Central States Hockey League 2006 Game Archives

The St. Louis Jr. Blues capped their season this evening with a 6-4 win over the Toledo Cherokee winning the Hurster Cup for the 4th consecutive season. The Cherokee would strike first on the power play midway through the first period as Ryan Ford scored. The period ended with Toledo ahead by one. St. Louis would strike next as Ryan Loach scored the first two goals of the game within 4 minutes to give St. Louis the 2-1 lead, both goals came on the power play. Nate Urbaniak tied the game for Toledo with 11:00 minutes to go in the period. Loach answered right back scoring even strength to regain the lead 3-2 after 2 periods. In the third period, the teams would exchange goals. Kyle Gouge scored his first of two even strength on a low shot from the circle. Toledo had the answer as J.C. Gulch scored with just under 5:00 minutes to go on the power play to close the gap to one. Gouge answered right back scoring from an almost identical spot to regain the lead. Toledo never quit as Andrew Hess crashed the net and banged home a rebound, again on the power play, to close the gap to one again. With :20 seconds left, C.J. Chappell won a battle at the point, cleared the zone, beat the defenseman to the puck and put it into an empty net with :12 seconds remaining to seal the win.

Cleveland Shuts Out Mass Maple Leafs, Earns 3rd Bid to Nationals

Despite playing their 4th game in 4 days, the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks came out strong and easily handled the Massachusetts Maple Leafs of the CHA. The Maple Leafs came out strong in the first period, out playing and out shooting the Jr. Jacks. As the period progressed Cleveland picked up the pace and started to control the play. The first period ended with the game tied at 0-0. However, in the second period Cleveland would score all they would need. Kevin Colleran lit the lamp just 5:00 minutes into the period on the power play. Five minutes later Evan Dube would score his first of two to increase the Jr. Jacks lead on the power play. In the third period Cleveland would put the game away as Dube, Mike Schultz and Grant Tonne would score for the Jr. Jacks. Paul Beckwith stopped all 32 shots he faced to get the shut-out win and bid to Nationals.

Hurster Cup Stage is Set

The stage is set for the 2006 Hurster Cup Championship. In Saturday's first game the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks and St. Louis Jr. Blues both needed a win to advance to the Championship game. Both teams came out a little tentative in the first but St. Louis would get on the board midway through the period when Ryan Kretzer scored on the power play as he beat Steve Somerfield to take the lead. The period ended with St. Louis up 1-0. The second period began much differently as the Jr. Blues came out flying, scoring 4 goals in the period. The Jr. Blues defense led the way offensively in the period scoring 3 of the 4 goals. Pat Dolan scored his first of two early in the period even strength to extend the St. Louis lead. Less than :30 seconds later Brendan Sheehan would put St. Louis up by 3 as he beat the Cleveland defense and goaltender on a quick break-in. Pat Dolan would notch his second of the game on a one-timer from the point on the power play that beat the goaltender off the post and in. Chris Saracino scored the fifth and final goal on a blast from the point that found its way into the net through the goaltender and the period ended with St. Louis up 5-0. Kirk Bolduc would break the shut-out early in the third period as he beat Cal Heeter cleanly on a quick transition goal. Heeter stopped 21 of 22 shots to get the win while Somerfield stopped 32 of 37 in the loss. The win gives St. Louis the opportunity to win their fourth consecutive Hurster Cup Championship. Cleveland will now face off against the Mass Maple Leafs for the third Nationals bid.

In Game 2 of the day, the Toledo Cherokee squared off against the Motor City Chiefs. The Cherokee came out strong from the beginning scoring 3 first period goals and never looked back. Korey Abbeglen continued his strong play in the tournament scoring even strength early in the period. Ryan Ford would score on the power play to extend the lead to two. Nik Stroup closed the gap to one but that was as close as the Chiefs would get in the game. Tyler Pilmore also scored on the power play to extend the Cherokee lead. The second period was much the same as the Cherokee scorched the Chiefs for 3 unanswered goals. Tom Higgins scored twice and J.C. Gulch scored once to extend the lead to 6-1. In the third period Dan Bujaki and Jesper Hedell scored to cap off the scoring for the Cherokee. Dan Venet and Josh Baker combined to stop 26 of 34 shots in the loss while J.R. Engelbert and Steve Madej stopped 29 of 30 in the win. The Cherokee will represent the CSHL as the #2 representative at the USA Hockey Jr. B Nationals next weekend in Philadelphia but first will face off against the Jr. Blues for the 2006 Hurster Cup Championship.

