2009-2010 DIMOND LYNX

Varsity Game Recaps

02/19/10

Game 28: February 6, 2010    Dimond  0  vs. West 2  Wasilla Sports Center

Blake Mendenhall leads West to first ever State Championship as he shuts out the Dimond Lynx. They Lynx bombarded Mendenhall early but could not shot, kick or throw a puck past the senior goalie. Dimond held the puck in the West zone for nearly the entire first period and had an 11-0 shot advantage before West managed a dump in shot on Dimond goalie Henry Rubey. West had a few late chances in the first period as the shots ended 12-5. The second period was  a little more equal as West managed to get their offense on track scoring the game winning goal off a dump in that hit the back wall and bounced in front allowing Jack Petrino to be the hero with 2:01 remaining in the second period. The Lynx continued to play great hockey as Mendenhall denied them time after time. Rubey was solid in goal for the Lynx and kept the game at 1-0 until 6:00 remaining when West Logan Miller rifled the puck off the cross bar and the right post before Rubey covered it. The clang of the cross bar was clear, the goal judge turned on the light followed by the referee signaling a goal for a 2-0 lead. The Lynx argued the puck never went in and video evidence in inconclusive. Only an overhead camera or a little CSI frame by frame zoom will prove if the goal went in or not. This cost the Lynx a few minutes of momentum but certainly did not cost them the game. The Lynx continued to press and pulled Rubey with 1:10 remaining but could not get the puck past Mendenhall. This was a great game and finished with a wild celebration for the West Eagle players, coaches and fans.

Anchorage Daily News Story (click)

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 5-11-9  total 25   West Goalie: Mendenhall 12-14-9 total 35

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Game 27: February 12, 2010    Dimond  2  vs. East 1  Wasilla Sports Center

East and Dimond met just eight days ago in the Region Semi-Final with Dimond escaping with a 2-1 win on a late Michael Stoner goal. The Lynx cranked up the offense last night in their first round matchup against West Valley while East took two overtimes late last night to sneak by Wasilla. East also beang  t and tied Dimond during the Cook Inlet Season so this game looks like a great semi final clash. The teams skated to a scoreless first period as East Jeff Thomas turned aside 8 shots and Dimond Henry Rubey made 4 saves. The East Thunderbirds scored first as Ryan Luiten skated end to end on the powerplay and wristed a 40 footer past a surprised Rubey in goal. The Lynx picked up the pace after falling behind and Austin Brown tipped in a Mason Anderson shot for a powerplay goal at 8:20 of the second period to forge a 1-1 tie. The Lynx held a 20-13 shot advantage after two periods bt the scopre was knotted at 1-1. The Lynx picked up the pace in period three out shooting East 13-6 but neither team could score. East seemed content to sit back an ice the puck while floating Luiten at center ice hoping for a breakaway. This allowed the Lynx offense several great scoring chances. With the game tied at 1-1  the Lynx looked like they were on a powerplay out shooting East 7-0 in the first overtime period. With the score still tied at 1-1 the East Thunderbirds were happy to see the Zamboni come out to resurface the ice. The Lynx wasted no time in the second overtime getting a quick shot on Thomas who froze the puck. With the faceoff in the Thunderbird end, Dimond junior Kyle Clapper won the draw and Daniel Roberts fired a backhander between the legs of Thomas for a LYNX WIN! Dimond will now play the West Eagles who have already advanced to the State Championship game.

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 4-8-6-0-0  total 18   East Goalie: Thomas 8-11-13-7-1 total 40

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Game 26: February 11, 2010    Dimond  7  vs. West Valley  2  Wasilla Sports Center

