Squirrels Begin A New Era, Continue Dominance
Thursday’s game against the Nordiques marked the beginning of the post-Mike Bronson era for the Screaming Squirrels. Bronson, who spent 3 seasons with the Squirrels, amassed a whopping 59 goals and 95 points as part of the Gold and Black. Rumors surfaced earlier in the week that as a gesture of good faith Bronson left the Squirrels a nut before heading to Chicago and presented it to Vice President and General Manager Ben Sumner. However Sumner, who was vacationing on the West Coast, was not available for comment.
The Squirrels would need no superstar power on this night as they jumped to a multi-goal lead by the 2nd period and initiated the running clock rule about half-way through the 3rd. Chris Wautel, recently called up from the team’s minor league affiliate, struck for 2 goals and 4 points in the first period alone. Although not managing to put the puck in the net, defenseman Kyle Gassert was effective in using the puck at knocking down and knocking out several Nordiques who already had a short bench. One Nordique player had to leave the game with a busted finger from a Gassert slapshot. At the other end of the ice, Squirrels goalie Eric Coulson managed to stop most of the dozen or so shots that trickled his way, however, Nordiques star Hector Rosario managed to sneak one in through the 5 hole and Regan Sweeney put in the 3rd period’s lone goal past Coulson as well.
| Game Details |
| Scoring |
Shots on Goal |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Nordiques |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Screaming Squirrels |
4 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
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Nordiques 16
Squirrels 43
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| Scoring Summary |
| Period 1 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Tero Moberg (Paul Patrinicola, Chris Wautel) , 1:24 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Chris Wautel (Kyle Gassert, tero moberg) , 7:21 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Robert Valdes (tero moberg, Chris Wautel) , 7:55 |
| Nordiques – Hector Rosario (Regan Sweeney) , 8:12 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Chris Wautel (tero moberg) , 10:49 |
| Period 2 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Anthony Richelsen (shorthanded) (Robert Valdes) , 3:07 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Robert Valdes (tero moberg, Chris Wautel) , 3:55 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Tero Moberg (Chris Wautel, Matthew Borlik) , 4:12 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Donald Marks Jr. (Robert Myers, Matthew Borlik) , 6:32 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter (tero moberg) , 13:49 |
| Period 3 |
| Nordiques – Regan Sweeney (unassisted) , 5:15 |
| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 1:50 |
| Nordiques – Hector Rosario – (Elbowing Minor), 2 min , 12:08 |
| Period 2 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Paul Patrinicola – (Holding Minor), 2 min , 1:29 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Kyle Gassert – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 10:25 |
| Period 3 |
| Nordiques – Hector Rosario – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 5:15 |
| Nordiques – Don Brodnax – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 5:15 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 5:15 |
| Rosters |
| Nordiques |
Screaming Squirrels |
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Squirrel Chris Wautel suited up for one of his other teams Thursday, playing goalie with his “junior sized leg pads on backwards and everything,” said Squirrels goaltender Eric Coulson. The Squirrels, who last played a game with Wautel in the opposing team’s net back when he was with Mors Ab Alto in Roller almost five years ago, lit the lamp 10 times for a 10-2 win against the Nordiques. Even Charles Wolstein scored.