A couple of turnovers ultimately cost the Squirrels on Sunday as they fell 2-1 to Exit First.
The Squirrels went down 1-0 in the first period after giving up the puck in the neutral zone during a defensive line change, allowing an Exit First player to skate in unchallenged. Exit first went up 2-0 in the second period with a short-handed goal after two turnovers. The Squirrels cut the lead to 2-1 as Chi Pham took the puck almost coast-to-coast and shot it in for his first goal of the season. But that was all the Squirrels could achieve, despite outshooting Exit First 23-19.
Ben Sumner, Tony Richelsen, Phil Van der Vossen, Matt Borlik, Brent Machado, Rob Myers, Charles Wolstein, Desi Richelsen, Brian Jackson, and Pham played for the Squirrels, with Brian Rimm in net. The next game is Sunday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. against the Vikings.