The Dimond Lynx head into State with a struggling offense but a stingy defense and a surprise in goal as Senior Henry Rubey will start his 7th straight game having only lost once. Both these teams finished second in their respective Region Tournaments last week are meeting in the first round for the second straight year. The Lynx beat West Valley back in December 6-2 but the win was costly as Cobi Smith-Mass suffered a season ending shoulder dislocation. That game featured 22 penalties in the game and several big collisions. The Lynx have a long memory and came out very physical and set the tone early as James Pfeifer and Chris Feller threw big checks early but were whistled for penalties. The Lynx took four first period penalties but were able to kill them off. Daniel Roberts gave the Lynx a 1-0 lead with a power play goal at 1:40 of the first period. The second period turned into a wide open affair as Dimond fired 17 shots on goal and West Valley fired 13 shots on goal. Each team also took four penalties in the period. With Pfeifer in the penalty box West Valley Logan Wendling scored at 14:34 to tie the game at 1-1. The Lynx made it 2-1 with a Feller powerplay goal at 12:12 assisted by Kyle Clapper and Max Fairchild. Feller then notched his second goal at 4:50 assisted by Casey Hill. Clapper made it 4-1 Dimond with a powerplay goal at 2:12 assisted by Fairchild. The score and physical play did not stop West Valley as the third period started but Clappers second goal of the night at 13:38 of the period ended any hope of a comeback as the Lynx took a 5-1 lead. Feller completed his hat trick at 11:23 assisted by Fairchild and Tyler Thompson. West Valley made one last surge when Johnny McGee scored at 9:53 making it 6-2. Daniel Roberts closed out the scoring with a shorthanded powerplay goal at 4:12 of the third period. The Lynx advance to the semi finals and will play the winner of the lat game between East and Wasilla.

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 7-12-10  total 29   West Valley Goalie: Morey 12-14-9 total 35

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Game 25: February 6, 2010    Dimond  1  vs. West 3  Boeke Arena

Blake Mendenhall leads West to Region Championship. Click for Anchorage Daily News story.

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 4-5-4  total 13   West Goalie: Mendenhall 5-8-12 total 25

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Game 24: February 4, 2010    Dimond  2  vs. East 1  McDonald Arena

Dimond senior Michael Stoner slid a backhander past a sprawled East goalie Jeff Thomas with 4 minutes remaining as Dimond held off the East Thunderbirds in a Region semi final game. Dimond goalie Henry Rubey made 12 saves in the win and a lucky crossbar on a shot from Ryan Luiten late in the game for his 5th straight win. Dimonds Chris Feller tipped a Casey Hill shot from the side wall at 3:49 of the fist period to give the Lynx a 1-0 lead. East top scorer Ryan Luiten tied the game 1-1 at 5:45 of the second period with a fluke goal from the side wall. The teams exchanged scoring chances and big hits hits before Stoner buried the game winning goal. The Lynx advance to the Region Final on Saturday while East will face a struggling South squad in the consolation game.

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 5-2-5  total 12   East Goalie: Thomas 8-5-8 total 21

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Game 23: February 1 27, 2010    Dimond  3  vs. Eagle River 2  McDonald Arena

The Lynx survive a pesky Eagle River team qualify for State Tournament.

Click for Anchorage Daily News Story

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 4-4-5  total 13   Eagle River Goalie: Haken 10-7 11 total 28

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Game 22: January 29, 2010    Dimond  3  vs. West 2  Boeke Arena

The Lynx played tenacious playoff hockey for the second game in a row to take a 3-0 lead early in the third period but had to hold on for a 3-2 win. With the win the Lynx earn the #2 seed for the Region Tournament and will face Eagle River on Monday Feb. 1 at 7:15 McDonald Center. The Lynx scored at 12:35 of the first period as Tyler Thompson converted with a rebound goal assisted by Max Fairchild and Chris Feller. The Lynx made it 2-0 late in the period as Fairchild knocked in a rebound with just 0:34 seconds remaining. The Lynx out shot the Eagles 19-1 in the period. The Eagles played better in period two and out shot the Lynx 13-6 but the score remained 2-0 Lynx. The full house at Boeke seemed to be all West fans and they were loud. The Lynx seemed to respond to the crowd and Thompson made it 3-0 at 12:16 of the third with a snap shot from the slot assisted by Feller. Penalties took the game flow away and West found the net at 7:06 with Eric Wichorek scoring to make it 3-1. The Lynx took a quick time out to settle down. The timeout worked and the Lynx held the Eagles off the board until just 0:11 seconds left when Logan Miller scored to make it 3-2. The Lynx won the center ice faceoff and then accidently iced the puck. The faceoff would now be in the Lynx zone with just 0:06 seconds left. Feller won the draw and kept the puck on the wall before it was centered and the Eagles had one last chance. Senior goalie Henry Rubey made the biggest save and the Lynx held on to win.

