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2007-2008 DIMOND LYNXVarsity Game Recaps |
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Game 1: November 1, 2007 Dimond 5 vs. West Valley Wolfpack 2 Boeke Arena The Lynx found their legs early on but could not find the net as they out shot the Wolfpack 10-1 in the first period but the score was 0-0. West Valley scored first as Ben Henne floated behind the Lynx defense picking up a loose puck and scoring at 12:57 of the second period. Lynx Senior Grant Dye took matters into his own hands scoring unassisted at 8:44 to even the game at 1-1. The Lynx continued to pepper the Wolfpack goalie with shots and took a 2-1 lead at 4:51 as Dye scored a short handed unassisted goal. Senior Captain Eric Vilce made it 3-1 at 4:26 with a short handed goal assisted by Erik Cooper. Senior defenseman Tyler Morgan made it 4-1 at 1:16 with a wicked slap shot from the blue line. The Lynx out shot the Wolfpack 14-3 in the second period. Grant Dye continued to lead the way scoring his third goal of the game and his second short handed at 13:00 of the third period. The Lynx now lead 5-1 and looked to be in mid season form. West Valley closed the gap to 5-2 at 9:22 as Matt Wixon scored assisted by Joe Brady and Sean Sylvester. The Lynx out shot the Wolfpack 14-4 in the third period. Next up for the Lynx the North Pole Patriots. GO LYNX! Dimond Goalie : Gotschall 1-2-3 = 6 West Valley Goalie: Witter 10-10-13 = 33 *********************************************************************** Game 2: November 3, 2007 Dimond 12 vs. North Pole Patriots 2 Boeke Arena The Lynx facing a tired North Pole team struggled to score in the first period only scoring once while firing 21 shots at North Pole goalie Galen Kloepfer. Ryan Cole scored a power play goal at 7:51 assisted by Tyler Shamburg and Brenden Swensen to take a 1-0 lead after the first period. We will never know what happens in the locker room but the Lynx rattled off six straight goals in period two for a 7-0 lead. Shamburg scored unassisted to make it 2-0 at 14:34 of the second period. Senior Andrew Treptow scored on the power play at 10:40 assisted by Senior Jace Hall. Shamburg scored his second of the game at 7:30 assisted by Cole and Tyler Halverson. Cole scored his second power play goal of the game at 3:41 assisted by Swensen and Dax Lauwers. Andrew Treptow notched his second power play goal at 1:23 assisted by Erik Cooper and Scott Browning. Michael Stoner made it 7-0 Lynx at 1:03 on the power play assisted by Chad Campoamor and Lauwers. Adam Treptow made it 8-0 at 14:51 of the third period. Scott Wamsganz scored on the power play at 11:35 assisted by Michael Farnham and Lauwers. Ryan Cole completed his hat trick at 8:27 assisted by Shamburg and Swensen. Wamsganz made it 11-0 with a shorthanded unassisted goal at 5:20. The Patriots DJ Carnley made it 11-1 at 4:30 assisted by Jared Linnell. Before the Lynx knew what happened the Patriots scored again as Navarone Copley found the net at 3:47. The Lynx weren’t done as Swensen scored the Lynx seventh power play goal of the night at 2:18 assisted by Shamburg and Cole. Next up for the Lynx the CHUGIAK MUSTANGS Wednesday at Boeke Arena. Dimond Goalie : Geraghty 3-6-4 = 13 North Pole Goalie: Kloepfer 20-5-11 = 36 ************************************************************************ Game 3: November 7, 2007 Dimond 6 vs. Chugiak Mustangs 3 Boeke Arena The Dimond Lynx continue to start slow but finish strong as they score five third period goals to handle the Chugiak Mustangs in front of a very loud Dimond crowd. The first period was full of big hits and scoring chances with Chugiak out shooting the Lynx 9-6. Senior Grant Dye gave the Lynx the lead at 6:56 with a one handed shovel shot off a pass from Michael Farnham. Dimond’s Erik Cooper was awarded a penalty shot for being tripped on a breakaway but was denied by Chugiak goalie James McCurtain. The Lynx picked it up in the second period out shooting the Mustangs 7-2 but neither team could score. The well conditioned Lynx picked it up in the third period making it 2-0 at 13:01 as Adam Treptow banged home a rebound off a Cody Mesick shot. Chugiak made it 2-1 at 8:20 when Trevor Stefan knocked in a loose puck just out of the reach of Dimond goalie Neil Gotschall. Adam Treptow answered back at 7:29 assisted by Nolan Youngmun. Michael Stoner made it 4-1 Dimond with a quick wrist shot to the top of the net assisted by Cole Christianson and Ryan Cole. The Mustangs tried to stay close with a goal at 4:16 to make it 4-2 but the Lynx scored off the next face-off to squash any hope. Nolan Youngmun completed a nice passing play from Erik Cooper and Adam Treptow at 4:08 to make it 5-2. What was a 1-0 game just twelve minutes ago was now a scoring fest with more to come. The Mustangs pulled their goalie for an extra attacker and James McMullen rifled the puck into the net at 0:54 to make it 5-3 Dimond. The Mustangs won the next face-off and controlled the puck before dumping it deep into the Lynx zone. Tyler Morgan chipped the puck into the neutral zone and Nolan Youngmun out muscled a Chugiak defender, then raced in and scored an empty net goal for the 6-3 final. NEXT GAME: THE THREE TIME STATE CHAMP SOUTH WOLVERINES
