Five birthdays today: IHL Ice Steve Dubinsky and Marc Magliardti and USHL Ice Kyle Page, Christian Hilbrich and Matt Krug.
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This date in Indianapolis hockey history: April 20
April 20 in Indianapolis hockey history
A lot of playoff updates, with Christian Hilbrich getting the Ice off on the right foot in 2011, Eric Kattelus scoring in OT in 2007, Jim Waite blanking Detroit in 1996, Dominik Hasek standing on his head in Fort Wayne in 1991, Darren Pang clinching a series against Peoria in 1990, Bob Lakso scoring a key goal in 1985 and the Checkers beating Andy Moog seven times in 1982, as well as four birthdays.
A lot of playoff updates, with Christian Hilbrich getting the Ice off on the right foot in 2011, Eric Kattelus scoring in OT in 2007, Jim Waite blanking Detroit in 1996, Dominik Hasek standing on his head in Fort Wayne in 1991, Darren Pang clinching a series against Peoria in 1990, Bob Lakso scoring a key goal in 1985 and the Checkers beating Andy Moog seven times in 1982, as well as four birthdays.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Ice defeat U18s, extend streak to 11 + roster moves
Led by Daniil Tarasov's two goals and a goal and an assist from Tyler Pham, the Ice extended their unbeaten streak to 11 straight games (and their winning streak to six straight) with a 4-3 victory over the U.S. National Team Development Program U18 squad Friday at the Pepsi Coliseum.
For Tarasov, his two-goal game gave him 20 goals for the year, second-best in the USHL behind Lincoln's Kevin Roy (26). With 42 points, Tarasov is also second to Roy in that category.
Pham's night marked his second two-point game of his young USHL career. He also had a goal and an assist on Dec. 17 against Chicago, a 6-2 Ice victory. The team's top pick in the 2011 USHL Entry Draft, Pham now has two goals and five assists.
Christian Hilbrich -- fresh off his commitment to Cornell -- also scored a goal for the Ice, who built a 4-1 lead with three second-period goals.
Team USA started the scoring just 96 seconds in, on a goal by highly-touted defenseman Jacob Truba. Tarasov tied the game with 2:28 left in the period on the power play -- the Ice were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Things exploded in the second. Pham scored unassisted just 44 seconds in to give the Ice the lead. Tarasov buried a feed from Robert Polosello just 1:08 later. Then, a minute after the USA switched goaltenders, Pham and Drew Smolcynski set up Hilbrich's game-winner at 13:42 of the second.
The Ice's three goals came on just six shots. Starter Collin Olson allowed three goals on 15 shots, but only stopped two of the four shots he faced in the period. Backup Jared Rutledge came in midway through the period and allowed Hilbrich's game-winner a minute later. He would stop nine of 10.
It became the game-winner because Team USA's Miles Koules scored with 2:41 left in the second, and Matthew Lane scored with 2:38 left in the third. Trouba assisted on both goals.
Jon Gillies made 31 saves for the Ice.
The Ice are now 20-7-4 as they begin the second half of the season, and remain seven points back of first-place Green Bay. They are off until next weekend, when they visit Chicago on Friday and Dubuque on Saturday.
Roster notes: Sean Kuraly returned to the lineup tonight after missing both games last weekend. He was scoreless and a minus-1. Jose Delgadillo, acquired earlier in the week from Sioux City in exchange for Alexander Kuqali, made his Ice debut. ... He wore No. 2 and was a plus-1. ... Ryan Cole has been dealt to Amarillo in the Tier II NAHL. Cole had been acquired from Lincoln earlier in the season for future considerations and had two goals and two assists in 10 games. ... The Ice have also added Russian forward Kirill Lebedev to the roster. He will wear number 91. He is from Magnitogorsk, Russia, and is currently 20, so he is in his lone year of USHL eligibility.
Three stars
1. Daniil Tarasov (Ice), 2 goals, 6 shots, +2
2. Tyler Pham (Ice), goal, assist, 2 shots, +2
3. Ryan Obuchowski (Ice), assist, +2
USHL boxscore
For Tarasov, his two-goal game gave him 20 goals for the year, second-best in the USHL behind Lincoln's Kevin Roy (26). With 42 points, Tarasov is also second to Roy in that category.
