Bruins Sweep Jamestown At Hobart 02/08/2010
Troy, OH - The Troy Bruins (23-12-1) finished their snowy weekend series against the Jamestown Jets with a rough and tumble 5-3 victory on Sunday afternoon at the historic Hobart Arena. Despite coming off a thrilling 8-2 win on Saturday night, the Bruins would find themselves trailing early, after the Jets capitalized on an errant centering pass less than three minutes into the game to score a shorthanded goal less than three minutes in. The hero of the day would end up being Bruins forward Gleb Luchnikov, as he led the charge with the tying goal at the 9:59 mark, off a brilliant centering pass from Aaron Huber and Josh Tucker, before Luchnikov added his second of the afternoon at 12:21 to take the 2-1 lead, assisted by fellow Europeans Erik Levin and Leo Kovalev. After twenty minutes, the Bruins would skate into the dressing room ahead 2-1, despite being out-shot 12-9. Just as at the start of the game, Jamestown would spoil the lead with a quick rush off the draw, catching Bruins netminder Allan Dowler off guard to tie the game 2-2 just :12 into the middle period. Shaken, the Bruins snapped back into control of the tempo, and would recapture the lead thanks to a Luchnokov clearing pass to Justin Dornhecker at the 3:03 mark. Troy would extend the lead to two with their second goal of the period, this time by Beavercreek, Ohio native Aaron Huber from Luchnokov and Tucker with less than nine minutes remaining in the period, to take the 4-2 lead into the locker room after forty minutes of hockey. Jamestown would again out-shoot the Bruins in the third, this time 15-9. Physicality escalated in the third period, with Sean Hagerty engaging in fisticuffs for the second night in a row, and as a result of the altercation, allowed the Jets to receive a rare seven minute powerplay, before Hicke's special teams skills took over. After killing off the penalty, the Bruins would extend the lead to three with Luchnikov's third goal of the contest, earning the "hat trick" at the 17:07 mark of the third. Making it interesting, the Jets would muster their third goal of the game, but would be unable to gain any further momentum, securing the 5-3 Bruins win. With the weekend sweep, the Bruins improve their record to 23-12-1 for 47 points and solid sole possession of second place in the NJHL. Troy returns home to the comfy confines of the historic Hobart Arena for a weekend series against the Philadelphia Thunder on Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14. For more information, call the Bruins at 985-PUCK or visit TroyBruins.com. Commentsgong show Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:01:33 He how about Hagerty putting Donovan back in the TOOL box where he belongs. Hagerty's fight was the best fight I have seen all year. Anytine you can put your fist in the mouth of a player like Donovan it's a great day. I love the little guns Hagerty shoots in the air on the way to the penalty box and blows the smoke off the guns. Keep up the great work Sean Hagerty. we Love you in Troy! Leave a Reply |
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