Anchorage Daily News Story(click)

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 1-13-11 total 25   West Goalie: Mendenhall 17-6-5 total 28

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Game 21: January 27, 2010    Dimond  2  vs. Service 1  Boeke Arena

The Lynx played with grit and character taking a tough 2-1 win over long time rival Service Cougars. Dimond's Michael Stoner snapped a laser short side beating Gongora at 3:55 of the second period assisted by Adrian Ramos to take a 1-0 lead. Austin Browning made it 2-0 Dimond made it 2-0 at 4:49 of the third period with a wrap around goal assisted by Tyler Andrews and Ramos. The Cougars made it close at 2:21 when Devon Lamothe scored on a 5 on 3 power play. The Lynx Rubey and defense crew did a great job holding on for the win as they played short handed the last four minutes of the game. The Lynx now control their own destiny for Region seeding. A win on Friday against West would earn the Lynx the #2 seed. A loss could drop the Lynx to 4th or 5th and a rematch with Service.

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Dimond Goalie: Rubey 5-5-10  total 20   Service Goalie: Gongora 8-9-4 total 21

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Game 20: January 23, 2010    Dimond  8  vs. Eagle River 0  McDonald Center

The Lynx scored five power play goals as they cruised to an 8-0 win over Eagle River. The first period was scoreless as Eagle River's Kyle Haken made 14 saves and Dimond's Henry Rubey made 4 saves. The second period was filled with penalties and Chris Feller started the scoring at 10:24 with a power play goal assisted by Tyler Thompson and Max Fairchild. Feller notched his second power play goal at 5:16 assisted by Kyle Clapper. Clapper made it 3-0 on the power play at 1:48 assisted by Fairchild. The Lynx continued the scoring in the third period at 12:32 with Fairchild scoring assisted by Feller and Casey Hill. Daniel Roberts scored at 11:25 assisted by Fairchild and Tyler Thompson. Fairchild scored his second goal at 8:37 assisted by Feller and Thompson. Clapper then scored his second power play goal at 5:32 assisted by Austin Arnold and Bryan Crew. Clapper completed his power play hat trick at 3:03 assisted by Michael Stoner. The Lynx now finish the regular season with Service on Wednesday and West on Friday.

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 4-6-4  total 14   Eagle River Goalie: Haken 14-4-13 total 31

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Game 19: January 21, 2010    Dimond  2  vs. East 3   Boeke Arena

The Lynx played poorly but fired 32 shots on East goalie Jeff Thomas as the Thunderbirds beat the Lynx 3-2. East's Ryan Luiten dominated the game with puck possession and scored two goals inclduing the game winner with 4:26 remaining to seal the win. Dimond goals were scored by Max Fairchild and Chris Feller. 

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh 7-2-7  total 16   East Goalie: Thomas 7-13-10  total 30

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Game 18: January 16, 2010    Dimond  3  vs. Chugiak 0   McDonald  Arena

The Lynx recovered after being hammered by South 4-0 with a shutout of their own. Senior goalie Marcus Holzschuh made 20 saves in the win. Tyler Thompson scored the game winning goal at 1:25 of the second period assisted by Kyle Clapper and Mason Anderson. Chris Feller made it 2-0 Dimond at 2:56 of the third period with an unassisted goal. Max Fairchild made it 3-0 with a power play goal at 1:04 of the third period to seal the win. The Lynx need to win two of the next three games to clinch the #2 seed for the region tournament.