Pham's night marked his second two-point game of his young USHL career. He also had a goal and an assist on Dec. 17 against Chicago, a 6-2 Ice victory. The team's top pick in the 2011 USHL Entry Draft, Pham now has two goals and five assists.
Christian Hilbrich -- fresh off his commitment to Cornell -- also scored a goal for the Ice, who built a 4-1 lead with three second-period goals.
Team USA started the scoring just 96 seconds in, on a goal by highly-touted defenseman Jacob Truba. Tarasov tied the game with 2:28 left in the period on the power play -- the Ice were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Things exploded in the second. Pham scored unassisted just 44 seconds in to give the Ice the lead. Tarasov buried a feed from Robert Polosello just 1:08 later. Then, a minute after the USA switched goaltenders, Pham and Drew Smolcynski set up Hilbrich's game-winner at 13:42 of the second.
The Ice's three goals came on just six shots. Starter Collin Olson allowed three goals on 15 shots, but only stopped two of the four shots he faced in the period. Backup Jared Rutledge came in midway through the period and allowed Hilbrich's game-winner a minute later. He would stop nine of 10.
It became the game-winner because Team USA's Miles Koules scored with 2:41 left in the second, and Matthew Lane scored with 2:38 left in the third. Trouba assisted on both goals.
Jon Gillies made 31 saves for the Ice.
The Ice are now 20-7-4 as they begin the second half of the season, and remain seven points back of first-place Green Bay. They are off until next weekend, when they visit Chicago on Friday and Dubuque on Saturday.
Roster notes: Sean Kuraly returned to the lineup tonight after missing both games last weekend. He was scoreless and a minus-1. Jose Delgadillo, acquired earlier in the week from Sioux City in exchange for Alexander Kuqali, made his Ice debut. ... He wore No. 2 and was a plus-1. ... Ryan Cole has been dealt to Amarillo in the Tier II NAHL. Cole had been acquired from Lincoln earlier in the season for future considerations and had two goals and two assists in 10 games. ... The Ice have also added Russian forward Kirill Lebedev to the roster. He will wear number 91. He is from Magnitogorsk, Russia, and is currently 20, so he is in his lone year of USHL eligibility.
Three stars
1. Daniil Tarasov (Ice), 2 goals, 6 shots, +2
2. Tyler Pham (Ice), goal, assist, 2 shots, +2
3. Ryan Obuchowski (Ice), assist, +2
USHL boxscore
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Hilbrich headed to Cornell
Ice forward Christian Hilbrich has announced a collegiate commitment to play hockey at Cornell University.
Hilbrich will join former Ice teammate Brian Ferlin at Cornell.
Hilbrich brings a lot of size to the Ice lineup, as he stands 6-foot-6 and 208 pounds. He will turn 20 in July.
The center has eight goals and 11 assists this season with the Ice, which has just reached the halfway mark. He is one of a couple of Ice players to appear in all 30 games this season. Hilbrich is also a key part of the Ice's outstanding special teams units, which include the USHL's top power play and a top-three PK unit. Hilbrich has five points on the PP, and also has a shorthanded goal this season.
In his career with the Ice, which has spanned a year and a half, Hilbrich has 18 goals and 16 assists in 80 games and has a plus-7 career rating.
He becomes the 15th player who has suited up for the Ice this year to commit to play college hockey.
Boston University: Robbie Baillargeon, Robert Polosello
Bowling Green: Jose Delgadillo
Cornell: Christian Hilbrich
Denver: Tyler Pham
Michigan State: R.J. Boyd (Florida Panthers 7th round 2010)
Northeastern: Jon Gillies
Miami (Ohio): Sean Kuraly (San Jose Sharks 4th round 2011)
Quinnipiac: Alex Barron
RIT: Woody Hudson, (Alexander Kuqali -- committed while with Ice, no longer with team)
St. Lawrence: Drew Smolcynski
Vermont: Jacob Fallon, Ian Spencer
Yale: Ryan Obuchowski
Hilbrich will join former Ice teammate Brian Ferlin at Cornell.
Hilbrich brings a lot of size to the Ice lineup, as he stands 6-foot-6 and 208 pounds. He will turn 20 in July.
