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Cottonmouths Bite Ice Flyers 4-3
January 3, 2010
The Ice Flyers turned a close 1-0 advantage into a 6-1 blowout over the Cottonmouths Saturday night in Pensacola. Matt Whitehead picked up three points in a game that saw just one goal in the first period, and six total in the third.
After losing to the Cottonmouths 4-3 the Friday night, the Ice Flyers were determined to exact revenge. Dan Buccella led the Pensacola push with the first goal of the game at 17:25. With a man-advantage Lorne Misita sent the puck into the crease for Buccella. Bucella capitalized, and Misita was credited with an assist on the play. Columbus couldn’t counter, and the Ice Flyers entered the dressing room with a 1-0 lead.
The second period saw many close plays, but both Jamie Gilbert for Pensacola and Ian Vigier for Columbus were able to keep the puck out of the goal for the duration. Each team fired 10 shots apiece in both the first and second periods; a total of 40 shots and just one goal.
With no goals in the second period, both teams were looking to provide some offense. They didn’t disappoint: six total goals would score in the third period. Sam Bowles netted a powerplay shot 29 seconds into the period on an assist by Tim Green, but then it was Pensacola the rest of the way.
Lorne Misita scored on a Mark Hinz assist at 6:55, Joey Hughes from Matt Whitehead at 8:02, and then Whitehead scored from Chris Rebernik at 12:03. Defenseman Jeff Zatorski added a goal of his own with a powerplay at 14:58. The powerplay strike saw Hughes and Whitehead pickup assists, Whitehead’s third point of the evening.
With a mere three seconds left in the game, it appeared the Ice Flyers would win 5-1. Kevin Galan though otherwise, burying the puck off assists by Tyler Barr and Matt Withers to change the final to 6-1 Ice Flyers. Jamie Gilbert played famously in the net, saving 34 of 35 shots.
The Ice Flyers will face Mississippi on the road Sunday before returning home on January 8 for Military Appreciation Night against the Knoxville Ice Bears. Military personnel are encouraged to attend the 7:05 game, as tickets are just $3 with a military I.D. Also the Ice Flyers will be wearing special military-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off after the weekend’s games.
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