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh 7-10-3  total 20   Chugiak Goalie: Kollman 11-11-9  total 31

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Game 17: January 13, 2010    Dimond  0  vs. South 4  Boeke Arena

The Lynx failed to score early and collapsed late leaving their league standings in jeopardy. A give away by Casey Hill at the Dimond blue led to South first goal at 3:09 of period one. The Lynx turned up the heat in period two firing 10 shots at South goalie Gutierrez but couldn't find the back of the net. South made it 2-0 at 7:27 of the second period when Tayler Wells ripped one past Dimond goalie Marcus Holzschuh. The Lynx held a 15-7 shot advantage after two periods but were trailing 2-0 on the scoreboard. It was all South in period three as they fired 13 shots at Holzschuh scoring twice more for the 4-0 win. "Tonight was just our night" said South coach Mike Ashley. South moved to 7-1-1 in league while Dimond slipped to 5-3-1.

Anchorage Daily News Story (click)

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh  2-5-11 total 18   South Goalie: Gutierrez 5-10-5 total 20

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Game 16: January 9, 2010    Dimond  5  vs. Kenai 0   Soldotna Sports Center

The Lynx won their third in a row since the break improving their record to 12-2-2. Dimond started the scoring at 8:09 with Max Fairchild scoring assisted by Michael Stoner and Kyle Clapper. James Pfeifer ripped one from the top of the left circle scoring his second goal in two nights at 9:47 assisted by Jordan Schnell. Tyler Thompson made it 3-0 at 11:28 of the second period assisted by Daniel Roberts and Chris Feller. Adrain Ramos made it 4-0 at 13:47 assisted by Aaron Dunlap and Austin Browning. Dimond continued to press the offense as they fired 26 shots on goal in the third period but could only score once as Ramos notched his second of the game at 4:37 assisted by Browning and Dunlap. Kenai goalie Dougherty made 50 saves for the game and was clearly the star of the game.

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh 8-11-3  total 22   Kenai Goalie: Dougherty 12-13-25  total 50

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Game 15: January 8, 2010    Dimond  6  vs. Soldotna 1   Soldotna Sports Center

The Lynx take a break from Cook Inlet Conference play as they travel to the Peninsula for a couple of games. We loaded the bus at 9 am for the beautiful 3 hour drive arriving at Don Jose' restaurant for a great pre-game lunch. After checking in at the hotel we headed to the Sports Center and quickly took care of business. Andrew Robinson scored at 8:22 on a nice pass from Jordan Schnell for a 1-0 Lynx lead. Daniel Roberts made it 2-0 at 11:41 assisted by Chris Feller and Tyler Thompson. The Lynx continued to score in period two at 3:17 with Schnell scoring a goal to make it 3-0. Soldotna made it 3-1 at 5:19 followed by Robinson's second goal of the night at 7:36 making it 4-1 Dimond. Roberts scored his second goal making it 5-1 early in the third at 12:35 and James Pfeifer scored his first of the year at 14:41 with a snap shot from the top of the left circle to finish the game 6-1. Henry Rubey had an easy night in goal making 14 saves while the Lynx fired 61 goals on net at two Soldotna goalies.

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 4-8-2 total 14 Soldotna Goalie: Granger 31 Pearson 24

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Game 14: January 6, 2010    Dimond  7  vs. Bartlett 1  Boeke Arena

The Lynx struggled early in their first game back after the holiday break then erupted in period two and cruised to a 7-1 victory over last place Bartlett. The Lynx slow start was caused by five penalties in the first seven minutes of the game allowing Bartlett a few quality scoring chances. Lynx senior goalie Marcus Holzschuh made 6 saves in the opening period and 14 for the game. Dimond sophomore Tyler Thompson picked up his 6th goal of the year assisted by Tyler Andrews at 4:56 of the first. Thompson then jump started the Lynx in period two at 14:09 with his 2nd goal of the game assisted by Chris Feller. Then at 11:44 Brandon Cole playing his first varsity game scored assisted by Andrew Robinson. Just eight seconds later Kyle Clapper made it 4-0 with a one-timer from the top of the right circle assisted by Max Fairchild. Then at 7:12 Michael Stoner fired a pass to Mason Anderson at the blue line who blasted it on goal and Fairchild tipped it past a surprised Bartlett goalie. The lynx led 5-0 after two periods having outshot Bartlett 37-9. Bartlett showed a little life in the third period at 14:20 as Tyler Sewell found net assisted by Tyler King. Dimond's Adrian Ramos closed out the game with two goals notching his first at 3:10 and his 2nd with just 14 seconds remaining for the final score of 7-1. The Lynx head to Soldotna for games Friday and Saturday vs. Soldotna and Kenai.