Dimond Goalie: Gotschall 9-2-3 = 14 Chugiak Goalie: McCurtain 5-7-7 = 19 *********************************************************************** Game 4: November 9, 2007 Dimond 3 vs. South Wolverines 1 Boeke Arena The Dimond Lynx fans started to fill the Boeke arena during the JV game and continued until the arena was full. The Lynx faithful chanted “DHS” “DHS” as the Lynx starters were announced and continued as the South Wolverines were announced so that all you could hear was “DHS” “DHS”…………..and then they puck dropped. The first period saw end to end action with big hits and plenty of scoring action. Dimond Senior goalie Mickey Geraghty made 10 saves and South Sophomore goalie Josh Benton made 9 saves. The Lynx power play had two opportunities in the first period but failed to generate any scoring chances. The Wolverines took a 1-0 at 9:26 of the first period when a Lynx defender was crosschecked in the back causing him to fall allowing the Wolverines to attack the net and score on the rebound. The Lynx tied the game with a power play goal at 5:24 when Nolan Youngmun carried the puck into the South zone, curled back just inside the blue line and cycled the puck down the wall to Erik Cooper who passed to Adam Treptow who beat Benton with a wrist shot. The Lynx fans went crazy and fueled the emotions of the Lynx players who quickly made it 2-1 at 4:44 when Michael Stoner threw a big hit on a South defenseman causing a turnover behind the South net. Austen Burgh picked up the loose puck and fed Andrew Treptow who chipped the puck over the South goalie who watched as it dropped just over the goal line. The South Wolverines got a big chance to take the game over when Dimond’s Jeff Mobley was ejected for butt ending. South would enjoy a five minute power play. The Lynx killed off about a minute of the power play before South earned a minor penalty. The teams played four on four, for two minutes and then the Lynx held on to the end of period two. With the Lynx clinging to a 2-1 lead to start the third period they still had to kill off 1:30 power play. Dimond’s Geraghty came up the hero stopping several close range shots to keep the Lynx in the lead. The game continued with big hits and scoring chances with both goalies making big saves. Finally with 0:58 remaining Senior defensemen Cody Mesick scored an empty net goal from 180 feet with a bank shot off the side boards. The LYNX are now 4-0 on the young season.
Dimond : Geraghty 10-9-12 = 31 saves South: Benton 9-5-6 = 20 saves ************************************************************************ Game 5: November 11, 2007 Dimond 14 vs. Colony Knights 1 Wasilla Sports Center The snow started falling at 4 pm just as the lynx were boarding the bus for the 1.5 hour drive North to the Wasilla Sports Center. The snow continued as rush hour traffic “Alaska” style backed up the Glenn Hwy from Eklutna to Anchorage. The Lynx finally arrived at the Sports Center at 7:10 and quickly dressed for the game which was scheduled for 7 pm. The Lynx scored early and often against an outmatched Colony Knight team and out shot the Knights 47-15 and won for the fifth straight game by a score of 14-1. The trip home was the usual 1.5 hours back to the school. The Lynx will practice on Wednesday before facing long time rival the Service Cougars on Thursday. Dimond: Gotschall 8-4-2 = 14 total saves Colony: 10-7-6 = 23 total saves *********************************************************************** Game 6: November 13, 2007 Dimond 4 vs. Service Cougars 3 Boeke Arena Adam Treptow’s goal with 1:52 remaining in the game gave the Lynx a 4-2 lead which proved to be enough for the Lynx to hold on for a 4-3 win over the long time rival Service Cougars. The Boeke arena was full again and the game played to the crowd as both teams exchanged scoring chances in period one. The Cougars scored first on a power play at 5:40 when Ryan Kowal skated right down the slot after Dimond’s Grant Dye was picked near the top of the left face off circle. Kowal beat Dimond goalie Mickey Geraghty with a quick wrist shot and a 1-0 lead. The Cougars scored again at 5:24 with Jack Cronin knocking in a loose puck that was mis-handled by Geraghty for a 2-0 Cougar lead. Both goalies were busy in period one as Geraghty turned aside 11 shoots and Eric Aasand of Service made 10 saves. The Lynx have really struggled in the first period this season but have dominated games after that. Dimond sophomore Scott Wamsganz cut the lead to 2-1 at 8:17 of the second period beating Aasand with a wrist shot past the glove hand. Then at 5:16 Nolan Youngmun tied the game at two with a snap shot that hit the back post just under the crossbar. The Lynx completely dominated the second period out shooting the Cougars 15-3. The third period was more Lynx hockey as Erik Cooper made it 3-2 Dimond by tapping in a rebound after a wicked slap shot from Youngmun hit Aasand in the goalie mask and landed just out of his reach. Treptow then scored the game winner completing a two on one rush with a one timer past Aasand and a 4-2 lead. Service’s Kowal made it 4-3 with 1:09 remaining beating Geraghty high to the blocker to make the finish exciting as the Cougars played with an extra attacker until the final buzzer. The Lynx are now 6-0 on the season. The Lynx play at Wasilla Friday and then against East on Tuesday before the Thanksgiving break.
