Three Ice players participated in tonight's USHL-NHL Prospects Game in Muskegon -- essentially, the replacement for the All-Star Game, the contest shows off the top draft-eligible players from across the league.
The Ice's Robbie Baillargeon shone brightly, scoring the East's first two goals in a 5-3 victory. He also had several more good chances, getting five shots on goal.
Baillargeon's first goal came when he stole a clearing pass and deked goaltender Stephon Williams out of position in the goalmouth before slinging the puck into the open net with 1:46 left in the first. It cut the West lead to 2-1, but Baillargeon quickly tied the game in the second, cashing in on a great goalmouth feed from Muskegon's Jordan Masters at 4:07.
The Ice's Robert Polosello also had an assist on a goal at 10:06 of the second scored by Green Bay's Nicholas Schilkey -- a goal that initially wasn't allowed, but was upon further consultation with the goal judge. Polosello also got five shots off.
Jon Gillies was the winning goaltender. He came in with a 3-2 lead midway through the second, quickly allowed the tying goal on a deflection, and then was a brick wall, stopping 19 consecutive shots to seal the victory.
Former Ice player Cody Bradley, now of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, also played for the East in the game.
USHL boxscore
Showing posts with label Robert Polosello. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Polosello. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Game 33: Ice at Dubuque
The Indiana Ice are the hottest team in America right now, with seven straight victories and 11 games without a regulation loss.
Tonight, they go to face the team where the regulation streak started, facing the Dubuque Fighting Saints -- this time in Dubuque.
The 11-game streak began when the Ice swept two games from Dubuque, the defending Clark Cup champs who are in third place in the Eastern Conference, five points back of the Ice. Indiana is fresh off a 4-2 victory at Chicago in which Robert Polosello (six) and Sean Kuraly (seven) extended scoring streaks, and Polosello tallied his seventh and eighth goals of the season, and Kuraly his 19th. Newcomer Kirill Lebedev scored in his first game as an Iceman.
While the Ice have a high-powered offense with 20-goal scorer Daniil Tarasov and 19-goal scorer Kuraly, Dubuque is led by one of the USHL's most dynamic players in Zemgus Girgensons, who has 27 points in 25 games. We also will see old friend Cody Bradley, who has flourished in Dubuque with 10 points in 13 games.
This is the last game before a three-game, three-city weekend that will see the Ice play at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Muskegon and Green Bay next week.
Tonight's game
Indiana Ice (21-7-4)
at
Dubuque Fighting Saints (19-10-3)
8:05 p.m., Mystique Community Ice Center, Dubuque, Iowa
Broadcast: ushl.fasthockey.com
Season series: Ice lead 2-0
Dec. 10: Ice 3, Dubuque 2 (at Pepsi Coliseum): Sean Kuraly 3G, Daniil Tarasov & Robbie Baillargeon 2A, Jon Gillies 41sv (Ice); Mike Matheson, Ryan Siro G, Gabe Antoni 17sv (Dub).
Dec. 9: Ice 6, Dubuque 1 (at Pepsi Coliseum): Jacob Fallon 3A, Christian Hilbrich 2G, Robbie Baillargeon, Daniil Tarasov, Ryan Cole G/A each. Jon Gillies 26sv (Ice); Teddy Doherty G (Dub)
Tale of the Tape
Ice (21-7-4, 2nd USHL East)
Head coach: Kyle Wallack
GF: 116 (t2nd). GA: 84 (t2nd)
PP: 30.4% (1st). PK: 87.26 % (2nd) PIM: 553 (10th)
OT record: 3-2 SO record: 1-2
Road record: 10-2-3
Leading scorers: Daniil Tarasov (20-22-42), Sean Kuraly (19-14-33), Robbie Baillargeon (11-19-30), Jacob Fallon (9-21-30).
