Squirrels 6, Heat 5

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The Squirrels won what at one point had the making of a blowout, but slowly became a nail-biter Monday in a thrilling 6-5 win against the Howard County Heat.

The Squirrels got off to a bad start, however, as they took a penalty only 14 seconds into the game and gave up a power play goal.

Jon Danziger tied it before the Squirrels took a couple more penalties. That turned out fine, however, as Amy Reich (who returned from injury) and Tero Moberg each scored shorthanded only 7 seconds apart. Brent Machado then scored less than a minute after that to put the Squirrels up 4-1 going into the second period.

Two more goals by Machado gave the Squirrels a commanding 6-1 lead with about half the game remaining. The Heat scored two quick goals to cut the lead to 6-3 going into the third, then scored two more with more with more than 8 minutes remaining.

The Squirrels killed off the rest of the game like a penalty, staving off what could’ve been an embarrassing Heat comeback and avenging a 7-2 loss to back in January.

It was the third win in a row for the Squirrels.

  The Gardens IH – Patrick      Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:00pm
Squirrels 6 Howard Heat 5

 

 Game Details
 Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Squirrels 4 2 0 6
Howard Heat 1 2 2 5
Squirrels 24
Howard Heat 27

 

 Scoring Summary
Period 1
Howard Heat – John Hettchen (power play) (unassisted) , 1:26
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (unassisted) , 4:06
Squirrels – Amy Reich (short handed) (Robert Myers) , 13:32
Squirrels – Tero Moberg (short handed) (unassisted) , 13:39
Squirrels – Brent Machado (unassisted) , 14:24
Period 2
Squirrels – Brent Machado (unassisted) , 2:33
Squirrels – Brent Machado (Robert Myers) , 7:14
Howard Heat – Jase Mock (unassisted) , 9:02
Howard Heat – Chris Brandolini (unassisted) , 9:42
Period 3
Howard Heat – Bradley Klukas (Michael Carpenter) , 3:17
Howard Heat – Kyle Oharo (Chris Brandolini) , 6:31

 

Penalties
Period 1
Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Hooking), 2 min , 0:14
Howard Heat – Carsten Nilsson (Slashing), 2 min , 6:07
Howard Heat – Carsten Nilsson (Slashing), 2 min , 6:07
Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Roughing), 2 min , 9:59
Squirrels – Brent Machado (Hooking), 2 min , 12:04
Period 2
Squirrels – Charles Wolstein (Interference), 2 min , 10:09
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Tripping), 2 min , 12:01
Squirrels – Brent Machado (Checking from Behind), 2 min , 13:01
Howard Heat – Chris Brandolini (High Sticking), 2 min , 13:01
Period 3
(no penalties)

 

Rosters
Screaming Squirrels Howard Heat
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
11 Torrey Pocock 45 27 22
Name Min Shots Saves
11 Chris Thompson 45 24 18
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks 0 0 0 0 0
3 Amy Reich 1 0 1 0 0
9 Charles Wolstein 0 0 0 2 0
10 Brent Machado 3 0 3 4 1
14 Doug Winters 0 0 0 0 0
18 Robert Myers 0 2 2 0 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 0 0 0 0 0
21 Desmond Richelsen 0 0 0 4 0
25 Jonathan Danziger 1 0 1 2 0
61 Tero Moberg 1 0 1 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
1 Kyle Oharo 1 0 1 0 0
2 Michael Carpenter 0 1 1 0 0
3 Daniel Besseck 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chris Brandolini 1 1 2 2 0
8 Bradley Klukas 1 0 1 0 0
21 Jase Mock 1 0 1 0 0
22 Tom Mcavoy 0 0 0 0 0
31 Thomas Boyd 0 0 0 0 0
33 Gordon Wallace 0 0 0 0 0
50 Joseph Gibbons 0 0 0 0 0
55 John Hettchen 1 0 1 0 0
57 Carsten Nilsson 0 0 0 4 0

 

Other facts
Referee
John Horan, Tom LatonaScorekeeper
Valerie Young

Squirrels 6, Outsiders 5 (SO)

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The Squirrels came out on top of one of their hardest-fought games of the season Tuesday, prevailing in a 6-round shootout against the Outsiders, 6-5.

After a scoreless first period, the Outsiders quickly struck, scoring twice in the first two minutes. The Squirrels countered, as Desmond Richelsen and Don Marks each tallied to tie the game.

At one point, Brent Machado scored what should have been a short-handed goal, but the goal was called off due to a ‘safety issue’ involved another Squirrels player who was cross-checked on the same play. Down a man in the second, Danziger swooped in, shot the puck, and was brutally cross-checked. Machado scored on the rebound, but the ref blew the play dead to see that Danziger was okay. He was, and the Squirrels instead got a 4-minute power play instead of a much-needed goal.

Richelsen scored again early in the third, but the Outsiders regained the lead with two more goals. Danziger tied the game shortly after, but the Outsiders took the lead down the stretch.

