Knoxville Ice Bears

Knoxville Ice Bears get two wins and four points

date: 02/08/2009

The first-place Knoxville Ice Bears ended a three-in-three weekend with two wins and four points. They started the weekend off with a won over second-place Huntsville at home on Friday night. However, the Ice Bears fell short to the Columbus Cottonmouths on the road last night.

 

The Columbus Cottonmouths came out energized from their win over the Ice Bears last night. Cottonmouths forward Michael George and defenseman Kyle Lundale both scored in the first period. George’s goal was assisted by Rutz and Lundale, and Green and Johnson assisted Lundale’s goal. Ice Bears Mike Carter continued his hot streak by scoring one of his two goals to make the score 2-1. His second goal came about six minutes into the second period and tied the game. The strong trio of Mike Carter, Kevin Swider and Tim Vitek showed their power again this game. Swider assisted Carter’s first goal, and Swider and Vitek were both credited for assists on the second.

 

B.J. Pelkey put the Ice Bears ahead late in the second period of a goal assisted by Swider and Wrobel, but Tim Green answered back for Columbus and tied the game again. It was not until the end of overtime that Mike Carter scored a hat trick and won the game for the Knoxville Ice Bears. Kevin Swider got his fourth assist of the night, while defenseman Chris Brannen got his first.

 

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