Saturday Scores: Alexandria one of many to post weekend sweeps
Rochester 4 @ Alexandria 7 - Alexandria had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-4 win over Rochester. Alexandria got the win behind a great game by Tyler Frischmon, who had two goals and one assist. Frischmon scored the first of his two goals at 4:54 into the first period to make the score 1-1. AJ Gullickson picked up the assist. Frischmon's next tally made the score 2-1 Alexandria with 11:34 left in the first period. Logan Nelson provided the assist. Alexandria additionally got points from Jack Cernohous, who also tallied two goals and one assist. Alexandria also got a goal from Aaron Ryback as well. More assists for Alexandria came via Louis Gerzin and Alec Seeger, who contributed one each and Trent Olson and Tony Arias, who each chipped in two. Rochester was led by Dominik Bogdzuil, who racked up one goal and one assist. Bogdzuil scored 15:21 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Alexandria. Andrew Gates picked up the assist. Rochester also had goals scored by Vladislav Shipota, Kenny Ree, and Ian Smyth, who scored one goal each. In addition, Rochester received assists from Dylan Boysen, Griffen Buck, Trey McMillen, and Nick Paulson, who contributed one each. Brey Effertz rejected 18 shots on goal for Alexandria.
Atlanta 6 @ Evansville 5 - Atlanta, which led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Evansville and clinched a 6-5 victory. Riley Hummitsch had a great game for Atlanta, netting two goals. Hummitsch scored at 11:45 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Atlanta and again while on the power play 11:27 into the third to make the score 6-5 Atlanta. Atlanta forced Evansville goalie Adam Conkling to work between the pipes, taking 58 shots. Atlanta additionally got points from Aleksi Hoivala, who also finished with one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Alex Johanson also scored for Atlanta. Other players who recorded assists for Atlanta were Drew Kelly, Kyle Rimbach, Evan Camba, Bear Ross, Steve MacIver, Ryan Dumond, and Ross Bartlett, who each chipped in one. Evansville was led by Jon Grimm, who registered two goals and three assists. Grimm scored the first of his two goals at 1:53 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Atlanta. Michael Kelley assisted on the tally. Grimm's next tally made the score 4-3 Atlanta with 7:28 left in the second period. Kelley picked up the assist. Evansville also got points from Kelley, who also had one goal and three assists and Brandon Bornkamp, who also grabbed two goals and one assist. In addition, Evansville received assists from Brian Crink, who had one and Triston Theriot, who had two.
Wisconsin 2 @ North Iowa 5 - Brett Gravelle netted a hat trick to lead North Iowa over Wisconsin, 5-2. Gravelle notched his first tally 19:13 into the first period. He then added goals at 10:41 into the second and at 12:39 into the second. North Iowa forced Wisconsin goalie Max McConnell to work between the pipes, taking 34 shots. North Iowa also got points from Marshall Barnes, who also had one goal and one assist. North Iowa also got a goal from David Min as well. More assists for North Iowa came via Austin Jackson, who had three and Alec Nichols, Adam Orn, and Kohei Sato, who contributed one each. Wisconsin was helped by Jake McNamara, who finished with one goal. McNamara scored on the power play 7:55 into the second period to make the score 2-1 North Iowa. Caleb Vosters picked up the assist. Taylor Dickert also scored for Wisconsin. In addition, Wisconsin received assists from Ethan Luck, who had one and Russel Barone, who had two. David Johnson recorded 31 saves for North Iowa.
Helena 5 @ Gillette 3 - Ryan Daugherty netted a hat trick to lead Helena over Gillette, 5-3.
Bozeman 4 @ Yellowstone 3 - Bozeman gutted out a close 4-3 win against Yellowstone.
Breezy Point 1 @ Granite City 5 - Michael Piehler netted a hat trick to lead Granite City over Breezy Point, 5-1. Piehler notched his first tally 9:22 into the first period. He then added goals at 5:55 into the third and at 11:37 into the third. Granite City also got points from Matt Flom, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Andrej Jamnicky also scored for Granite City. In addition, Granite City received assists from Braden Altena, Will Mix, and Alex Durand, who contributed one each and Casey Esselman and Tanner Skaja, who each chipped in two. Breezy Point was led by Alec Hooper, who scored the team's only goal. Hooper scored on the power play 13:49 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Granite City. Jake Tomkowiak provided the assist. Granite City's Mac Berglove stopped 16 shots out of the 17 that he faced.
