Saturday Scores: Cyclones Inch Closer to First Place

Texas B 7 @ Texas R 1 - In a battle of Texas, the Brahmas dismantled the RoadRunners Saturday night en route to a 7-1 victory. The Brahmas got off to a hot start and never looked back, as Jayani Benson and Nicholas Catalano each netted one in the opening period. From there, Henry Griffin hit the back of the net twice in the second period to extend the Brahmas lead. Early in the third, Wyatt Mineheine tallied one to get the RoadRunners on the stat sheet. However, Griffin was quick to get one back to for the Brahmas, earning the natural hat-trick. Carter Kotrba and Joseph Crowley each tacked on one for good measure, as the Brahmas wound up with this one. Connor Broderick stood tall in net, padding aside 18/19 in the win.

Rochester 7 @ Peoria 4 - A five-goal opening period helps the Rochester Grizzles defeat eh Peoria Mustangs 7-4 Friday night. Tommy Woods, Aiden Emerich (2), Noach Joyce, and Cooper Johnson attacked the net to put the Grizzlies up big. To open the second, Felix Wadstromer added to Rochester’s lead. However, the Mustangs quickly cut the lead in half, thanks to goals from Skyler Tompkins (2) and Brady Babcock. Brendan Miller made one last comeback attempt for Peoria, however Rylan Schultz shut that down to seal the deal late for the Grizzlies, as they hung on to win 7-4.

New Jersey 0 @ Northeast 5 - The Northeast Generals blanked the New Jersey Titans 5-0 Saturday night. The Generals had a stellar opening period, as Briggs Beam, Ruslan Tuchyn, Easton Sankey, and Bohdan Tuchyn saw shots hit the back of the net. Later in the second period, Beam scored his second of the game, as that would be the game’s last tally. Despite only facing 14 shots, Nathan McFall was perfect in the crease to earn the shutout victory.

Mason City 4 @ Minnesota W 5 (OT) - The Minnesota Wilderness outlasted the Mason City Toros, defeating them 5-4 in overtime. Mark DeNoyer got the Wilderness on the board first, before Stratton Maas quickly extended Minnesota’s lead. From there, Cam Young and Wyatt Janey lit the lamp to even the score for Mason City. Kaden Rocheleau regained the lead for Minnesota, before Weston Bohlman capitalized on an opportunity for the Toros. In true back-and-forth fashion, the two teams exchanged pleasantries one more time, as Jake Hodd-Chlebeck tallied one for Minnesota, whilst Stone Resch did the same for Mason City. Heading into overtime, Tyler Starich sealed the deal for the Wilderness, netting one early to propel them to the 5-4 win.

Alexandria 1 @ Minnesota M 3 - During the first period, Kaden Milles scored for the Moose with help from Owen Meyer and Blake Lokken. Will Biggar increased the lead assisted by Milles and Brady Johnson. In the second period, Alexandria’s Markus Olson scored a goal assisted by Caleb Waller and Carter Daul. In the third period, Sam Knight scored with help from Brecken Meyer for Minnesota. Kyle Abrahamson made 25 saves for the Alexandria Blizzard and Dylan Posch made 38 saves for the Minnesota Moose. 

West Bend 2 @ Wausau 3 (SO) - In the first period, West Bend’s Michael Maillette scored assisted by Drew Sparacino and Jozef Silhar. Maillette scored another goal with help from Teagan Scheurer and Trace Shumlas. During the second period, Jake Garrow puts the Cyclones on the board assisted by Jack Dawley and Connor Dvorak. In the third period, Spencer Dahl tied up the game for Wausau assisted by Dvorak and Micah Saxon. In overtime, it remained scoreless. Silhar scored in the shootout for the Power, but it wasn’t enough as Thomas Gerum and Landon Bechtolt both scored for the Cyclones. Adam Prokop made 37 saves for the West Bend Power and Tanner Bonjernoor made 31 saves for the Wausau Cyclones. 

Granite City 5 @ Willmar 0 - During the first period, Brady Moore scored an unassisted goal for the Lumberjacks. In the second period, Seth Terhell increased the lead assisted by Luke Anderson and Eli Tiernan. Moore scored another goal with help from Tiernan. Parker Comstock scored assisted by Easton Portner. In the third period, Coltin Johnson scored an unassisted goal. Trent Johnson made 20 saves for the Granite City Lumberjacks for the shutout and Kai Girard made 38 saves for the Willmar WarHawks.

St. Louis 4 @ Wisconsin 5 - During the first period, Mason Andrew scored for the Jr. Blues with help from Michael Soell and Ben Cameron. In the second period, Hugh Deinema scored for the Woodsmen assisted by Daniel Svozil and Joshua Kauppinen. Cameron scored a goal assisted by Soell. Brayden Davis scored for St. Louis with help from Joseph LoPiccolo and Eric Denny. Davis scored another goal assisted by Ryan Hogan and Mitchell Nappier. Brandon Slasor scored for Wisconsin with assists from Cole Schreiber and Tristen May-Robinson. During the third, Viktor Budik scored assisted by Kauppinen. Budik scored again with help from Johnny Thrasher and Kauppinen. May-Robinson scored assisted by Kauppinen and Deinema. Travis Visvadra made 40 saves for the St. Louis Jr. Blues and Steven Kelley made 35 saves for the Wisconsin Woodsmen.

Atlanta 1 @ New Mexico 10 - The Atlanta Capitals fell behind the New Mexico Ice Wolves in the first period of Saturday’s game. They headed into the first period trailing 2-1. Things weren’t going well, as they had managed only four shots on goal. However, all Atlanta needed was one goal. This was not an insurmountable lead. Unfortunately for them, the lead quickly became too much to handle. The Ice Wolves rode a six-goal third period to skate away with a 10-1 victory on home ice over the visiting Capitals.

Long Beach 1 @ Binghamton 4 - The Binghamton Buzz peppered the Long Beach Sharks with shots on goal during Saturday’s contest. In fact, they finished each period with at least 20 shots on goal in that frame. Perhaps the Buzz could have won this game in more decisive fashion as a result. In any event, Binghamton took care of business on Saturday with a 4-1 win. Forward Daniel Triendi made a difference, scoring a goal and adding two assists in the win.

Sheridan 5 @ Gillette 3 - The Sheridan Hawks and Gillette Wild engaged in a bit of a shootout on Saturday night. Both teams record double-digit shots in each of the three regulation periods. Moreover, they both finished with more than 40 shots on goal. In the end, the visiting Hawks came out victorious. Elijah White recorded two assists as Sheridan saw five different goal scorers lead them to a 5-3 win.

Great Falls 3 @ Bozeman 5 - The Bozeman Icedogs were outshot in the first period 18-15. It’s not the best showing on home ice, though the game was tied heading into the locker room. The Icedogs ensured the Great Falls Americans never had that kind of shot volume again. The Americans managed just nine shots on goal the rest of the way as the Icedogs claimed a 5-3 victory. Bodie Shepardson led the way with two goals for Bozeman on Saturday.

Helena 3 @ Butte 0 - The Helena Bighorns may have been the visiting team on Saturday when they faced the Butte Irish. However, they made sure the crowd was not a factor. Helena threw nearly 60 shots on goal during this contest. And they were able to hold the hosting Irish without a goal. Bighorns goalie Branson Appelman all 22 shots he faced to lead his club to a 3-0 victory away from home.

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