When the Squirrels and Vikings matched up two and a half weeks ago, the Squirrels barely had enough players to start the game, and the Vikings took advantage. On Thursday, the Squirrels had subs aplenty, and ran away with a 6-0 victory in front of three fans at the Patrick rink.
The game started off slow as the teams skated through an uneventful first period. Finally, Matt Borlik found the net midway through the second period. A few minutes later, Borlik hit Greg Wenograd with a perfect centering pass and the Squirrels were up by two.
In the third period, the Vikings were clearly tired, and the Squirrels posted 22 shots on net – half of their total for the game – while scoring four more times. Rob Myers and Ed Bager got goals, and Tony Richelsen had the final two.
Drew Thiemann made 17 saves in net to get the team’s fifth shutout of the season. The Squirrels played without Don Marks and Adam Hughes. Chi Pham subbed on defense.
The next game is Monday, at 8:45 against the Wrong Stuff in Resor. The Squirrels close out the regular season Thursday at 10:40 in Logsdon, also against the Wrong Stuff.