Indians top Honeybaked 3-2 in a shoot out

In the opening game of the Michigan Amatuer State Championships the Indians met up against Honeybaked and in the first period both teams went end to end in a fast paced period with no one being able to capitalize and take the lead.  Honeybaked took the lead 7 minutes into the second period on a powerplay, however Kyle Stevens tipped a shot from Colin Handy to even the score through two periods.  Early in the third period Colin Goff took a pass from Aiden Haapala beating their defenseman and went in to score on their netminder to put the Indians up 2-1 with 15 minutes remaining.  Honeybaked didn't lay down and with 4:44 remaining tied the game which sent it to overtime.  Both teams traded scoring opportunities in the 5 minute overtime with no one scoring, which sent the game to a shoot out to determine the outcome.  Both teams sent 5 players to shoot and that still didn't determine a winner, Kevin Smith was the sixth shooter for the Indians and went in to beat their netminder clean short side and Taylor White turned away all six shooters to earn the win for the Indians in net.

The Indians will now play at 300pm tomorrow against Little Caesars in the second game of pool play.

MAHA State Championship Schedule

The Following is the Indians Schedule for the MAHA State Championships

Wednesday 3/2  530pm  Soo Indians vs Honeybaked

Thursday  3/3   300pm   Soo Indians  vs  Little Caesars

Friday   3/4    530pm   Soo Indians  vs  Victory Honda

Remain schedule will be determined by the outcome of pool play.

All games will be played at the Taylor Sportsplex  Taylor, MI

Indians finish out the regular season with a split with Lake Forrest Prep Academy

In the final weekend of regular season play the Indians took on the Lake Forrest Prep Academy team from Illinois.  Saturday the teams met at the Pullar Staduim with both teams playing even through the first period with neither team being able to get on the scoreboard, in the second Seve Litz capitalized on an Indians powerplay scoring off a set up from Robbie Landis and Kole Altergott to give them the lead which they carried into the third period.  In the third the Indians added another powerplay goal on a shot from Colin Handy, set up by Kevin Smith and Altergott, then Altergott scored from Litz and Cole Peterson for a 3-0 lead.  With time running out and killing a penalty Altergott picked up a clearing pass from Robbie Landis and scored his second of the night to secure the 4-0 win.  Taylor White played outstanding in net turning away all 33 shots sent his wave to earn the shut out and win.

On Sunday LFA was the one taking advantage of their power play opportunities scoring two in the first period for the lead then added another early in the second before Grady Coppo went in all alone on their goalie beating him to get the Indians on the board.  LFA struck early in the third to regain a 3 goal lead before Kole Altergott hit Cole Peterson with a pass sending him in all alone scoring to get back within 2.  However that was all they could muster and LFA added an empty net goal for the 5-2 win.  Cam LaBadie turned away 25 shots between the pipes for the Indians.

The Indians will now be traveling to Taylor Michigan to Compete in the MAHA State Championships, first game will 530pm Wednesday against Honeybaked, then Thursday at 300pm against Little Caesars, and will finish out pool play Friday at 530pm against Victory.  All games will be played at the Taylor Sportsplex and will be available on Livebarn.  Any further games will be determined by the outcome of the pool play games.

Indians split on the weekend with Honeybaked

In the final weekend of MAHA league action the Indians had to battle Honeybaked out of Detroit for important points on the line.  Saturday Honeybaked opened the scoring late in the first period and then added two more early in the second period for a 3-0 lead after two periods..In the third Alex Fruend scored from Kyle Stevens early in the period and with 18 seconds remaining Colin Handy scored assisted by Fruend, however it was too late and Honeybaked preserved the win 3-2.  Taylor White handled the duties in net.

The Sunday rematch started much different as Indians came out scoring 5 goals in the first period, first Kevin Smith scored from Curtis Hubbard and Grady Coppo, then three minutes later Smith scored his second from Coppo and Hubbard.  Nine minutes later Seve Litz scored off a nice set up by Kole Altergott, with 4 minutesremaining Robbie Landis took a rush down the ice while killing a penalty and beat their netminder over the glove and with 1:58 remaining Altergott picked off a pass up the middle and went in alone beating their goaltender for 5-0 lead at the end of the period.  In second Honeybaked opened scoring early and added a second goal 2 minutes later to cut the lead to three, but from that point on Taylor White shut the door turning away 36 of the 38 shots sent his way to secure the 5-2 win for the Indians.

The Indians will be at home next weekend to take on Lake Forrest Prep Academy Saturday at 530pm at the Pullar Staduim and then Sunday morning 10am at the Taffy Abel.

Indians fall in two tight games to finish the weekend road trip

Saturday on the second game of the three game road trip the Indians fell to the Indy Jr Fuel 3-1.  The Indians opened the scoring in the first period scoring while shorthanded due to hard work by Grady Coppo to set up Kevin Smith in front of the net for the 1-0 lead which the held till early in third period.  Indy capitalized on a power play a minute into the third to even the score then with 3:33 remaining won the battle for the puck in the crease to take the lead and added an empty net goal to secure the 3-1 win.  Sunday the Indians played the Cleveland Barons, this time the Barons got on the board first on the powerplay.  Alex Freund scored from Colin Goff and Seve Litz to even the score with 5 minutes remaining in the first period, however Cleveland answered back late in the first to regain the lead 2-1 at the end of the period.  Freund scored his second of the game from Goff and Curtis Hubbard in the second period sending both teams even into the third period.  Late in the third the Barons capitized on another power play chance scoring with 2:44 remaining to take the lead back and win.  Taylor White had the duties between the pipes for the Indians.

The Indians return home to the Taffy Abel Arena this coming weekend to take on Honeybaked Saturday at 5pm and Sunday morning at 10am in MAHA league action with valueable points on the line.