The center has eight goals and 11 assists this season with the Ice, which has just reached the halfway mark. He is one of a couple of Ice players to appear in all 30 games this season. Hilbrich is also a key part of the Ice's outstanding special teams units, which include the USHL's top power play and a top-three PK unit. Hilbrich has five points on the PP, and also has a shorthanded goal this season.
In his career with the Ice, which has spanned a year and a half, Hilbrich has 18 goals and 16 assists in 80 games and has a plus-7 career rating.
He becomes the 15th player who has suited up for the Ice this year to commit to play college hockey.
Boston University: Robbie Baillargeon, Robert Polosello
Bowling Green: Jose Delgadillo
Cornell: Christian Hilbrich
Denver: Tyler Pham
Michigan State: R.J. Boyd (Florida Panthers 7th round 2010)
Northeastern: Jon Gillies
Miami (Ohio): Sean Kuraly (San Jose Sharks 4th round 2011)
Quinnipiac: Alex Barron
RIT: Woody Hudson, (Alexander Kuqali -- committed while with Ice, no longer with team)
St. Lawrence: Drew Smolcynski
Vermont: Jacob Fallon, Ian Spencer
Yale: Ryan Obuchowski
Friday, January 6, 2012
Ice hold off Waterloo, extend streak
A week after they were both honored by the USHL, the Indiana Ice entered tonight's game without top scorer Sean Kuraly or goaltender Jon Gillies in the lineup. Neither was top-line center Jacob Fallon.
No matter. The Ice won their fourth straight game and extended their streak to 7-0-2 with a 3-2 victory at Waterloo Friday night.
As has been their characteristic during the streak, the Ice built a big lead en route to the victory.
The Ice played without hot-scoring winger Sean Kuraly, who was not in the lineup tonight.
Christian Hilbrich opened the scoring with 5:24 left in the first, assisted by Drew Smolcynski, to give the Ice a 1-0 lead in a close-to-the-vest game. It was Hilbrich's eighth goal of the year, and his first in six games.
The Ice scored two second-period insurance goals, and they would turn out to be critical later on. Emil Romig scored his fourth of the year -- and his second in three games -- with 6:21 left in the second. Defenseman Matthew Krug scored his first USHL goal exactly four minutes later. Daniil Tarasov, the Ice's leading scorer, had the first assist on both goals, giving him five points in the last three games.
Ice goaltender Dalton Izyk -- making his first start since Nov. 25 -- held the fort down. He made 20 stops in the first two periods to hold the Black Hawks off the board. Waterloo's Vince Hinostroza and Mitch Witek scored 12 seconds apart midway through the third and then the Ice went shorthanded due to a penalty on John Doherty but Gillies held the Black Hawks off the scoreboard for the final 12 minutes to seal the victory.
The Ice's penalty kill was a perfect 5-for-5. Izyk made 27 saves in the victory, giving him a USHL-best 17 for the year.
The Ice are now 18-7-4 and in second place in the USHL Eastern Conference (and in the entire league) with 40 points -- two ahead of third-place Youngstown and four ahead of fourth-place Dubuque. Green Bay leads the chase for the Anderson Cup with 47 points, but the Ice have been closing in over the last nine games.
The Ice return home Saturday to face Youngstown at the Pepsi Coliseum. The Ice swept two meetings against the Phantoms last week in Indianapolis, outscoring them 8-2 along the way.
Also of note: Cam Lerner was suited up as the backup goaltender to Izyk, making his Ice debut.
3 stars (as chosen by the Waterloo staff)
1. Vince Hinostroza (Wat): goal, assist
2. Eddie Witchow (Wat)
3. Max Edison (Wat): assist
Of course, a neutral 3 stars selection would likely have included -- at the very least, Izyk (27 saves, win) and Tarasov (2 assists, +2).
USHL boxscore
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier story
No matter. The Ice won their fourth straight game and extended their streak to 7-0-2 with a 3-2 victory at Waterloo Friday night.
As has been their characteristic during the streak, the Ice built a big lead en route to the victory.
The Ice played without hot-scoring winger Sean Kuraly, who was not in the lineup tonight.
Christian Hilbrich opened the scoring with 5:24 left in the first, assisted by Drew Smolcynski, to give the Ice a 1-0 lead in a close-to-the-vest game. It was Hilbrich's eighth goal of the year, and his first in six games.