Dimond: Geraghty 11-3-6 = 20 total saves Service: Aasand 10-13-7 = 30 total saves *********************************************************************** Game 7: November 15, 2007 Dimond 9 vs. Wasilla Warriors 1 Brett Arena The Lynx continued their winning ways with a 9-1 whipping of the Wasilla Warriors. This was Dimond’s third game in four nights but the Lynx showed no signs of being tired as they used a balanced attack and scored in every period. Dimond’s Austen Burgh scored his first of the season at 7:24 of the first period catching a pass from Max Fairchild and beating Wasilla goalie Jesse Hugli high to the glove side and a 1-0 Lynx lead. Senior Grant Dye made it 2-0 at 2:33 converting a Michael Farnham pass and the Lynx were on their way. Ryan Cole made it 3-0 at 13:45 of the second period assisted by Tyler Morgan. Erik Cooper made it 4-0 Lynx at 11:44 assisted by Adam Treptow and Nolan Youngmun. The Warriors tried to stay in the game and made it 4-1 at 9:44 of the second period when Dane Wilson batted the puck of goalie Neil Goitschall’s glove and into the net but it was all the Warriors would get as Gotschall shut the door the rest of the way. The Lynx scored twice more before the end of the period with Scott Wamsganz scoring at 1:17 assisted by Farnham and again with just five seconds remaining as Farnham converted a Dye centering pass and a 6-1 lead. Youngmun made it 7-1 at 12:26 of the third with a laser shot to the top of the net assisted by Adam Treptow. Burgh then potted his second of the night at 10:05 on a nice give and go from Eric Vilce. The Lynx continued to work hard right to the end of the game and Wamsganz notched his second goal at 1:12 assisted by Dye and Cody Mesick. The Lynx are now 7-0 overall and play East on Tuesday at the Boeke Arena.
Dimond: Gotschall 6-10-3 = 19 saves Wasilla: Hugli 5-11-11= 27 saves *************************************************************************** Game 8: November 20, 2007 Dimond 2 vs. East Thunderbirds 0 Boeke Arena The Dimond Lynx extend their winning streak to eight games with a lackluster 2-0 shut out of the East Thunderbirds. Senior Eric Vilce scored the only goal the Lynx would need on a breakaway at 4:57 of the first period. Vilce was serving a penalty for holding that was about to expire when Dimond Senior goalie Mickey Geraghty made a pad save. Dimond Senior Grant Dye gathered the rebound and sent a pass to Vilce as he stepped out of the penalty box and skated across center ice. Vilce corralled the puck, skated in alone on East goalie Adrian Oehrlein and beat him with a high wrist shot. The Lynx spent most of period two killing penalties and clung to a 1-0 lead late in the period until Adam Treptow took a pass from Nolan Youngmun and beat Oehrlein five hole for a 2-0 lead. The Lynx turned up the heat in period three out shooting the T-Birds 14-7 but Oehrlein stood strong keeping East in the game. The Lynx will take five days off for Thanksgiving before facing Bartlett and Eagle River next week.
