The Squirrels took it to The Wrong Stuff on Tuesday, winning 10-1 in a game that was only close for the first ten minutes.
The Squirrels played without Paul Kobernick, Sergio Balatan and Chi Pham.
The next game is Sunday, Nov. 12, at 4:10 p.m. against Exit First in the Logsdon rink.
Albert Joseph Marks was born Friday, November 3, 2006, weighing in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Father Don and wife Jen are doing fine.
The Squirrels are aware that it’s not always the best idea to call a timeout when the faceoff is in the defensive zone. Saturday night, they found themselves in a situation in which they needed to… and it cost them.
With about three minutes left to go in the game, the Squirrels had just killed a two-man power play and found their lines in disarray as play continued for several minutes without a whistle. Scurvy won the faceoff, kept the puck in the zone and eventually scored the game-winner in a 2-1 victory.
Back from Montana and playing his first game since 2005, Wade Marks scored at 8:04 of the first period to give the Squirrels the lead. Scurvy tied the game five minutes later and the 1-1 score stood for much of the game.
Drew Thiemann made 29 saves for the Squirrels, who posted 29 shots. The Squirrels played without Sergio Balatan, Ed Bager, Chris Long, Greg Wenograd, Phil Van der Vossen and Matt Borlik.
The next game is Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 10:30 p.m. against The Wrong Stuff.
Last season, the Squirrels and Nordiques played three very close games and went 1-1-1 against each other. Sunday, the Squirrels exploded for six third-period goals, winning 7-0 in their most lopsided ice victory since March.
Rob Myers scored at 12:33 of the first period on the power play, but the Squirrels spent much of the first frame on the penalty kill. The score held for nearly 30 minutes.
Then the third period started, and Brent Machado got his first goal as a Squirrel while shorthanded at 12:26. Myers scored again a minute later on the power play. A minute and a half later, Machado scored his second goal – also shorthanded – on a breakaway. Two and a half minutes later, Ed Bager scored on another power play. Tony Richelsen and Paul Kobernick scored the other two goals late in the game.
Backup goaltender Brian Rimm made 13 saves for the shutout, while the Squirrels posted 28 shots. Matt Borlik played his first game of the season. The Squirrels played without Drew Thiemann, Don Marks, Greg Wenograd, Chris Long and Sergio Balatan.
The next game is Saturday, November 4, at 10:45 p.m. against Scurvy.
After losing convincingly four times last season, Southwest Airlines took advantage of a short Squirrels bench Tuesday and came away with a 3-1 victory.
Paul Kobernick got the scoring started in the first period, getting his first goal as a member of the Squirrels. But Southwest Airlines scored three in a row during the next two periods, going into the third period with a up 3-1 lead. The Squirrels faced the same situation in the season opener Friday, but this time couldn’t get the offense going. They played with seven forwards, two short of a full line.
The Squirrels played without Matt Borlik, Sergio Balatan, Brian Jackson, Ed Bager, Rob Myers, Chi Pham and Phil Van der Vossen. It was the first ice loss for the Squirrels since Feb. 26, 2006, ending an eight-game winning streak.
The next game is Sunday, Oct. 22, at 6:25 p.m. against the Nordiques.
