Friday Finals: Helena one of many teams to win in OT
Chicago 0 @ Wisconsin 12 - Wisconsin opened up a five-goal lead after the first period and did not look back en route to a 12-0 win over Chicago. Wisconsin got the win behind a great game by Nathan Viberg, who had one goal and three assists. Viberg scored 8:18 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Wisconsin. Russel Barone picked up the assist. Wisconsin also got points from Thomas Hanson, who also finished with one goal and three assists, Austin Lewis, who also registered one goal and three assists, Matthew Carr, who also had two goals and two assists, Peter Henderson, who also tallied two goals and two assists, Ethan Luck, who also had two goals and one assist, and Barone, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Wisconsin included Clayton Brown and Matt Resch, who scored one goal each. In addition, Wisconsin received assists from Caleb Vosters, Connor Boscaccy, and Bryce Fisk, who each chipped in one and Ben Ratner, Zac Shenderovsky, and Taylor Dickert, who contributed two each. Max McConnell rejected 13 shots on goal for Wisconsin.
West Michigan 5 @ Toledo 4 (OT) - West Michigan pulled out a 5-4 (OT) overtime victory over Toledo on a clutch goal by Corey Siwula. West Michigan also got points from Chase Whallon, who also had one goal and one assist and Dakota Ulmer, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Connor Henderson also scored for West Michigan. More assists for West Michigan came via Mitch Kalleward, Ryan Price, John Hayward, Trevor Temple, Brendon Block, and Joe Zottola, who contributed one each. Toledo was led by Ricky Kwapich, who tallied three goals and one assist. Toledo additionally got points from Josh Somers, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. In addition, Toledo received assists from Isaiah Crawford, Tyler Zalecki, and Austin Turner, who each chipped in two. Joe Licata made 33 saves for West Michigan on 37 shots.
Pittsburgh 5 @ Wooster 4 (OT) - Pittsburgh's James Unger scored 3:12 into overtime to beat Wooster, 5-4 (OT). Pittsburgh came back from a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. Pittsburgh was down 4-2 after a goal by Wooster's Brad Sneed at 12:23 in the third period. Pittsburgh knotted things up at 4-4 on a power play goal by James Stiles at 19:01 in the third period. Pittsburgh also got points from Stiles, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Pittsburgh included Cedric Calhoun, Dominick Glavach, and Darrien Sroka, who scored one goal each. More assists for Pittsburgh came via Kenny White, who had two, Gavin Cummings, who had three, and Camron Smith, Adam Schaffer, Vincent Casale, and Auston Palumbo, who contributed one each. Wooster was led by Nick Tobey, who finished with one goal and two assists. Tobey scored on the power play 13:13 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Wooster. Tyler Houmard picked up the assist. Wooster additionally got points from Sneed, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Houmard, who also had one goal and one assist. Christian Miller also scored for Wooster. Other players who recorded assists for Wooster were Ramsey Mayne, Mike Zenone, Rubin Chavarria, and Nick Mooney, who each chipped in one. Jacob Stack made 29 saves for Pittsburgh on 33 shots.
Texas 6 @ Sugar Land 1 - Behind a great game by Mykyta Sheptytsky, who had two goals, Texas defeated Sugar Land, 6-1. Sheptytsky scored at 1:45 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Texas and again while 5:18 into the second to make the score 4-0 Texas. Texas also got points from Bryan Whelan, who also registered two goals and one assist and Kyle Galloway, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Chase Deacon also scored for Texas. More assists for Texas came via Brock Brown, who had two, Ryan Dunner, who had three, and Brandon Baker and Zack Andersen, who contributed one each. Brandon Perrone recorded 11 saves for Texas.
Alexandria 5 @ North Iowa 6 (OT) - Kohei Sato gave North Iowa a 6-5 (OT) victory over Alexandria when he scored 29 seconds into the extra period. North Iowa overcame a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. North Iowa fell behind 4-2 after a goal by Alexandria's Logan Norman at 17:27 in the second period. North Iowa tied things up at 5-5 on a goal by Ryan Marciniak at 11:51 in the third period. Brett Gravelle had two goals to lead North Iowa to victory. Gravelle found the back of the net 13:38 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Alexandria and again while 3:10 into the third to make the score 5-4 North Iowa. North Iowa also had goals scored by Mitch Parsons, Carmen Dalesandro, and David Min, who each put in one. More assists for North Iowa came via Tommi Ahlgren, Tom Lindgren, Ryan Durant, Adam Orn, Austin Jackson, Marshall Barnes, and Connor Bump, who contributed one each. Alexandria was helped by AJ Gullickson, who grabbed one goal. Gullickson scored 4:04 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Tyler Frischmon assisted on the tally. Alexandria additionally got points from Nick Altmann, who also had one goal and one assist and Frischmon, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, Alexandria received assists from Mason Hautala and Louis Gerzin, who each chipped in one.
