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2012-2013 DIMOND LYNXVarsity Game Recaps |
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02/13/13 |
            
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FEAR THE LYNX
Game 1: October 30, 2012 Dimond 10 vs. Chugiak Mustangs 2 7:15 pm McDonald The Dimond Lynx open on the road against the Chugiak Mustangs at 7:15 pm. These teams met opening day last season and the Lynx took care of business on the way to a perfect 26-0 season. The pressure is on the Lynx again as they are now unbeaten in their last 27 games. With 13 seniors on the roster the expectations are high. The Lynx play Chugiak and West in conference games before heading to the Valley to meet the Wasilla Warriors and then Fairbanks for three non-conference games Nov. 8-10. Senior goalie Jordon MacMillan has earned the start in goal but will have competition as fellow Senior Aaron Bigelow and Sophomore Darin Hammingh will challenge for time in goal. As expected the Lynx cruised to opening night 10-2 win over an outmanned Chugiak team. Chugiak was missing several starters who have not completed the required 10 days of practice. The Lynx struck just 1:12 into the game as Senior Tyler Garcia skated in alone and snapped the puck past a surprised Chugiak goalie. The Lynx added two more before the end of period one with Garcia scoring his second goal and Senior Kiel Kenning scoring his first ever Varsity goal. Chugiak freshmen William Casey scored his first goal early in the second period to close the gap to 3-1.More Seniors joined the scoring in period two with Tyler Andrews and Ben Heafer making it 5-0 Lynx. The Lynx Senior class continued the scoring with Marcus Moloney scoring with a laser over the left shoulder of the Chugiak goalie. Senior Kenny Hausinger made it 7-0 early in the third period followed by Heafer scoring his second goal of the night to make it 8-1. Chugiak Kris Tomazevic made a great individual effort to score with 3:40 remaining in the period to make it 8-2. andrews then scored his second goal of the night before junior Josh Larson broke up the Senior party notching his first goal of the season with just 0:22 remaining in the game for a final score of 10-2. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 7 saves Chugiak Goalie: Bennett 15 saves/ Straub 11 saves/Fugere 6 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 2: November 1, 2012 Dimond 12 vs. West Eagles 1 Boeke The Dimond Lynx offense continued to shine scoring four goals in the first period as they cruised to a 12-1 win over the West Eagles. The Eagles were fired up to start the game and Kiernan Kuiper a 6' 4" 275 # senior excited the crowd scoring at 12:30 of the first period to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. The Eagles were still celebrating as Ben Heafer tied the score at 12:06 on a nice passing play from Josh Larson and Tyler Andrews. The Lynx defenseman Walker Hamilton made it 2-1 at 7:13 with a blast from the blue line and the rout was on. Tyler Garcia and lane Bauer added first period goals for a 4-1 lead at the intermission. The Lynx out shot the Eagles 14-2 in the first period. The Lynx offense picked it up a notch in the second period as Drake Glover scored at 11:47 followed by Heafer second goal of the game at 10:11. Kenny Hausinger made it 7-1 at 7:52 converting a Marcus Moloney centering pass. Kiel Kenning made it 8-1 at 7:34 and Garcia scored his second goal at 6:53 as the Eagles seemed to lose focus. The size and strength of a senior laden team was just too much for the Eagles to handle. Dimond captain Tyler Andrews made it 10-1 late in the second period with a power play blast from just inside the blue line. Kenny Hausinger and Bauer both added their second goals of the night in the third period to close out the 12-1 win. Up next for the Lynx a road game against a physical Wasilla Warrior team who dropped a close 2-0 game to South recently. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 4 saves/Bigelow 3 Saves West Goalie: Miller 24 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 3: November 3, 2012 Dimond 5 vs. Wasilla 1 Brett Arena The Lynx pre game prep continues to pay dividends as Josh Larson converted a nice passing play from Kenny Hausinger and Ben Heafer at 13:30 for a quick 1-0 lead. Heafer then made it 2-0 Dimond with an unassisted goal at 10:56. The Warriors began a steady stream to the penalty box and the Lynx power play was ready. Dawson Glover scored his first goal of the season at 5:47 assisted by Heafer and Tyler Andrews. The first period ended with Dimond leading 3-0 and out shooting the Warriors 12-4. The Warriors continued to take penalties in the second period however, the Lynx power play only scored once with Lane Bauer finding the net at 9:59. Wasilla goalie Lauren Massie was the biggest factor in keeping this game close as he turned aside 13 shots in the second period and held the game close with Dimond leading 4-0 after two periods. Wasilla took five more penalties in the third period and the Lynx were only able to score once when kenny Hausinger scored at 10:09 assisted by Andrews. Wasilla Cody Butcher was bale to excite the crowd at 3:30 when he ruined the shutout of Senior Jordan MacMillan and the final score of 5-1. Massie was fantastic in goal for Wasilla finishing the game with 41 saves as he seemed to get better as the game continued. The Lynx are now 3-0 on the season and have won 30 straight games. Up next a road trip to chilly fairbanks next weekend to face Lathrop twice and West Valley once. