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Friday Finals: Gillette, Oregon, Northeast, Mason City advance

March 12, 2022

Jason Tenezaca scored the overtime-winning goal in Game 2 to help the Tradesmen advance to the Central Finals with a sweep of Peoria.

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Frontier Division Semi-Finals Game 2: Bozeman 2 @ Gillette 6 (Gillette wins series 2-0): Isaac Young scored a pair of goals and dished an assist to help Gillette take down Bozeman 6-2 and advance past the Icedogs by a series score of 2-0. Gillette dominated early as Alex Duchemin, Saizha Norwegian, and Young all lit the lamp before the 1st intermission. The Icedogs fought back in the middle frame as Nate Brunelle and Luke Busher both buried goals for the visitors. Gillette regained momentum in the 3rd as Tucker Lien, Brock Trboyevich and Young all found the back of the net in the 3rd. Jack Orchard secured the victory with 30 saves. Collin Soderholm came in as relief for Cameron Milewski, as Milewski took the loss making 38 saves on 43 shots for the Icedogs. Soderholm kept out 3 of 4 shots in relief. 

Central Division Semi-Finals Game 2: Peoria 1 @ Oregon 2 (Oregon wins series 2-0): Jason Tenezaca buried the OT winner on the power play 19:46 into the 1st overtime period to provide Oregon the win over the Mustangs and advance to the Central Division Finals. After a scoreless opening period, Carter Watters provided the Tradesmen the first lead with an unassisted goal seven minutes into the 2nd. Early in the 3rd period, Jared Wisely found the back of the net shorthanded to tie the game and send it to an eventual overtime. Austin Bartell was spectacular in net for Oregon, stopping all but one of 61 shots that came at him. Andrew Doran took the loss, making 27 saves. 

West Division Semi-Finals, Game 2: Mason City 6 @ Willmar 3 (Mason City wins series, 2-0): The Mason City Toros secured their advancement in the NA3HL playoffs with a 6-3 victory on the road. The Toros found offense early as Cullen Hogan, Blake Ulve, and Luke Stevens all buried goals in the 1st period. Willmar’s Ethan Mock reduced the deficit to two goals with a score late in the opening period. Brendan Sloth and Derek Humphreys helped extend the lead in the middle frame with goals. In the 3rd, Jeremiah Konkel and Nolan Grier both lit the lamp for the WarHawks while Sota Isogai found the back of the net for the Toros. Owen Carlson grabbed the win, keeping out 43 of 46 shots that came at him. Will Kunka made 21 saves for Willmar. 

East Division Semifinals Game 2: Bay State Bobcats 0 @ Northeast Generals 11 (Northeast wins series, 2-0): A first period barrage of goals got the Northeast Generals a 6-0 lead that they never looked back on to advance to the second round of the NA3HL playoffs. In the first period, Cody Lambert, Sean Gorman, Tyler Ramm, Nolan Murphy, Matthew Nuzzolilo, and Tommy Lubin all found the back of the net for a 6-0 lead. In the middle frame, Braeden Kenney added to the Generals lead, 7-0. In the third the Generals added four more goals with Matthew Nuzzolio netting two for a hat-trick, Sean Gorman, and Ciaden Hess. Generals goaltender Luke Fundator earned the shutout stopping all 15 shots he faced. 

East Division Semifinals, Game 1: Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 2 @ Long Beach Sharks 1 (OT) (Danbury leads series, 1-0): Nick Rogers scored a third period goal to force over-time where he would find the back of the net again to get the Hat Tricks a 2-1 win over the Long Beach Sharks. In the first period, Mikita Miadzvedzeu (10:57) netted the first goal of the night for a 1-0 Sharks lead. In the third period, Nick Rogers evened the game 1-1 with a goal at 9:45 to force overtime. In the extra frame, Rogers tucked his second of the night and the game winning goal.

Central Division Semifinals Game 1: Wausau Cyclones 3 @ Rochester Grizzlies 5 (Rochester leads series, 1-0): The Rochester Grizzlies topped the Wausa Cyclones in a 5-3 final score. In the first period, Logan Kroyman (2:20) and Layten Liffrig (4:45) both found the back of the net for the Grizzlies to take a 2-0 lead going into the first intermission. In the second period, Wauausa evened the game 2-2 with Wesley Coquet and CJ Zins scoring. Later in the period, Cole Gibson netted his first of the playoffs getting Rochester ahead again, 3-2. In the third period, Kyle Bauer (0:25) scored early adding to the Rochester lead. Wesley Coquet (8:09) netted his second of the game getting eh Cyclones to within a goal. Late in the third, Layten Liffrig scored his second of the night to get the Grizzlies a 5-3 win. 

South Division Semi-Finals, Game 1: TX RoadRunners 3 @ TX Brahmas 5 (TX Brahmas leads series, 1-0): Forward Benjamin Mondou potted a pair of goals to help lift the Brahmas past the RoadRunners in game one of the South Division Semi-Finals. Aleksandr Gamzatov scored early in the opening period to give the Brahmas a quick lead. Moundou scored his pair in the 2nd period but goals from Jaron Ketterman and Jack Herron would help keep the RoadRunners within reach. In the final frame, Gamzatov added another to add an insurance goal. Tyler Love brought the deficit within one for the RoadRunners but Gion Coray tallied the empty netter to seal it for the Brahmas. Dolan Gilbert grabbed the win with 22 saves. Hunter Hein was dealt the loss, making 36 saves on 40 shots. 

West Division Semi-Finals, Game 1: Alexandria 1 @ Granite City 9 (Granite City leads series, 1-0): Hayden Walters and Nicholas Richert each potted a pair of goals in Granite City’s dominant game 1 victory over the Blizzard. Tucker Skime and Walters gave the Lumberjacks a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes. Bjorn Jorgenson, Richert, Kyle Mortenson, Carson Van Zuilen, and Walters all scored in the middle frame to widen the gap. In the 3rd, Richert scored his 2nd goal of the game and Nick Mountain added another to seal it. Alexandria’s lone goal came midway through the 2nd period as Karsten Senden scored from Matt McInture. Quentin Sigurdson finished the game nearly perfect for the Lumberjacks, saving 22 of 23 shots faced in the win. Andrew Tuttle and Bailey Rosch both spent time in Alexandria’s crease, Tuttle taking the loss saving 21 of 28 shots faced.  

Frontier Division Semi-Finals Game 1: Helena 5 @ Great Falls 1 (Helena leads series 1-0): Helena forwards Adam Harvey and Liam Bland each found the back of the net twice to provide the Bighorns with a 1-0 series lead over the Americans. In the opening period, Bland scored his pair while Tyler Bloom added another to give Helena a lead early. Blake Nerney scored for the Americans to cut the deficit to two goals after 20 minutes. In the middle frame, Harvey scored his pair of goals to add insurance on Helena’s lead. A scoreless 3rd period meant a 5-1 victory for the Bighorns and a 1-0 lead in the Semi-Finals. Eric Buccholz was nearly perfect for Helena, keeping out 27 of 28 shots faced in the victory. Zac Hattan was dealt the loss, making 50 saves on 55 shots. 

 
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