Gillette 2 @ Great Falls 5 - Great Falls had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-2 win over Gillette. Great Falls forced Gillette goalie Alex Feese to work between the pipes, taking 42 shots. Great Falls was helped by Malachi Bushey, who grabbed one goal. Bushey scored 13:07 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Great Falls. Blake Miller assisted on the tally. Great Falls additionally got points from Arseny Ivanov, who also registered one goal and one assist and Brendan Jester, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Great Falls included Tegan Harrington and Connor Barta, who scored one goal each. In addition, Great Falls received assists from Josh Larson, who had two and Reed Link, Austin Krantz, and Adam Apangalook, who each chipped in one. Gillette was led by RJ Yusko, who had one goal and one assist. Yusko scored on the power play 15:45 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Great Falls. Hunter Johnson picked up the assist. Gillette also got a goal from Michael Doyle as well. Other players who recorded assists for Gillette were Adam Maxfield and Alex King, who contributed one each. Jake Stephan made 23 saves for Great Falls on 25 shots.
Glacier 0 @ Yellowstone 7 - Will Landsverk had one goal and three assists to lead Yellowstone to a 7-0 victory over Glacier. Landsverk scored on the power play 10:37 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Yellowstone. Curtis Greenbush provided the assist. Landsverk dished an assist on Jake Dickison's goal that made the score 2-0 Yellowstone at 14:34 into the first period. He then added assists on Dickison's goal at 19:19 into the second and on Max Doner's goal at 2:23 into the third. Yellowstone additionally got points from Doner, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Dickison, who also tallied three goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Yellowstone also had goals scored by Nick Green and Matt Runyon, who each put in one. In addition, Yellowstone received assists from Lance Knudson, Cosimo Yapello, Hunter Ruschmeyer, Vadym Nesteruk, Tanner Vincent, Nicholas Elliot, and Nick Pizzey, who each chipped in one. Glacier forced Yellowstone's netminders to work all game long, ripping 32 shots and forcing 32 saves.
Helena 3 @ Bozeman 2 (OT) - John Greer gave Helena a 3-2 (OT) victory over Bozeman when he scored 59 seconds into the extra period. Blake Babineau and Greer provided the spark for Helena, combining for three goals and one assist. Babineau racked up two goals and one assist and Greer also added one goal. More assists for Helena came via Connor Dunn, Jay Forbes, Brandon Mills, and Michael Ballard, who contributed one each. Bozeman was led by Elliott Hopkins, who had two goals. Hopkins scored the first of his two goals at 10:43 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Gunnar Mogck assisted on the tally. Hopkins' next tally made the score 2-1 Bozeman with 4:34 left in the second period. Casey Gobel picked up the assist. Other players who recorded assists for Bozeman were John Dixon and Nicholas Thompson, who each chipped in one. Helena's Grant Martens stopped 28 shots out of the 30 that he faced.
Breezy Point 3 @ Twin City 5 - Breezy Point tried its best to erase a three-goal deficit, but Twin City would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 5-3. Twin City made the score 5-2 on a goal by Kyle Wagner at 15:00 in the third period, and Breezy Point got as close as 5-3 when Sean Viti scored 17:00 into the third period. Joe Costello was all over the ice for Twin City, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Costello scored the first of his two goals at 2:35 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Twin City. Tristan Mayer picked up the assist. Costello's next tally made the score 4-1 Twin City with 17:10 left in the third period. Wagner provided the assist. Twin City also got points from Wagner, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Mayer, who also had one goal and one assist. Twin City also got a goal from James Hale as well. More assists for Twin City came via Trevor Woytcke, who had two and Cory Martinez, Luc Kreuser, Jay Paul, and Bennett Witta, who contributed one each. Breezy Point was helped by Reise Kieffer, who registered one goal. Kieffer scored 9:00 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Twin City. Patrik Johansson also scored for Breezy Point.