Dimond: Geraghty 7-6-7 = 20 saves East: Oehrlein 7-7-14 = 28 saves ******************************************************************* Game 9: November 27, 2007 Dimond 13 vs. Bartlett Bears 0 Boeke Arena The Dimond Lynx scored early and often in a 13-0 rout of the Bartlett Golden Bears. Both teams played without some top players who failed to return from the Thanksgiving break in time for school and practice on Monday. Bartlett was without their top goalie Devin Rawls but nothing could stop the powerful Lynx who also used a make shift lineup. The Lynx fired over 100 shots at the Bartlett net with 70 shots on target. Erik Eckberg and Steven Deboer combined for 57 saves while the Bears could only muster 7 shots on Dimond goalie Neil Gotschall. The Lynx scoring was spread throughout the lineup led by Cole Christianson’s four goals, Eric Cooper’s three goals and one assist and Nolan Youngmun’s one goal and three assists. The big highlight of the game was Patrick Wolverton scoring for the Lynx on his first Varsity shift on his first shot on goal.
Dimond: Gotschall 4-2-1 = 7 saves Bartlett: Eckberg 25-x-x = 25 saves Deboer 1-18-13 = 32 saves ******************************************************************* Game 10: November 29, 2007 Dimond 14 vs. Eagle River Wolves 0 Boeke Arena xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ******************************************************************* Game 11: December 4, 2007 Dimond 6 vs. West Eagles 2 Boeke Arena The West Eagles made it 1-0 at 7:54 of the first period on a Lynx turnover that Tyler Spaan one-timed past a surprised Mickey Geraghty. Dimond came out flying in the second period with a power play goal by Andrew Treptow assisted by Tyler Halverson to tie the game at 1-1. Dimond’s Scott Wamsganz made it 2-1 just three minutes later. Ed West tied the game at 2-2 at 6:01 of the period with a disputed goal that hit the crossbar and left post. The goal was waved off by the referee and play continued until the next whistle. After a brief discussion the West Eagles were awarded a goal and the second period ended in a 2-2 tie. The Lynx used it as motivation and reeled off three straight goals by Austen Burgh and two by Erik Cooper. The Lynx held a 5-2 lead before West pulled their goalie and Adam Treptow scored on a bank shot from 190 feet away and a 6-2 final.
Dimond: Geraghty 8-8-4 = 20 saves West: Mendenhall 7-12-6 = 25 saves ******************************************************************** Game 12: December 7, 2007 Dimond 11 vs. North Pole Patriots 0 Boeke Arena The Lynx scoring machine was cranked up early for as Brenden Sewnsen scored at 0:36 of the first period assisted by Cole Christianson and Tyler Shamburg. Scott Wamsganz made it 2-0 at 3:35 assisted by Andy Treptow. The Lynx power play made it 3-0 at 11:28 with Andrew Treptow converted a Nolan Youngmun cross ice pass. Erik Cooper made it 4-0 at 13:57 with a short handed goal assisted by Youngmun. The Lynx out shot the Patriots 15-5 in the first period and 44-14 for the game. The Lynx scored four more goals in period two as Wamsganz, Youngmun and Cooper all notched their second goals of the game and Michael Farnham scored his first. Tyler Morgan and Eric Vilce scored goals in the third period making it 10-0 before Erik Cooper scored his third to complete the hat trick and seal the 11-0 win. Dimond: Gotschall 5-7-2 = 14 saves North Pole: Pugh 11-12-10 = 33 saves ********************************************************************** Game 13: December 8, 2007 Dimond 9 vs. Lathrop Malemutes 0 McDonald Arena The Lynx continued to play solid team defense and Austen Burgh’s first period goal proved to be the game winner as the Lynx cruised to a 9-0 win over non-conference for Lathrop. Erik Vilce and Ryan Cole each notched two goals. Tyler Morgan, Cody Mesick, Scott Wamsganz and Max Fairchild all scored single goals. Senior Mickey Geraghty made 15 saves for the shutout win. Dimond: Geraghty 4-7-4 = 15 saves Lathrop: Evans 12-9-x = 21 saves Shaffer x-x-9 = 9 saves ******************************************************************************** Game 14: December 13, 2007 Dimond 4 vs. East Thunderbirds Boeke Arena Dimond’s Austen Burgh scored the game winning goal with 6:01 remaining and Neil Gotschall made 19 saves as the Lynx beat East 4-2. The first period was a wide open, hard hitting period interrupted by six penalties and numerous whistles. Neither team could score a goal as East’s Adrian Oehrlein and Dimond’s Gotschall each made ten saves. The Lynx came out flying in period two and took a 1-0 lead at 13:17 when Nolan Youngmun tapped in his own rebound. Erik Cooper fed the puck to Adam Treptow who chipped it off the wall to a streaking Youngmun who completed the play. The Thunderbirds responded with an unassisted goal by David Piccard at 9:21 and a 1-1 tie. The Lynx seemed to think just a little effort would get the job done and East quickly scored again at 8:43 for a 2-1 lead and a big momentum change. The Lynx got lucky and tied the game at 2-2 with a power play goal with 0:23 remaining in the period as Scott Wamsganz converted a Cody Mesick and Austen Burgh passing play. Both teams had scoring chances early in the third period before Burgh notched the game winner assisted by Wamsganz. The Lynx added an empty net goal with 0:24 remaining after an East scoring chance Mesick picked up the puck in the corner and fed Cooper who then fired a pass to Youngmun at the half wall. Youngmun beat two defenders and carried the puck just over the center red line and fired it into the empty net.