Things got extremely chippy and there was plenty of trash-talking, and things turned even uglier as Doug Winters had his second run-in with Outsider Robert Donahue in the period. This time, Donahue tried to fight Winters in the corner, grabbing his head and tackling him. He was initially called for head-contact, but the ref downgraded it to a 5-minute major for roughing since head contact carries with it an automatic ejection and suspension. Needless to say, it was head contact.

Machado scored on that power play, and the Squirrels held on for the 5-5 tie.

In the shootout, Danziger, Neil Shah and Chi Pham scored, all using the same deek, and Torrey Pocock kept four of the Outsider’s six shots out of the net.

FINAL SO
  The Gardens IH – Resor      Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 9:45pm
The Outsiders 5 Squirrels 6

 

 Game Details
 Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 SO Total
The Outsiders 0 2 3 0 5
Squirrels 0 2 3 1 6
The Outsiders 18
Squirrels 28

 

 Scoring Summary
Period 1
(no scoring)
Period 2
The Outsiders – Curt Veilleux (Matthew Kaufman) , 1:16
The Outsiders – Steve Lipman (James Hitaffer, Fred Hoover) , 1:32
Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Vivek Pinto) , 2:16
Squirrels – Donald Marks (Neil Shah, Brent Machado) , 3:51
Period 3
Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Vivek Pinto) , 4:55
The Outsiders – Aaron Robinson (Bryan Woodard) , 5:19
The Outsiders – Lilly Adams (Aaron Robinson, Bryan Woodard) , 5:48
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Neil Shah) , 6:44
The Outsiders – Matthew Kaufman (Steve Lipman, James Hitaffer) , 7:56
Squirrels – Brent Machado (power play) (Jonathan Danziger, Donald Marks) , 9:55
Shootout
Squirrels – Chi Pham (unassisted) , 0:00

 

Shootout
 The Outsiders  Squirrels
SHOOTER SCORE
Curt Veilleux no
James Dugan no
Aaron Robinson yes
Michael Hendrix yes
Steve Lipman no
Matthew Kaufman no
SHOOTER  SCORE
Brent Machado no
Jonathan Danziger yes
Vivek Pinto no
Neil Shah yes
Donald Marks no
Chi Pham yes
TOTALS:    2 TOTALS:    3      

 

Penalties
Period 1
The Outsiders – Jonathan Sudduth (Slashing), 2 min , 10:34
Period 2
The Outsiders – Jonathan Sudduth (Tripping), 2 min , 9:30
Squirrels – Donald Marks (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min , 12:26
The Outsiders – Bryan Woodard (Roughing(Double Minor), 4 min , 12:52
Period 3
Squirrels – Doug Winters (Holding), 2 min , 2:59
The Outsiders – Robert Donahue (Holding), 2 min , 2:59
The Outsiders – Chris Barnard (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min , 5:48
Squirrels – Donald Marks (Cross Checking), 2 min , 5:48
Squirrels – Doug Winters (Roughing), 2 min , 6:20
The Outsiders – Robert Donahue (Roughing(Major), 5 min , 6:20

 

Rosters
The Outsiders Screaming Squirrels
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
1 Sub Goalie 45 27 22
Name Min Shots Saves
11 Torrey Pocock 45 18 13
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Aaron Robinson 1 1 2 0 0
3 James Dugan 0 0 0 0 0
4 Robert Donahue 0 0 0 7 0
8 Fred Hoover 0 1 1 0 0
11 Michael Hendrix 0 0 0 0 0
19 Chris Barnard 0 0 0 2 0
20 Lilly Adams 1 0 1 0 0
27 Bryan Woodard 0 2 2 4 0
31 Matthew Kaufman 1 1 2 0 0
77 Curt Veilleux 1 0 1 0 0
78 Jonathan Sudduth 0 0 0 4 0
91 James Hitaffer 0 2 2 0 0
94 Steve Lipman 1 1 2 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks 1 1 2 4 0
4 Chi Pham 0 0 0 0 0
7 Neil Shah 0 2 2 0 0
10 Brent Machado 1 1 2 0 0
14 Doug Winters 0 0 0 4 0
17 Vivek Pinto 0 2 2 0 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 0 0 0 0 0
21 Desmond Richelsen 2 0 2 0 0
25 Jonathan Danziger 1 1 2 0 0
61 Tero Moberg 0 0 0 0 0

 

Other facts
Referee
Mark Macintire, Chuck Evans

Squirrels 3, Booz Allen Hamilton 0

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The Squirrels finally won a game in the Bronze 1 division (fair and square this time), taking advantage of a short Booz Allen Hamilton bench en route to a 3-0 victory. Jon Danziger scored a goal a period to lead the Squirrels.