Leading +/-: Daniil Tarasov (+19), Alex Barron (+19), Ryan Obuchowski (+17)
Leading PIM: Woody Hudson (73), Daniil Tarasov (59), R.J. Boyd (53)
Leading goaltender: Jon Gillies (19-5-4, 2.28 GAA, .928sv%, 2 SHO), Dalton Izyk (2-2-0, 3.43 GAA, .888 sv%)
Last 5: 5-0-0. Last 10: 8-0-2
Last 5
1/20: at Chicago (W 4-2)
1/13: vs. USA U18 (W 4-3)
1/7: vs. Youngstown (W 4-1)
1/6: at Waterloo (W 3-2)
12/31: vs. Youngstown (W 3-0)
Fighting Saints (19-10-3, 3rd USHL East)
Head coach: Jim Montgomery
GF: 98 (11th). GA: 84 (t2nd)
PP: 19.1% (8th). PK: 87.32% (1st). PIM: 495 (4th)
OT record: 1-2 SO record: 2-1
Home record: 10-2-2
Leading scorers: Zemgus Girgensons (9-11-20), Shane Sooth (3-17-20), Tyler Lundey (10-13-23), T.J. Moor (7-16-23)
Leading +/-: Matthew Caito (+11), Jake Downing (+7)
Leading PIM: Matt Youso (68), Mike Matheson (42), Michael Downing (42)
Leading goaltender: Matt Morris (8-4-2, 2.13 GAA, .913 sv%)
Last 5: 2-2-1. Last 10: 5-3-2
Ice next 5 games
12/21: at Dubuque
12/27: vs. Chicago (at Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
12/28: at Muskegon
12/29: at Green Bay
2/3: at Green Bay
Tonight, they go to face the team where the regulation streak started, facing the Dubuque Fighting Saints -- this time in Dubuque.
The 11-game streak began when the Ice swept two games from Dubuque, the defending Clark Cup champs who are in third place in the Eastern Conference, five points back of the Ice. Indiana is fresh off a 4-2 victory at Chicago in which Robert Polosello (six) and Sean Kuraly (seven) extended scoring streaks, and Polosello tallied his seventh and eighth goals of the season, and Kuraly his 19th. Newcomer Kirill Lebedev scored in his first game as an Iceman.
While the Ice have a high-powered offense with 20-goal scorer Daniil Tarasov and 19-goal scorer Kuraly, Dubuque is led by one of the USHL's most dynamic players in Zemgus Girgensons, who has 27 points in 25 games. We also will see old friend Cody Bradley, who has flourished in Dubuque with 10 points in 13 games.
This is the last game before a three-game, three-city weekend that will see the Ice play at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Muskegon and Green Bay next week.
Tonight's game
Indiana Ice (21-7-4)
at
Dubuque Fighting Saints (19-10-3)
8:05 p.m., Mystique Community Ice Center, Dubuque, Iowa
Broadcast: ushl.fasthockey.com
Season series: Ice lead 2-0
Dec. 10: Ice 3, Dubuque 2 (at Pepsi Coliseum): Sean Kuraly 3G, Daniil Tarasov & Robbie Baillargeon 2A, Jon Gillies 41sv (Ice); Mike Matheson, Ryan Siro G, Gabe Antoni 17sv (Dub).
Dec. 9: Ice 6, Dubuque 1 (at Pepsi Coliseum): Jacob Fallon 3A, Christian Hilbrich 2G, Robbie Baillargeon, Daniil Tarasov, Ryan Cole G/A each. Jon Gillies 26sv (Ice); Teddy Doherty G (Dub)
Tale of the Tape
Ice (21-7-4, 2nd USHL East)
Head coach: Kyle Wallack
GF: 116 (t2nd). GA: 84 (t2nd)
PP: 30.4% (1st). PK: 87.26 % (2nd) PIM: 553 (10th)
OT record: 3-2 SO record: 1-2
Road record: 10-2-3
Leading scorers: Daniil Tarasov (20-22-42), Sean Kuraly (19-14-33), Robbie Baillargeon (11-19-30), Jacob Fallon (9-21-30).