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh 6-3-5  total 14   Bartlett Goalie: DeBoer 12-20-20 total 52

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Game 13: December 18, 2009    Dimond  3  vs. Service 9   Boeke Arena

The holiday break started early for the Lynx who suffered their worst defeat in recent memory. The Cougars scored just 0:37 into the game on a harmless wrist shot from the blueline by Garrett Brown. Dimond starter Marcus Holzschuh was replaced in goal by Henry Rubey who was quickly tested by the Cougars. Rubey stood tall in net and made several great saves before the game came to a screeching halt. At 4:28 of the first period and Service leading 1-0 Tyler Shamburg was knocked unconscious with an elbow to the head as a Service player skated 40 feet across the ice and followed through with the elbow and then stood over Shamburg as he lay motionless on the ice. Emergency medical personnel were called immediately while team athletic Trainer Lynne Young and parent/fireman Tony Schnell tended to Shamburg. The Anchorage Fire Dept. responded and Shamburg was taken off the ice on a stretcher suffering from headache, neckache and dizziness. The game resumed about 30 minutes later but the Lynx never recovered. No penalty was called on the hit although video replay confirms charging, elbowing or head contact all could have been called. "There is no such thing as a clean hit to the head in ice hockey."

With the game resumed the Service Cougars quickly made it 2-0 and were on their way to a 9-3 blasting of the defenseless Lynx. Many Lynx players attempted to play tough in honor of Shamburg but it lead to numerous penalties and more goals. The Lynx now sit in unfamiliar territory of 4th place. The Lynx resume practice January 4th and hope for Shamburg to have a full and speedy recovery.

Dimond Goalie : Holzschuh  1-2-5 total 8   Service Goalie: Gongora 6-12-3 total 21

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 11-3-x total 14

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Game 12: December 12, 2009    Dimond  11  vs. Bartlett 0   Mc Donald Arena

The Lynx caught a much needed break as they lose to first place West and follow up with a game versus last place Bartlett. The Lynx scored early and often on the Olympic sized ice at the McDonald Center. Senior Chris Feller notched 4 goals, Austin Browning scored 2 goals and Kyle Clapper chipped in 2 goals.

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 2-1-1  total 4   Bartlett Goalie: DeBoer 20-11-5 total  36

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Game 11: December 10, 2009    Dimond  2  vs. West 3   Boeke Arena

Cook Inlet leading scorer Logan Miller scores a power play goal with just over eight minutes remaining leading the high flying West Eagles to a 3-2 victory. The Boeke arena was full and loud as these two top contenders met for the first time this year but the game did not live up to its hype. This game was played mostly between the blue lines as they combined for only 23 shots on goal. The Eagles scored first at 11:38 as Dylan Wisthoff found the net. The Lynx responded at 8:27 as Aaron Dunlap tipped in a backdoor goal to even the game at one. Luc Johnson gave the Eagles the lead at 13:04 of the second period knocking in a rebound. Miller then made it 3-1 West at 8:59 with his power play goal before the Lynx got serious. Dimond's Jordan Schnell popped a power play goal at 5:33 assisted by Max Fairchild to close the gap to 3-2. The Lynx continued to get chances to tie the game before a boarding penalty to Kyle Clapper stopped the comeback with just over two minutes remaining. The Eagles remain in first place in the Cook Inlet Conference.