Hurster Cup Playoffs Day 2

Day 2 of the Hurster Cup playoffs kicked off tonight with the two unbeaten teams in the tournament met. Toledo and Cleveland, both day 1 winners, took the ice and skated to a 4-4 tie. The Jr. Jacks built a 3 goal lead only to see it evaporate in the second period. Mike Schultz scored on the power play early in the game to give Cleveland the lead. Tom Higgins scored his first of two goals to tie the game at the 15:00 minute mark. David Bruder scored 5:00 minutes later to regain the lead for Cleveland. Kirk Bolduc gave the Jr. Jacks a two goal lead to close out the scoring in the first period. P.J. Harris gave the Jr. Jacks the 3 goal lead early in the second period even strength. Toledo would go on to score 3 unanswered goal in the period to tie the game. Higgins scored his second of the game to close the gap for Toledo. Korey Abbeglen would then be the hero as he scored twice in the second, including the game tying goal with just :08 seconds remaining in the period on the power play. The teams remained scoreless through the 3rd period and overtime. J.R. Englebert and Steve Madej combined to stop 32 of 36 in the game while Paul Beckwith stopped 43 of 47.

In the second game of the evening the St. Louis Jr. Blues faced off against the Motor City Chiefs. As it turns out, based on the results of the first game, the winner of this game would be mathematically eliminated from the Hurster Cup and one of the Nationals bids still up for grabs. St. Louis came out strong but it was Motor City that struck first. As a penalty expired the Chiefs caught St. Louis running around in their defensive zone. Zac Lewis took a pass on the blue line, walked a sliding Jr. Blues player and beat St. Louis goaltender Cal Heeter to take a one goal lead. The lead was short-lived as the Jr. Blues scored 5 unanswered goals in the game. Ryan Loach tied the game on the power play as he tipped a shot from the point. Ryan Kretzer would score the game winner with 1:00 minute remaining in the period as he beat goaltender Josh Baker short side. Brendan Sheehan, Kyle Gouge and Tim Jost would all add insurance goals later in the second period and in the third. Cal Heeter stopped 20 of 21 shots to get the win while Josh Baker and Dan Venet combined to stop 44 of 49 in the loss. The loss eliminated the Chiefs.

The scenario for Sunday's game:

If Toledo wins they will play in the Hurster Cup Championship.
If St. Louis wins they will play in the Hurster Cup Championship and Cleveland will play the Mass Maple Leafs for the league to get the third berth.
If Cleveland wins they will play in the Hurster Cup Championship and St. Louis will play the Mass Maple Leafs to gain the third nationals berth for the league. That berth would go to the loser of the Hurster Cup Championship game.
If Motor City wins, Toledo will need tie breakers to get into the Championship game.

Night of Upsets at the Hurster Cup

The 2006 Hurster Cup playoffs kicked off this evening in St. Louis as the Motor City Chiefs and Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks squared off in the first game of the night. After a scoreless first period the Jr. Jacks ripped off 4 quick goals to take a 4-0 lead in the second. Graeme Laxton, Chase Porter, Cody Ayers and Porter again scored in less than 3:00 minutes. The period would end with Cleveland ahead 4-0. In the third, the Chiefs came storming back launching 25 shots in the 3rd period on the Jr. Jacks goaltender Paul Beckwith. Jesse Edwards would finally solve Beckwith short handed midway through the period as he crashed the net and banged home the rebound. Steve Popp would scored four minutes later on the power play in much the same fashion as a rebound squirted out and he chipped it over and in. Grant Tonne sealed the win with an empty net goal as the Jr. Jacks down the second seeded Chiefs in a 5-2 final. Dan Venet and Josh Baker combined to stop 24 of 28 with an empty net while Beckwith stopped 53 of 55 to get the win.