Leading +/-: Daniil Tarasov (+19), Alex Barron (+19), Ryan Obuchowski (+17)
Leading PIM: Woody Hudson (73), Daniil Tarasov (59), R.J. Boyd (53)
Leading goaltender: Jon Gillies (19-5-4, 2.28 GAA, .928sv%, 2 SHO), Dalton Izyk (2-2-0, 3.43 GAA, .888 sv%)
Last 5: 5-0-0. Last 10: 8-0-2
Last 5
1/20: at Chicago (W 4-2)
1/13: vs. USA U18 (W 4-3)
1/7: vs. Youngstown (W 4-1)
1/6: at Waterloo (W 3-2)
12/31: vs. Youngstown (W 3-0)
Fighting Saints (19-10-3, 3rd USHL East)
Head coach: Jim Montgomery
GF: 98 (11th). GA: 84 (t2nd)
PP: 19.1% (8th). PK: 87.32% (1st). PIM: 495 (4th)
OT record: 1-2 SO record: 2-1
Home record: 10-2-2
Leading scorers: Zemgus Girgensons (9-11-20), Shane Sooth (3-17-20), Tyler Lundey (10-13-23), T.J. Moor (7-16-23)
Leading +/-: Matthew Caito (+11), Jake Downing (+7)
Leading PIM: Matt Youso (68), Mike Matheson (42), Michael Downing (42)
Leading goaltender: Matt Morris (8-4-2, 2.13 GAA, .913 sv%)
Last 5: 2-2-1. Last 10: 5-3-2
Ice next 5 games
12/21: at Dubuque
12/27: vs. Chicago (at Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
12/28: at Muskegon
12/29: at Green Bay
2/3: at Green Bay
A smashing debut & 7 straight
New Iceman Kirill Lebedev scored the game's first goal tonight and the Ice won their seventh straight game -- and extended their regulation unbeaten streak to 11 games (9-0-2) in a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Steel on the road tonight.
Lebedev scored the game's first goal, giving the Ice a 1-0 lead after a period. Former Steel defenseman R.J. Boyd and Robbie Baillargeon -- who each assisted on Lebedev's goal -- each had two assists on the night. Robert Polosello also scored twice. The Ice -- who possess two of the league's best special teams units -- also scored power play and shorthanded goals in a complete victory.
With Green Bay losing to the USNDTP U18s tonight, the Ice gained two points on the Gamblers and now trail by seven points. The Ice are 21-7-4 with 46 points and a game in hand on GB. The Ice are also five points ahead of Dubuque, whom they visit Saturday night.
Polosello has caught fire of late, and has tallied a point in six straight games. He scored on a feed from Ryan Obuchowski 1:54 into the second to give the Ice a two-goal cushion. Sean Kuraly added a power play goal four and a half minutes later to give the Ice a 3-0 edge. It was his 19th goal of the year, putting him one behind team leader Daniil Tarasov. Kuraly now has a seven-game point streak going.
Chicago's Bo Pieper and Jacob Slavin scored within the next five minutes to cut the lead to 3-2, but Jon Gillies slammed the door the rest of the night, making 29 saves. He stopped all 10 Chicago shots in the third period, during which Polosello added a shorthanded goal.
Matthias Dahlstrom made 39 saves for Chicago in the loss, as the Ice held a 43-31 shot edge.
Jacob Fallon and Alex Barron were both plus-2 on the night for the Ice.
Tarasov was scoreless, but he got off a whopping 10 shots on goal during the game.
3 stars
1. Robert Polosello (Ice), 2 goals, +1, 2 shots
2. Bo Pieper (Chicago), goal, +1, 2 shots
3. R.J. Boyd (Ice), 2 assists, +1, 1 shot
USHL boxscore
Lebedev scored the game's first goal, giving the Ice a 1-0 lead after a period. Former Steel defenseman R.J. Boyd and Robbie Baillargeon -- who each assisted on Lebedev's goal -- each had two assists on the night. Robert Polosello also scored twice. The Ice -- who possess two of the league's best special teams units -- also scored power play and shorthanded goals in a complete victory.
