The Squirrels won their first game of the season Sunday, beating their old foe the Highlanders, 6-2. Though the score was lopsided, the Highlanders spent a significant amount of time in the Squirrels’ zone, but the Squirrels defense and goaltending shut them down.
Mark Tessar scored several goals, including what can only be described as the best looking goal in Screaming Squirrels history. Tessar netted his first goal on a slap shot from the right circle, one on a breakaway, one during a scrum in the crease, and one more that even had the refs in awe. On that one, he came in from the left side on a mini-brekaway, was tripped to the ice, went sliding through the crease and still managed to knock the puck past the goalie. The refs confirmed that it would have been a penalty shot if it didn’t go in.
The Highlanders found themselves very frustrated during this game, having lost to an 0-2 team that was moved up from Bronze 2.
| Game Details |
| Scoring |
Shots on Goal |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| The Highlanders |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Squirrels |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
|
no shots recorded |
| Scoring Summary |
| Period 1 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (unassisted) , 3:46 |
| The Highlanders – Jim Calcaterra (Geoffrey Hobart) , 8:21 |
| Squirrels – Neil Shah (Brent Machado, Jonathan Danziger) , 12:41 |
| Period 2 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (tero moberg, Benjamin Sumner) , 5:40 |
| The Highlanders – Matthew Guenzel (Steve Causey) , 7:34 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (tero moberg, Jonathan Danziger) , 10:44 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (unassisted) , 12:01 |
| Period 3 |
| Squirrels – Robert Valdes (Mark Tessar, Benjamin Sumner) , 1:43 |
| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
| The Highlanders – Steve Causey (Tripping), 2 min , 5:22 |
| Period 2 |
| The Highlanders – Kevin Moore (Tripping), 2 min , 12:01 |
| The Highlanders – Justin Smith (Tripping), 2 min , 13:49 |
| Period 3 |
| The Highlanders – Steve Causey (Roughing), 2 min , 9:48 |
| Squirrels – Donald Marks (Roughing), 2 min , 9:48 |
| Rosters |
| The Highlanders |
Screaming Squirrels |
| Goalies |
| Name |
Min |
Shots |
Saves |
| Sub Goalie |
45 |
no shots recorded |
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| Players |
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