Saturday Scores: Warriors offense explodes in win
Johnstown Tomahawks 4 @ Michigan Warriors 9 – TJ Stuntz had a hat-trick and five-point game and Tyler Groat and Zack Szajner also had five-point nights as Michigan completed a weekend sweep of Johnstown with a 9-4 win. Besides Stuntz’s hat-trick, Groat added two goals and Colin Larkin, Nick Mosher, Connor Lyons and AJ Marcinek also scored for Michigan. Matthew Meier had two goals and three points for Johnstown and Jordan Watt and Trevor Recktenwalk also scored for the Tomahawks. Boxscore
Fairbanks Ice Dogs 6 @ Coulee Region Chill 2 – Ethan Somoza and Kyle Lee each had three-point games as the Ice Dogs swept the Chill with a 6-2 win on Saturday. It was all Ice Dogs from the start as Todd Burgess, Lee, Somoza and Yannick Vedel all scored in the 1st period to give Fairbanks a 4-0 lead. Mac Jansen and Griff Jeszka scored in the 2nd period for the Chill to cut the lead to 4-2, but two 3rd period goals from Jacob Hetz and Brett Gervais made the final 6-2. Boxscore
Bismarck Bobcats 1 @ Aberdeen Wings 3 – The Wings took over sole possession of 2nd place in the Central Division with a weekend home-and-home sweep of the Bobcats. The Wings got off to a fast start with two goals in the 1st period from Erik Baskin and Zach Doerring. Colin O’Neill made it 3-0 in the 2nd period, before Harrison Aide scored his first career NAHL goal to make it 3-1. Henry Dill made 27 saves in the win. Boxscore
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 1 @ Topeka RoadRunners 3 – PJ Bridges had his shutout streak ended at just over 204 minutes, but only allowed one goal in 18 shots as the RoadRunners swept the Killer Bees with a 3-1 win on Saturday. Yu Hikosaka scored to give Topeka the lead in the 2nd period. Brenden Dunning answered back for Rio Grande Valley early in the 3rd period, but two goals from Jake Kamrass and Tyler Poulsen secured the win. Boxscore
Minot Minotauros 3 @ Austin Bruins 5 – Austin completed the weekend sweep thanks to two late goals in the 3rd period to win 5-3 on Saturday. Austin led 2-0 in the 1st period on goals from Brian Bachnak and Casey Jerry. Luke Voltin and Michael Louria scored for Minot to tie the game at 2-2. Josh Bretner briefly gave Austin the lead back before Louria would score again to tie the game at 3-3. Late in the 3rd period, Guillaume Leclerc and Niko Hildenbrand would add the last two Bruins goals. Boxscore
Springfield Jr. Blues 3 @ Janesville Jets 5 – Jordan Himley scored two more goal and Alex Smith had three assists to lead the Jets to a 5-3 win and weekend sweep of the Jr. Blues. After an opening goal from Himley, the Jr. Blues held a 3-1 lead early in the 3rd period with goals from Lester Lancaster, Alex Baskakov and John Severson. However, the Jets stormed back with four goals in the final12 minutes as Robin Hoglund, AJ Duggan, Tyler Rehm and Himley all scored. Boxscore
Wichita Falls Wildcats 3 @ Odessa Jackalopes 2 (SO) – Wichita Falls salvaged a weekend split with the Jackalopes thanks to a 3-2 shootout win in Odessa on Saturday. The teams were deadlocked at 1-1 after the 1st period as Lukas Laub scored for Odessa and Evan Okeley answered for the Wildcats. Nick Farmer gave Wichita Falls a 2-1 lead in the 2nd period, but Ian Mansfield tied the game in the 3rd period. Josh Haverstrom scored the deciding goal in the shootout to earn the Wildcats the win. Boxscore
Port Huron Fighting Falcons 3 @ Soo Eagles 1 – Port Huron salvaged a weekend split with the Eagles thanks to a 3-1 win on Saturday. The Fighting Falcons jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st period on a goal from Bryan Yim. Matt Seidel made it 2-0 in the 2nd period. Denver Pierce added the lone Soo goal to make it 2-1. Jon Hall added a 3rd period goal to make the final score 3-1. Alex Blankenburg made 35 saves in the win. Boxscore
Brookings Blizzard 0 @ Minnesota Wilderness 5 – Kasimir Kaskisuo played his first game in over two months and promptly posted his 9th shutout of the season as the Wilderness salvaged a weekend split in a 5-0 win over Brookings. Michael Covach and Richard Buri scored in the 1st period to put the Wilderness ahead 2-0. Nolan Culver then scored twice in the 2nd period along with a goal from Darian Romanko to make the score 5-0 after two periods. Connor Girard made 29 saves in the loss. Boxscore
Corpus Christi IceRays 2 @ Lone Star Brahmas 4 – The Brahmas scored the final three goals of the game to salvage a weekend split with the visiting IceRays thanks to a 4-2 win on Saturday. The IceRays led 2-1 after one period on goals from Jake Durflinger and Joe Chitwood. Kellen Wasell scored for Lone Star. The Brahmas tied the game in the 2nd period on a power play goal from Roman Uchyn. Then the Brahmas added two 3rd period goals from Matt Lison and another from Uchyn. Boxscore
Kenai River Brown Bears 1 @ Wenatchee Wild 6 – Chase Perry made 21 saves, which was more than enough to help the Wild beat the Brown Bears as Wenatchee moved into 3rd place in the Midwest Division. Mitch Demario scored a goal in the 1st period and again in the 2nd period, along with goals from Joseph Kaszupski and Brendan Harris to put the Wild ahead 4-0 after two periods. After Jack Gessert added the lone goal for Kenai River, David Powlowski added two goals in the 3rd period to secure the 6-1 win. Boxscore