In the second game of the night, the first seed St. Louis met a determined Toledo team. Toledo came out strong from the first whistle and never looked back. Korey Abbeglen started the scoring just 3:00 minutes after he one-timed a shot off of the face off in the St. Louis zone. St. Louis would work to tie the game a couple of minutes later as Grant Everett crashed the Toledo goal and chipped in a rebound. Tom Higgins put Toledo ahead for good late in the period even strength. Abbeglen would give the Cherokee a two goal lead midway through the period but Pat Dolan for St. Louis, closed the gap beating Englebert low and wide. After a scramble around the net Tyler Pilmore slid the puck past a sprawling Rob Moss to increase the lead to 4-2 after two periods. In the third period, St. Louis came out strong but couldn't beat Englebert as he stopped all 12 shots he faced that period and 33 of 35 in the game to get the win. Moss stopped 22 of 26 in the loss.

St. Louis faces Motor City in game two and Toledo plays Cleveland.

Cleveland Claims the Final Spot in Hurster Cup

The Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks claimed the last playoff spot as they beat the Peoria Mustangs 4-2 in game three of their best of 3 series. The Jr. Jacks got goals midway through the period as Marcel Alvarez scored on the power play and Steve Osacky scored even strength to give Cleveland the lead. Russ Anderson closed the gap late in the period even strength. In the second period, Cleveland got goals early from Grant Tonne and Graeme Laxton to take a 4-1 lead. Derek Masterson scored with :29 seconds to go in the period to end the second down 4-2. Paul Beckwith stopped 53 of 55 including all 27 in the third to get the win. Ryan Gregory stopped 23 of 27 taking the loss. Cleveland becomes the 4th seed in the Hurster Cup Finals and open play against Motor City on Thursday in St. Louis

3 of 4 Teams Set for Hurster Cup

So far in the CSHL playoffs there have been near upsets, but none have been successful. Last Saturday night in St. Louis, the Chicago Force pushed the Jr. Blues to overtime but couldn't overcome a two goal deficit as the Jr. Blues win 4-3 in overtime. The Force jumped on top, scoring on their second 5-3 power play of the series as Rob Duebel redirected a shot from the point. Tim Jost would tie the game for St. Louis, also on the power play and the period would end tied at one. Ed Effinger and Ryan Kretzer put the Jr. Blues up by two midway through the second period but Chicago would close the gap before the end of the period. Mike Glowa fired a cross-ice pass into the St. Louis zone that knuckled past the Jr. Blues goaltender and the period ended with St. Louis up 3-2. Chicago would score the lone goal in the third period on the power play as Duebel scored his second of the game, again on the power play, to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, both teams exchanged penalties but neither was able to score. With just under 6:00 minutes to go in the first overtime, Chad Larkowski picked up the puck and fired a quick shot that beat the goaltender five hole. Eric Levine was outstanding in goal for Chicago turning away 72 of 76 shots in the game. Cal Heeter picks up the win for St. Louis stopping 28 of 31. The Jr. Blues will now hold the first seed in the Hurster Cup Finals to begin next weekend.

In Detroit, the Motor City Chiefs completed a two game sweep of the Michigan Ice Dogs as they skate to a 7-4 win. The Chiefs scored two first period goals and the Ice Dogs were not able to overcome the deficit. Zac Lewis scored two of his three on the power play to give the Chiefs the lead after one. Steve Popp increased the lead to 3 goals early in the second period scoring the lone even strength goal of the game for either team. Joe Trotter and Shawn Skelly would close the gap to one as each scored on the power play for the Ice Dogs. Zac Lewis gave Motor City a two goal lead scoring short handed and completing the hat trick. Tim Whalin scored on the power play with just over a minute to go in the second and the Chiefs took a lead of 5-2 into the third. The would increase that lead to 7-2 on two power plays as Nik Stroup and Jack Goodell score. Joe Szwed and Chris Barczuk scored on the power play and short handed, respectively, but it was too little too late for the Ice Dogs. Dan Venet stopped 46 of 50 to get the win while Mike Davis and John Stefko combined to stop 23 of 30 in the loss. The Chiefs will now head to St. Louis and the Hurster Cup as the number two seed.