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 11 saves Wasilla Goalie: Massie 41 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 4: November 8, 2012 Dimond 8 vs. Lathrop 1 Dipper The Lynx picked a clear sunny day to fly North to Fairbanks Thursday morning and were greeted with a chilly minus 9 at the airport. The Lynx then met a very hot Lathrop goalie in Ian Morey who turned aside 11 shots in the first period while Lynx goalie Darrin Hammingh faced only three. Lathrop forward Chad Horn scored the only goal of the period from a bad angle at 10:48. The Lynx started the second period with a goal just 10 seconds in when Senior Tyler Garcia scored assisted by Kenny Hausinger and Greg Pfeifer. This early goal sparked the offense and Kenny Hausinger went on a personal mission scoring three goals in just over a minute for a 4-1 Lynx lead. Drake Glover scored late in the second period for a 5-1 lead after two periods. The third period was more Lynx as Lane Bauer, Solomon Mabry and Dawson Glover all scored for an 8-1 final. The Lynx out shot Lathrop 30-9 for the game. Dimond Goalie: Hammingh 8 saves Lathrop Goalie: Morey 22 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 5: November 9, 2012 Dimond 5 vs. West Valley 0 4:00 pm The Lynx dispatched the Lathrop Malemutes last night without too much effort and now face a well coached West Valley Wolfpack team. The Lynx again jumped to an early lead as Solomon Mabry scored at 12:51 of the first period with a power play goal assisted by Lane Bauer and Kenny Hausinger. The Lynx turned up the heat in the second period firing 19 shots on West Valley goalie Matt Taylor and scoring four times. Kenny Hausinger made it 2-0 Dimond at 11:52 of the second period assisted by Jordan Hall and Joel Tomuro. Lane Bauer made it 3-0 at 9:39 with a shorthanded goal assisted by Hausinger. Senior captain Tyler Andrews made it 4-0 Lynx at 1:41 converting a Brandon Sakumoto pass. Then Bauer sealed the game with with his second goal at 0:31 of the period assisted by Tomuro and Andrews. The Lynx cruised the rest of the way and now prepare for their third game in three days when they face Lathrop at 10:15 am in the morning. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 9 saves West Valley Goalie: Taylor 29 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 6: November 10, 2012 Dimond 8 vs. Lathrop 1 The Dimond Lynx dominated this game from the opening faceoff and cruised to an 8-1 win although the Lathrop Malemutes never quit and continued to skate hard and hit the Lynx until the final buzzer. Walker Hamilton scored with a blast from the blueline assisted by Lane Bauer and Christian Hausinger. Freshman Jacob Garman made it 2-0 at 3:31 assisted by Jordan Hall and Marcus Moloney. Lathrop's top player Connor Nilson cut the lead to 2-1 at 2:40 of the period on a shot that fooled Dimond goalie Aaron Bigelow. The Lynx responded quickly as Senior Kiel Kenning made it 3-1 at 1:54 assisted by C. Hausinger and Dawson Glover. The second period was fast and furious as both teams exchanged scoring chances and powerplays and both goalies were great in the period making 10 saves each. Dimond finally broke the game open with three goals in the last couple of minutes of period two as Lane Bauer, Joel Tomuro and Kenny Hausinger all found the net and the Lynx lead was 6-1 after two periods. The powerful Lynx offense was not done and Tyler Andrews made it 7-1 at 9:34 of the third period and Bauer notched his second of the game at 6:40 with a power play goal assisted by K. Hausinger. The Lynx now prepare for Cook Inlet games as they play Bartlett and Service next week. GO LYNX! Dimond Goalie: Bigelow 13 saves Lathrop Goalie: Ebenal 27 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 7: November 14, 2012 Dimond 16 vs. Bartlett 1 Boeke The Lynx scored early and often against an outmatched and shorthanded Bartlett squad. The Bartlett Bears played hard and competed but simply do not have the size or talent of the senior heavy Lynx team. Senior defenseman Solomon Mabry scored 3 goals and 2 assists. Senior Tyler Garcia scored 3 goals and 2 assists. Senior Dawson Glover scored 1 goal and 3 assists. Senior Marcus Moloney chipped in a goal. Junioe defenseman Greg Pfeifer scored 2 goals and 3 assists. Defenseman Walker Hamilton scored 3 goals and 1 assists and junior Brandon Sakumoto added 3 assists. Dimond Goalie: Bigelow 8 saves Bartlett Goalie: Driskell 39 saves/ Felix 3 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 8: November 17, 2012 Dimond 7 vs. Service Cougars 1 Boeke Long time rivals....................expect a sell-out..............get to the game early As expected the Boeke was full and rocking as these two long time rivals met for the first time this season. The Cougars have struggled a little early with penalty trouble as they try to find their identity and the Lynx have steamrolled to seven straight wins out scoring the opponents 64-7. Both teams had a few early chances before Senior defenseman Solomon Mabry gave the Lynx a 1-0 lead at 9:41 of the first period. The Lynx added a power play goal at 3:34 with Kenny Hausinger scoring off a nice passing play from Joel Tomuro and Tyler Andrews. The Lynx enjoyed an 8-2 shot advantage in the first period. The Lynx offense turned up the heat in period two as Lane Bauer scored unassisted at the 14:00 minute mark to spot the Lynx a 3-0 lead. Senior Marcus Moloney made it 4-0 at 5:58 assisted by Kiel Kenning to give the Lynx a comfortable lead. The Lynx defense had a small hiccup as Service Karson Frisk was left unchecked down the left wall and beat Jordon MacMillan to the short side. With the score now 4-1 the Service fans tried to rally the team as the crowd became louder. The Dimond Senior class responded as Kiel Kenning made it 5-1 assisted by Seniors Jordan Hall and Moloney with under a minute remaining in the second period. The Lynx held a 17-5 shot advantage after two periods of hockey and a 5-1 lead. The third period was more Lynx offense as Christian Hausinger and Bauer added goals early in the period for a final margin of 7-1. The Lynx Senior heavy team seems bigger and faster than the rest of the Cook Inlet teams. Stay tuned as the Lynx will meet the "Dark" side South Wolverines in early December and the Service Cougars again on December 21 before winter break. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 8 saves Service Goalie: Fritz 18 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 9: November 19, 2012 Dimond 13 vs. Eagle River 2 McDonald The Lynx scored early and often against a hard working Eagle River Wolves team on the way to a 13-2 win. The senior heavy Dimond Lynx team extended their winning streak to 36 straight dating back to February 11, 2011 when they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker in the State Semi Finals to the Service Cougars. The Lynx whipped the East Thunderbirds in the State 3rd place game the next night and have not lost a game since then. Andrew Shields started the scoring at 12:50m of the first period redirecting a Dawson Glover shot to give the Lynx a 1-0 lead. Just two minutes later Josh Larson snapped the puck top shelf assisted by Tyler Andrews. Both teams exchanged scoring chances and Dimond sophomore goalie Darin Hammingh had to make two big saves to keep Eagle River off the board in the opening period. Senior Tyler Garcia then rifled the game winning goal with under a minute remaining in the first period assisted by Kiel Kenning and Christian Hausinger. The Lynx out shot the Wolves 8-2 in the period. Eagle River first year coach Bill Comer must have made a statement to his team as the Wolves came out flying in the second period and Carter Jesiel cut the lead to 3-1 just 0:23 seconds into the second period. The Lynx responded like they have each time this season when they have given up a goal and exploded the offense scoring four straight goals to lead 7-1 after two periods. Kenny Hausinger scored at 13:09 assisted by Lane Bauer. Larson notched his second goal with a one time blast from the top of the right circle on a nice cross ice pass from Brandon Sakumoto at 9:57. Bauer then scored from almost the same spot on a one timer as he fell to his knees at 9:36 on a passing play from Joel Tomuro and Andrews. Larson then completed his hat trick at 4:25 assisted by Andrews to close out the second period. The Lynx continued to press in the third period and Kenny Huasinger scored a short handed goal at 13:03 for a 9-1 lead. The Wolves kept working hard to battle back and Brett Wood scored at 7:53 on a nice pass from George Platt. Again, the Lynx responded after giving up a goal as Bauer scored two goals in 0:16 seconds to complete his hat trick. Both goals were assisted by linemates Kenny Hausinger and Joel Tomuro. Andrews then made it 12-2 with his first goal of the game to go along with his three assists and Kenny Hausinger closed out the scoring with just 0:45 seconds remaining to complete his hat trick and a final margin of 13-2. Dimond Goalie: Hammingh 4 saves Eagle River Goalie: Lopez 13 saves/Clark 7 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 10: November 28, 2012 Dimond 4 vs. East 0 Boeke The Dimond Lynx added another win but it wasn't easy. The East Thunderbirds under new Head coach Brice Christianson played a clean, well structured defensive game and held the Lynx off the board until 10:46 of the second period when recent University of Alaska-Fairbanks commit dove to knock in a rebound and a 1-0 Dimond lead. East used several icing calls and long line changes in an effort to slow down the speedy Lynx who play four lines and wear down the opponent. East also has Owen Carlson in goal who had an excellent game until the middle of the third period when he left the game nursing a groin injury. Lynx defenseman Hamilton Walker made it 2-0 at 7:28 of the second period and it looked like East was rattled and ready to give up. Carlson made a few more big saves and held the Lynx off the board the rest of the period. With the Lynx leading 2-0 staring the third period Josh Larson made it 3-0 at 13:17 firing one high past a screened Carlson. The Lynx were then whistled for back to back penalties for an interference and a hold giving East a two man advantage for almost a full minute. The Lynx penalty killers did a great job and Larson was rewarded at 8:51 scoring his second goal with a shorthanded backhand shot off a great pass from Ben Heafer. The Lynx out shot the Thunderbirds 43-9 in the game. Dimond Goalie: Hammingh 9 saves East Goalie: Carlson 34 saves/Oldham 5 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 11: November 30, 2012 Dimond 14 vs. Kenai 0 7:15 pm McDonald The bigger, stronger, faster, older Dimond Lynx took care of business early firing 21 shots on net in the first period and scoring four goals. The Lynx continued to fire on all cylinders scoring 14 times on 64 shots while allowing Kenai only 6 shots on goal. Scoring tonight by Lines: (Heafer Line) Ben Heafer 2 goals/4 assists, Josh Larson 1 goal/ 2 assists and Brandon Sakumoto 2 goals/1 assists. (Bauer Line) Lane Bauer 3 goals/1 assists, Kenny Hausinger 1 goal/3 assists and Joel Tomuro 1 assist. The new line of Big Glove, Little Glove and Tielborg struggled in their first game together as they combined for just one goal. Expect big things from these three players as they get to know each others tendencies. Marcus Moloney and Christian Hausinger both chipped in goals and Tyler Andrews had 1 goal/3 assists. Dimond Goalie: Bigelow 6 saves Kenai Goalie: Alvex 50 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 12: December 1, 2012 Dimond 9 vs. Soldotna 1 Boeke The visiting Soldotna Stars coming off a tough 1-0 loss to Service last night gave the Lynx all they could handle for two periods keeping the game close at 3-1 Dimond. Then The Lynx turned on the offense and scored six third period goals for a 9-1 final score. Lynx top scorer and Alaska-Fairbanks recruit scored just seven seconds into the game as Kenny Hausinger streaked down the right wall and hit Bauer with a goal mouth pass and a quick 1-0 lead. Aidan Tielborg scored his first Dimond goal at 8:33 assisted by Dawson and Drake Glover. The first period ended with Dimond holding a 2-0 lead and holding a 15-5 lead in shots on goal. The Lynx made it 3-0 at 14:43 of the second with Dawson Glover scoring unassisted. Dimond lost Senior Ben Heafer in the second period to a check from behind major giving Soldotna a long power play. Heafer will also miss the South game next week because of the penalty. Soldotna cut the lead to 3-1 with a power play goal at 3:07 of the second period. Dimond looked like a team on a mission to start the third period with Bauer scoring just six seconds into the third and then completing his hat trick just 0:23 seconds later both goals assisted by Kenny Hausinger. Dawson Glover scored his second of the game at 13:21 to make it 6-1 Dimond assisted by Brandon Sakumoto and Andrew Shields. Kenny Hausinger made it 7-1 at 10:40 assisted by Joel Tomuro and Bauer. Tielborg then completed his hat trick scoring back to back goals at 7:18 and 7:12 for the 9-1 final score. Drake Glover and Josh Larson assisted on both goals. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 10 saves Soldotna Goalie: Harvey 27 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 13: December 4, 2012 Dimond 3 vs. South 4 Boeke The Dimond Lynx entered the rivalry game with a 39 game winning streak and a 64-1 record over the last two and a half season including six straight wins over the South Wolverines. They left the game beaten and confused how they let the game slip away in front of a sell out crowd at a very cold Ben Boeke arena. The Lynx dominated the first period taking a 2-0 lead with a power play goal by Senior Captain Tyler Andrews and a short handed breakaway goal from Senior Kenny Hausinger. The tempo of the game changed in the second period when the Lynx were whistled for three straight penalties. The Lynx penalty killers did a great job on the first penalty however, South scored just two seconds after the Lynx returned to full strength. The amount of energy used by the Lynx defense and penalty killers took a toll and South converted a power play goal by Cameron Klatt to tie the game at 2-2. The Lynx penalty killers were already shorthanded with Senior Ben Heafer sitting out a game disqualification and defenseman Greg Pfeifer nursing an injury from the East game. The amount of energy used to kill penalty after penalty against a team like South made the difference in the third period. The Lynx did respond quickly after the Klatt goal as Senior Tyler Garcia took a stretch pass from Andrews up the middle and scored a breakaway goal at 1:51 of the second period to give the Lynx a 3-2 after two periods. The Lynx looked like they had regained control in the third period peppering South Goalie Nathan Wright with 14 shots but coming up empty. Dimond was again the victim of unbalanced penalties taking seven in the game to only two for South. With the Lynx clinging to a 3-2 lead and just over two minutes remaining South junior and leading scorer Steven Orizotti found a loose puck in front of the Lynx net and buried his 14th goal of the season to tie the game at 3-3. Then with just 1:48 remaining South defenseman Tyler Onstott fired a slap shot from the blueline past a screened Lynx goalie for his 1st goal of the season and the winning goal ending a great run by the Dimond Lynx Hockey Program.......What's next for the Lynx? A NEW STREAK? We will see Friday at the McDonald Center as the Lynx host the Malemutes. January 13, 2010 Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 21 saves South Goalie: Wright 26 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 14: December 7, 2012 Dimond 12 vs. Lathrop 0 McDonald The Dimond Lynx coming off their first loss in 40 games took out their frustrations on the visiting Lathrop Malemutes. The Lynx scored three times in the first followed by three more in the second and then unloaded for six goals in the third for the 12-0 final. The Lynx experimenting with some new lines and defense pairs continue to dominate most games. Kenny Hausinger, Hunter Garris and Ben Heafer all scored in the first period to jump start the offense. Kenny Hausinger scored his second and Lane Bauer and Tyler Andrews added goals for a 6-0 lead after two periods. Jordan Hall playing forward for the first time this year notched two goals in the third period. Dawson Glover and Christian Hausinger added singles and Lane Bauer scored his second and third goals of the game for the 12-0 win. Jordan MacMillian stopped 13 saves to earn his second shutout of the season. The Lynx face off with Bartlett on the 12th and then take a little break for FINAL EXAMS followed by a rematch with long time rival Service on Dec. 21st. The Lynx will be wearing special Cammo jerseys as a fundrasier for the Anchorage YMCA Armed Services in Military Appreciation Night. More details will be coming. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 13 saves Lathrop Goalie: Morey 27 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 15: December 12, 2012 Dimond 14 vs. Bartlett 1 Boeke The Dimond Lynx new streak is at at two games with a 14-1 win over a very hard working Bartlett Bear team. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 8 saves Bartlett Goalie: Driskell 14 saves/Felix 22 saves ****************************************************************************** Game 16: December 21, 2012 Dimond 6 vs. Service 1 Boeke The Dimond Lynx new streak is at at three games with a 6-1 win over long time rival Service. The Lynx looked sharp in their special Cammo jerseys as the game was billed as Military Appreciation Night and a fund raiser for the Armed Services YMCA. The Dimond Booster Club spent a tremendous amount of time preparing for the game. Food, diapers, wipes and cash were donated at the door. JV players helped collect all of the donations. Totals to be determined soon. The special game jerseys would be auctioned off after the game. The Senior heavy Lynx were focused.....................and it showed. Just six seconds into the game the Lynx shocked the crowd and the Cougars. Lane Bauer won the face off and passed to Kenny Hausinger who streaked down the right boards passing back to Bauer just inside the blueline. Bauer then slid a backhanded pass to Joel Tomuro who fired it top shelf for a quick 1-0 lead. Then just 1:01 into the game Drake Glover buried a short side pass from Aidan Teilborg into a wide open net and the Lynx led 2-0. The Cougars did not recover and gave up two more goals before the period was half over. The Cougars finally took a time out to try and slow down the Dimond Lynx. Walker Hamilton made it 3-0 at 8:39 with a blast from the blueline assisted by Ben Heafer and Christian Hausinger. Tyler Garcia made it 4-0 at 7:23 with a power play goal assisted by Kiel Kenning. The Lynx continued to control the game as they went on cruise control finishing the game out shooting the Cougars 29-6. Tomuro added his second goal late in the second period and Lane Bauer closed out the lynx scoring with a rebound goal with just under a minute left in the game. Luke Cooley scored the lone Service goal at 10:36 of the third period. The Lynx are now on winter break as most players will travel to tournaments with their respective comp teams. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 5 saves Service Goalie: Fritz 23 saves *************************************************************************** Game 17: January 9, 2013 Dimond 13 vs. East 1 Boeke The Dimond Lynx won their fourth straight game after losing to league leader South on December 4th. Lane Bauer led the Lynx with five goals and one assist. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 12 saves East Goalie: Carlson 25 saves/Oldham 21 saves ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Game 18: January 12, 2013 Dimond 8 vs. West 2 Boeke The Lynx keep getting bad news but keep winning. The Lynx now have three players on the injured list and have been using JV players to fill the gaps. Line combinations keep changing but the scorers keep scoring and the push toward a league title continues. Senior Kenny Hausinger scored twice and dished out three assists giving him 49 points on the season. Kenny now is tied with Lane Bauer as the Lynx scoring leader and will pass him next game as Bauer recovers from a lower body injury that may end his season. Senior Tyler Garcia, has stepped up his game scoring two goals, bring his season total to 14 goals. Junior Drake Glover notched his 6th goal of the year as he was moved to the top line. Brandon Sakumoto scored his 8th of the year and played a strong two way game. Defenseman Greg Pfeifer and Hunter Garris both added goals. Senior goalie Aaron Bigelow made 17 saves to earn his 4th win of the season. Dimond Goalie: Bigelow 17 saves West Goalie: Chekan 27 saves **************************************************************************************************************************************************** Game 19: January 16, 2013 Dimond 7 vs. Eagle River 1 Boeke The Dimond Lynx fell behind early when Eagle Rivers Brett Wood rifled a wrist shot into the top of the net just over two minutes into the game. That goal seemed to spark the Lynx and Tyler Andrews ripped a power play goal to tie the game at 4:01 assisted by Tyler Garcia. Brandon Sakumoto made it 2-1 Lynx just one minute later assisted by Dawson Glover and Ben Heafer. Then with just 0:41 seconds left in the first period Andrews made it 3-1 Dimond assisted by Garcia and Josh Larson. The Lynx out shot the Wolves 14-5 in the period. Sakumoto made it 4-1 scoring his second goal of the night at 8:27 of the second period assisted by Kenny Hausinger and Andrews. Heafer then made it 5-1 Dimond at 3:13 assisted by Jordan Hall. The lynx continued to dominate the game in the third period and Andrews completed his hat trick at 14:00 with an unassisted blast from the blue line. Kenny Huaisnger then made it 7-1 with 4:47 remaining assisted by Kiel Kenning. The Lynx out shot the Wolves 35-12 for the game. With several Lynx still nursing injuries the Senior class needs to continue to lead the Lynx if they hope to qualify and win State. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 11 saves Eagle River Goalie: Lopez 28 saves **************************************************************************************************************************************************** Game 20: January 18, 2013 Dimond 3 vs. West Valley 2 Boeke The Dimond Lynx met the West Valley Wolfpack for the second time this season and had their hands full from the opening faceoff. Again the Lynx gave up the games first goal at 7:33 of the first period when Todd Hallsten scored a power play goal. The Senior heavy Lynx did respond with a power play goal of their own at 5:08 with Hunter Garris firing a wrist shot from the blue line past a screened West Valley goalie Matt Taylor. The Lynx seemed to pick up the pace but were unable gto find the back of the net out shooting West Valley 19-5 in the period. The Lynx started the second period slow at West Valley took advantage of some lazy backchecking at 11:08 when Chris Nicolai found the net for a 2-1 West Valley lead. The Lynx out shot West Valley 22-5 in the second period but were unable to tie the game. Several players made attempts at changing the game with selfish play making end to end rushes. The Lynx simply need to move the puck and look for rebounds and back door plays. Finally with 8:08 remaining in the game Senior Kenny Hausinger the teams leading scorer converted a Drake Glover pass to tie the game 2-2. The Lynx continued to pressure and were rewarded again at 7:22 in a goal mouth scramble as the puck bounced off Hausinger skates for a 3-2 Dimond lead. The game officials had a discussion to see if Hausinger kicked the puck into the net. They ruled the puck was not kicked and the goal stood as the winning goal. The Lynx out shot West Valley 55-14 for the game. The game had a playoff atmosphere and shows what a hot goalie and special teams can do during the playoff run..........The Lynx have just two games remaining before the Region Tournament. The Lynx will honor their Seniors on Thursday vs. Chugiak and then meet South side rival South on Saturday to close out the regular season. Dimond Goalie: Hammingh 12 saves West Valley Goalie: Matt Taylor 52 saves **************************************************************************************************************************************************** Game 21: January 24, 2013 Dimond 11 vs. Chugiak 0 Boeke These two teams opened the season way back in October and Dimond came away with a 10-2 victory over the Chugiak Mustangs. The Lynx hope to use this game to gain