Dimond: Gotschall 10-5-4 = 19 saves East: Oehrlein 10-8-5 = 23 saves ********************************************************************** Game 15: December 15, 2007 Dimond 14 vs. Eagle River Wolves 0 Boeke Arena The Lynx used balanced scoring and a 20 man roster as they cruised to their 15th Straight win. The Lynx scored five in the first period, seven in the second period and just two in the final period as they won 14-0 over a short handed Eagle River squad who dressed just 12 skaters for the game. The Lynx now prepare for final exams next week before facing Bartlett on Thursday at the McDonald Center in Eagle River.
Dimond: Geraghty 2-1-2 = 5 saves Eagle River: Blair 18-26-12 = 56 saves ********************************************************************** Game 16: December 20, 2007 Dimond 3 vs. Bartlett Bears 1 McDonald Arena The Lynx went on semester break a bit early but managed to slip by the Bartlett Bears by a 3-1 score. Ryan Cole scored a power play goal at 11:18 of the first period assisted by Tyler Shamburg and Kyale Swensen. The Bears tied the game 1-1 at 7:34 with an Erik Niemi goal that deflected over a screened Neil Gotschall. The Lynx regained the lead at 5:50 with a blast to the top of the net from Eric Cooper assisted by Cody Mesick and Adam Treptow. Bartlett goalie Devin Rawls kept the Bears within reach until 10:23 of the third period. With the Lynx on the power play, Erik Cooper won a face off in the Bears zone. Adam Treptow picked up the puck and passed to Cody Mesick who slid a great pass to Tyler Morgan who blasted it past a screened Rawls from about 45 feet and a 3-1 lead. The Lynx cruised the rest of the way. The Lynx are now on break until returning to practice January 7th.
Dimond: Gotschall 5-3-3= 11 saves Bartlett: Rawls 7-10-14 = 31 saves ********************************************************************** Game 17: January 11, 2008 Dimond 4 vs. Service Cougars 2 Boeke Arena Nolan Youngmun scored two shorthanded goals and defensemen Scott Browning scored the game winning goal from the blue line to lead the Lynx to their 17th win of the season. The Cougars playing their third game of the week looked sharp early and took a 1-0 lead at 7:48 with a power play goal from Logan Rounds who beat Dimond goalie Mickey Geraghty high to the short side. Brandon Stanfil made it 2-0 Service converting a Hayden Trupp pass at 5:01 of the first period. The Lynx found their spark at 2:38 with defensemen Jeff Mobley in the penalty box, Nolan Youngmun stole a puck deep in the Cougars end and rifled on past a surprised Cougar goalie Eric Aasand. The first period ended with Service’s Rounds taking a roughing penalty with 21 seconds remaining and clinging to a 2-1 lead. The Lynx power play did a great job passing the puck around the perimeter but twice mishandled the puck at the blue line causing them to regroup in the neutral zone. The Lynx tied the game 2-2 at 11:20 of the second period as Youngmun notched his second goal assisted by Erik Cooper and Cody Mesick. The Lynx dominated the rest of the period out shooting the Cougars 14-6 and scoring the game winner at 1:21 on a wrist shot from Browning. Senior Eric Vilce made it 4-2 Dimond at 10:09 of the third period on an assist from Scott Wamsganz after he out skated the Cougars Braydon Lahti for a loose puck just in front of the Cougars goal and slid a nice pass to Vilce for the goal.
Dimond: Geraghty 7-6-7 = 20 saves Service: Aasand 10-12-5 = 27 saves ********************************************************************** Game 18: January 15, 2008 Dimond 3 vs. West Eagles 0 Boeke Arena Michael Stoner jump started the Lynx scoring at 4:21 of the first and Neil Gotschall stopped all 17 shots he faced in shutting out the West Eagles for the Lynx 18th straight win this season. Stoner tip in goal was assisted by Austen Burgh and Scott Browning. The Lynx Ryan Cole made it 2-0 at 2:45 of the first with a nifty one on one move out of the corner and then fired the puck past a surprised Eagle goalie. The second period was a neutral zone match with neither team wanting to take charge of the game. The Lynx showed a brief spark in the third period with Nolan Youngmun scoring off a pass from Adam Treptow at 5:29 for a 3-0 Lynx lead. The win clinched the Cook Inlet Conference Title for the Lynx who will be the #1 seed for the Region IV Tournament and will draw the #8 seed the Eagle River Wolves.