FINAL
  The Gardens IH – Logsdon      Sat, Feb 06, 2016 at 8:26pm
Booz Allen Hamilton 0 Squirrels 3

 

 Game Details
 Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Booz Allen Hamilton 0 0 0 0
Squirrels 1 1 1 3
Booz Allen Hamilton 23
Squirrels 32

 

 Scoring Summary
Period 1
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Benjamin Sumner, Doug Winters) , 3:50
Period 2
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Fred Festa) , 1:06
Period 3
Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Neil Shah) , 3:40

 

Penalties
Period 1
Booz Allen Hamilton – Aaron Greenwald (Hooking), 2 min , 5:14
Squirrels – Brent Machado (Roughing), 2 min , 11:46
Period 2
Squirrels – Donald Marks (Slashing), 2 min , 12:04
Period 3
Squirrels – Donald Marks (Roughing), 2 min , 7:45
Booz Allen Hamilton – Andrew Bolka (Tripping), 2 min , 8:25
Booz Allen Hamilton – Matt Powers (Interference), 2 min , 9:11
Squirrels – Robert Myers (Roughing), 2 min , 10:07

 

Rosters
Booz Allen Hamilton Screaming Squirrels
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
0 Sub Goalie 45 32 29
Name Min Shots Saves
37 Merritt Lyon 45 23 23
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
00 Shylo Seppala 0 0 0 0 0
2 Aaron Greenwald 0 0 0 2 0
12 Andrew Bolka 0 0 0 2 0
13 Michael Loveless 0 0 0 0 0
19 Erik Davis 0 0 0 0 0
21 Matt Powers 0 0 0 2 0
35 Stephen Grimes 0 0 0 0 0
77 Richard Whitford 0 0 0 0 0
80 Rich Creighton 0 0 0 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks 0 0 0 4 0
5 Robert Valdes 0 0 0 0 0
7 Neil Shah 0 1 1 0 0
9 Charles Wolstein 0 0 0 0 0
10 Brent Machado 0 0 0 2 0
14 Doug Winters 0 1 1 0 0
18 Robert Myers 0 0 0 2 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 0 1 1 0 0
20 Fred Festa 0 1 1 0 0
25 Jonathan Danziger 3 0 3 0 1
56 Alexander Kozen 0 0 0 0 0
61 Tero Moberg 0 0 0 0 0

 

Other facts
Referee
Maria Powell, Tom Latona

Scorekeeper
Priscilla Yau

Howard Heat 7, Squirrels 2

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With a short bench, the Squirrels put up a fight against Howard Heat on Tuesday, pulling within 3-2 halfway through the game, but their legs couldn’t keep up as they fell, 7-2.

FINAL
  The Gardens IH – Patrick      Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 9:56pm
Squirrels 2 Howard Heat 7

 

 Game Details
 Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Squirrels 0 2 0 2
Howard Heat 3 1 3 7
Squirrels 19
Howard Heat 34

 

 Scoring Summary
Period 1
Howard Heat – George Maisonet (John Hettchen) , 0:20
Howard Heat – Tom Mcavoy (Kyle OHaro) , 5:41
Howard Heat – John Hettchen (Daniel Besseck) , 11:17
Period 2
Squirrels – Tero Moberg (Jonathan Danziger) , 1:05
Squirrels – Chi Pham (Robert Valdes) , 5:57
Howard Heat – Kyle Oharo (John Hettchen) , 8:06
Period 3
Howard Heat – Kyle Oharo (Tom McAvoy, Bradley Klukas) , 7:20
Howard Heat – Bradley Klukas (short handed) (George Maisonet) , 12:06
Howard Heat – Kyle Oharo (John Hettchen) , 13:36

 

Penalties
Period 1
Howard Heat – George Maisonet (High Sticking), 2 min , 12:06
Period 2
Howard Heat – Bradley Klukas (Hooking), 2 min , 13:58
Period 3
Howard Heat – Cameron Diggs (Tripping), 2 min , 11:22

 

Rosters
Screaming Squirrels Howard Heat
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
37 Merritt Lyon 45 34 27
Name Min Shots Saves
11 Chris Thompson 45 19 17
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
4 Chi Pham 1 0 1 0 0
5 Robert Valdes 0 1 1 0 0
9 Charles Wolstein 0 0 0 0 0
14 Doug Winters 0 0 0 0 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 0 0 0 0 0
25 Jonathan Danziger 0 1 1 0 0
61 Tero Moberg 1 0 1 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
1 Kyle Oharo 3 1 4 0 0
3 Daniel Besseck 0 1 1 0 0
6 George Maisonet 1 1 2 2 0
8 Bradley Klukas 1 1 2 2 0
9 Ryan Mccrone 0 0 0 0 0
22 Tom Mcavoy 1 1 2 0 0
33 Gordon Wallace 0 0 0 0 0
50 Joseph Gibbons 0 0 0 0 0
55 John Hettchen 1 3 4 0 1
57 Carsten Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0
77 Cameron Diggs 0 0 0 2 0

 

Other facts
Referee
Jason Rodriguez, Mike Caldarella

Scorekeeper
Kwok Bong

Squirrels Trade Kozen, Aquire Kozen

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Screaming Squirrels vs. Hockey Donkeys, Jan 9, 2016.

Geoff and Alex.

In a surprise move, the Screaming Squirrels traded Geoff Kozen to Minnesota, replacing him with his older, better brother, Alex Kozen. Alex played his first game as a Squirrel, making a splash in his first game (literally).

Geoff played eight games for the Squirrels, scoring 5 goals, which is the same goals-per-game pace Alex Ovechkin has in the NHL. The Squirrels wish Geoff the best of luck in Minneapolis.