Louisiana 3 @ Euless 5 - Louisiana tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Euless held on for a 5-3 victory. A goal by Kayne Fedor put Euless up 5-2 in the third period, but Louisiana pulled to within two on Timothy Zittel's tally 8:29 into the third period. Triston Wilson had a great game for Euless, netting two goals. Wilson found the back of the net 3:14 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Euless and again while 2:48 into the third to make the score 4-2 Euless. Euless also got points from Aaron Wade, who also registered one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Euless were Nick Snyder, who had two, Benjamin Kraus, who had three, and Trent Wolter, Wyatt Gentry, and Cross Fresquez, who contributed one each. Louisiana kept Euless' goalie busy throughout the game, and Everett Yasinski made 30 saves on 33 shots. Louisiana was helped by Ian Hale, who tallied one goal. Hale scored 8:49 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Zittel assisted on the tally. Louisiana additionally got points from Zittel, who also had one goal and one assist. Jacob Istre also scored for Louisiana.
Glacier 2 @ Great Falls 8 - Great Falls had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 8-2 win over Glacier. Great Falls was helped by Tegan Harrington, who had two goals. Harrington scored the first of his two goals at 16:50 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Great Falls. Brendan Jester assisted on the tally. Harrington's next tally made the score 2-0 Great Falls with 2:26 left in the first period. Austin Krantz picked up the assist. Great Falls also got points from Tanner Congdon, who also finished with one goal and two assists, Mitchell Ramstad, who also registered two goals and one assist, Miles Giorgione, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Jester, who also racked up one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Great Falls also got a goal from Adam Apangalook as well. More assists for Great Falls came via Josh Larson, who had one and Reed Link, Wade Wylie, and Connor Barta, who contributed two each. Glacier was helped by Kevin Kittleson, who had two goals. Kittleson scored the first of his two goals at 16:41 into the second period to make the score 4-1 Great Falls. Collin Schieman assisted on the tally. Kittleson's next tally made the score 4-2 Great Falls with 1:41 left in the second period. Schieman picked up the assist. In addition, Glacier received assists from Brandon Huntington, who had one. Kevin Hale made 19 saves for Great Falls on 21 shots.
Minnesota 1 @ Twin City 5 - Twin City relied on the scoring touch of Luc Kreuser, who netted two goals, to beat Minnesota, 5-1. Kreuser scored at 19:05 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Twin City and again while 1:54 into the second to make the score 3-1 Twin City. Twin City also got a goal from Jay Paul as well. Other players who recorded assists for Twin City were James Hale, who had two and Zak Lambrecht, Adam Vannelli, Jared Erickson, Nicholas Campbell, Alex Egle, and Yannick Zehnder, who each chipped in one. Minnesota was led by Kyle Wendorf, who scored the team's only goal. Wendorf scored 5:36 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Minnesota. Tre Opack picked up the assist. Twin City's Gunnar Howg stopped 14 shots out of the 15 that he faced.
Southern Tier 4 @ West Michigan 7 - West Michigan had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-4 win over Southern Tier. Brandon Benaglio had two goals to lead West Michigan to victory. Benaglio scored short handed at 15:50 into the second period to make the score 5-4 West Michigan and again while 8:25 into the third to make the score 7-4 West Michigan. West Michigan additionally got points from Dakota Ulmer, who also had one goal and one assist. West Michigan also had goals scored by Devin Farkas, who had two and Trevor Temple and Brendon Block, who scored one goal each. More assists for West Michigan came via Chase Whallon, who had two and Samuel Woznicki, Grant Denton, Kyle Nikles, Christian Amend, Mitch Kalleward, Connor Henderson, Justin Bloomfield, John Hayward, and TJ Krajewski, who each chipped in one. Southern Tier was helped by Nathan Butkowski, who racked up one goal. Butkowski scored 1:00 into the second period to make the score 3-3. Joshua Malin picked up the assist. Southern Tier also got points from Justin Andriaccio, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Curtis Carlson, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Southern Tier also got a goal from Elijah Williams as well. In addition, Southern Tier received assists from Brian Grant and Luke Grossman, who contributed one each.