Dimond: Gotschall 5-4-8 = 17 saves West: Teilborg 7-7-6 = 20 saves ********************************************************************** Game 19: January 18, 2008 Dimond 3 vs. Soldotna Stars 2 Soldotna Sports Center The Dimond Lynx boarded a yellow school bus at 8:30 am today for the three hour bus trip to Soldotna. The road was clear and dry and the sun shinning. Most players slept on the bus or listened to their iPods. After arriving in Soldotna the Lynx had lunch at Don Jose’s before checking into the Aspen Hotel. Game time arrived and a large very loud Soldotna crowd showed up to see how the SOHI Stars would do against the Lynx. It didn’t take long for the Lynx to get going as they bombarded the Stars end of the arena. It did take some time before the Lynx could solve Dimond transfer Mike McGrath in net for SOHI. Dimond’s top line scored at 5:21 as Erik Cooper scored assisted by Nolan Youngmun and Adam Treptow. The SOHI Stars tied the game at 1-1 when the Lynx defense turned over the puck deep in their zone and SOHI’s Markstrom rifled the puck past a surprised Geraghty. The Lynx out shot the Stars 12-4 in the first period. The Stars seemed to feel comfortable against the Lynx and held the second period advantage in shots 9-8 but gave up two goals as the Lynx took a 3-1. Scott Wanmsganz made it 2-1 at 3:34 assisted by Austen Burgh and Nolan Youngmun made it 3-1 assisted by Adam Treptow and Tyler Halverson. The Lynx seemed to really take charge of the third period out shooting the Stars 19-6 but could not get a puck past McGrath. SOHI freshmen Branden Fisher fired a hard wrist shot from the blue line and beat a sprawling Geraghty to cut the Lynx lead to 3-2 with eight minutes remaining. The Lynx held on for a 3-2 win over a hard working SOHI team.
Dimond: Geraghty 3-9-5 = 17 saves Soldotna: McGrath 11-7-19 = 37 saves ********************************************************************** Game 20: January 19, 2008 Dimond 10 vs. Kenai Kardinals 0 Soldotna Sports Center The Dimond Lynx pounded Kenai goaltender Matt Barrett with 71 shots and blew 10 of them past him to come away with a nonconference victory Saturday on the Kenai Peninsula. Dimond spread out its scoring as 10 players notched goals to help the Lynx win their 20th in a row to stay undefeated. With two more regular- seasons games left, Dimond is gunning for its first undefeated season in program history. First Period -- 1, Dimond, Browning (Swenson), 3:30. 2, Dimond, Ad. Treptow (Lauwers, Cooper), 14:39. Penalties -- Dimond 0 for 0; Kenai 2 for 4. Second Period -- 3, Dimond, Youngmun (Cooper, Ad. Treptow), 0:32. 4, Dimond, Burgh (Wamsganz), 7:03. 5, Dimond, Stoner, 8:15. 6, Dimond, An. Treptow (Swenson), 10:29. 7, Dimond, Mesick (Wamsganz), 14:57. Penalties -- Dimond 1 for 2; Kenai 1 for 2. Third Period -- 8, Dimond, Vilce (Burgh), 9:40. 9, Dimond, Campoamor, (Youngmun, Christianson), 13:25. 10, Dimond, Cole (Fairchild, Morgan), 14:54. Penalties -- Dimond 1 for 2; Kenai 1 for 2. Goalies -- Dimond, Gotschall 0-3-3--6; Kenai, Barrett 24-30-17-- 71 ********************************************************************** Game 21: January 22, 2008 Dimond 1 vs. Chugiak Mustangs 3 McDonald Arena The Dimond Lynx offense continues to struggle since the winter break as Chugiak stops their winning streak at twenty games. The Lynx winning streak was the longest winning streak in the history of Dimond hockey during one season. The Lynx last loss was in the 2007 ASAA State Championship Game when they lost 2-1 to the three time State Champs from South High School. Chugiak played a physically intimidating game, used great goaltending and a potent power play to dismantle the Lynx. The Lynx seemed ready to continue winning by out skating the Mustangs in period one and taking a 1-0 lead at 5:40 with Eric Vilce knocking in a rebound assisted by Scott Wamsganz and Austen Burgh. The Lynx also killed off two power plays given to the Mustangs and Senior goalie Mickey Geraghty turned aside all five shots he faced. The second period saw the Mustangs take over the game with big hits all over the ice. The Lynx were also whistled for four penalties in the period and the Mustangs finally cashed in at 4:01 when Ben Matthews blasted a slap shot into the top corner from just inside the blue line and a 1-1 tie. The Lynx out shot the Mustangs 9-7 in the second period but Chugiak goalie James McCurtain stood tall and denied the Lynx every chance. The Mustangs turned up the heat to start the third period and Ron Linder scored the game winner at 11:25 chipping in a pass from Patrick Sheppard behind the Lynx net. The Lynx went on the power play with 7:20 remaining and a chance to tie the game. Chugiak’s McCurtain made a couple of big saves before Dimond’s Nolan Youngmun was whistled for cross checking eliminating the Lynx power play. At 4:36 just as the Youngmun’s penalty expired the Mustangs Logan Demarcus rifled the puck past Geraghty to end Dimond’s twenty game winning streak. The Lynx are now 20-1 on the season with one conference game remaining.