The Ice scored two second-period insurance goals, and they would turn out to be critical later on. Emil Romig scored his fourth of the year -- and his second in three games -- with 6:21 left in the second. Defenseman Matthew Krug scored his first USHL goal exactly four minutes later. Daniil Tarasov, the Ice's leading scorer, had the first assist on both goals, giving him five points in the last three games.
Ice goaltender Dalton Izyk -- making his first start since Nov. 25 -- held the fort down. He made 20 stops in the first two periods to hold the Black Hawks off the board. Waterloo's Vince Hinostroza and Mitch Witek scored 12 seconds apart midway through the third and then the Ice went shorthanded due to a penalty on John Doherty but Gillies held the Black Hawks off the scoreboard for the final 12 minutes to seal the victory.
The Ice's penalty kill was a perfect 5-for-5. Izyk made 27 saves in the victory, giving him a USHL-best 17 for the year.
The Ice are now 18-7-4 and in second place in the USHL Eastern Conference (and in the entire league) with 40 points -- two ahead of third-place Youngstown and four ahead of fourth-place Dubuque. Green Bay leads the chase for the Anderson Cup with 47 points, but the Ice have been closing in over the last nine games.
The Ice return home Saturday to face Youngstown at the Pepsi Coliseum. The Ice swept two meetings against the Phantoms last week in Indianapolis, outscoring them 8-2 along the way.
Also of note: Cam Lerner was suited up as the backup goaltender to Izyk, making his Ice debut.
3 stars (as chosen by the Waterloo staff)
1. Vince Hinostroza (Wat): goal, assist
2. Eddie Witchow (Wat)
3. Max Edison (Wat): assist
Of course, a neutral 3 stars selection would likely have included -- at the very least, Izyk (27 saves, win) and Tarasov (2 assists, +2).
USHL boxscore
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier story
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Steel outlasts Ice in shootout
After a seven-game homestand, the Ice began a three-game road weekend Friday with a trip to Chicago.
While the Ice rallied twice and got yet another strong goaltending performance from Jon Gillies, they fell 3-2 to the Steel in a shootout.
The SOL nets the Ice a standings point, and moves them to 13-7-3, still firmly in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 29 points, two back of second-place Youngstown and Dubuque, who are tied with 31 points.
Daniil Tarasov's 14th goal of the year tied the game at 2-2 with 4:25 left and sent the game into OT. From there, neither team could score -- each got two shots in the five-minute extra session. The goaltenders took center stage in the shootout, which went to the final shooter scoreless before Chicago's Michael Vilardo scored to give the Steel the victory.
Robbie Baillargeon and Ice newcomer John Doherty assisted on Tarasov's game-tying goal -- for Doherty, it was his first point as an Iceman.
The teams went scoreless through the opening period, and it took to nearly midway through the game before the Steel's Charlie O'Connor scored shorthanded at 7:27 of the second. Seven and a half minutes later, Christian Hilbrich tied it up with a power play goal, assisted by Drew Smolcynski.
Chicago temporarily took the lead at 8:58 of the third with Michael Fallon's goal during a 5-on-3 advantage, but the Ice would eventually tie it up. The Ice spent much of the third period shorthanded, as Chicago got five power plays in the period. The Steel went 1-for-8 with the man advantage. The Ice were 1-for-5, but also saw Chicago score a shorthanded goal.
Gillies made 30 saves in the shootout loss. Chicago's Mathias Dahlstrom stopped 29 shots.
The two teams meet again Saturday night at The Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Ill., the Steel's home rink.
Three stars
1. Michael Vilardo (CHI), GWG in shootout, assist, 4 shots
2. Michael Fallon (CHI), goal, assist, 6 shots
3. Charlie O'Connor (CHI), goal, 2 shots, +2
USHL boxscore
While the Ice rallied twice and got yet another strong goaltending performance from Jon Gillies, they fell 3-2 to the Steel in a shootout.
The SOL nets the Ice a standings point, and moves them to 13-7-3, still firmly in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 29 points, two back of second-place Youngstown and Dubuque, who are tied with 31 points.
Daniil Tarasov's 14th goal of the year tied the game at 2-2 with 4:25 left and sent the game into OT. From there, neither team could score -- each got two shots in the five-minute extra session. The goaltenders took center stage in the shootout, which went to the final shooter scoreless before Chicago's Michael Vilardo scored to give the Steel the victory.