momentum for the season finale on Saturday against the unbeaten South Wolverines. Senior Kenny Hausinger lead the way scoring twice in the first five minutes and adding two assists in an 11-0 rout. Linemate Joel Tomuro scored three goals and added an assists. Walker Hamilton had a big night from the blue line with one goal and three assists. Kiel Kenning, Blaise Thompson, Tyler Garcia, Ben Heafer and Dawson Glover all added goals for the Lynx to keep the scoring spread throughout the lineup. Dimond Goalie:MacMillan 14 saves Chugiak Goalie: Bennett 22 saves/Straub 15 saves **************************************************************************************************************************************************** Game 22: January 26, 2013 Dimond 1 vs. South 3 Boeke The regular season of the Cook Inlet Conference final day and it is a winner take all affair. South is unbeaten in conference play having beat the Lynx 4-3 the last time they met. The Lynx own all the tie breakers so they simply need to win the game. A tie or a loss by the Lynx and South will be the regular season champs and earn the #1 seed for the CIC Tournament. The Ben Boeke arena was full and rocking as these two Anchorage powerhouse team always entertain. The first period the teams exchanged hits, shots and missed opportunities. The Lynx enjoyed the only power play of the period and only had one shot during the two minute advantage. The South Wolverines took charge early in the second period when Lynx senior Dawson Glover was sent to the penalty box for boarding. The South power play scored just 0:14 later when Juneau import Jonathan Weston tipped in a Trevor Geerin shot for a 1-0 South lead. South struck again just twenty seconds later on an innocent wrist shot from Daniel Haider that snuck past a surprised Jordon MacMillan and a 2-0 South lead. The Lynx took a time out to calm down and refocus. The second period ended with South clinging to a 2-0 lead and Dimond playing their best hockey of the night. The Lynx had several great chances late in the period but could not score. The Lynx came out for the third period fired up and quickly took charge forcing South to take a holding penalty at 14:13. The Lynx power play unit did not disappoint and Tyler Garcia found the net at 13:08 assisted by Joel Tomuro and Tyler Andrews. The Lynx now down 2-1 and lots of time left really turned up the physical play and dominated the play. South senior goalie Ben Simpson was also at his best and kept the Lynx from finding the net. With time winding down and the Lynx pressing some bad puck luck jumped out as the puck was chipped out of the South zone and South top scorer Steven Orizotti skated in on a breakaway and buried the insurance goal with 1:14 remaining. With the score 3-1 South the Lynx pulled MacMillan and continued to press. Dimonds Drake Glover thought he scored but the referee on the play waved NO GOAL...and South held on for a tough 3-1 win and the regular season title. The Lynx outshot South 20-9 in the third period. The Lynx will now face the #7 Chugiak Mustangs on Tuesday in a winner take all first round matchup. Dimond Goalie: MacMIllan 23 saves South Goalie: Simpson 38 saves **************************************************************************************************************************************************** Game 23: January 29, 2013 Dimond 14 vs. Chugiak 0 Boeke The Cook Inlet Season is over and Region Tournament gives every team a new life. Win in the first round and you qualify for the State Tournament....lose tonight and your season is over. The Lynx feeling the pain of losing Saturday night to the South Wolverines took their anger out on the struggling Mustangs. The Lynx beat Chugiak 11-0 just five days ago and had no problem tonight scoring 9 goals in the first period and cruised to a 14-0 win. Lynx scorers were Dawson Glover, Jordan Hall and Tyler Andrews 1 goal, 1 assist each. Josh Larson 3 goals, 1 assist. Brandon Sakumoto 2 goals. Kenny Hausinger 1 goal, 2 assists. Drake Glover 1 goal, 3 assists. Solomon Mabry and Greg Pfeifer 1 goal each. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 5 saves Chugiak Goalie: Bennett 27 saves **************************************************************************************************************************************************** Game 24: January 31, 2013 Dimond 0 vs. Service 2 Boeke The Lynx looking forward to a rematch with South on Saturday night forgot to remember the long history of the Service-Dimond rivalry............With a lazy LYNX effort in period one the recent struggles the Service Cougars have had were quickly forgotten. The Lynx managed only 5 shots of Service goalie Dustin Fritz who they have beaten twice this year already by a combined score of 13-2. The Lynx did decide to play about mid way thru the second period and out shot the Cougars 15-3 in the period but Fritz and the Cougars had the confidence to handle the pressure. The third period was more of the same until the Lynx took a penatly and the Cougars made them pay. Kirby Graff buried the power play goal at 8:36 giving the Cougars a 1-0 lead. The Lynx seemed to also respond and had several good scoring chances but could not get the puck past Fritz. The Cougars sealed the win with 1:09 remaining when Michael Stephens scored for a 2-0 final. The Lynx will now face the West Eagles in the third place game tomorrow night at the Mac Cneter. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 20 saves Service Goalie: Fritz 25 saves *************************************************************************** Game 25: February 1, 2013 Dimond 10 vs. West 0 McDonald Center The Dimond Lynx went scoreless last night but wasted no time tonight in the consolation game as Josh Larson scored just 0:54 into the game and the Lynx cruised to a 10-0 win against the CIC 4th seed. The Lynx will now prepare to face the #1 seed (West Valley) from the Mid-Alaska Conference next Thursday in the opening round of the ASAA State Tournament. West Valley has one of the top goalies in Alaska with Matt Taylor. The Lynx beat West Valley 3-2 just two weeks ago. The Lynx offense non-existent two nights ago was in high octane tonight. Ben Heafer made it 2-0 at 11:41 of the first period knocking in a rebound off a Tyler Andrews shot. Kenny Hausinger made it 3-0 at 10:13 assisted by Drake Glover. The Lynx overall team speed was too much for the West Eagles on the Olympic size ice at the McDonald Center. Kenny Hausinger scored his second of the game with a shorthanded goal at 8:17 of the second period. Jordan Hall then made it 5-0 at 1:22 assisted by Christian Hausinger and Aidan Teilborg. The Lynx continued to dominate the game in the third period as Kenny Hausinger completed his hat trick at 13:49 with a power play goal assisted by Drake Glover and Larson. Hunter Garris made it 7-0 Lynx with a power play goal at 12:32 assisted by Dawson Glover and Joel Tomuro. Jordan Hall added his second goal of the game at 12:08 converting a Christian Hausinger pass into the net. Teilborg made it 9-0 with 4:14 remaining chippping in a Tyler Andrews backdoor pass and Drake Glover closed out the scoring with 0:48 remaining with a top shelf snipe from 40 feet out. The Lynx will get back to practice Monday and prepare to defend their 2012 State Title. GO LYNX! Dimond Goalie: Hammingh 10 saves West Goalie: Chekan 31 saves ************************************************************************************************************************************** 2013 ASAA 4A STATE TOURNAMENT Game 26: February 7, 2013 Dimond 7 vs. West Valley 1 Wasilla The defending STATE CHAMPION Dimond Lynx enter the 2013 STATE Tournament with just a one game winning streak this year after going undefeated last season. The Lynx lost their regular season final to South. The Lynx then beat Chugiak to qualify for State and then promptly lost the Region semi-final game to Service 2-0. The Lynx recovered the next night to hammer West in the third place game. So this year the Lynx enter State with just a one game winning streak. The Lynx lost top scorer Lane Bauer at Christmas to an injury and have juggled lines ever since to find the right balance of scoring and grit. Senior goalie Jordon MacMillan has played the majority of games this season with Senior Aaron Bigelow and Sophomore Darin Hammingh both getting time and wins for the Lynx. The West Valley Wolfpack earned the #1 seed from the Mid-Alaska Conference and played the Lynx tough in mid January losing 3-2 behind a 44 save performance from goalie Matt Taylor. The Lynx would need a good effort for the noon game and they got just that. From the opening puck drop it was all LYNX. Dimond new offense won the opening faceoff and held the puck in the West Valley zone almost the entire period out shooting West Valley 20-2 in the first period. It took almost twelve minutes to score as the Lynx worked hard cycling the puck and looking to solve the West Valley goaltending. Drake Glover struck gold with 3:15 remaining in the period for a 1-0 Lynx lead. The play started with a reverse pass from Walker Hamilton to Christian Hausinger behind the Lynx goal. Hausinger fed Josh Larson on the half-wall who hit Drake Glover streaking up the middle creating a 2 on 1 with Kenny Hausinger. Glover on his off wing looked like he would pass to a streaking Kenny Hausinger but instead rifled the puck short side high past the glove of Matt Taylor as the water bottle jumped of the top of the net. The Lynx small crowd of fans erupted and the bench went crazy as they knew the pressure to score was now off. Then with 0:41 remaining in the first period Senior Kenny Hausinger made it 2-0 Lynx. Hausinger buried the puck as he skated left to right across the crease after receiving a pass from Drake Glover. The Lynx did not let up and continued to dominate the game in the second period scoring four times on 21 shots while allowing only 1 West Valley shot. At 12:07 senior Tyler Garcia fired a snap shot from the top of the right circle to make it 3-0 assisted by Jordan Hall. Kenny Hauisnger made it 4-0 at 10:25 with a backhanded wrap around goal. Hall then made it 5-0 Lynx at 7:51 depositing a rebound into the net off a Hunter Garris shot. Hall then scored his second goal of the shift just 0:08 seconds later picking up a rebound after Marcus Moloney drove the net hard and was hooked from behind. With the Lynx leading 6-0 after two periods and outshooting the Wolfpack 41-3 the game was all but over. The Wolfpack did not give up and played the Lynx tough in the third exchanging goals for the 7-1 final score. Senior Solomon Mabry back from injury scored at 12:30 assisted by Aidan Tielborg and Tyler Garcia. West Valley ruined the shutout bid for MacMillan at 7:13 when Mason Graves scored. The Lynx will now head for lunch and a nap in preparing for tomorrows semi-final match up vs. the Service/Soldotna winner at 5:30 pm Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 14 saves West Valley Goalie: Taylor 44 save ******************************************************************************** Game 27: February 8, 2013 Dimond 7 vs. Service 2 Wasilla The 2013 State semi-final …..Just another CAT fight…………… The Lynx still feeling the effects of last week’s Region semi loss to Service by a 2-0 score felt revenge was in order. The senior heavy Lynx came ready and Dawson Glover led the way with a nifty goal from just behind the goal line at 7:52 of the first period. The Lynx were buzzing at the net with Ben Heafer and Dawson Glover having several chances to bury the rebound. Glover grabbed the puck and headed behind the net but decided to chip the puck off a sprawling Service goalie Dustin Fritz for a 1-0 Lynx lead. Heafer and Walker Hamilton earned assists on the goal. The Cougars enjoyed the first power play of the game but suffered the consequences of the Lynx new penalty killing combos. A full out, full speed, no holds barred assault………….The Lynx Josh Larson showed his speed and skill scoring shorthanded at 5:13 to give the Lynx a 2-0 lead. The second period heated up as both teams exchanged big hits and scoring chances and the Lynx took charge scoring