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh 4-4-5  total  13  West Goalie: Mendenhall 4-2-4  total   10

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Game 10: December 8, 2009    Dimond  5  vs. Eagle River 0   Boeke Arena

Senior Max Fairchild scored shorthanded early in the first period and senior goalie Marcus Holzschuh made it and up as the game winner as the Lynx cruised to a 5-0 win over an improving Eagle River team. Michael Stoner made it 2-0 at 10:10 of the first assisted by Kyle Clapper. Daniel Roberts made it 3-0 early in the second period and Tyler Andrews made it 4-0 with an assist by Kody Dubie to close out the period. JV call up player Shilo Vega notched his first goal with 2:08 remaining assisted by Chris Feller.

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh 2-9-3  total 14   Eagle River Goalie: Haken 7-11-12 total  30

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Game 9: December 4, 2009    Dimond  6  vs. West Valley 2   Boeke Arena

The West Valley Wolfpack came to town with an attitude and they played strong, physical hockey pushing the Lynx to the limit in a game full of penalties. Michael Stoner gave the Lynx a 1-0 lead on the power play at 8:10 of the first period. West Valley Dylan Blankenship made it 1-1 on the power play with 0:21 remaining in the first period. Cobi Smith-Mass made it 2-1 Lynx at 10:19 of the second period and West Valley Johnny McGee tied it 2-2 just one minute later. The teams had combined for 14 penalties thru two periods as the game was battled hard in the corners and along the walls. Dimond lost two players to injuries as Cobi Smith-Mass dislocated his shoulder and is lost for the season and Tyler Shamburg hurt his knee in a neutral zone collision and will be out a week or more. The Lynx took over in period three scoring four times to seal the 6-2 win. Bryan Crew, Tyler Thompson, Kyle Clapper and Daniel Roberts notched goals for the Lynx in period three.

Dimond Goalie:Rubey 7-6-2  total  15  West Valley Goalie: Morey 8-10-12 total 30

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Game 8: December 2, 2009    Dimond  2  vs. Chugiak 0   Boeke Arena

The Thanksgiving break is always a tough one for team consistency. These two teams skated to a tie last month in a non-conference game and this game looked like it was headed for the same result. The game was tied until the 4:10 mark of period three when Dimond's Kyle Clapper made it 1-0 assisted by Cobi Smith-Mass. The Mustangs pulled Kollman for an extra attacker and Daniel Roberts scored into the empty net with 0:08 remaining for the final 2-0 win.

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh 1-9-2  total 12   Chugiak Goalie: Kollman 15-4-10  total 29

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Game 7: November 24, 2009    Dimond  3  vs. East 3   Boeke Arena

The Lynx and T-Birds met for the first time this year and skated to a 3-3 OT tie. Chris Feller scored at 3:04 of the first period and a 1-0 Lynx lead. The Lynx dominated period two but it was the T-Birds who took the lead notching two goals on just seven shots. Ryan Luiten and Joe Reynolds notched goals for the birds who held a 2-1 lead after two periods. The Lynx tied it up in the third at 12:26 as Max Fairchild buried the puck assisted by Tyler Shamburg and Kyle Clapper. East's Reynolds notched his 2nd goal at 8:51 of the third to give East a 3-2 lead. Dimond's Cobi Smith-Mass tied the game on a backhander with 2:20 remaining in the game. The Lynx outshot the T-Birds 7-1 in the overtime period but could not get the puck past East goalie Justin Luiten.

Dimond Goalie: Holzschuh 5-5-9-1  total 20   East Goalie: Luiten 5-10-12-7  total 34

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Game 6: November 20, 2009    Dimond  9  vs. Kenai 1   McDonald Arena

The Lynx continue their winning ways with a balanced scoring attack on Kenai. First period goals by Andrew Robinson, Kyle Clapper and Tyler Shamburg gave the Lynx a 3-0 lead before Kenai's Dylan Hendricks scored. Dimond Sophmores Tyler Thompson and Aaron Dunlap made it 5-1 in the second period. The Lynx made it a 9-1 final with two more goals by Shamburg and two goals by Tyler Andrews.

