THE ST. CLOUD NORSEMEN BEAT THE WATERTOWN SHAMROCKS 3-2 IN A SHOOTOUT AT HOME ON THURSDAY THEN TRAVELED TO ABERDEEN AND SWEPT THE WINGS WITH A 4-3 OT THRILLER ON FRIDAY AND A RESOUNDING 5-1 VICTORY ON SATURDAY.
THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER A SCORELESS 1ST PERIOD THE NORSEMEN FELL BEHIND EARLY IN THE 2ND BUT CHRISTIAN GARRITY KNOTTED THE GAME BACK UP WITH A POWER PLAY GOAL JUST PAST THE SIX MINUTE MARK. RILEY FAST AND GRIFFIN STURM ASSISTED ON GARRITY’S 7TH OF THE YEAR. MIDWAY THROUGH THE 3RD DAYLIN CLINE SCORED HIS 1ST NORSEMEN GOAL WITH ASSISTS FROM JACK WELBY AND SAM KARTCH FOR A 2-1 LEAD. WATERTOWN FORCED OVERTIME WITH A LATE EQUALIZER, BUT DANTE RODRIGUEZ SENT EVERYONE HOME HAPPY WITH HIS 8TH OF THE YEAR OFF AN ASSIST FROM MATE TARDI. BECK LIDEN MADE 25 SAVES FOR THE VICTORY IN NET.
FRIDAY NIGHT THE NORSEMEN TRAILED THE WINGS LATE IN THE 1ST PERIOD WHEN CRISTIAN NICHOLS SCORED ON THE POWER PLAY WITH ASSISTS FROM RILEY FAST AND MATE TARDI FOR A 1-1 SCORE AFTER ONE. THEN TRAILING 3-1 IN THE 3RD IT WAS NICHOLS AGAIN ON THE POWER PLAY WITH ASSISTS FROM GRIFFIN STURM AND CHRISTIAN GARRITY TO CUT THE LEAD TO 3-2. LATER, WITH THE EXTRA ATTACKER ON THE ICE, THE NORSEMEN MOUNTED THE PRESSURE IN THE FINAL SECONDS. DANTE RODRIGUEZ WAS WITHIN INCHES OF TYING THE GAME AFTER THE PUCK RICOCHETED OFF HIS SHIN PAD AND ALMOST CROSSED THE GOAL LINE BUT AN ABERDEEN DEFENSEMEN CLEARED THE PUCK TO THE CORNER WHERE MATE TARDI TRACKED IT DOWN AND FED AVRY SHAW AT THE POINT WHO FIRED ON NET WHERE CAPTAIN SAMMY CRANE TIPPED IN THE EQUALIZER WITH 3 SECONDS LEFT TO FORCE OVERTIME. NICHOLS COMPLETED HIS HAT TRICK BY SCORING THE GAME WINNER 1:22 INTO OVERTIME WITH ASSISTS FROM FAST AND STURM. ISAAK KALIS MADE 36 SAVES FOR THE VICTORY IN NET.
SATURDAY NIGHT CHRISTIAN GARRITY GOT THE NORSEMEN GOING WITH A POWER PLAY GOAL MIDWAY THROUGH THE 1ST. MATE TARDI ASSISTED ON GARRITY’S 8TH OF THE YEAR. AFTET A SCORELESS 2ND PERIOD THE NORSEMEN POURED IT ON IN THE FINAL HALF OF THE 3RD SCORING 4 GOALS TO CRUISE TO VICTORY. TARDI SCORED TWICE FOR A 4 POINT NIGHT, WYATT FARREL SCORED HIS 10TH OF THE YEAR ON THE POWER PLAY AND GARRITY ADDED HIS 2ND OF THE GAME FOR A 3 POINT NIGHT. RILEY FAST ENDED UP WITH 2 ASSISTS AND BECK LIDEN MADE 38 SAVES TO SEAL THE SWEEP.
ST. CLOUD WILL HOST WATERTOWN ON THURSDAY NIGHT, TRAVEL TO NORTH IOWA ON FRIDAY AND THEN HOST THE BULLS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. HOUSE OF PIZZA WILL HOST A POST GAME PARTY FOR FANS ON SATURDAY NIGHT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE GAME. NORSEMEN PRIZES WILL BE RAFFLED OFF TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
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