Friday Finals: RoadRunners stay hot with shutout
Springfield Jr. Blues 0 @ Topeka RoadRunners 2 - Two goals from Jake Kamrass and a shutout from goalie PJ Bridges helped the RoadRunners down Springfield 2-0 in the first of a two-game series at Landon Arena on Friday. It took most of the first period for Topeka to find its footing but, when they did, it was Jake Kamrass who found the net and the lead for the Runners heading into the second. A period where not much happened only that it bled into the third where Kamrass found the net again, this time on a power play giving his team a 2-0 edge in the final 10 minutes. In his fourth game against Springfield, Bridges is now 3-1 with two shutouts after batting away all 17 pucks-on-goal. Stefanos Lekkas made 46 saves in the losing effort. Boxscore
Fairbanks Ice Dogs 2 @ Bismarck Bobcats 4 – The Bobcats scored three goals in the 3rd period for a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Fairbanks on Friday night, which moved Bismarck back into a tie for 1st place in the Central Division. Goals by Kyle Lee and Tayler Munson the Ice Dogs a 2-1 lead after two periods, with the lone Bobcats goal coming from Stanislav Dzakhov. However, Dzakhov started the Bobcats comeback in the 3rd period with his second goal of the night, followed by tallies from new forward Jacob McDowell and Evan Giesler. Boxscore
Minnesota Magicians 3 @ Brookings Blizzard 5 – The Blizzard continued their recent success with a 5-3 win over the Magicians on Friday night thanks to a hat-trick and an assist for Conor Andrle. Brookings led 2-1 after one period on goals from Evan Hesse and Andrle. Colin Herndon had the lone Magicians goal. The Blizzard lead swelled to 4-2 in the 2nd period as Andrle potted his second of the game along with a goal from Jack Stang. Matt Colford had the second Magicians goal. Andrle added his hat-trick in the 3rd period, while Paul O’Connor scored for Minnesota. Boxscore
Minot Minotauros 2 @ Aberdeen Wings 3 – Two, 3rd period goals netted the Wings a come-from-behind 3-2 win on Friday night over Minot. Henry Dill made 35 saves in the win. After an opening goal from Aberdeen’s Erik Baskin in the 1st period, Minot took a 2-1 lead in the 2nd period on goals from Michael Bigelbach and Colton Kramer. In the 3rd period, the Wings came back with goals from Colin O’Neill and Bjorn Sigurdarson. Boxscore
Kenai River Brown Bears 0 @ Minnesota Wilderness 2 – Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped all 20 shots that came his way for his league-leading 8th shutout of the season as the Wilderness blanked the Brown Bears, 2-0. After a scoreless 1st period Jakob Romo scored in the 2nd period to put the Wilderness ahead 1-0. Eric Brenk, who was traded to Minnesota earlier in the month from Brookings, added a 3rd period power play goal, his first in a Wilderness uniform. Zach Quinn made 34 saves in the losing effort. Boxscore
Janesville Jets 3 @ Coulee Region Chill 1 – Logan Halladay continued his hot play as he made 31 saves to lead the Janesville Jets to a 3-1 win in Coulee Region on Friday. Drew Callin put the Jets ahead early with a power play goal. Cam Bleck answered back for the Chill to tie the game at 1-1 after one period. Tyler Rehm scored in the 2nd period to put the Jets ahead 2-1 and he lead swelled to 3-1 in the 3rd period with a goal from Evan Feno. Adam Carlson made 28 saves in the loss for the Chill. Boxscore
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 2 @ Corpus Christi IceRays 1 – Nick Schmit made 25 saves as the Killer Bees won a crucial road game in Corpus Christi on Friday night by a 2-1 score. After a scoreless 1st period Ben Greiner put the Killer Bees ahead 1-0 with his 13th goal of the season. The IceRays responded right back as Jake Durflinger scored his 9th of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Just over a minute into the 3rd period, Evan Schmidbauer scored the eventual game-winner for Rio Grande Valley. IceRays goalie Forbes Ploszaj made 29 saves in the loss. Boxscore
Lone Star Brahmas 2 @ Odessa Jackalopes 1 (SO) – In a battle of goaltenders, it was Lone Star’s TJ Black who bested Odessa’s Eric Hancock as the Brahmas picked up the extra point in a 2-1 shootout win. Trace Jablin scored the lone regulation goal for the Jacks, which came early in the 2nd period. Kellen Wasell tied the game up for the Brahmas with a late 3rd period power play goal. In the shootout, RJ Salvato, Gordie Helmuth and Matt Lison scored for the Brahmas, while Alex Alger and Connor Chambers scored for Odessa. Boxscore