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Squirrels 5, Syracuse 2

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After giving up eight goals last week, the Squirrels tightened up on defense and shut down Syracuse on Thursday, 5-2.

The scoring didn’t start until the second period when Tony Richelson scored at a nearly impossible angle when he hit the top left corner of the net from the far right side of the goal. Later in the period, Don Marks got the puck through four players and the goaltender to put the Squirrels up by two.

In the third period, Ben Sumner scored off of a rebound, but Syracuse struck back less than a minute later. Marks then scored his second of the game from Matt Borlik’s centering pass. Syracuse again cut the Squirrels’ lead to two with 6:38 remaining in the game before having a four-minute power play. But the Squirrels killed it, and then Sumner got his second goal of the game after fetching a loose puck from a neutral-zone collision and skated in on the breakaway.

Marks played right wing instead of defense. Ed Bager was the other right wing as the Squirrels were short on forwards. Jared Genser, Adam Hughes and Sergio Balatan missed the game for the Squirrels. Drew Thiemann played defense, and Brian Rimm made 15 saves in net. The Squirrels had 32 shots, 15 in the second period.

The next game is Tuesday, at 10 p.m. against Southwest Airlines in the Patrick rink.

Nordiques 8, Squirrels 6

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After a three weeks off, which was more time off than between the summer and winter season, the Screaming Squirrels played a game Thursday they would like to soon forget. They lost 8-6 to the Nordiques, despite battling back with four goals in the third period.

The first period started off poorly for the Squirrels as the Nordiques scored three times. Jon Magi, playing his first game since March after having surgery, had the lone goal in the period for the Squirrels.

The Nordiques and Squirrels traded goals in the second period. Rob Myers scored his first ice hockey goal – shorthanded – to cut the Nordiques’ lead to 4-2.

The third period saw a flurry of penalties as the Squirrels took six in that period alone. The Nordiques capitalized, getting three goals on the power play, and one other shorthanded. But the Squirrels kept fighting as Tony Richelson and Greg Wenograd both scored while killing penalties. Wenograd’s goal was with a two-man disadvantage and cut the lead to 7-6 with 1:40 remaining in the game. Ben Sumner also scored early in the period for the Squirrels, and Brian Jackson netted his first for the team on a power play.

No. 91 on the Nordiques scored four goals, several of them on breakaways.

The Squirrels had three full lines of offense and defense. Brian Rimm played in net for the Squirrels. Charles Wolstein and Drew Thiemann missed the game. Jared Genser played for the first time since May.

Although neither played, the two teams have family members on their rosters. Joseph Wu is a substitute for the Squirrels, and his sister, Yvonne Wu, is on the Nordiques.

The next game is Thursday, Oct. 13, at 10:30 p.m. against Syracuse in Resor.

Squirrels 11, Maryland Mutineers 1

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With the clouds of the summer’s ice season all but gone, the Screaming Squirrels came out shooting in the first game of the regular season Thursday, skunking the Maryland Mutineers, 11-1.

Four players made their debut for the Squirrels on ice, including longtime roller teammates Ed Bager and Rob Myers, and defenseman Tony Richelson. Brian Jackson also played his first game for the team on defense. Bager and Myers combined for 7 assists.

The Squirrels forced a running clock by going up 7-0 with 4:22 remaining in the first period, and were ahead 8-0 going into the second. The game ended with 1:25 to go in the third period when the Squirrels went up by 10.

The Squirrels now have three weeks off, and will play again October 6, at 10:05 p.m. against the Nordiques.

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The Screaming Squirrels won the C Division championship Thursday with a 4-2 victory against the Chupacabras. It is the second title in roller hockey for the Squirrels in three years, the first being shared with the Hurricanes because the final game was never played.Continue reading→

2005 Roller Results

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Date Result W/L/T
9/2/05 Championship: Squirrels 4, Chupacabras 2 W
8/30/05 Playoffs: Squirrels 7, 5 Holes 0 W
8/25/05 Playoffs: Squirrels 5, Fish 2 W
8/16/05 Squirrels 5, 5 Holes 0 W
8/9/05 Hurricanes 4, Squirrels 1 L
8/2/05 Squirrels 2, Bullhawks 2 T
7/28/05 Squirrels 9, Mors ab Alto 0 W
7/19/05 Fish 6, Squirrels 5 L
7/14/05 Squirrels 6, Chupacabras 3 W
6/29/05 5 Holes 4, Squirrels 3 L
6/23/05 Hurricanes 5, Squirrels 0 L
6/15/05 Squirrels 4, Bullhawks 4 T
6/7/05 Squirrels 5, Mors ab Alto 1 W
5/31/05 Squirrels 10, Fish 0 W
5/26/05 Squirrels 12, Chupacabras 2 W
5/10/05 5 Holes 5, Squirrels 2 L
5/5/05 Squirrels 3, Hurricanes 3 T
4/29/05 Squirrels 8, Fish 2 W
4/27/05 Squirrels 7, Bullhawks 2 W
4/21/05 Squirrels 7, Mors ab Alto 0 W
4/15/05 Squirrels 3, Chupacabras 3 T

Stats incomplete

Don Marks led the team with 30 points and Jeff Ford had 20 goals.