Robbie Baillargeon and Ice newcomer John Doherty assisted on Tarasov's game-tying goal -- for Doherty, it was his first point as an Iceman.
The teams went scoreless through the opening period, and it took to nearly midway through the game before the Steel's Charlie O'Connor scored shorthanded at 7:27 of the second. Seven and a half minutes later, Christian Hilbrich tied it up with a power play goal, assisted by Drew Smolcynski.
Chicago temporarily took the lead at 8:58 of the third with Michael Fallon's goal during a 5-on-3 advantage, but the Ice would eventually tie it up. The Ice spent much of the third period shorthanded, as Chicago got five power plays in the period. The Steel went 1-for-8 with the man advantage. The Ice were 1-for-5, but also saw Chicago score a shorthanded goal.
The two teams meet again Saturday night at The Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Ill., the Steel's home rink.
Three stars
1. Michael Vilardo (CHI), GWG in shootout, assist, 4 shots
2. Michael Fallon (CHI), goal, assist, 6 shots
3. Charlie O'Connor (CHI), goal, 2 shots, +2
USHL boxscore
Friday, December 2, 2011
Ice beat Sioux Falls 4-1
The Indiana Ice began a big 3-game weekend by beating the Sioux Falls Stampede 4-1 Friday at Pepsi Coliseum.
Tonight, the Christian Hilbrich-Dan Sherer-Andrew Mayer line connected for two goals, while newcomer Ryan Cole scored his first goal in three games as an Iceman.
Daniil Tarasov and Sean Kuraly each registered points in their third consecutive games as they connected for a third-period goal that put things away. Tarasov's assist was the 100th point in his USHL career.
Jon Gillies stopped 33 of 34 Sioux Falls shots in net.
Hilbrich broke the ice at 8:17 of the first, but Sioux Falls' Dan Carlson answered less than two minutes later, sending the teams into the intermission tied 1-1. Captain Alex Barron scored the eventual game-winner with 6:16 left in the second period, on assists from Hilbrich and Mayer. On the Ice's second power play of the night, Cole scored on assists from Alexander Kuqali and Barron with 2:01 left in the period to make it 3-1.
Barron and Hilbrich each had a goal and an assist. Hilbrich's line was all a +2, Barron and defense partner Ryan Obuchowski were both +3.
Kuraly's insurance goal -- his ninth of the year -- came with 3:34 left in the game.
The Ice improved to 11-5-2 with the victory, but remained in fourth place, inching to within one point of third-place Youngstown. With 24 points, they're five back of Green Bay, but can cut into the Gamblers' lead the next two days, as Green Bay visits the Coliseum for a 7 p.m. faceoff Saturday and a 3 p.m. faceoff Sunday. Defending Clark Cup champion Dubuque concludes the seven-game homestand with a visit next weekend.
3 stars
1. Jon Gillies (Ice), 33 saves, win in net
2. Alex Barron (Ice), goal, assist, GWG, +3, 3 shots
3. Christian Hilbrich (Ice), goal, assist, +2, 2 shots
USHL boxscore
IndianaIce.com story
Tonight, the Christian Hilbrich-Dan Sherer-Andrew Mayer line connected for two goals, while newcomer Ryan Cole scored his first goal in three games as an Iceman.
Daniil Tarasov and Sean Kuraly each registered points in their third consecutive games as they connected for a third-period goal that put things away. Tarasov's assist was the 100th point in his USHL career.
Jon Gillies stopped 33 of 34 Sioux Falls shots in net.
Hilbrich broke the ice at 8:17 of the first, but Sioux Falls' Dan Carlson answered less than two minutes later, sending the teams into the intermission tied 1-1. Captain Alex Barron scored the eventual game-winner with 6:16 left in the second period, on assists from Hilbrich and Mayer. On the Ice's second power play of the night, Cole scored on assists from Alexander Kuqali and Barron with 2:01 left in the period to make it 3-1.
Barron and Hilbrich each had a goal and an assist. Hilbrich's line was all a +2, Barron and defense partner Ryan Obuchowski were both +3.
Kuraly's insurance goal -- his ninth of the year -- came with 3:34 left in the game.