In Peoria, the Mustangs came back strong on Saturday night and forced a game three with the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks winning 3-1. Russ Anderson scored his first of two goals on the power play just 4 minutes into the second period. Mike Schultz scored the lone Cleveland goal 11 minutes into the same period but Anderson would score at even strength, giving the Mustangs all they would need as the teams headed into the 3rd period with Peoria up 2-1. Cal Getschmann scored an insurance goal in the third period and Ryan Gregory shut down Cleveland stopping 22 of 23 to get the win. Paul Beckwith stopped 44 of 47 taking the loss. They play today in the rubber match at 1:45 CST.

The Toledo Cherokee are the third of three teams to qualify for the Hurster Cup Finals in St. Louis by virtue of their sweep of the Metro Jets. The Cherokee scored two first period goals and never looked back as they win 5-2. Ryan Ford and Andrew Hafner each scored in the first to give the Cherokee a 2-0 lead after one. Chris Sarnowski closed the gap at even strength just :21 seconds into the second period as the Jets get on the board. Nate Urbaniak regained the two goal lead for the Cherokee scoring just :30 seconds later and Toledo finished the period up 3-1. Wes Stoecker notched a power play goal early in the third period to pull the Jets to within one. Korey Abbeglen scored late to add insurance for the Cherokee and Andrew Hafner scored shorthanded as time ran out in the game. J.R. Englebert stopped 34 of 36 to get the win while Ryan Glover and Nick Deskins combined to stop 29 of 34 in the loss.

Hurster Cup Playoffs Get Underway

The Hurster Cup Playoffs kicked off tonight in St. Louis, Peoria, Toledo and Detroit as the top 8 teams faced-off. In St. Louis, the Jr. Blues hosted the 8th place Chicago Force. The Jr. Blues jumped on top in the first when Tom Lange banged home a loose puck in front of the net. Jeff Chatten tied the game at one each when he beat St. Louis goaltender Robbie Moss from the top of the circle on a 5-3 power play. Brendan Sheehan put St. Louis up 2-1 as they headed into the third period. St. Louis would extend their lead to 3-1 when Chad Larkowski scored in the second. Chris Saracino notched a power play for the Jr. Blues to make it 4-1 but Nick Cinquegrani found the back of the net to close the gap to two and Mike Glowa scored early in the third period to get within one. St. Louis would again go up by 2 as Larkowski scored his second of the game and Tom Lange would extend it to three on the power play midway through the period. Kyle Sadler scored about two minutes later but they would get no closer. Rob Moss stopped 29 of 33 to get the win while Garrett Bartus and Eric Levine combined to stop 37 of 43 in the loss.

In Detroit, the Motor City Chiefs and Michigan Ice Dogs played a high scoring affair that saw the game see-saw back and forth. Michigan took a two goal lead in the first as Jordan Adams and Shawn Skelly each scored even strength. Kevin Lee and Zac Lewis would answer right back for the Chiefs and the period would end tied at two. Dan Werner and Joe Trotter would again give the Ice Dogs a two goal lead but Bob Collar would close the gap to one on the power play. Adams extended the lead to two goals with his second of the game but Sean Webster answered for the Chiefs. Skelly scored his second of the game to put the Ice Dogs back up by two but Motor City came roaring back at the end of the period. Clay Mattson and Collar scored to tie the game at 6 after 2 periods. Motor City would finally take the lead just :40 seconds into the third period as Bob Collar notched the hat trick. Chris Barczuk tied the game less than one minute later. Zac Lewis scored his second to give Motor City their second lead of the game but Barczuk scored his second of the game to close out the scoring in regulation with the teams tied at eight. Just :45 seconds into the overtime, Zac Lewis would complete the hat trick and give the Chiefs the win 9-8 in overtime. Josh Baker and Dan Venet combined to stop 27 of 35 to get the win while Mike Davis and Dave Wilson combined to stop 31 of 40 to get the loss.

In Peoria, the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks won their first of the series over the Peoria Mustangs 4-1. Nick Mahoney would score the lone Peoria goal midway through the first period but that is all they would get as the Jr. Jacks went on to score four unanswered goals. Evan Dube scored in the first to tie the game and Grant Tonne scored what proved to be the game winner less than two minutes later. David Bruder added and insurance goal in the third and Cody Ayers followed up about five minutes later to close out the scoring. Brandon Adamovich stopped 27 of 31 taking the loss and Paul Beckwith stopped 45 of 46 to get the win.

