Friday Finals: Schoenfeld scores five goals in Whalers win
January 17, 2015
Dallas 3 @ Topeka 10 - Alex Johanson had two goals and two assists to lead the Topeka Capitals to a 10-3 victory over the Dallas Jr. Stars. Johanson's tallies came at 54 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Topeka and 16:09 into the third to make the score 9-3 Topeka. Topeka also got points from Kyle Rimbach, who also grabbed one goal and two assists and Alex Sauer, who also registered two goals and one assist. Mike Pedersen also scored for Topeka. More assists for Topeka came via Richard Yusa, who had three, Jack Cleaver and Dylan Wattles, who contributed one each, and James Bohan, Tre Kautzman, John Crusinberry, Steve MacIver, and Trey Opack, who each chipped in two. The Jr. Stars were helped by Jordan Schultz, who racked up one goal. Schultz scored 15:05 into the first period to make the score 2-2. Trent Wolter provided the assist. Dallas additionally got points from Aaron Torres, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Dallas also got a goal from Blake McIntyre as well. Other players who recorded assists for Dallas were Brandon Baker, Colton Schultz, Josig Rochon, and Connor Perisho, who contributed one each.
Toledo 6 @ Southern Tier 1 - The Southern Tier Xpress had trouble finding ways to stop the Toledo Cherokee, which beat Xpress, 6-1. Toledo got the win with help from a great game by Brody Duncan, who had one goal and two assists. Duncan scored on the power play 7:28 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Toledo. A holding penalty on Brandon Desrosiers had put the Cherokee on the power play. Evan Heldt provided the assist. Toledo additionally got points from Tyler Zalecki, who also finished with one goal and two assists and Mark McGee, who also racked up one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Toledo included Michael Pisanti, Cam Schwartz, and Cody Estrel, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Toledo were Dominic Pisanti, Nikolas Verbosky, and Kyle Downey, who each chipped in one. The Xpress could not produce up to their normal offensive output. Southern Tier averages 4.0 goals per game. The Xpress found themselves short handed often, totaling 28 penalty minutes and allowing seven power plays. Toledo's Glen Bates stopped 20 shots out of the 21 that he faced.
Granite City 5 @ Twin City 0 - The Twin City Steel had trouble finding ways to stop the Granite City Lumberjacks, which beat Steel, 5-0. Granite City was led by Blake Phenow, who had one goal. Phenow scored on the power play 7:39 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Granite City. The Lumberjacks had gotten the advantage when Twin City's Adam Bedford was sent off for tripping. Travis Kothenbeutel provided the assist. Granite City also got points from Luke Richardson, who also registered one goal and one assist and David Kenney, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Granite City also had goals scored by Tyler Mros and Jared Sprink, who each put in one. In addition, Granite City received assists from Tanner Skaja, who had two and Kevin Finley, Mitchell Gwost, and Cameron Brown, who each chipped in one. Jesse Garcia recorded 24 saves for Granite City.
North Iowa 7 @ Minnesota 3 - Jake Mullendore was all over the ice for the North Iowa Bulls, as he tallied two goals and one assist in North Iowa's 7-3 win over the Minnesota Flying Aces. Mullendore scored at 7:43 into the second period to make the score 1-1 and again while 6:03 into the third to make the score 4-3 North Iowa. North Iowa additionally got points from Tommy Heinzman, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Joe Burgmeier, who also racked up one goal and one assist, and Trey Gardner, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Others who scored for North Iowa included Johnny Panvica and Tyler Johnson, who scored one goal each. More assists for North Iowa came via Kohei Sato, who had two and Carmen Dalesandro, Connor Bump, Sam Naegele, Jon Severson, Jack Stang, and Dylan Zins, who contributed one each. Minnesota was led by Zachary Johnston, who grabbed one goal and two assists. Johnston scored 4:33 into the third period to make the score 3-3. Tyler Gallagher provided the assist. Minnesota also had goals scored by Blake Neumann and Ty Ennis, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Minnesota were Lucas Mutschelknaus, who had one and Travis Johnston, who had two. Jordan Moran rejected 25 shots on goal for the Bulls.