Dimond: Geraghty 5-6-8 = 19 saves Chugiak: McCurtain 7-9-4 = 20 saves ********************************************************************** Game 22: January 25, 2008 Dimond 1 vs. South Wolverines 2 (OT) Boeke Arena This game had all the ingredients of a State Championship and lived up to the rivalry that has been created since South High opened it's doors. The South Wolverines clinched the second seed for the Region IV Tournament, with a 2-1 OT thriller, that begins on Monday. The Lynx had previously won the Cook Inlet Title and earned the #1 seed. The capacity crowd was loud and proud all night as the Lynx faithful were dressed in all white and the South crowd in all black. The first period was back and forth with big hits, power play chances and big saves by both goalies. South took a 1-0 lead at 5:03 of the second period with a power play goal on a blast from Ray Stenehjem assisted by DJ Peterson. The Lynx tied the game 1-1 at 0:15 with a power play goal by Erik Cooper assisted by Eric Vilce and Cody Mesick. The teams continued to challenge each other in the third period with both goalies making seven saves and keeping the game tied at 1-1. Overtime was more of the same until the Lynx turned the puck over at their blue line creating a 2 on 1 rush for the Wolverines. Somehow a cross ice pass snuck past a Lynx defender and the 2007 Player of the year Rob Haider chipped it in for the Wolverine victory. As the Wolverines entire team celebrating in the Lynx zone several Lynx players left the ice in frustration but were quickly summoned back to center ice for the customary handshake line. Any hockey fan who missed this game missed a great game. Both teams hope to meet each other again with the Region or State Championship at stake.
Dimond: Gotschall 10-9-7-2 = 28 saves South: Barr 8-8-7-2 = 25 saves ********************************************************************** COOK INLET CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Game 23: January 28, 2008 Dimond 17 vs. Eagle River Wolves 0 Boeke Arena The Cook Inlet Conference Tournament got started quick for the Lynx as Cole Christianson scored on the first shift and it would be all the Lynx needed as they skated to a 17-0 win. Dimond: Geraghty 6-8-3 = 17 saves Eagle River: Haken 22-24-6 = 52 saves ********************************************************************** Game 24: January 31, 2008 Dimond 4 vs. Service Cougars Boeke Arena The Lynx had their best first period of the season and took a 2-0 before the first intermission. Austen Burgh started the scoring converting a Scott Wamsganz goal mouth pass at 6:33 and a 1-0 lead. Ryan Cole made it 2-0 at 0:44 just as a Lynx power play ended as he rifled a rebound into the top of the net. Michael Farnham and Andrew Treptow assisted on Cole's game winning goal. The Lynx could have had a bigger lead if not for the stellar goaltending of Cody Gongora who made 13 saves in the first period. The Cougars made an early run in the second period when Ryan Kowal beat Dimond goalie Neil Gotschall on a breakaway. With the score now 2-1 Dimond the Cougars continued to pressure the Lynx. Dimond's Gotschall made several big saves in a busy period. Finally, late in the period Nolan Youngmun found a wide open Erik Cooper in the slot who quickly buried the puck in the top left corner and a 3-1 lead. The third period continued to be a close, hard hitting game until Cody Mesick scored an empty net goal at 0:31 and a 4-1 win. The Lynx will face the Chugiak Mustangs on Saturday night in the Conference Championship.