Wooster 2 @ Metro 4 - The game between Metro and Wooster was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end Metro emerged with a 4-2 win. Metro gained the winning advantage on a goal by Mathias Tellstrom 19:28 into the second period and hung on until final buzzer. Metro was sparked by Tellstrom, who tallied one goal and one assist. Metro also had goals scored by Pearce Vance, Chase Sereno, and Kevin Shand, who scored one goal each. In addition, Metro received assists from Michael Tratar, who had two and David Chavis, Mark Vansaw, Jacob Gleason, Jacob Rutkoske, and Matt Dempsey, who contributed one each. Wooster was helped by Christian Miller, who had one goal. Miller scored 5:01 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Metro. Tyler Crites picked up the assist. Rubin Chavarria also scored for Wooster. Kameron Limburg made 28 saves for Metro on 30 shots.
Nashville 2 @ Point Mallard 1 (OT) - Nashville pulled out a 2-1 (OT) overtime victory over Point Mallard on a clutch goal by Nicholas Redmon. Nashville was led by goalie Nicholas Ottenbacher, who finished with 30 saves while allowing one goal. Nashville was paced by Redmon, who tallied one goal. Redmon scored 2:23 into overtime to make the score 2-1 Nashville. Trent Kulczyk picked up the assist. Nashville also got a goal from William Garrity as well. In addition, Nashville received assists from Michael Redmon and Kyle Van Wyk, who contributed one each. Point Mallard was led by Justin Dunn, who scored the team's only goal. Dunn scored 4:46 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Point Mallard. Josh Hamilton assisted on the tally. Point Mallard's Seedott stopped 33 shots out of the 35 that he faced.
Toledo 4 @ Pittsburgh 3 (OT) - Austin Turner gave Toledo a 4-3 (OT) victory over Pittsburgh when he scored 53 seconds into the extra period. Josh Somers also scored for Toledo. In addition, Toledo received assists from Tristin Snyder, who had two and David Bogart, Isaiah Crawford, Ricky Kwapich, Tyler Zalecki, and Nolan Stanley, who contributed one each. Pittsburgh was helped by Gavin Cummings, who registered one goal. Cummings scored on the power play 17:58 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Pittsburgh. Adam Schaffer provided the assist. Pittsburgh also got points from Dominick Glavach, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Pittsburgh also got a goal from Ryker Barber as well. More assists for Pittsburgh came via Kenny White, who had one and Connor Ackerman, who had two. Glen Bates made 30 saves for Toledo on 33 shots.
Cincinnati 5 @ Peoria 6 (OT) - Peoria's Jason Hoehn scored 1:11 into overtime to beat Cincinnati, 6-5 (OT). Austin Wisely and Hoehn provided the spark for Peoria, combining for three goals and two assists. Wisely registered two goals and one assist and Hoehn also notched one goal and one assist. Peoria additionally got points from Hoehn, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Peoria included Aaron Siegrist, Thomas Kolaz, and Matt McPherson, who scored one goal each. In addition, Peoria received assists from Levi Armstrong, Mitchell Macek, Andrej Buchko, Jiri Trubacik, and Nathan Marlow, who each chipped in one. Cincinnati was led by Brenden Williams, who had two goals and one assist. Williams scored the first of his two goals at 4:32 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Cincinnati. Jacob Friedman assisted on the tally. Williams' next tally made the score 4-4 with 6:12 left in the second period. Friedman picked up the assist. Cincinnati also got points from Rory Callihan, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Cobin Sanborn, who also registered one goal and one assist. Kyle Kinnaman also scored for Cincinnati. Other players who recorded assists for Cincinnati were Marc Anderson and Andrew Kraska, who contributed one each.
St. Louis 9 @ Chicago 1 - Frankie Melton netted a hat trick to lead St. Louis over Chicago, 9-1. Melton's first goal came 6:54 into the second period. He then added goals at 8:23 into the second and at 16:13 into the second. St. Louis additionally got points from Alex Calvert, who also registered one goal and one assist. St. Louis also had goals scored by Alex Klaesner, who had two and Dominic Caito, Alex Werdmuller, and Eduard Rumyantsev, who each put in one. In addition, St. Louis received assists from Joe Nolan, who had three, CJ Nitchen, Teddy Cardinale, and Hayden Smer, who each chipped in one, and Tomas Loeffelman and Daniel Dunaway, who contributed two each. Chicago was led by Vaughn Clouston, who scored the team's only goal. Clouston scored on the power play 37 seconds into the second period to make the score 2-1 St. Louis. Kevin Ely assisted on the tally. Zach Young recorded 13 saves for St. Louis.
