Ringin' in the year the right way
Originally posted Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 7:18pm
Jaguar Mite #2 ends year with 4-2 win over Bulldogs
At midnight on New Year’s Eve, it is tradition to blow horns and set off fireworks.
Jaguar Mite #2 didn’t wait until midnight Saturday to set off some offensive fireworks of its own and sound the goal horn four times in a 2011-ending 4-2 victory over McFetridge Bulldogs Mite #1 on Inwood ice. The win raised the Jaguars’ record to 3-4 in the White Tier of the Silver B Level of the Mite Division in Northern Illinois Hockey League play.
At first, it seemed like the year might end on a sour note for Mite #2, as once again it found itself trailing 1-0 in the opening seconds of the game. Nicholas Mathurin slammed the puck into the back of the net, under the outstretched stick of Jaguar goalie Luke Brzezinski, just 25 seconds after the opening faceoff.
The shot, however, would prove to be the only one the Bulldogs would take in the period, as the Jaguars pressured McFetridge goalie Theo Canji for much of the opening stanza, keeping the puck in its offensive zone for long stretches at a time. The pressure finally paid off when Blake Brenczewski converted a Ryan Louthan assist to tie the game with 1:32 remaining.
Just eight second later, an unassisted goal by Trevor Hudak put the Jaguars ahead.
The Jaguars held onto the tenuous 2-1 lead through the second period and into the third, until Ansen King tallied the equalizer on an unassisted goal with 7:38 remaining in the game.
The tie, however, lasted for just 1:19, until Brenczewski and Louthan combined for a second time and gave the Jaguars a 3-2 lead at the 6:19 mark.
A power play goal with 2:36 to play raised the margin to two. Hudak scored the goal, his second of the game, after digging the puck out from behind the Bulldogs’ net following a flurry of activity and converting from an awkward angle.
The win was the Jaguars’ second over the Bulldogs this regular season. Brezezinski, who posted a shutout in the first game, tallied 8 saves on Saturday.
Jaguar Mite #2 will return to Inwood ice on Saturday, Jan. 7, for a 4:05 p.m. game against the Jets. The Jaguars are also in action next Sunday, Jan. 8, when they play the Sabres at Rocket Rink at 6:30 p.m.
At midnight on New Year’s Eve, it is tradition to blow horns and set off fireworks.
Jaguar Mite #2 didn’t wait until midnight Saturday to set off some offensive fireworks of its own and sound the goal horn four times in a 2011-ending 4-2 victory over McFetridge Bulldogs Mite #1 on Inwood ice. The win raised the Jaguars’ record to 3-4 in the White Tier of the Silver B Level of the Mite Division in Northern Illinois Hockey League play.
At first, it seemed like the year might end on a sour note for Mite #2, as once again it found itself trailing 1-0 in the opening seconds of the game. Nicholas Mathurin slammed the puck into the back of the net, under the outstretched stick of Jaguar goalie Luke Brzezinski, just 25 seconds after the opening faceoff.
The shot, however, would prove to be the only one the Bulldogs would take in the period, as the Jaguars pressured McFetridge goalie Theo Canji for much of the opening stanza, keeping the puck in its offensive zone for long stretches at a time. The pressure finally paid off when Blake Brenczewski converted a Ryan Louthan assist to tie the game with 1:32 remaining.
Just eight second later, an unassisted goal by Trevor Hudak put the Jaguars ahead.
The Jaguars held onto the tenuous 2-1 lead through the second period and into the third, until Ansen King tallied the equalizer on an unassisted goal with 7:38 remaining in the game.
The tie, however, lasted for just 1:19, until Brenczewski and Louthan combined for a second time and gave the Jaguars a 3-2 lead at the 6:19 mark.
A power play goal with 2:36 to play raised the margin to two. Hudak scored the goal, his second of the game, after digging the puck out from behind the Bulldogs’ net following a flurry of activity and converting from an awkward angle.
The win was the Jaguars’ second over the Bulldogs this regular season. Brezezinski, who posted a shutout in the first game, tallied 8 saves on Saturday.
Jaguar Mite #2 will return to Inwood ice on Saturday, Jan. 7, for a 4:05 p.m. game against the Jets. The Jaguars are also in action next Sunday, Jan. 8, when they play the Sabres at Rocket Rink at 6:30 p.m.
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