Knoxville Ice Bears

Ice Bears Extinguish FireAntz 2-1

date: 12/21/2010

Ice Bears Extinguish FireAntz 2-1
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Knoxville, TN – The Knoxville Ice Bears took the ice at the Civic Coliseum tonight to seek revenge on heated rivals, the Fayetteville FireAntz after losing 3-2 in Fayetteville last Friday. Using the energy from their win against Louisiana on Saturday, the Ice Bears hand Fayetteville their second loss in a row. The Ice Bears stingy defense led them to a two-game win streak and a 2-1 defeat over the FireAntz.

Knoxville’s Jon Higgins was the first to light the lamp, scoring his first professional goal and his first goal as an Ice Bear at 6:50 minutes left in the first period. Ice Bears Captain Mike Bulawka and Jim Jensen were credited with the assist.

Knoxville’s Emery Olauson extended the Ice Bear’s lead to 2 off a pass from Mike Tuomi during a power play just 5 minutes later.

The Ice Bears kept a tight defense through the second period. Fayetteville increased their shots on goal from 8 to 26 during the period, but all attempts to score were shut down by Gallant and both teams saw a scoreless period.

Knoxville lost their chance at a shut-out when Tuomi and newly signed Ice Bear Brett Valliquette were both sent to the penalty box at 6:27 into the third period. Fayetteville’s Chris Leveille took advantage of the 5-on-3 action and moved the puck past Gallant for Fayetteville’s only goal of the game.

Knoxville extends their win streak to 2 with a defeat over the FireAntz, 2-1.

Knoxville battle the Huntsville Havoc on home ice on Dec. 26 for Sponge Bob Square Pants Night. The puck drops at 5 p.m. The Knoxville Ice Bears also host the world’s fastest golfer, David “Ogie” Ogron, as he attempts to break his own record by hitting 50 golf balls in just 30 seconds.

Mercedes-Benz 3 Stars of the Game:
1^st Star: Andrew Gallant (Knoxville)
2^nd Star: Travis Yonkman (Fayetteville)
3^rd Star: Emery Olauson (Knoxville)

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