Quad City Upends the Cherokee

The Quad City Express and Toledo Cherokee battled back and forth with Express coming out on top in overtime. Nick Curry scored his first of two late in the first to give the Express the one goal lead after one. Tom Higgins and Toby Hafner scored two goal in the second to give Toledo the lead until late in the period when Fred Kooser scored to tie the game at two. Josh DeSmit scored short-handed to give Quad City the lead but they couldn't hold on as Nate Urbaniak scored late in the game to tie the game at three each. Nick Curry scored with just under :30 seconds to play in the overtime period to give the Express the win.

St. Louis Ends Season On A Winning Note

The St. Louis Jr. Blues completed their season play with a 6-2 win over the Motor City Chiefs. Tom Lange had the hot hand today scoring four goals, including a natural hat trick. Scott Keevan and Kyle Gouge each scored once for St. Louis. Mike Behen and Nick Stroup each scored once while Mitch Washer added two assists. Cal Heeter stopped 27 of 29 to get the win while Josh Baker stopped 49 of 50 in the loss.

Cleveland Steams Past Columbus

The Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks ended their regular season with a bang as they blow past the Columbus Jr. B Blue Jackets 9-0. Kevin Colleran notched a hat trick and Cody Ayers scored twice and added 3 assists in the win. Mike Schultz would give Cleveland all they would need just 5:00 minutes into the game. Kirk Bolduc, Chase Porter and David Bruder each scored once. Steve Somerfield stopped all 31 shots he faced to get the win while Scott Zacharias and Drew Stanton combined to stop 26 of 35 shots in the loss.

Cleveland Shuts-Out Columbus

Steve Osacky scored just over two minutes into the game to give the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks all they would need as they shut-out the Columbus Jr. B Blue Jackets 7-0. Paul Beckwith stopped all 26 shots he faced to pick up the win. Graeme Laxton, Cody Ayers, Chase Porter and Doug Placko each scored once while Mike Schultz scored twice in the win. Ben Peach stopped 33 of 40 in the loss.

Toledo Blanks Quad City

After a scoreless first period the Toledo Cherokee exploded for 5 second period goals and 3 in the third as they shut-out the Quad City Express 8-0. Korey Abbeglen scored a hat trick while Nate Urbaniak, Andrew Hess, Toby Hafner, Austin Seiple and Bart Reeves all scored once. J.R. Engelbert stopped all 27 shots he faced to get the win. Kevin McFarland stopped 45 of 53 shots taking the loss.

Peoria Skates Past Metro

Brian Baxter-Lopez, Russ Anderson and Mike Shollar all scored twice as the Peoria Mustangs beat the Metro Jets 6-0. Brenden Adamovich stopped all 20 shots he faced and Ryan Glover stopped 36 of 42 in the loss.

St. Louis Downs Motor City

The Motor City Chiefs scored two first period goals but couldn't hold on as the St. Louis Jr. Blues scored 5 unanswered goals to win 5-2. Rob Collar and Pat Collar each scored in the first to give the Chiefs the early lead. Ryan Holzum closed the gap for St. Louis early in the second and Grant Everett tied the game several minutes later. Tim Jost netted the game winner midway through the third period and Tom Lange and Kyle Gouge added empty net goals late to secure the win. Rob Moss stopped 23 of 26 to get the win and Dan Venet stopped 34 of 37 with two empty net goals taking the loss.

Cleveland Shuts-Out Chicago

Kevin Colleran scored 6 minutes into the game giving the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks all they would need as they shut-out the Chicago Force 2-0. Paul Beckwith was huge in goal for the Jr. Jacks as he stopped all 50 shots he faced to earn the shut-out. Mike Schultz iced the game early in the third for Cleveland. Garrett Bartus stopped 30 of 32 shots taking the loss in net for Chicago.

