The Squirrels and Blades of Steel met Thursday for the first time since the winter championship game, and also the first time since the teams got promoted to the Silver 4 division. In yet another nail-biter, the Squirrels fought back from a two-goal deficit and won, 6-5 in a shootout.
Dave Steckel had a goal and three assists for the Squirrels, and Tom Fischer scored two in the third period. Mark Tessar and Adam Baranowski also scored for the Squirrels
In the shootout, Nabil Allaoua made all three saves and Tony Richelsen scored once to give the Squirrels the win.
| Game Details |
| Scoring |
Shots on Goal |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
SO |
Total |
| Blades of Steel |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Squirrels |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
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Blades of Steel 26
Squirrels 56
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| Scoring Summary |
| Period 1 |
| Blades of Steel – Benjamin Kastner (Chris Lawton) , 4:17 |
| Squirrels – David Steckel (Brent Machado, Anthony Richelsen) , 13:17 |
| Period 2 |
| Squirrels – Adam Baranowski (David Steckel) , 2:44 |
| Blades of Steel – Benjamin Kastner (Philip Barber) , 8:25 |
| Blades of Steel – Benjamin Kastner (unassisted) , 12:02 |
| Blades of Steel – Benjamin Kastner (unassisted) , 12:32 |
| Period 3 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (unassisted) , 1:03 |
| Squirrels – Tom Fischer (Mark Tessar, David Steckel) , 8:36 |
| Blades of Steel – Chris Lawton (power play) (Benjamin Kastner) , 10:27 |
| Squirrels – Tom Fischer (David Steckel) , 12:21 |
| Shootout |
| Squirrels – Anthony Richelsen (unassisted) , 0:00 |
| Shootout |
| Blades of Steel |
Squirrels |
| SHOOTER |
SCORE |
| Philip Barber |
no |
| Benjamin Kastner |
no |
| Ryan Tishkevich |
no |
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| SHOOTER |
SCORE |
| Anthony Richelsen |
yes |
| David Steckel |
no |
| Tom Fischer |
no |
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| TOTALS: 0 |
TOTALS: 1 |
| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
| Blades of Steel – John Cameron (Tripping), 2 min , 14:09 |
| Period 2 |
| Blades of Steel – Greg Mumma (Too Many Men(Bench Minor), 2 min , 3:37 |
| Blades of Steel – Kenneth Lee (Hooking), 2 min , 4:36 |
| Period 3 |
| Blades of Steel – Chris Lawton (Tripping), 2 min , 5:22 |
| Squirrels – Brent Machado (Cross Checking), 2 min , 9:35 |
| Squirrels – Mark Tessar (Cross Checking), 2 min , 13:27 |
| Blades of Steel – John Cameron (Interference), 2 min , 13:27 |
| Rosters |
| Blades of Steel |
Screaming Squirrels |
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Referee
Default Linesman, , Chris Dietz, Sarah Hickman
Scorekeeper
Melissa Mumma |