Dimond: Gotschall 7-12-8 = 27 saves Service: Gongora 13-8-5 = 26 saves ********************************************************************** COOK INLET CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Game 25: February 2, 2008 Dimond 3 vs. Chugiak Mustangs 1 Boeke Arena The ticket line started forming at 4:45 PM and by 5:15 PM when tickets started selling the line extended all the way thru the lobby and back to the front. Anxious parents and friends chatted in line and hoped they were early enough to get in the door. By the time the teams took the ice for warm ups at 6:30 PM the gates were closed and it was standing room only the Cook Inlet Championship. The Dimond Lynx were in their ninth CIC Championship game in eleven years while Chugiak was in their first since 2004 and just their third in the last thirteen seasons. Dimond and Chugiak have met only once before in the CIC Championship game back in 1994 with Dimond winning 4-1. The Lynx came out skating and the Mustangs came out hitting and the action was end to end. The Mustangs physical play led to a crosschecking penalty at 10:26 allowing the Lynx a golden opportunity to take charge of the game. The Lynx enjoyed several close range scoring chances but could not get the puck past the Mustangs “Iron McCurtain” in goal. The first period ended with the score 0-0. The Lynx enjoyed an 8-2 advantage in shots on net. The second period was more hitting by the Mustangs and more scoring chances for both teams with the Lynx out shooting the Mustangs 12-9 but it was the Mustangs who scored first. With 1:27 remaining in the second period the Lynx were penalized for too many men on the ice during a line change. The Mustangs won the neutral zone face off and dumped the puck deep into the Lynx zone. Dimond’s Chad Campoamor picked up the puck behind his net and rang it around the boards which was held in by Chugiak defensemen Matt Geurts. Guerts stepped around a reaching Nolan Youngmun before shooting. A battle for the rebound occurred until Kyle Whetham knocked in the rebound for a 1-0 Chugiak lead. The Lynx became more aggressive in the third period which lead to an elbowing penalty at 11:37 and a chance for Chugiak to increase their lead. The Lynx penalty killers and goalie Mickey Geraghty were up to the challenge to keep the score at 1-0 Chugiak. Finally at 6:11 Ryan Cole picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone and beat a Chugiak defensemen wide to his backhand and slid a pass to a streaking Andrew Treptow who corralled the puck on his backhand and lifted it over a sprawling McCurtain for a 1-1 tie. The Lynx won the center ice faceoff back to Scott Browning who tried to gain the redline and dump the puck in. Browning was knocked flat with an elbow to the head causing a turnover at the center red line creating a 2 on 1 rush. Chugiak’s Geurts and Linder broke in on Lynx defender Tyler Morgan and goalie Geraghty. Morgan forced Geurts wide and then slid to take away his passing lane. Geurts fired a wrist shot and missed the net. The shot rang around the boards and was picked up by Eric Vilce. Vilce streaked up the ice beating two Chugiak defenders to his back hand, then switched the puck to his forehand and somehow chipped it by a diving McCurtain. Vilce goal was unassisted just 21 seconds after the Lynx had tied the game. The Lynx now held the momentum and the lead 2-1 with just 5:50 remaining. Both teams continued to compete and battle hard until Dimond’s Scott Wamsganz was whistled for holding at 4:49 giving the Mustangs another chance to tie the game. The Lynx penalty killers and Geraghty came up big again holding the Mustangs to just two shots during the power play. The Mustangs pulled their goalie for an extra attacker with over 1:30 remaining and had several good scoring chances blocked by the Lynx defense and goalie Mickey Geraghty. Nolan Youngmun just missed ending the game with an empty net chance that went wide. The Mustangs made one last rush but were whistled for a hand pass at the Lynx blue line. Ryan Cole won the face off to the near boards and Max Fairchild dug out the puck and chipped it up the rink to Andrew Treptow who scored into the empty net from just outside the Chugiak blue line with 0:01 remaining in the game. Both teams look ready for next weeks state tournament in Wasilla. Game times and brackets will be announced on Super Bowl Sunday at www.asaa.org
Dimond: Geraghty 2-8-7 = 17 saves Chugiak: McCurtain 8-12-6 = 26 saves ********************************************************************** STATE TOURNAMENT The Dimond Lynx out shot the Soldotna Stars 20-3 in the first period taking a 2-0 lead and cruised to a 7-2 win. Erik Cooper had a hat trick and Austen Burgh scored twice for the Lynx. Mickey Geraghty and Neil Gotschall combined for 13 saves in the win. The Dimond Lynx high powered offense failed for the first time all year as the Service Cougars eeked out a 2-0 semi final win. The Cougars advance to the State Final vs. the winner of South/Chugiak late game. The Lynx will face the loser in a 1:30 pm 3rd place game. The Lynx are 24-3 this season.
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