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Hershey Bears 4, Hartford Wolf Pack 1 By Bryce Grundy, Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford, CT, March 7, 2020 – The Hershey Bears completed a sweep of a two-game set with the Hartford Wolf Pack Saturday night, defeating the Wolf Pack by a score of 4-1 at the XL Center. Hershey goaltender Vitek Vanecek, who shut the Wolf Pack out in a 1-0 Bear win Friday night in Hartford, followed that up with an impressive 26-save performance on Saturday.  Brian Pinho had a goal and an assist for Hershey, and Bobby Nardella contributed three assists.  Nick Jones scored the only Wolf Pack goal. “I thought the first period went as planned,” said Wolf Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch. “I thought we played really well. Almost had a goal on the power play, had some other good opportunities. J-F (starting goaltender J-F Berube) came up with some huge saves.” “They’re a good team,” said Wolf Pack captain Steven Fogarty. “They’re going to have their puck possession and get their chances. We have to play down in their end, and we did not do enough of that.” Hartford and Hershey refused to budge in the first period yet again. The first twenty minutes were a 0-0 stalemate, but Hershey broke the scoring drought in the second period, erupting for three goals in a span of fewer than nine minutes. Matt Moulson buried a rebound of a Pinho shot to give the Bears a 1-0 lead just 52 seconds into the second frame. “We let that first goal and it took a lot of momentum away from us,” said Knoblauch. “Once they got that first one it’s like we combusted, we weren’t doing the right things,” mentioned Fogarty. “The things that we can control, our effort and attitude, just weren’t there.” Philippe Maillet followed up with a power play goal 2:56 later, at 3:48, to double the lead to 2-0. Nardella slid the puck along the blue line to Daniel Sprong, and Sprong’s shot would find Maillet’s stick for a deflection past Berube. Hershey’s third goal came at 9:05, as Pinho ripped the puck past the catching glove a screened Berube.  Adam Huska replaced Berube (15 saves) after that goal and would stop all 14 shots he faced. “In the second period, we got away from what we needed to do,” said Knoblauch. “It started with that first goal against. It was tough for us to recover from that.” Hartford would not go down without a fight. After Sprong blew a tire in the Hershey offensive zone, a line of Patrick Newell, Jones, and Greg Chase quickly transitioned into their offensive zone. Continuous pressure opened up the slot for Jones, and his one-timer would cut the deficit to 3-1 at 12:03 of the third period. Newell and Chase both assisted on the play. “We gave a little push at the end of the third there but obviously it was not enough,” said Fogarty. “We need to be better,” stated Knoblauch. “We need to be more direct, be around the net a little more, and good things will happen.” Hershey’s Tyler Lewington scored an empty-net goal with one second remaining in the game to seal the 4-1 victory. The Wolf Pack visit the Springfield Thunderbirds Sunday, for a 3:05 game.  All of the action can be heard live on-line at hartfordwolfpack.com.  Video streaming is available at theahl.com/AHLTV. The next home action for the Wolf Pack is this Wednesday night, March 11, a 7:00 battle with the Providence Bruins.  That is another chance to take advantage of the Wolf Pack’s “Click It or Ticket Hat Trick Pack”.  The Hat Trick Pack includes two tickets, two sodas, and one large popcorn, all for just $40. Tickets for all 2019-20 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Sunwave Gas & Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at  hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (860) 722-9425.  Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $10 each, and all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase. To speak with a Wolf Pack representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack’s many ticketing options, call (860) 722-9425, or click here to request more info.  