With Green Bay losing to the USNDTP U18s tonight, the Ice gained two points on the Gamblers and now trail by seven points. The Ice are 21-7-4 with 46 points and a game in hand on GB. The Ice are also five points ahead of Dubuque, whom they visit Saturday night.
Polosello has caught fire of late, and has tallied a point in six straight games. He scored on a feed from Ryan Obuchowski 1:54 into the second to give the Ice a two-goal cushion. Sean Kuraly added a power play goal four and a half minutes later to give the Ice a 3-0 edge. It was his 19th goal of the year, putting him one behind team leader Daniil Tarasov. Kuraly now has a seven-game point streak going.
Chicago's Bo Pieper and Jacob Slavin scored within the next five minutes to cut the lead to 3-2, but Jon Gillies slammed the door the rest of the night, making 29 saves. He stopped all 10 Chicago shots in the third period, during which Polosello added a shorthanded goal.
Matthias Dahlstrom made 39 saves for Chicago in the loss, as the Ice held a 43-31 shot edge.
Jacob Fallon and Alex Barron were both plus-2 on the night for the Ice.
Tarasov was scoreless, but he got off a whopping 10 shots on goal during the game.
3 stars
1. Robert Polosello (Ice), 2 goals, +1, 2 shots
2. Bo Pieper (Chicago), goal, +1, 2 shots
3. R.J. Boyd (Ice), 2 assists, +1, 1 shot
USHL boxscore
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 5, 2012
Ice Players of the Week & Prospects Game
Three Indiana Ice players were selected Thursday for the 2012 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which will be played Jan. 24 at the L.C. Walker Arena in Muskegon.
This game is intended to showcase the top players eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft from the USHL. This is the first year of the Top Prospects Game. Thirty-seven of the selected players are 2012 draft-eligibles, four more are 2013 draft-eligibles.
Selected from the Ice are goaltender Jon Gillies, rated by the CSS as the top draft-eligible goaltender in the USHL. With a 16-5-4 record, two shutouts and a 2.32 GAA, Gillies ranks first in the USHL in games played, minutes and wins, and third in goals-against average. He also leads the league with a .926 save percentage.
Also selected are forward Robert Polosello. In 28 games, he has a 6-8-14 line. He is a +4 with five power-play points. Forward Robbie Baillargeon is the third Ice player selected to the team. He has 11 goals, 16 assists and is a +4 on the year. He has 11 points on the power play, including three goals. He is also highly-rated by the CSS.
The Ice also had two players selected to USHL weekly awards.
Forward Sean Kuraly continued his team-best streak by scoring a goal in five consecutive games when he tallied goals in each of the Ice's wins last week. He had three goals, an assist and a +5 rating. He now has a team-high 18 goals on the season. He was the USHL Forward of the Week, while goaltender Jon Gillies was again the Goaltender of the Week. He had three wins, a 1.30 GAA, a shutout and a .949 save percentage in the three games. He shared the honor with Sioux Falls' Adam Wilcox.
Full rosters for the prospects game (from the USHL)
This game is intended to showcase the top players eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft from the USHL. This is the first year of the Top Prospects Game. Thirty-seven of the selected players are 2012 draft-eligibles, four more are 2013 draft-eligibles.
Selected from the Ice are goaltender Jon Gillies, rated by the CSS as the top draft-eligible goaltender in the USHL. With a 16-5-4 record, two shutouts and a 2.32 GAA, Gillies ranks first in the USHL in games played, minutes and wins, and third in goals-against average. He also leads the league with a .926 save percentage.
Also selected are forward Robert Polosello. In 28 games, he has a 6-8-14 line. He is a +4 with five power-play points. Forward Robbie Baillargeon is the third Ice player selected to the team. He has 11 goals, 16 assists and is a +4 on the year. He has 11 points on the power play, including three goals. He is also highly-rated by the CSS.
