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| (**Photo Credits go to Jeff Coons**) |
The Brown Bears got two points from both Vincent Stefan and Jacob Davidson;
a stellar performance from Gustaf Johansson between the pipes, and ruined the
first game of the brand new management and head coach Tony Zasowski in front of
nearly 700 Springfield fans.
The Brown Bears scored two goals in the first period--including a goal from
Dylan Meier with just over three minutes into the contest; followed by a second
goal just five minutes later that occured on the power play from Lucas Kohls
and Kenai River led Springfield 2-0 after the first twenty minutes.
In the second period, it was a lot of the same thing. Connor Deal, Albin
Karlsson and Stefan all scored in the period and after forty-minutes of hockey,
the Junior Blues trailed by a score of
5-0; which pretty much put the game completely out of reach with just
twenty minutes remaining.
The Junior Blues scored there first and only goal in the third period on a
nasty slap shot off the stick of defenseman Cody Dixon. Dixon, who is one of
the very few returning players from last seasons squad, scored the goal on an
assist from Roy Grandov at 5:01 of the period; which helped salavage a game
that wasn't very close from the start--and breaking up a shutout.
First year goalie Matt Leon got the start for Springfield and recieved the
loss as he played the entire sixty-minutes. He was successful on 37-of-42 shots
from the Brown Bears, who outshot Springfield on the night by a total of
42-to-35. Johansson made 34 saves on 35 shots for Kenai River as he picked up
the win--and was phenomenal between the pipes all night.
The game consisted of fourteen total penalties; which nine of them coming
from the home team. Springfield went 0-for-5 with the man advantage while Kenai
River scored two times on nine chances.
Cody Dixon led the team in shots with five, while both Nate Chasteen and
Russell Jordan each had four.
Despite the score being as lopsided as it was tonight, the Junior Blues are
a young team that will most certainly be an exciting group to watch as this
season continues to progress. Considering we have one of the youngest teams in
the entire league; as well as brand new management and a new head coach, time
will heal all wounds for this very talented squad.
The Junior Blues fell to 1-3-1 overall on the season with the lost; while
the Brown Bears improved there overall record to 1-2-2. The same two teams will
be back at it again tomorrow night at the same time (7:05 p.m.) inside the
Nelson Center. Make sure to come out and soak in the atompshere as Springfield
tries to split the weekend series and get there first home win of the season.
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