The Ice improved to 11-5-2 with the victory, but remained in fourth place, inching to within one point of third-place Youngstown. With 24 points, they're five back of Green Bay, but can cut into the Gamblers' lead the next two days, as Green Bay visits the Coliseum for a 7 p.m. faceoff Saturday and a 3 p.m. faceoff Sunday. Defending Clark Cup champion Dubuque concludes the seven-game homestand with a visit next weekend.
3 stars
1. Jon Gillies (Ice), 33 saves, win in net
2. Alex Barron (Ice), goal, assist, GWG, +3, 3 shots
3. Christian Hilbrich (Ice), goal, assist, +2, 2 shots
USHL boxscore
IndianaIce.com story
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Kuraly, Tarasov score twice in Ice win
The Ice are used to having the USHL's top line.
Last year, it was Blake Coleman-Brian Ferlin-Daniil Tarasov. With Coleman and Ferlin both hearing their names in this summer's NHL Entry Draft and heading on to Miami and Cornell, respectively, the Ice haven't missed a beat with Tarasov's new linemates Jacob Fallon and Sean Kuraly.
Tonight, that line produced four Ice goals in a 5-3 victory over the Fargo Force, with Tarasov and Kuraly each scoring twice. Fallon had two assists and Kuraly added another for a personal three-point night. Christian Hilbrich added an unassisted goal -- his third of the season -- at 12:17 of the second period.
The Ice won despite being outshot 44-28 and having their league-best power play held off the scoreboard for the first time in several games.
The Ice took leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2, but Fargo answered each one. Hilbrich's goal midway through the second proved to be the game-winner, and Kuraly added an unassisted goal with 38 seconds left in the game to set the final margin.
Tarasov started the scoring just 45 seconds in, on assists from his linemates. It was 1-1 after a period, as Fargo's Alex Iafollo took advantage of the Force's third power play of the opening 20 minutes and scored 9 seconds into the man advantage at 16:57.
The second period was a wild one -- Kuraly made it 2-1 on an unassisted goal at 4:29 of the period, but Fargo's Austin Farley answered with his own unassisted goal 1:44 later. Tarasov's second goal of the night gave the Ice the lead again at 10:19, but Fargo's Dave Gust scored 91 seconds later to tie it again at 3-3.
The game was only tied for 27 seconds before Hilbrich scored the game-winner.
The Ice had to kill off a late penalty to Tarasov in the final five minutes to seal the victory.
Tarasov now has 11 goals and 13 assists, and had four points on the weekend. He is second in the league in scoring, three points back of Lincoln's Kevin Roy. Fallon now has eight goals and 13 assists, and has six points in the Ice's last three games. Kuraly has five points on the weekend and has eight goals and nine assists in just 13 games. Fallon ranks fourth in the league in scoring, Kuraly ninth. Tarasov's 11 goals put him in second in the USHL, three back of Roy's 14 goals. Tarasov and Fallon's 13 assists each also put them second in the league behind Dubuque's Shane South, who has 15.
Goaltender Jon Gillies made 41 saves in the victory.
The game marked the return of former Checkers player and IHL Indianapolis Ice coach John Marks to Indianapolis as the Force's head coach. Former CHL Ice player Byron Pool is one of his assistants.
Three stars
1. Jon Gillies (Ice), 41 saves, 3 GA, win
2. Sean Kuraly (Ice), 2 goals, assist, +3, 5 shots
3. Daniil Tarasov (Ice), 2 goals, +3, 4 shots
Also notable: Ryan Obuchowski (+3), Alex Barron (+4), Jacob Fallon (2 assists, +3)
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Ice rally against Muskegon, but fall 5-4
Friday night, the Ice saw the opponent rally from a two-goal deficit and steal a couple of points from the Pepsi Coliseum. Saturday night, the shoe was on the Ice's foot, as they rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third to tie the game. But just like Friday, the result wasn't a happy one, as Muskegon's Joseph Cox scored a tiekbreaking goal just 64 seconds after the Ice evened the score and the Lumberjacks skated away from Indianapolis with a 5-4 victory.
Robbie Baillargeon and Woody Hudson each scored twice for the Ice in the loss.
Muskegon won two one-goal games on the road on the weekend to put itself in the thick of a wild USHL East race. The Ice dropped two games at home -- both by 5-4 scores -- and had just one point to show for their weekend efforts.
