Knoxville Ice Bears

Knoxville Slams Huntsville in 6-4 Win in Exhibition Play

date: 10/16/2010

Knoxville Slams Huntsville in 6-4 Win in Exhibition Play

The Knoxville Ice Bears avenged their loss in Huntsville last night in hard-hitting action, beating the Hunstville Havoc with a 6-4 win in Knoxville in their final exhibition game.

Havoc's lead goalie and SPHL Playoff MVP Dan McWhinney played the first period, but couldn't stop the precision shooting from the Ice Bears.

Former FireAntz veteran Emery Olauson scored the first goal of the night off a pass from Frank Furdero. Mark Van Vliet was also credited with the assist.

Less than 25 seconds later, Ice Bears Captain Mike Bulawka scored with help from Dallas Costanzo and ex-Havoc Martin Kubaliak.

Travis Hanson ended a strong first period with the third goal assisted by Robbie Spalding and Furdero.

Huntsville answered quickly in the second period tying the Ice Bears with three goals by Matt Piegza, Greg Moore and Chris Smith.

Chris Bratina responded with back-to-back goals, both assisted by Eric Slias.

The Ice Bears ended strong again with a goal in the last 6 seconds of the second period scored by Marco Trevino assisted by Olauson.

Havoc Kyle Laughlin scored the only goal of the third period assisted by Derek Fisher and Billy McCreary.

Kubaliak heated up the ice dropping his gloves against Kevin Kessler and again, 10 minutes later, against Tanner Shultz.

Knoxville takes this strong win against the current SPHL champions as they begin regular season action against intense rivals Fayetteville FireAntz on Friday, October 22, in Knoxville. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Coliseum. The first 2,500 fans to enter will receive a 2010-11 Ice Bears schedule magnet.

NOTE: The Mercedes Benz of Knoxville Three Stars of the Game are 1st Star Chris Bratina, 2nd Star Eric Slais, and 3rd Star Frank Furdero.

 

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