The Ice also had two players selected to USHL weekly awards.
Forward Sean Kuraly continued his team-best streak by scoring a goal in five consecutive games when he tallied goals in each of the Ice's wins last week. He had three goals, an assist and a +5 rating. He now has a team-high 18 goals on the season. He was the USHL Forward of the Week, while goaltender Jon Gillies was again the Goaltender of the Week. He had three wins, a 1.30 GAA, a shutout and a .949 save percentage in the three games. He shared the honor with Sioux Falls' Adam Wilcox.
Full rosters for the prospects game (from the USHL)
Forwards Defensemen
Ray Pigozzi
– Chicago Steel Ian Brady – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Kevin Irwin
– Des Moines Buccaneers Jaccob Slavin – Chicago Steel
Zach Saar – Des Moines Buccaneers Mike Matheson – Dubuque Fighting Saints
Cody Bradley
– Dubuque Fighting Saints Brian
Cooper – Fargo
Force
Zemgus Girgensons – Dubuque Fighting Saints Justin Wade – Fargo
Force
Nate Arentz
– Fargo Force Dakota Mermis – Green Bay Gamblers
Austin Farley –
Fargo Force Jordan Schmaltz – Green Bay Gamblers
Alex Kile – Green Bay Gamblers Mike McKee – Lincoln Stars
Nicholas Schilkey – Green Bay Gamblers Mark Yanis – Muskegon Lumberjacks
Robbie Baillargeon – Indiana Ice Cliff Watson – Sioux City
Musketeers
Robert Polesello – Indiana Ice Ian McCoshen – Waterloo
Black Hawks**
Zach Aston-Reese – Lincoln Stars Chris Bradley – Youngstown
Phantoms
Luke Johnson
– Lincoln Stars ** Michael
Downing^ – Dubuque
Fighting Saints**
Kevin Roy – Lincoln Stars
Adam Chlapik
– Muskegon
Lumberjacks
Matthew DeBlouw
– Muskegon
Lumberjacks Goaltenders
Jordan Masters
– Muskegon Lumberjacks Jon
Gillies – Indiana
Ice
Justin Selman
– Sioux Falls Stampede Alex Lyon – Omaha
Lancers
Austyn Young
– Sioux Falls Stampede Stephon Williams – Sioux
Falls Stampede
Taylor Cammarata – Waterloo Black Hawks** Jay Williams – Waterloo
Black Hawks
Vince Hinostroza – Waterloo
Black Hawks
A.J. Michaelson
– Waterloo
Black Hawks
Austin Cangelosi – Youngstown
Phantoms
Richard Zehnal
– Youngstown
Phantoms
**2013 draft-eligible
^will not participate
Friday, November 11, 2011
Gamblers rally to beat Ice in OT 5-4
After playing a tremendous first period and opening up two separate
two-goal leads, the Indiana Ice saw Green Bay rally to steal a 5-4
overtime game Friday night at the Pepsi Coliseum.
Green Bay defenseman Markus Lauridsen sniped a shot from the high slot past Ice netminder Jon Gillies at 3:48 of overtime to allow the Gamblers to escape with the victory in a game it appeared the Ice might run away with early.
The Ice led 3-1 after nine minutes and then led 4-2 after two periods, but the Gamblers rallied in the third. Nicholas Schilkey scored his second goal of the game by going top shelf from the slot with 13:29 left. Then, with 6:15 to go, Kyle Novak fed Sheldon Dries on a breakaway -- the only one of the night for either team -- to tie the game. Green Bay came in waves, outshooting the Ice 11-6 in the third period.
Things started out well for the Ice. Schilkey scored just 2:13 in, but the Ice answered in a big way, with the big line of Jacob Fallon-Daniil Tarasov-Robert Polosello cashing in twice. Fallon banked a shot from the red line off to the left side of the net off Green Bay netminder Adam Wilcox and into the net at the 4:24 mark to tie it. It was Fallon's seventh goal of the year.