Toledo Sweeps Columbus

Nate Urbaniak scored once and added four assists at the Toledo Cherokee complete a weekend sweep of the Columbus Jr. B Blue Jackets winning 6-2. Dennis Capa, Korey Abbeglen, Toby Hafner, Dan Bujaki and Bart Reeves all scored once for the Cherokee. Steve Madej stopped 20 of 22 shots to get the win. David Vietch continued his strong play for Columbus adding two more goals this afternoon. Drew Stanton stopped 34 of 40 shots in the loss.

Flint Holds Off Quad City

Chris Noonan was the story in Quad City today as the Flint Jr. Generals goaltender stopped 37 of 38 shots to lead the visiting Jr. Generals over the Quad City Express 3-1. Joel Hornung scored his first of two goals midway through the second period and Scott Gossman notched the game winner less than two minutes later. Quad City's Kyle Hirsch closed the gap early in the third period but Hornung would answer back to seal the win. Chad Helgason stopped 25 of 28 in the loss for Quad City.

Chicago Holds Off Cleveland

A.J. Alfrey netted a hat trick to lead the Chicago Force over the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 6-4. Nick Cinquegrani, Eric Meyer and B.J. Block all scored for the Force and Garrett Bartus stopped 30 of 34 shots in the win. Cleveland got to within one when Kevin Colleran scored midway through the third period but they would get no closer. David Bruder scored twice and Austin Oakes scored once in the game. Steve Sommerfield and Paul Beckwith combined to stop 36 of 42 shots in the loss.

Motor City Jumps Over Peoria

Motor City and Peoria met tonight with second place on the line. After a scoreless first period, Zac Lewis scored his first of two putting the Chiefs ahead 1-0 early in the period. Alec Hagaman scored with less than a minute to play in the period to tie the game after two. Mike Behan scored to give the Chiefs a one goal lead early in the second and Lewis scored late to extend the lead to 3-1. Mike Sholler closed the gap with just over a minute to play in the game but Peoria could get no closer as they win 3-2. Dan Venet stopped 22 of 24 to get the win while Ryan Gregory stopped 29 of 32 in the loss.

6 Second Period Goals Doom Quad City as Flint Wins Big

After entering the second period down 2-1 the Flint Jr. Generals scored 6 second period goals to cruise past the Quad City Express 11-3. Fred Kooser and Curt Leich scored to give Quad City the early lead. The Jr. Generals would answer back, big with Randy Wills (2G), Scott Gossman (2G,2A), Ryan Arndt (2G,3A), Derek Szecsodi (3G,3A) and Mike Crowder (2G,3A) all notching points in the win. Chris Noonan stopped 43 of 46 shots in the win while Chad Helgason and Kevin McFarland combined to stop 30 of 41 shots in the loss.

Toledo Blows Past Columbus

Korey Abbeglen scored a hat trick and added an assist and J.C. Gulch had five assists to lead the Toledo Cherokee over the Columbus Jr. B Blue Jackets 9-2. After a scoreless first period for both teams, the teams exploded for 11 goals in two periods. Austin Seiple, Devon Benike, Josh Nicol, Dan Bujaki and Andrew Hafner all scored with Nicol scoring twice. Zach Pippin and Dave Veitch each scored once for Columbus in the loss. J.R. Engelbert and Steve Madej combined to stop 17 of 19 shots in the win while Scott Zacharias stopped 38 of 47 in the loss.

Flint Rally's in the Third, Beats Cincinnati

Flint's 4 goal third period propelled them past the Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones 5-4. David Stone, Joel Hornung, Stve Gossman, Derek Szecodi and Ryan Arndt combined to score for the Jr. Cyclones. Chris Noonan stopped 45 of 49 shots to get the win in goal. Shane Spencer scored twice for Cincinnati while Hayden Scolero and Patrick Higgins each scored once. Justin Sgro stopped 33 of 38 in the loss.

St. Louis Sweeps Quad City

The St. Louis Jr. Blues beat the Quad City Express 7-2 completing a season sweep of the Express. Tim Jost scored his first of three goals in the first and Chad Larkowski scored to give St. Louis a 2-0 lead after one. Fred Kooser scored to close the gap but Jost would score his second to give St. Louis a two goal lead again. Nick Curry would again bring Quad City to within one and again St. Louis would extend the lead as Ed Effinger scored for a 4-2 lead after two periods. Grant Everett, Chris Saracino and Jost would score unanswered goals in the third for the win. Rob Moss stopped 24 of 26 while Chad Helgason stopped 60 of 67 shots in the loss.

