Troy Bruins Open Season With 8-3 Win 09/13/2009
Elkins Park, PA- The Troy Bruins opened the inaugural 2009-2010 NJHL season with a bang, overcoming an early deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Thunder on the road 8-3 Saturday night. On their home opener, the Philadelphia Thunder used their size and comfort to take control from the opening faceoff, with Thunder forward Kyle Pelke scoring the first goal of the game at the 11:39 mark. Immediately following the Thunder go ahead goal, the Bruins seemed to shake their first game jitters, getting down to business. History struck at the 10:08 mark of the first period, as Bruins forward Derek McPherson found the back of the net, scoring the first goal in team history. The game wouldn't remain tied for long however, as the Bruins stuck for the second time just 67 seconds later, this time credited to Bruins forward Erik Levin, to take Troy's first lead of the night. After twenty minutes, the Bruins held a one goal lead, with shots on goal even at 12-12. Troy stepped on the ice for the start of the second period displaying more confidence, but with another quick Philadelphia goal (2) to start, the Bruins were once again faced with a tie game. Leading the charge was veteran forward Josh Tucker, scoring the go ahead goal (3-2) with 9:52 left in the middle period. The Bruins would not look back, thanks to a pair of back to back even strength goals by Aaron Huber, the Bruins now boasted a 5-2 lead on the home Thunder. Capitalizing on a K's Hamburgers powerplay, veteran forward Sean Hagerty closed out the Bruins scoring in the second period, assisted by Huber and Tucker. With a last minute icing call against the Bruins, Philadelpia was in position to score, and did so with just .4 remaining on the scoreboard to end the period 6-3. In the second, the Bruins out shot the Thunder 16-8 for a 40-minute tally of 28-20 Bruins. In the third period, it was all Troy throughout, as the Bruins notched two goals; first a K's powerplay goal by Bruins captain Lee McClure at the 7:19 mark, and a breakaway goal by McPherson at 6:24. Philadelphia was held scoreless in the period off of their 6 shots on goal. Troy recorded 16 for a game total of 44-26 Troy. The Bruins and Thunder conclude their weekend series Sunday at 3:35pm at The Rink in Elkins Park. The game broadcast can be heard live on MiamiCountyPost.com with JT Szabo calling all the action. CommentsLeave a Reply |
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