The St. Cloud Norsemen dropped both games to NORTH IOWA in their home and home series over the weekend.
Friday night, THE NORSEMEN FELL BEHIND 1-0 SEVEN MINUTES IN BUT SAM CRANE RESPONDED WITHIN A MINUTE WITH HIS 14TH OF THE YEAR WITH AN ASSIST FROM WILLIAM ESTERBROOKS. THE BULLS ADDED TWO LATE GOALS FOR A 3-1 LEAD AFTER ONE. ESTERBROOKS PULLED THE NORSEMEN WITHIN ONE FIVE MINUTES INTO THE 2ND WITH HIS 11TH OF THE YEAR OFF AN ASSIST FROM CRANE. THE BULLS BUILT A 6-2 LEAD BEFORE AVRY SHAW SCORED HIS 6TH OF THE YEAR WITH ASSISTS FROM GABE GALLIVAN AND SAM MISAK, BUT THAT WAS AS CLOSE AS THEY GOT AS NORTH IOWA TOOK THE OPENER 6-3.
Saturday night the NORSEMEN FOUND THEMSELVES IN A BIG HOLE TRAILING 5-0 AFTER THE 1ST PERIOD. GABE GALLIVAN SCORED A POWER PLAY GOAL AND VINNY HART SCORED IN THE FINAL SECONDS OF THE 2ND PERIOD TO CUT THE LEAD TO 6-2 ENTERING THE 3RD PERIOD. AVRY SHAW ASSISTED ON GALLIVAN’S 4TH OF THE SEASON. SARTELL NATIVE NOLAN SMITH AND GALLIVAN ASSISTED ON HART’S 3RD OF THE YEAR. ST CLOUD OUTSHOT NORTH IOWA 11-4 IN THE 3RD BUT COULDN’T CUT INTO THE LEAD AS THE BULLS SKATED AWAY WITH THE 6-2 VICTORY.
St. Cloud (13-21-4 – 30 pts) will take on AUSTIN (28-8-2-1 – 59 pts) in a home and home this weekend.
Puck drop on Friday night AT THE MAC IS 7 PM AND AT 7:05 PM FROM RIVERSIDE ARENA IN AUSTIN ON SATURDAY.
TICKETS FOR FRIDAY ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR OR ONLINE AT STCLOUDNORSEMEN.COM
IT’S HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER WEEKEND WITH BOTH TEAMS WEARING SPECIALTY JERSEYS THAT WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF FOR LOCAL FUNDRAISERS. FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAME IS SPONSORED BY CENTRACARE WITH PROCEEDS FROM THE JERSEY AUCTION GOING TO THE CENTRACARE – COBORN CANCER CENTER.
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