while goalie Tyler Green stopped 35 of 37 shots.
Green continues on a hot streak that started last weekend with a 5-0 shutout of New Mexico on Friday, January 28. Over three games, he is 3-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average, and a .967 save percentage.
Wade Bennett got the scoring started on Saturday night. Stepping in from his normal spot as a defenseman, Bennett centered the top line and scored in the second period on a 2-on-1 feed from Ryan Frost for a 1-0 lead. Mikhail Sentyurin, replacing the injured Mac Olson on the top line picked up the second assist. Late in the period on the power play, Sentyurin would add a goal of his own, assisted on a cross-crease feed from Jason McAloon and Joe Adams, making a 2-0 game. Sentyurin leads the team with 8 power play goals.
Texas would storm back as Jackson Leef and Jack Prince each scored to tie things at 2-2, but the second line of the 'Cats came through when needed, as Drew Allen scored what would prove to be the game-winner off assists from Dakota Klecha and Chris Leone. Klecha would cap things off with an empty-net goal late, his team-leading 22nd goal of the year. Allen and Tanner Fahlstedt picked up the helpers.
WEEKEND NOTES: Dakota Klecha now has goals in five straight games, the longest such streak on the team this season. After a span of eight scoreless games, Tanner Fahlstedt has picked up four assists in his last five games. The Wildcats picked up forward Russell Blaser in a trade from Port Huron last week. The Wildcats have won their last four at home.
Preview: 2/9 and 11 vs. Amarillo Bulls
The Wildcats look to extend their three-game winning streak this weekend as the Amarillo Bulls come to town. It is former Wildcat Sean Keane's first game in Wichita Falls as a member of the opposition. The Bulls are 5-6-1 since the start of the 2011 calendar year after going 21-5-2 in the first half.
The Bulls are led in goals and points by Cody Freeman (20 goals, 20 assists, 40 points), while Zack Smoot and Derek Hills lead the squad with 23 assists each. The Wildcats are 2-5-0 against the Bulls this season. The two teams are developing quite a heated rivalry, with 6 fights, a near-fight between goalies, and 453 penalty minutes total in their seven games.
Upcoming Wildcats' Events
The Wildcats' Coaches Radio Show continues this week at the Oyster Bar and Grill on Kell Boulevard! Come down and hear Drew and the coaches talk about this past week's win over Texas, and see what's in store for this coming weekend at home against Amarillo. Plus you'll get to hear from one of your favorite players in the "Talk to the Team" segment. It all happens Tuesday at 7:30; if you can't be there tune in on 94.9 KOLI, The Outlaw.
Broomball, adult hockey, and open skating: Check WFWildcatsHockey.com for the schedule under the Games and Ice Events tab! Any questions about our ice programs Contact Brandon Miller in the Wildcats office, 940-716-5587.
Alumni Report
Dan Sexton added point number seven to his season total, assisting on a goal in a 4-3 loss to San Jose on Wednesday. Sexton's Anaheim Ducks are currently the sixth seed in the NHL's Western Conference.
Andrew Conboy is currently out of the Hamilton Bulldogs' lineup with a knee injury suffered in January. He is expected to be back to action in the AHL in the next couple of weeks.
Kyle Kraemer picked up a pair of goals last weekend as the Ontario Reign split two games with the Bakersfield Condors in ECHL action. The goals were Kraemer's first since December 28.
After hovering near the top all season, Chad Costello now leads the CHL in scoring with 70 points in 45 games (27 goals, 43 assists). He's on a 16-game scoring streak, going +11 in that time. His Tulsa Oilers are 10-5-1 in those 16 games and are second in the CHL's Berry Conference.
Jack Wolgemuth tallied his second goal of the season on Friday as the Mississippi Surge beat Pensacola 4-1. His Surge, Wisconsin-Stout, and Wildcats teammate Nick Klaren had a three-assist game on January 30. The Surge is in first place in the SPHL.
Augie Hoffmann is playing in the World University Winter Games for Team USA, going on in Erzurum, Turkey. You can read about Augie's experiences at http://ridingthedoginturkey.blogspot.com/
Zach Ledford scored a goal and Brett Hartung had an assist as Bentley came back from a 4-1 deficit to beat Sacred Heart 5-4 on Saturday.
Kyle Delaurell had a goal and two assists in another comeback effort, as Air Force came back from being down 4-0 on Friday to tie with RIT 5-5.
Zach Trotman put up four assists in a pair of Lake Superior State victories over Northern Michigan.
Luke Salazar had a goal and an assist as Denver split with Colorado College in a two-game weekend series.
Cal Heeter picked up a victory 4-2 over Michigan State on Saturday, stopping 26 of 28 shots. His former Wildcats teammate Zack Josepher assisted on one of the two Spartan goals.
Kyle Gallegos scored two goals in a pair of losses for Tufts.
Skylur Jameson scored three goals and added an assist, while Shaun Jameson had a goal and an assist as Wentworth split a pair of games over the weekend.
Joel Sauer had a goal and two assists as Augsburg swept a two-game series against St. Mary's.
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