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.
In the final regular season game of the season Thursday, at the end of the first period, the scoreboard read 2-1. Wrong Stuff was in the lead. Then the Squirrels exploded for seven goals in the second period, four more in the third, and now hope to take the momentum of their 12-2 victory into Sunday’s playoff game.
The game ended as the clock hit 3:50 in the third period as the Squirrels went up by ten. Charles Wolstein, Sergio Balatan, Greg Wenograd and Jon Magi missed the game, while Chi Pham subbed on defense. The game was penalty-free until Desi Richelsen got called for hooking in the third period.
The Squirrels finished the regular season with a 15-5-1 record, good enough for third place pending the outcome of the Mutineers-Syracuse game Thursday. In that case, the Squirrels will play on Sunday, at 8:20 p.m. against Southwest Airlines.
With one game left to play after Monday night’s 6-2 victory against the Wrong Stuff, the Screaming Squirrels have just about wrapped up third place – and have a shot at second place – heading into the playoffs. The Squirrels have won seven of their last eight, the one loss coming on a day in which several players couldn’t show up.
In the Resor rink Monday, Don Marks netted two goals, and Rob Myers added a short-handed tally in the first period. The teams skated to a scoreless second period, but the Squirrels stepped it up again in the third. Only nine seconds in, Myers scored again. Only 15 seconds later, Tony Richelsen wristed in a shot from the point. The Wrong Stuff got a pair of power play goals later in the period. Then Richelsen netted another short-handed goal with about a minute to play in the game.
Drew Thiemann faced 15 shots in net as the Squirrels put up 25. Along with his two goals, Myers finished with two assists. The Squirrels played without Brian Jackson, Adam Hughes, Jon Magi, and Charles Wolstein.
The final game of the regular season in Thursday, at 10:40 p.m. in Logsdon, also against Wrong Stuff.
After a two-week break, the Screaming Squirrels stormed onto the ice Sunday and scored four goals in the first period, and held on for a 5-1 victory against the Wrong Stuff.
Chris Long put in a rebound two minutes into the game on an early power play. Matt Borlik scored five minutes later, and Tony Richelson, double-shifting on right wing, scored on a breakaway. Rob Myers got the last goal of the period to give the Squirrels a comfortable lead.
Despite outplaying the Wrong Stuff in the second period, the Squirrels couldn’t get any shots to fall, and eventually gave up a breakaway goal.
Ben Sumner scored late in the third period on a four-on four. Tony Richelson finished the game with a goal and two assists. The Squirrels outshot the Wrong Stuff, 25-17, as Drew Thiemann made 16 saves in net.
The Squirrels played without Don Marks, Greg Wenograd, Brian Jackson, Sergio Balatan and Jared Genser. Chi Pham subbed on defense.
The next game is Thursday, Jan. 26, at 10:30 against the Maryland Mutineers in Resor.
