Saturday Scores: Killer Bees back on track with swee
Coulee Region goaltender Adam Carlson stopped 66 of 68 shots in a weekend sweep of the Minnesota Magicians.
Lone Star 1 @ Topeka 2 – The RoadRunners picked up a weekend sweep of the Brahmas and in the process earned head coach Scott Langer his 400th career NAHL win thanks to a 2-1 win on Saturday. Sam Rennaker gave the RoadRunners a 1-0 lead early in the 1st period with a power play goal. The lead increased to 2-0 as Daniel Rzavsky scored early in the 3rd period. Goalie Matej Tomek was just :12 seconds away from a shutout, but had it spoiled by a power play goal from Roman Uchyn. TJ Black made 35 saves in the loss. Boxscore
Coulee Region 2 @ MN Magicians 1 – Adam Carlson made 37 saves to help the Chill pick up a weekend home-and-home sweep of the Magicians. It was the Magicians who jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to an early power play goal from Kane Durment. The Chill would respond later in the period on a goal from Isaac Theisen. The game-winner came in the 3rd period of a tally from Garrett Riebling. Chris Amsden made 33 saves in the loss. Boxscore
Austin 4 @ Aberdeen 1 – Zach Driscoll again shined in net as he made 23 saves to help the Bruins pick up a 4-1 win to pick up the weekend road sweep in Aberdeen. Trevor Boyd scored twice for Austin, with both goals coming in the 2nd period along with a goal from Samu Suominen to put Austin ahead 3-0. Kyle Haak scored the lone goal for the Wings in the 3rd period, but that was answered by Austin’s Luke Dietsch later in the period. Boxscore
Minot 6 @ Brookings 2 – Minot forward Johnny Walker had a four point night, including a hat-trick as the Minotauros handled the Blizzard on Saturday, 6-2. After a Casey Johnson scored to take a 1-0 lead, the Blizzard took a 2-1 lead later in the 1st period on goals from Tyler Frischmon and Joe Anderson. The Minotauros would respond with the final five goals of the game, including three from Walker and others from Troy Delger and Austin Killian. Boxscore
Corpus Christi 3 @ Rio Grande Valley 5 – Three, 3rd period goals helped Rio Grande Valley to a 5-3 win on Saturday and complete a weekend home sweep of the IceRays. Five different players scored for the Killer Bees including Guy Roby and Anthony Croston in the 2nd period and Dallas Gerads, Stathis Soumelidis and Parker Wood in the 3rd period. The IceRays got goals from Wes Michaud and Ryan Cusin in the 1st period and Trevor Heuser in the 3rd period. Ben Johansson made 18 saves in the win. Boxscore
Wichita Falls 5 @ Odessa 4 – The Wildcats jumped out to a 5-0 lead and survived a late comeback attempt by the Jackaloped to win 5-4 and salvage a weekend split. The Wildcats led 5-0 after 1st period goals from Nikita Litviak, Austin Beaulieu and Alex Falconer, and 2nd period goals from Kevin Charyszyn and Paul Soubry. Odessa would respond with two goals in the 2nd period from Trent Williams and Razmus Waxin-Engback and 3rd period goals from Lane Valimont and Kenny Hausinger. Boxscore
Springfield 1 @ Keystone 3 - Alex Blankenburg made 31 saves as the Ice Miners picked up a series opening win against the Jr. Blues. Keystone led 1-0 after the 1st period on a goal from Matt Jones. The Jr. Blues responded with a goal early in the 2nd period from Petr Kuznetsov. However, it didn’t take long for the Ice Miners to regain the lead as Noah Batis scored :36 seconds later. Joey Sofo added a late 3rd period goal for some insurance. Boxscore
MN Wilderness 3 @ Bismarck 4 (OT) – Tanner Salsberry scored the final two goals of the game, including the game-winner with just over two minutes left in overtime as the Bobcats salvaged a weekend home split with the Wilderness thanks to a 4-3 win. Evan Giesler scored twice to give Bismarck a 2-0 lead after the 1st period. The Wilderness responded with three goals in the 2nd period to take a 3-2 lead as Dan Litchke, Robb Stautz and Niklas Lehtimaki scored. That set up Salsberry’s heroics in the 3rd period and overtime. Boxscore
Soo 0 @ Michigan 1 – In front of almost 4,000 fans in Flint, the Warriors got 26 saves from Trevor Gorsuch in a 1-0 shutout of the visiting Eagles. It was the third shutout of the season for Gorsuch. It wasn’t until 6:30 to go in the 3rd period until either team scored. Michigan’s game-winner came of the stick of Garrison Sanipass, with assists to Derek Frentz and Mike Behm. Jack Berry played well in the loss, making 39 saves. Boxscore
Janesville 3 @ Johnstown 2 – The Jets scored twice in the 3rd period to edge out a 3-2 win on Saturday and earn a weekend split with Johnstown. The teams were even at 1-1 after two periods as Trevor Recktenwald scored for Johnstown and Nils Rygaard scored for Janesville. In the 3rd period, the Jets got goals from Dan Kucerovy and the game-winner from Zach Yoder with :14 seconds remaining in the game. Cam Bleck had the other tally for the Tomahawks. Boxscore
Kenai River 3 @ Wenatchee 4 (OT) – Mike Coyne completed his hat-trick in grand fashion as he scored two and half minutes into overtime to give the Wild a 4-3 win and a weekend split with the Brown Bears. Kenai River took an early 1st period lead on a goal from Maurin Bouvet. Wenatchee responded with Coyne’s first goal. Kenai River then went up 3-1 on goals from Jack Gessert and Evan Butcher. Wenatchee responded with another goal from Coyne and one from Jake Ahlgren to send the game to overtime. Boxscore