The game was a penalty-filled one, as the Ice committed 54 penalty minutes and gave Muskegon 11 power plays. Muskegon -- the USHL's most-penalized team -- was whistled for 21 penalty minutes and gave the Ice four power plays -- killing them all. Muskegon's two power play goals were the first two scored by a visiting team on Coliseum ice this season.
The Ice are now 7-3-2 on the year. They are 1-2-2 in their last five games after a hot start.
Trailing 3-1, the Ice rallied in the third to tie the game. Moments after Alex Smith stepped out of the box, Hudson scored his fourth goal of the year to cut the Jacks' lead to one at 5:09 of the period, but the Lumberjacks answered three minutes later to push the lead back to 4-2.
Right off the draw after that goal, things quickly didn't look good for the Ice's chances to rally when a melee broke out at the 8:08 mark that saw four players being given delay of game penalties, but the Ice's Drew Smolczynski was also issued a five-minute major -- and later, a game misconduct -- putting the Ice shorthanded for an extended period of time. Robbie Baillargeon scored his second goal of the game just 13 seconds after the penalties were issued.
Hudson -- moving up to the top line while leading scorer Daniil Tarasov served a misconduct penalty for the final 9:50 -- scored the game-tying goal on a feed from Robert Polosello with 5:08 left in the game, and it appaered the Ice had rallied.
But with 4:04 left -- and just five seconds after matching minors were handed out to both teams -- Cox scored on an assist from Jordan Masters.
Muskegon's top line was rolling in the first two periods. Max Shuart scored on the power play just 2:09 into the game on John Padulo's assist. After the Ice's Baillargeon tied the game in the final minute of the first -- continuing his hot streak with five points in the last four games -- Padulo fed Nick Seeler for a power play goal and then scored one himself off Shuart's assist just 48 seconds apart to give the Jacks a 3-1 lead going into the third.
The game began to get chippy in the second, as Hudson fought Muskegon's Carter Foguth right off the second-period draw, and the Ice then gave Muskegon four power plays in the period.
Jon Gillies played just 11:34, but took the loss in net as he was in goal for the game-winner. Dalton Izyk started the game for the Ice and made 25 saves, but was pulled at the 48:08 mark shortly after Muskegon took a 4-2 lead. Gillies stopped five of the six shots he saw.
Veteran Paul Berrafato stopped 29 of 33 Ice shots to get the victory in net.
In addition to Hudson and Baillargeon scoring twice, Christian Hilbrich assisted on both Baillargeon goals.
3 stars
1. Nick Seeler, MUS (goal, 2 assists, +3)
2. Woody Hudson, Ice (2 goals, +2, 4 shots)
3. Robbie Baillargeon, Ice (2 goals, +1, 3 shots)
Next up for the Ice is a two-game trip to Cedar Rapids and Waterloo next weekend and another trip to Green Bay the night before Thanksgiving. They return home Thanksgiving weekend to face Sioux City (Nov. 25) and Fargo (Nov. 26), beginning a run of seven consecutive home games for the Ice.
Robbie Baillargeon and Woody Hudson each scored twice for the Ice in the loss.
Muskegon won two one-goal games on the road on the weekend to put itself in the thick of a wild USHL East race. The Ice dropped two games at home -- both by 5-4 scores -- and had just one point to show for their weekend efforts.
The game was a penalty-filled one, as the Ice committed 54 penalty minutes and gave Muskegon 11 power plays. Muskegon -- the USHL's most-penalized team -- was whistled for 21 penalty minutes and gave the Ice four power plays -- killing them all. Muskegon's two power play goals were the first two scored by a visiting team on Coliseum ice this season.
The Ice are now 7-3-2 on the year. They are 1-2-2 in their last five games after a hot start.
Trailing 3-1, the Ice rallied in the third to tie the game. Moments after Alex Smith stepped out of the box, Hudson scored his fourth goal of the year to cut the Jacks' lead to one at 5:09 of the period, but the Lumberjacks answered three minutes later to push the lead back to 4-2.