West Michigan 1 @ Wisconsin 7 - Behind a great game by Adam Schoenfeld, who had five goals, the Wisconsin Whalers defeated the West Michigan Wolves, 7-1. Schoenfeld's first goal came 11:34 into the first period. He then added goals at 16:07 into the first, at 5:34 into the second, at 9:35 into the second, and at 13:06 into the second. Wisconsin was led by goalie Evan Moyse, who finished with 37 saves while allowing one goal. Moyse certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 2.64 entering the contest. Wisconsin also got points from Ryan Martin, who also had one goal and four assists. Kaleb Morley also scored for Wisconsin. In addition, Wisconsin received assists from Dan Addie, who had two, Michael Tish and Isaac Hale, who each chipped in one, and Alex Anderson and Peter Henderson, who contributed three each The Wolves were led by Devin Farkas, who scored the team's only goal. Farkas scored 9:50 into the first period to make the score 1-0 West Michigan. Michael Tratar assisted on the tally.
Metro 6 @ Cleveland 0 - The Metro Jets used a sparkling performance by Jake Stephan to take down the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks, as the netminder did not allow a goal in Metro's 6-0 shutout victory. The Jets were paced by Zach Koonce, who racked up one goal. Koonce scored 44 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Metro. Alex Holm provided the assist. Metro also got points from Cooper McLean, who also had one goal and one assist, Pearce Vance, who also registered one goal and one assist, Devin Kelly, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Matt Dempsey, who also had one goal and one assist. Metro also got a goal from Chas Distelrath as well. Other players who recorded assists for Metro were Jacob Gleason, Jacob Drinkard, TJ Krajewski, Jake Sealy, Jacob Rutkoske, and Graham Day, who contributed one each. Stephan rejected 30 shots on goal for the Jets.
Gillette 2 @ Bozeman 0 - Mitchell McEwan racked up one point to lead the Gillette Wild to a 2-0 victory over the Bozeman Icedogs. Gillette's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three Bozeman power plays. The Wild's defensive play was more effective than usual against Bozeman. Gillette gives up 2.2 goals on average per game. The Wild forced the Icedogs goalie Denijs Romanovskis to work between the pipes, taking 37 shots. Kyle Reilly also scored for Gillette. More assists for Gillette came via Austin Tennant, Alex King, and Brett Kramer, who each chipped in one. Gillette's Alex Feese stopped 20 shots out of the 20 that he faced.
Billings 5 @ Yellowstone 2 - Ralfs Karelis tallied one point to lead the Billings Bulls to a 5-2 victory over the Yellowstone Quake. Billings also got points from Bryce Jensen, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Billings included Reed Kaiser, Torin Foundos, and Corbin Emery, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Billings were Steven Thompson and Ian Wiljanen, who contributed one each and TJ Theodosopoulos and Tristan Henrichs, who each chipped in two. Yellowstone was led by Nick Ligocki, who had one goal. Ligocki scored 13:11 into the first period to make the score 1-1. John Scherer assisted on the tally. Adrian Maass also scored for Yellowstone. More assists for Yellowstone came via Will Landsverk, who had one. Cole Semchak made 32 saves for the Bulls on 34 shots.
Great Falls 7 @ Glacier 2 - The Great Falls Americans were firing on all cylinders against Glacier, and when the final buzzer sounded Americans emerged with a 7-2 win. Lucas Lomax had two goals and one assist to lead Great Falls. Lomax scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 1:48 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Great Falls. The Americans had gotten the advantage when Glacier's Donnovan Dysert was sent off for crossing red line warm up. Robert Kalata provided the assist. Lomax's next tally on the power play made the score 2-1 Great Falls with 15:55 left in the second period. Dylan Garton assisted on the tally. Great Falls additionally got points from Zack Mese, who also grabbed two goals and one assist and Wade Wylie, who also finished with one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Great Falls included Lucas Stover and Brendan Jester, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Great Falls were Arseny Ivanov, Marvin Simmons, Erik Gatson, Reed Link, and Cody Page, who contributed one each. Glacier was led by Joshua Larson, who registered one goal and one assist. Larson scored on the power play 1:27 into the second period to make the score 1-1. A cross checking penalty on Miles Giorgione had put Glacier on the power play. Tommy Kaddatz picked up the assist. Glacier also got a goal from Brett LeBeau as well. More assists for Glacier came via Karson Frisk and Blake Evennou, who each chipped in one. Wyatt Monear made 19 saves for Great Falls on 21 shots.
