Indians drop a heartbreaker to Meijer AAA

Saturday mornings rematch saw Meijer score first again taking the early lead however the Indians stormed back to even the score when Justin Moyle followed the rush getting a pass from Spencer DenBeste to even things up.  With more pressure on the Meijer net Kyle Lake found the net on passes from Dylan Cook and Nolan Slachetka to take the lead in the second period.  The Indians opened the lead to two goals when Tiger Weber scored off a pass from Jacob Hubbard for the two goal lead.  From that point the Indians found themselves on the defense and Meijer was able to tie the game with 6 minutes remaining, then with 1:51 remaining they were forced to kill off a penalty and at the 44 second mark Meijer was able to get the winning goal taking the game 4-3.  Aidan Curry played excellent in net for the Indians.

The Indians will be off for the weekend then travel to Grand Rapids to face Fox Motors.

Indians down Meijer AAA 3-2 at the Munn arena

Saturday afternoons match up saw Meijer AAA jump out to a 1-0 lead midway through the period, however less than a minute later Hayden Clark threaded a shot from the point past their netminder to every the score, assists going to Spencer DenBeste.  In the second period Meijer again struck first before Clark scored his second goal for the Indians to knot the score again through 2 period.  Spencer Silver put the Indians out in front in the third from Jeff Rahilly that would prove to be the winning goal and a 3-2 win.  Jordan Lawday stood tall in the net for the Indians and the win.

Teams return to action tomorrow morning at the Summit 11 am

Indians top Fox Motors 4-3 in a shootout

Sunday mornings game started with end to end action, but late in the first period, in less than 30 seconds Fox jumped out to a 2-0 lead.  The Indians didn't fold and answered back on a goal from Nolan Slachetka, assisted by Dylan Cook, to get back within one goal.  In the second period the Indians took advantage of a powerplay when Spencer Denbeste found Jeff Rahilly on the back door open for the tying goal.  That would be all of the scoring in the period and at the end of two periods the game was tied at 2 a piece.  Early in the third period Spencer Silver won the race for the puck in the Fox zone and chipped it to Zak Lasley who backhanded it between the legs of the Fox goalie for the go ahead goal.  Fox didn't quit and came back to even the score two minutes later and from that point neither team could muster the winning goal.  In the 4 on 4 overtime both teams traded scoring chances in end to end action, but the game would go to a shoot out to be decided.  In the shoot out Fox scored on their first shooter, however Aidan Curry shut the door after that and Nolan Slachetka scored to even the score in the first three shooters.  Therefore the game would decided by extra shooters and on the fourth round Spencer DenBeste beat the Fox goalie high and Curry stood tall against the Fox shooter to take the win.

The Indians now travel to Lansing next Friday and Saturday to take on Meijer AAA, with Saturday being an all important MAHA league plan in game at the Suburban Ice rink at 11am

Fox tops the Soo 5-2

Saturday afternoon the Soo Indians took on Fox Motors from Grand Rapids,  Early on Fox took control scoring two goals in the first period, 1 in the second, and two more in the third to take a commanding 5-0.  Finally the Indians woke up and started to pressure Fox and at the 10:24 mark Kyle Lake found the puck in front of the net and buried the rebound for the first goal, assists went to Jacob Hubbard and Nolan Slachetka.  Two minutes later Slachetka broke in on the wing and put a shot past the Fox netminder to pull back within three.  From that point the Indians had several more good scoring opportunities but could not convert leading to a final score of 5-2.  Jordan Lawday took the lose in net. 

Both teams return to action tomorrow morning 10am at the Taffy Abel Arena.

LFA and the Indians play even 2-2 in Sundays game

Sundays game started with Lake Forrester scoring two goals in the first period for the early lead.  The Indians finally got on the board midway through the second period when Spencer Silver scored on a pass from Nolan Slachetka and Kalvin Hillock.  After two periods the score remained 2-1 in favor of LFA.  In the third period while killing a penalty Dylan Cook stripped the puck from the LFA defenseman then set up Spencer DenBeste on a breakaway, which he made no mistake scoring to even the score.  Both teams had chances but couldn't score and game ended 2-2.  Aidan Curry played excellent in net securing a tie.

Next action for the Indians will be at home against Fox Motors at the Taffy Abel arena Saturday and Sunday.