Just 17 seconds later, the Ice took the lead when Emil Romig cashed in a feed from linemate Woody Hudson. And 4:07 after that, Fallon fed a perfect goalmouth feed across to Tarasov, who buried his eighth goal of the season. After 8:46, the Ice led 3-1 and were flying. They had more opportunities -- cranking 19 shots on goal in the first period -- but Green Bay managed to weather them and chop the lead when Jordan Gross scored on a shot from the point in the final 90 seconds of the period.
After a breakneck first period, the game tightened up in the second, with the Ice cashing in on their only power play of the night when Ryan Obuchowski's blast from the point hit traffic in the slot and was perfectly redirected by Polosello into the net for Polosello's fifth tally of the season.
The game was one that was befitting of a matchup between two of the league's top teams -- high-energy hockey, some tremendous individual play and moves, and a bevvy of beautiful goals. Fallon continued to impress with his high-energy play at the center position. His line generated 13 of the Ice's 36 shots in the game, three goals and a boatload of scoring chances.
Tarasov, who came into the night tied for the USHL scoring lead, added a goal and an assist to run his season totals to 8-11-19. Fallon also had a goal and an assist and now has seven of each. Polosello had a goal and two assists, and now has a 5-4-9 line for the season. Center Robbie Baillargeon -- playing the point on the power play unit -- extended his scoring streak to three games with an assist.
Gillies stopped 27 of 32 Green Bay shots in his second OT loss of the season. His personal record is now 6-1-2. Wilcox made 32 saves on 36 shots, and is now 5-2-0. Both teams were playing without a handful of players representing their country in the World Junior A Challenge. The Ice's Sean Kuraly and Green Bay's Jordan Schmaltz, Andy Welinski, Alex Broadhurst, Sam Herr and goaltender Ryan McKay were all representing the United States in Canada.
The game jumbled the crowded top of the USHL's Eastern Conference standings. With two points, Green Bay vaults Dubuque for first place with a 9-3-0 record and 18 points -- one better than the defending Clark Cup champion Fighting Saints. The Ice (7-2-2) move into a third-place tie with Cedar Rapids, with both teams sporting 16 points.
Three stars
1. Nicholas Schilkey (GB). 2 goals, +1
2. Markus Lauridsen (GB). game-winning goal, +4
3. Robert Polosello (Ice). 1 goal, 2 assists, 6 shots, +1
USHL boxscore
Ice next 6 games
Sa 11/12 vs. Muskegon, 7 p.m.
F 11/18 at Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m.
Sa 11/19 at Waterloo, 8 p.m.
W 11/23 at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
F 11/25 vs. Sioux City, 7 p.m.
Sa 11/26 vs. Fargo, 7 p.m.
Green Bay defenseman Markus Lauridsen sniped a shot from the high slot past Ice netminder Jon Gillies at 3:48 of overtime to allow the Gamblers to escape with the victory in a game it appeared the Ice might run away with early.
The Ice led 3-1 after nine minutes and then led 4-2 after two periods, but the Gamblers rallied in the third. Nicholas Schilkey scored his second goal of the game by going top shelf from the slot with 13:29 left. Then, with 6:15 to go, Kyle Novak fed Sheldon Dries on a breakaway -- the only one of the night for either team -- to tie the game. Green Bay came in waves, outshooting the Ice 11-6 in the third period.
Things started out well for the Ice. Schilkey scored just 2:13 in, but the Ice answered in a big way, with the big line of Jacob Fallon-Daniil Tarasov-Robert Polosello cashing in twice. Fallon banked a shot from the red line off to the left side of the net off Green Bay netminder Adam Wilcox and into the net at the 4:24 mark to tie it. It was Fallon's seventh goal of the year.