Dimond Goalie: Rubey 3-1-9  total  13     Kenai Goalie: Remsen 16-16-11  total 43

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Game 5: November 18, 2009    Dimond  3  vs. South 0   Boeke Arena

Lynx play great first period beat Southside rival 3-0. Dimond senior Chris Feller scored at 11:56 and Daniel Roberts scored at 11:07 as the Lynx take a quick 2-0 lead. The Lynx made it 3-0 at 13:09 of the second period chasing South starting goalie Trevor Gutierrez. Ryan Lund entered the game and shutout the Lynx the rest of the way but the damage was done. Senior goalie Marcus Holzschuh made 16 saves to secure the win. See Daily News article below.

Anchorage Daily News Story

Dimond Goalie : Holzschuh  6-6-4 total 16   South Goalie: Gutierrez 8-5-x total 13

                                                              South Goalie: Lund x-5-10 total 15

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Game 4: November 14, 2009    Dimond  9  vs. North Pole 1   Menard Arena

Lynx cruise to a 9-1 victory in the Menard Tournament Championship against the North Pole Patriots.

The Lynx came out fast as Klye Clapper found the net at 12:57 with a backhand rebound goal off a Michael Stoner shot. Aaron Dunlap made it 2-0 at 7:36 converting a James Pfeifer pass and the Lynx were on their way. The Lynx were whistled for six penalties in the second period but managed to score four goals and lead 6-0 after two periods. Stoner snapped one short side assisted by Max Fairchild and Casey Hill. Dunlap scored his 2nd of the game assisted by Clapper and Tyler Thompson scored two goals in two minutes. The Lynx continued scoring in the third period and ran the score to 8-0 before the Patriots scored on a two man advantage. Hill scored his 2nd of the game from behind the Patriots net for the 9-1 final. Daniel Roberts and Aaron Dunlap were named to the All Tournament Team and Dunlap was named Tournament MVP after notching four goals on the weekend.

Anchorage Daily News Story

Dimond Goalie : Holzschuh  6-7-4 total 17   North Pole Goalie: Fine 9-4-15 total 28

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Game 3: November 13, 2009    Dimond  8  vs. Wasilla Warriors 3   Menard Arena

Lynx skate to a 8-3 victory in the Menard Tournament semi-final against a very good Wasilla Warrior team.

The Warriors took a 1-0 lead midway thru the first period. Dimond tied the game 1-1 at 1:29 when Casey Hill scored off a nice board pass from Cobi Smith-Mass. The Warriors took a 2-1 lead just 27 seconds later. The Lynx obviously had a little talk between periods as they scored four goals in six minutes for a 4-2 lead. The second period ended with the Lynx holding a comfortable 6-3 lead. The Lynx jumped right back on the Warriors and took a 8-3 lead with tem minutes remaining as they cruised to the win.  Henry Rubey started his first game as a Lynx and shook off a bad first period to finish with 18 saves. The Lynx now face the North Pole/Kenai winner in the finals on Saturday. See the above bracket for all game times.

Frontiersman Newspaper Article

Dimond Goalie : Rubey  2-10-6 total 18   Wasilla Goalie: Yaskus 15-13-8 total 36

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Game 2: November 12, 2009    Dimond  7  vs. Colony Knights 1    Menard Arena

Lynx skate to a 7-1 victory in the Menard Tournament opening game against Colony.

The Colony Knights played the Lynx tough for two periods behind strong goaltending from Forrest Savel. The Lynx size and strength took over in the third period as they rattled off four goals to seal the win. The Lynx will face Wasilla on Friday in the semi-finals at 5 PM. See the above bracket for all game times.

Mat-Su Frontiersman recap(click)

Dimond Goalie : Holzschuh 6-6-5 total 17   Colony Goalie: Savel 18-17-24 total 59

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Game 1: November 4, 2009    Dimond  3  vs. Chugiak Mustangs  3  Boeke Arena

The 2009 Lynx skated to a 3-3 tie in a  non-conference game against a strong Chugiak team.

The Anchorage Daily News wrote a nice story on the game. Click here for the story.

Dimond Goalie : Holzschuh 5-2-1-2 total 10   Chugiak Goalie: Kollman 7-8-9-9 total 33

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