Peoria Gets Back On Track, Beats Chicago

After dropping their last five games, the Peoria Mustangs came charging back today with a 5-1 win over the Chicago Force. A.J. Alfrey scored the first goal of the game for Chicago but that is all they would get as Ryan Gregory turned away every other shot taken stopping 23 of 24. Mike Sholler tied the game in the first and Cal Getschmann scored the game winner five minutes later. Russ Anderson, Larry Kincaid and Brian Baxter-Lopez all added game winners in the third period. Eric Levine stopped 34 of 39 in the loss.

Columbus Splits With Grand Rapids

The Columbus Jr. B Blue Jackets came from behind to split with the Grand Rapids Jr. Owls winning 5-3. Matt Haddock and Dave Veitch each scored twice for the Jr. Blue Jackets and added two assists each. Scott Whiteman scored once and added an assist. Scott Zacharias stopped 45 of 48 in the win for Columbus. Alex Falardeau, Max Keagle and Shawn Steggles all scored for the Owls. Ryan Douglas stopped 29 of 33 shots with and empty net goal in the loss.

Grand Rapids Outlasts Columbus

The Grand Rapids Jr. Owls skated past the Columbus Jr. B Blue Jackets in a see-saw battle, winning 5-4. Jason Knutson had the hot hand for Grand Rapids scoring 3 goals, including the game winner, and added an assist. Adam Hull and Eric Curtis each scored once. Sean Pero stopped 27 of 31 shots to get the win. Columbus took advantage of their power play, scoring 3 of their goals with an extra attacker. Dave Veitch got the scoring started even strength and then Clay Nirschel, Doug Stanton and Brian Thompson all scored on the power play to tie the game late in the third. Drew Stanton stopped 40 of 45 in the loss.

Chicago Skates Past Peoria

Josh Dore, A.J. Alfrey, Alex Jackson, Nick Cinquegrani and Mike Glowa all scored for the Chicago Force as they beat the Peoria Mustangs 5-3 in Peoria. Garrett Bartus stopped 32 of 35 to get the win in goal for the Force. Zack Sisk, Keith Denton and Earl Power-Murphy all scored for the Mustangs in the win and Brandon Adamovich stopped 29 of 34 with an empty net goal in the loss.

St. Louis Downs Quad City

The St. Louis Jr. Blues continue their strong play today as they down the Quad City Express 4-2. St. Louis jumped out early scoring just :20 seconds into the game and never looked back as Chris Saracino found the back of the net. Tim Jost would extend the lead to 2 later in the period but Quad City answered right back when Shane Parker scored just as St. Louis was coming off a 5-3 penalty kill. The goal was scored even strength. Chad Larkowski gave St. Louis a two goal lead late in the second period and they took a 3-1 lead into the third. Josh Desmit would close the gap less than one minute into the third period but Tom Lange answered just :40 seconds later to close out the scoring. Kevin McFarland stopped 35 of 39 in the loss and Rob Moss picked up the win stopping 25 of 27.

Flint Over Cleveland

Five different goal scorers netted goals for the Flint Jr. Generals as they beat the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 5-3. Jason Wiles, Rob Steele, John Karwat, Ryan Arndt and Matt Prashaw all scored for the Jr. Generals in the win. Chris Noonan stopped 37 of 40 in the win for Flint. The Jr. Jacks kept the game close through two periods as Chase Porter, David Bruder and Tim Okicki all scored as the were only down 4-3 entering the third, but they would get no closer. Shay McGlynn and Paul Beckwith combined to stop 32 of 36 with an empty net goal in the loss.

Motor City Rebounds, Beats Toledo

After dropping a game to the Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks on Friday, the Motor City Chiefs rebound to beat the Toledo Cherokee 5-1. Steve Popp, Kevin Lee, Mitch Washer, Jesse Edwards and Bob Collar all scored for the Chiefs. Eric Schardt stopped 37 of 38 in the win. Tom Higgins scored the lone Toledo goal in the second period and J.R. Englebert stopped 23 of 28 in the loss.