Right off the draw after that goal, things quickly didn't look good for the Ice's chances to rally when a melee broke out at the 8:08 mark that saw four players being given delay of game penalties, but the Ice's Drew Smolczynski was also issued a five-minute major -- and later, a game misconduct -- putting the Ice shorthanded for an extended period of time. Robbie Baillargeon scored his second goal of the game just 13 seconds after the penalties were issued.
Hudson -- moving up to the top line while leading scorer Daniil Tarasov served a misconduct penalty for the final 9:50 -- scored the game-tying goal on a feed from Robert Polosello with 5:08 left in the game, and it appaered the Ice had rallied.
But with 4:04 left -- and just five seconds after matching minors were handed out to both teams -- Cox scored on an assist from Jordan Masters.
Muskegon's top line was rolling in the first two periods. Max Shuart scored on the power play just 2:09 into the game on John Padulo's assist. After the Ice's Baillargeon tied the game in the final minute of the first -- continuing his hot streak with five points in the last four games -- Padulo fed Nick Seeler for a power play goal and then scored one himself off Shuart's assist just 48 seconds apart to give the Jacks a 3-1 lead going into the third.
The game began to get chippy in the second, as Hudson fought Muskegon's Carter Foguth right off the second-period draw, and the Ice then gave Muskegon four power plays in the period.
Jon Gillies played just 11:34, but took the loss in net as he was in goal for the game-winner. Dalton Izyk started the game for the Ice and made 25 saves, but was pulled at the 48:08 mark shortly after Muskegon took a 4-2 lead. Gillies stopped five of the six shots he saw.
Veteran Paul Berrafato stopped 29 of 33 Ice shots to get the victory in net.
In addition to Hudson and Baillargeon scoring twice, Christian Hilbrich assisted on both Baillargeon goals.
3 stars
1. Nick Seeler, MUS (goal, 2 assists, +3)
2. Woody Hudson, Ice (2 goals, +2, 4 shots)
3. Robbie Baillargeon, Ice (2 goals, +1, 3 shots)
Next up for the Ice is a two-game trip to Cedar Rapids and Waterloo next weekend and another trip to Green Bay the night before Thanksgiving. They return home Thanksgiving weekend to face Sioux City (Nov. 25) and Fargo (Nov. 26), beginning a run of seven consecutive home games for the Ice.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Today in history: July 9
Four birthdays today
Steve Dubinsky: Ice center for parts of four seasons from 1993-97. He played 209 games with the Ice, tallying 71 goals and 84 assists. He also had a hat trick (and four points) in the lone playoff game he played in an Ice uniform in 1997. Dubinsky split each of those years between the Ice and the parent Chicago Blackhawks, but essentially got the permanent call to Chicago after his Game 1 hat trick against Cleveland in the 1997 IHL playoffs. The Ice dropped the next three games of the series in his absence, while Dubinsky played in the postseason for the Blackhawks. He played the next four years with Chicago and Calgary, and also later played parts of two seasons in Nashville and St. Louis before retiring in 2003. All told, he played 375 NHL games with 25 goals and 45 assists. His best season as a pro was the 1996-97 Ice season, when his 32 goals and 40 assists (and +35 rating) helped lead the Ice to a division title. Dubinsky was known as a strong face-off artist and a good two-way center. Today, he works for the Glacier Ice Arena in suburban Chicago. A native of Montreal, he is 41.
Marc Magliarditi: Goaltender who played three games for the Ice in 1997-98, posting a 1-2-0 mark and a 3.35 GAA. The Ice were one of five teams he played for that year -- Fort Wayne, Indy and Detroit in the IHL, Columbus in the ECHL and Flint in the UHL. He continued to play in the minors -- primarily in the ECHL -- before retiring in 2006-07. He played the last four years with the Las Vegas Wranglers in the ECHL, and now owns a restaurant in Las Vegas. A native of Niagara Falls, New York, he his 35.
Kyle Page: Defenseman who played for the Ice in 2005-06, totaling two goals and three assists. He then went on to play four years at Bowling Green, graduating in 2010. He immediately jumped to the ECHL Toledo Walleye to finish that season, and played the full 2010-11 season in Toledo, posting a 2-13-15 line. A native of Wixom, Mich., he is 24.
Christian Hilbrich: Forward who currently plays for the Indiana Ice. He had 10 goals and five assists in 50 games in the 2010-11 season. A native of Clarendon HIlls, Ill., he is 19.
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