Friday Finals: Wooster, Bozeman take down division leaders
Metro 2 @ Wooster 3 (SO) - Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Wooster defeated Metro in a shootout 3-2 (2-1 SO). The shootout lasted for 10 attempts between the teams. Metro got a shootout goal from Kevin Shand. In addition to the clincher, Wooster got a shootout goal from Brad Sneed. Wooster came back from a one-goal deficit to capture the victory. Wooster was down 2-1 after a goal by Metro's Matt Dempsey at 14:03 in the second period. Wooster knotted things up at 2-2 on a goal by Christian Miller at 1:19 in the third period. Wooster was helped by Jason Watts, who grabbed one goal. Watts scored 5:35 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Miller provided the assist. Wooster additionally got points from Miller, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, Wooster received assists from Nick Tobey, who had one and Rubin Chavarria, who had two. Metro also got a goal from Michael Tratar as well. Other players who recorded assists for Metro were Jacob Drinkard, Mathias Tellstrom, Graham Day, and Shand, who each chipped in one. Joe Morgan made 39 saves for Wooster on 41 shots.
Great Falls 1 @ Bozeman 2 - Bozeman survived a determined comeback attempt by Great Falls on the way to a 2-1 win. A goal by Steven Nisbet put Bozeman up 2-0 in the second period, but Great Falls pulled to within one on Tegan Harrington's tally 19:38 into the third period. Stephen Frank spearheaded the defensive effort for Bozeman, as he made 26 saves. Bozeman also got a goal from Dylan Michaud as well. In addition, Bozeman received assists from Thomas Benedict, Elliott Hopkins, Kegan Couture, and John Dixon, who contributed one each. Other players who recorded assists for Great Falls were Tanner Congdon and Austin Krantz, who each chipped in one. Jake Stephan recorded 27 saves for Great Falls.
Breezy Point 6 @ Twin City 3 - Tyler Larwood was all over the ice for Breezy Point, as he tallied one goal and two assists in Breezy Point's 6-3 win over Twin City. Larwood beat Jon Albers with a shot 14:00 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Breezy Point. Andrew Heckaman assisted on the tally. Larwood dished an assist on Sean Viti's goal that made the score 1-0 Breezy Point at 3:48 into the first period. He added another helper on Alec Hooper's goal that made the score 2-0 Breezy Point at 11:24 into the first period. Breezy Point additionally got points from Hooper, who also grabbed two goals and one assist, Austin Langworthy, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, and Josh Laven, who also tallied one goal and one assist. In addition, Breezy Point received assists from Jarett Green, Patrik Johansson, Nick Blanchette, and Cory Dennis, who contributed one each. Twin City was helped by Yannick Zehnder, who had one goal. Zehnder scored 14:45 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Breezy Point. Adam Vannelli picked up the assist. Twin City also got points from Brenden Russ, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Jared Erickson also scored for Twin City. Other players who recorded assists for Twin City were Fritz Belisle, James Hale, and Luc Kreuser, who each chipped in one.
Point Mallard 3 @ Nashville 2 (SO) - Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Point Mallard defeated Nashville in a shootout 3-2 (3-2 SO). The shootout lasted for 12 attempts between the teams. Nashville's shootout goals were scored by Trent Kulczyk and Josh Hill. Point Mallard's other shootout goals were scored by Justin Dunn and Justin Delisle. Point Mallard came back from a one-goal deficit to capture the victory. Point Mallard fell behind 2-1 after a goal by Nashville's Hill at 12:51 in the second period. Point Mallard knotted things up at 2-2 on a goal by Jake Champaign at 14:04 in the second period. Matt Darnell also scored for Point Mallard. In addition, Point Mallard received assists from Josh Hamilton, Cody Thomas, and Matt Goodman, who each chipped in one. Nashville was helped by Kulczyk, who finished with one goal. Kulczyk scored on the power play 14:34 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Max Dorfman picked up the assist. More assists for Nashville came via Nicholas Redmon and Colton Anderson, who contributed one each. Cooper Seedott rejected 27 shots on goal for Point Mallard. Nashville's Ricky Gonzalez stopped 27 shots out of the 29 that he faced.