twice for a 4-0 after two periods. Aidan Tielborg scored on a breakaway at 12:42. Tielborg streaked between the two defenseman and used his body to shield the puck faking left then right sliding the puck into the back of the net, making it 3-0 Lynx. Brandon Sakumoto took the life out of the Cougars making it 4-0 at 1:48 with an unassisted blast from the high slot after picking off a Service break out pass. The Lynx continued to improve their game in the third period and Senior Captain Tyler Andrews made it 5-0 at 10:12 with an unassisted goal. The game became a little chippy after that and the Lynx coaches made sure a few players understood the rules and the consequences to bad behavior. The Cougars Andrew Cummings made a great individual play to score shorthanded at 9:42 of the third period to make it 5-1 Lynx. Dimond senior Kiel Kenning made it 6-1 at 8:39 with a power play goal assisted by Dawson Glover and Christian Hausinger. The power play continued to score and Kenny Hausinger made it 7-1 scoring at 4:50 assisted by Drake Glover and Christian Hausinger. The Cougars made it 7-2 with just 1:00 remaining when Tyler Peters knocked in a rebound assisted by Tyler Miknich and Carson Briske. The Lynx didn’t really celebrate as the real prize is tomorrow night at 8 PM vs. the undefeated South Wolverines who defeated West 1-0 in the late semi-final. Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 12 saves Service Goalie: Fritz 21 saves ************************************************************* Game 28: February 9, 2013 Dimond 7 vs. South 3 Wasilla The Dimond Lynx and South Wolverines meet in the Alaska State Finals for the 4th time in 9 years with South winning the previous three meetings 5-1, 2-1 and 2-1. This is Dimond 7th State Final in the last 9 years and South 6th……… The game would not disappoint the sold out, standing room only crowd at the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla. The game was also streamed live by the “Stream Team” from Hutchinson High School in Fairbanks. The DVD is available at www.dimondhockey.com The Wolverines struck first at 13:31 of the first period when Cayden Cahill crossed the center red line and dumped the puck in on Dimond goalie Jordon MacMillan. The puck took a South bounce and found its way up and over MacMillan and a 1-0 South lead. The South bench and standing room only crowd went crazy. The Lynx used their one and only timeout to stop the momentum that South may have gained. The Lynx quickly showed their resolve and scored at 12:43 when Christian Hausinger fired a wrist shot past a screened South goalie Nathan Wright. Brandon Sakumoto and Aidan Tielborg assisted on the goal. The Lynx crowd increased the volume and the players felt the energy. Senior defenseman Solomon Mabry stepped up at the center red line and laid a big check on a South player receiving a pass. Mabry’s shoulder placed directly into the chest of the South player knocking him on his back as the crowd noise was deafening. The Lynx headed up the ice with the puck only to hear a whistle and see a back official signaling a head contact penalty. With the score tied 1-1 and South dangerous on the power play the Dimond penalty kill units needed to be their best. The three different units the Lynx used were awesome and held the Wolverines to one shot on net. Just 0:05 seconds before the South power play expired South Gavin Lubin took an interference penalty that would give the Lynx a power play. The Lynx having gained momentum from the penalty kill quickly made it 2-1 Dimond with 9:37 remaining in the first period. Senior Dawson Glover notched the power play goal with a rebound shot over a sprawling Nathan Wright. Joel Tomuro and Ben Heafer earned assists on the goal after digging the puck out of the corner and battling to the front of the net. The Lynx continued to press and take over control of the game and Joel Tomuro made it 3-1 Dimond at 5:22. Dawson Glover carried the puck through the neutral zone and beat the defense with a great move and slid a late pass to Tomuro for an easy backhand tip in. The first period ended with Dimond leading 3-1 and out shooting the Wolverines 15-9. Dimond knew a 3-1 lead was not safe against South after a December loss with the Lynx giving up two goals in two minutes late in that game. The Lynx were ready and quickly made it 4-1 at 14:48 as Josh Larson sniped a goal assisted by Tyler Garcia and Tyler Andrews. With the score 4-1 with just 0:12 seconds gone in the second period South decided to change goalies bringing in senior Ben Simpson to stop the momentum. The Lynx greeted him with a shot just 0:20 seconds later as Jordan Hall made it 5-1 Dimond assisted by Kiel Kenning and Marcus Moloney. While the Lynx were cruising along at 5-1 they must have forgot there was still over twenty nine minutes remaining in the game. South came roaring back with two quick goals cutting the lead to 5-3. Cayden Cahill notched his second of the game at 11:38 assisted by Jared Cruz. Then at 9:03 Cruz scored his own goal assisted by Daniel Haider and Cahill. The score now with Dimond ahead 5-3 and 9:03 remaining in the second period was not over. South outshot the Lynx 12-10 in the second period. The period break came at a good time for the Lynx. The break allowed them to refocus and put a lid on the momentum that South gained in the second period. Once again it was a Lynx senior that stepped up and sealed the win. Ben Heafer made it 6-3 at 10:50 scoring with assists from Dawson Glover and Tyler Andrews. With the 6-3 lead a safe lead the Lynx could enjoy the last ten minutes and started to dominate the game physically. The Wolverines pulled Simpson in a last ditch effort. Dimond senior Dawson Glover picked off a South clearing pass and fired it into the empty for the 7-3 final score. The 2013 Lynx join a long list of STATE CHAMPS 1984, 85, 88, 98, 01, 2012, 2013 Dimond Goalie: MacMillan 22 saves South Goalies: Wright 12/Simpson 18 *********************************************************************************
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