Just 17 seconds later, the Ice took the lead when Emil Romig cashed in a feed from linemate Woody Hudson. And 4:07 after that, Fallon fed a perfect goalmouth feed across to Tarasov, who buried his eighth goal of the season. After 8:46, the Ice led 3-1 and were flying. They had more opportunities -- cranking 19 shots on goal in the first period -- but Green Bay managed to weather them and chop the lead when Jordan Gross scored on a shot from the point in the final 90 seconds of the period.
After a breakneck first period, the game tightened up in the second, with the Ice cashing in on their only power play of the night when Ryan Obuchowski's blast from the point hit traffic in the slot and was perfectly redirected by Polosello into the net for Polosello's fifth tally of the season.
The game was one that was befitting of a matchup between two of the league's top teams -- high-energy hockey, some tremendous individual play and moves, and a bevvy of beautiful goals. Fallon continued to impress with his high-energy play at the center position. His line generated 13 of the Ice's 36 shots in the game, three goals and a boatload of scoring chances.
Tarasov, who came into the night tied for the USHL scoring lead, added a goal and an assist to run his season totals to 8-11-19. Fallon also had a goal and an assist and now has seven of each. Polosello had a goal and two assists, and now has a 5-4-9 line for the season. Center Robbie Baillargeon -- playing the point on the power play unit -- extended his scoring streak to three games with an assist.
Gillies stopped 27 of 32 Green Bay shots in his second OT loss of the season. His personal record is now 6-1-2. Wilcox made 32 saves on 36 shots, and is now 5-2-0. Both teams were playing without a handful of players representing their country in the World Junior A Challenge. The Ice's Sean Kuraly and Green Bay's Jordan Schmaltz, Andy Welinski, Alex Broadhurst, Sam Herr and goaltender Ryan McKay were all representing the United States in Canada.
The game jumbled the crowded top of the USHL's Eastern Conference standings. With two points, Green Bay vaults Dubuque for first place with a 9-3-0 record and 18 points -- one better than the defending Clark Cup champion Fighting Saints. The Ice (7-2-2) move into a third-place tie with Cedar Rapids, with both teams sporting 16 points.
Three stars
1. Nicholas Schilkey (GB). 2 goals, +1
2. Markus Lauridsen (GB). game-winning goal, +4
3. Robert Polosello (Ice). 1 goal, 2 assists, 6 shots, +1
USHL boxscore
Ice next 6 games
Sa 11/12 vs. Muskegon, 7 p.m.
F 11/18 at Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m.
Sa 11/19 at Waterloo, 8 p.m.
W 11/23 at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
F 11/25 vs. Sioux City, 7 p.m.
Sa 11/26 vs. Fargo, 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Ice prospects
The Hockey News has a couple of profiles of prospects who were at Main Camp this weekend:
Robert Polosello forward who played with the Vaughn Vipers in Ontario Junior A this past season and has committed to Boston University. Small in stature, at 5-foot-7, he was always around the puck in the games this weekend.
Dalton Izyk goaltender who played in EJHL Green Mountain this past season and dressed for a couple of games backing up Casey DeSmith with the Ice last year.
The Ice's Adam Erne was also profiled earlier this year in the magazine's Prospect Watch column. Erne is considered one of the top 1995-born players in the country, and was one of a very small handful of 15-year-olds in the USHL last season.
(Thanks to Dave Soline for the links).
Robert Polosello forward who played with the Vaughn Vipers in Ontario Junior A this past season and has committed to Boston University. Small in stature, at 5-foot-7, he was always around the puck in the games this weekend.
Dalton Izyk goaltender who played in EJHL Green Mountain this past season and dressed for a couple of games backing up Casey DeSmith with the Ice last year.
The Ice's Adam Erne was also profiled earlier this year in the magazine's Prospect Watch column. Erne is considered one of the top 1995-born players in the country, and was one of a very small handful of 15-year-olds in the USHL last season.
(Thanks to Dave Soline for the links).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)