Alexandria 6 @ Rochester 2 - Aaron Ryback tallied one point to lead Alexandria to a 6-2 victory over Rochester. Logan Nelson also scored for Alexandria. In addition, Alexandria received assists from Tony Arias, who had two, Trent Olson, who had three, and Jack Cernohous, Mason Hautala, Alex Bowe, AJ Gullickson, and Connor Nilson, who each chipped in one. Rochester was helped by Griffen Buck, who registered one goal. Buck scored 1:33 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Alexandria. Hunter Heightland picked up the assist. Rochester also got a goal from Dominik Bogdzuil as well. More assists for Rochester came via Nick Paulson, who had one. Brey Effertz recorded 15 saves for Alexandria. Rochester's Zach Mains stopped 51 shots out of the 57 that he faced.
Louisiana 2 @ Euless 7 - Wyatt Gentry had two goals and one assist to lead Euless to a 7-2 victory over Louisiana. Gentry scored at 6:13 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Euless and again while on the power play 33 seconds into the third to make the score 4-2 Euless. Euless additionally got points from Benjamin Kraus, who also had one goal and three assists, Kayne Fedor, who also registered two goals and two assists to lead the team in points, and Triston Wilson, who also registered one goal and one assist. Ian Linna also scored for Euless. More assists for Euless came via Johnathon Krause, who had one and Nick Snyder, who had two. Thomas Bailey made 30 saves for Euless on 32 shots.
Atlanta 13 @ Evansville 1 - Evansville could not stop Atlanta's Jesse Brown, who tallied a hat trick in a 13-1 win. Brown's first goal came 2:49 into the first period. He then added goals at 8:02 into the second and at 5:03 into the third. Atlanta's Corey Boettcher was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 26 saves and let only one puck past him. Atlanta also got points from Kyle Rimbach, who also finished with two goals and two assists, Philip Pugliese, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Evan Camba, who also registered two goals and one assist, Artus Laukaitis, who also had one goal and one assist, Alex Johanson, who also racked up one goal and three assists, and Dylan Wattles, who also tallied one goal and two assists. Atlanta also had goals scored by Bear Ross and Steve MacIver, who each put in one. In addition, Atlanta received assists from Riley Hummitsch, who had two, Colin OConnor, who had three, and Aleksi Hoivala, Andrew Cooley, Drew Kelly, and Ross Bartlett, who each chipped in one. Brandon Bornkamp also scored for Evansville.
La Crosse 1 @ North Iowa 7 - North Iowa's Brett Gravelle had a big offensive game, scoring two goals and contributing one assist in his team's 7-1 win over La Crosse. Gravelle found the back of the net on the power play 8:31 into the first period to make the score 1-0 North Iowa and again while on the power play 10:35 into the first to make the score 2-0 North Iowa. North Iowa was led by goalie Tommi Ahlgren, who finished with 27 saves while allowing one goal. North Iowa also got points from Austin Jackson, who also finished with one goal and one assist. North Iowa also had goals scored by Kohei Sato, who had two and Daylon De Souza and Tommy Stang, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for North Iowa were Marshall Barnes, who had two, Adam Orn, who had three, and Tom Lindgren, Tommy Hall, Jack Stang, and David Min, who each chipped in one. La Crosse was led by Daniel Toycen, who scored the team's only goal.
Helena 6 @ Gillette 2 - Behind a great game by Blake Babineau, who had two goals and one assist, Helena defeated Gillette, 6-2. Babineau's tallies came at 59 seconds into the third period to make the score 4-2 Helena and on the power play 10:34 into the third to make the score 5-2 Helena. Others who scored for Helena included Ryan Daugherty, Jay Forbes, Riley Keays, and Gavin Lubin, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Helena were Bryan Knesel, who had three, Michael Ballard and John Greer, who contributed one each, and Johnny Bonta and Brandon Mills, who each chipped in two. Gillette kept Helena's goalie busy throughout the game, and Adam Ranck made 35 saves on 37 shots. Gillette was helped by Cade Boreing, who grabbed one goal. Boreing scored 13:02 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Gillette. Hunter Johnson assisted on the tally. Nick Scherbinin also scored for Gillette. In addition, Gillette received assists from Tyler Reble and Mitchell McEwan, who contributed one each.
Yellowstone 4 @ Billings 1 - Yellowstone relied on the scoring touch of Reed Kelly, who netted two goals, to beat Billings, 4-1. Kelly found the back of the net 14:04 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Yellowstone and again while 18:28 into the third to make the score 3-1 Yellowstone.
