The second game of the season against Southwest Airlines resembled the first one for the Squirrels, but this time instead of falling 3-1 they fell 5-1.

Despite being outshot only by two (28-26), the Squirrels couldn’t get any breaks and Southwest Airlines capitalized off of Squirrels’ mistakes. Ed Bager scored the only goal for the Squirrels.

Drew Thiemann, Brent Machado, Paul Kobernick, Charles Wolstein, Greg Wenograd, Tony Richelsen, Chris Long, Bager, Ben Sumner, Desi Richelsen and Jon Magi played for the Squirrels.

The next game is Saturday, Feb. 17, at 8:55 p.m. against the Nordiques.

After losing convincingly four times last season, Southwest Airlines took advantage of a short Squirrels bench Tuesday and came away with a 3-1 victory.

Paul Kobernick got the scoring started in the first period, getting his first goal as a member of the Squirrels. But Southwest Airlines scored three in a row during the next two periods, going into the third period with a up 3-1 lead. The Squirrels faced the same situation in the season opener Friday, but this time couldn’t get the offense going. They played with seven forwards, two short of a full line.

The Squirrels played without Matt Borlik, Sergio Balatan, Brian Jackson, Ed Bager, Rob Myers, Chi Pham and Phil Van der Vossen. It was the first ice loss for the Squirrels since Feb. 26, 2006, ending an eight-game winning streak.

The next game is Sunday, Oct. 22, at 6:25 p.m. against the Nordiques.

The Screaming Squirrels put an end to Southwest Airlines’ season Sunday with a 6-1 playoff victory in the Patrick rink. The Squirrels move on to the semifinals, where they will face Syracuse on Thursday.

Chi Pham, Adam Hughes, Greg Wenograd, and Tony Richelsen each scored, while Rob Myers had two goals.

The Squirrels beat Southwest Airlines in all four matchups this season. Syracuse and the Squirrels split their season series, both winning a game.

Sergio Balatan missed the game for the Squirrels.

Battling with fewer players than usual Wednesday, the Screaming Squirrels won their fourth game in a row — 5-2 against Southwest Airlines — which sent them to second place in the standings.

Ed Bager got the scoring started 8 minutes into the game by connecting with Matt Borlik in front of the net. Bager returned the favor later in the period as he assisted on Borlik’s first goal. With less than a minute remaining in the period, Borlik collected a pass from Rob Myers and scored again.

In the second period, Ben Sumner put the Squirrels up 4-0 with shot that went through the crease to the far side of the net. Southwest Airlines finally answered with a goal late in the period.

In the third period, Southwest Airlines cut the lead to 4-2 with a power play goal. But minutes later, Bager scored again off a pass from Borlik, and the Squirrels held on for the rest of the game.

The Squirrels outshot Southwest Airlines, 41-12. Drew Thiemann made 10 saves in net.

Don Marks, Brian Jackson, Chris Long and Sergio Balatan missed the game for the Squirrels, who used four defensemen and seven forwards.

The next game is Sunday, February 26, at 2:15 p.m. against the Vikings, a team that is close behind the Squirrels in the standings.

It took ten games into his ice career for Ed Bager to finally solve the riddle of the rubber puck. A constant threat in roller hockey, Bager is tied for the team lead in assists this year – and has several shots – but couldn’t get one in the net until 8:40 of the third period Tuesday as the Squirrels skated away with a 5-0 victory against Southwest Airlines.

Late in the first period, Chris Long caught a clearing attempt at the blue line, dropped the puck, shot it, and Phil Van der Vossen redirected it in to get the scoring started. The Squirrels also killed a 5-on-3 for more than a minute midway through the period.

Early in the second period, Rob Myers made a pretty move and scored through the goaltender’s legs to put the Squirrels up by two. Matt Borlik got the third goal late in the period on a breakaway.

Then came the goal that everyone had been patiently waiting for. Stopped on a couple of chances earlier in the game, Bager connected with Ben Sumner on a give-and-go on the low left side, and Bager slid the puck between the goaltender’s legs. He almost scored again late in the game with a hard cut from the right side, but the goaltender read the angle. Greg Wenograd scored on a wrist shot with about two minutes remaining.

Meanwhile, Brian Rimm made 17 saves in net to get the shutout, as the Squirrels put up 28 shots. It was Rimm’s fourth game of the season for the Squirrels.

Drew Thiemann, Don Marks, Adam Hughes, Brian Jackson, Desi Richelson, Sergio Balatan and Jared Genser missed the game. The Squirrels had two full lines. Long played defense.

The next game is Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 10:15 p.m. against the Clippers in Resor. This game was recently added when the Clippers were demoted from the C-A division.

Also, a practice is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 16 at 9:15 p.m. at the Cabin John rink with the D.C. Vipers of Hockey North America. Everyone is encouraged to attend.