To visit the Wolf Pack online, go to hartfordwolfpack.com. Hershey Bears 4 at Hartford Wolf Pack 1 Saturday, March 7, 2020 - XL Center Hershey  0 3 1 - 4 Hartford 0 0 1 - 1 1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Lewington Her (holding), 4:54; Jones Hfd (holding), 12:19. 2nd Period-1, Hershey, Moulson 21 (Pinho, Nardella), 0:52. 2, Hershey, Maillet 16 (Sprong, Nardella), 3:48 (PP). 3, Hershey, Pinho 20 (Nardella, Burgdoerfer), 9:05. Penalties-Ronning Hfd (slashing), 3:29; Lewington Her (fighting), 8:35; Beleskey Hfd (fighting), 8:35. 3rd Period-4, Hartford, Jones 9 (Newell, Chase), 12:03. 5, Hershey, Lewington 4   19:59 (EN). Penalties-Burgdoerfer Her (fighting), 0:13; Beleskey Hfd (fighting, game misconduct - third major/second fight), 0:13; Fogarty Hfd (slashing), 7:16; Maillet Her (tripping), 8:07; Crawley Hfd (boarding), 13:32. Shots on Goal-Hershey 6-18-9-33. Hartford 9-9-9-27. Power Play Opportunities-Hershey 1 / 4; Hartford 0 / 2. Goalies-Hershey, Vanecek 19-10-1 (27 shots-26 saves). Hartford, Berube 13-16-4 (18 shots-15 saves); Huska 11-7-6 (14 shots-14 saves). A-4,814 Referees-Alex Garon (64), Olivier Gouin (54). Linesmen-Ben O'Quinn (92), Kevin Briganti (39) Read the full article

Wallin gets two, Chase finds game-winner, LaCouvee sharp in 3-2 win BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  WHEELING, WV – February 28, 2020 – Greg Chase broke a 2-2 tie at the 13:08 mark of the third period to give the Mariners their first, last and only lead of the night as they defeated the Wheeling Nailers 3-2 on Friday night at WesBanco Arena. Terrence Wallin scored the other two Mariners goals, while Connor LaCouvee earned his 20th win. The Mariners extended their lead to four points over Brampton for 2nd place in the North Division playoff race. At the end of a scoreless first period, Terrence Wallin was called for tripping, giving the Nailers a power play to start the 2nd. Jan Drogz snuck down backdoor and finished a pass from Barry Almedia at 1:58 of the period to break the scoreless tie. The Mariners remained in a goal drought until the 14:01 mark when the Nailers did them a favor. Defenseman Aaron Titcomb, attempting to wrap the puck around behind his own net, inadvertently shot it past Nailers goaltender Alex D’Orio to tie the game at one. Terrence Wallin, the closest Mariner to the puck, was credited with the goal. The Nailers jumped back ahead at 16:13 when Brandon Hawkins took a pass from Nick Saracino and beat LaCouvee’s glove to make it 2-1. Before the period ended, Wallin struck again, sweeping a puck around D’Orio with one hand on his stick after a Greg Chase shot his the Nailers goalie in the chest. The game headed into the third tied at two. The Mariners caught a break when Nailers defenseman Matt Abt broke his stick on a point shot, producing a 2-on-1 in the other direction, with Connor Bleackley and Greg Chase entering the zone. Bleackley fed Chase, who one-timed the go-ahead goal past D’Orio to give Maine a 3-2 lead. The Mariners had a chance to add on when Titcomb and Abt took back-to-back penalties, awarding the Mariners a long two-man advantage. Despite failing to score, the 3-2 lead was enough for Connor LaCouvee, who with the help of several key shot blocks in the third, locked down the one-goal win. The Mariners' “magic number” to clinch a playoff spot fell to 19 – the combination of points accumulated by the Mariners and failed to gain by Adirondack. Additionally, the Mariners padded their third-place cushion to four points over Brampton, which lost to Worcester. The Mariners are back home on Sunday to start a four-game homestand, hosting the ECHL-leading South Carolina Stingrays at 3 PM. The ECHL championship trophy, the Kelly Cup will be in the building, and the Mariners will award the Captain Joel Barnes Community Service Award on the one-year anniversary of his tragic passing in the line of duty. Fans are also invited to skate with the Mariners after the game. Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets to all games by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. All Saturday and Sunday home games feature the Family Four Pack – four tickets, four food and drink vouchers, and four Mariners beverage koozies, starting at $80, and must be purchased in advance of game day. Read the full article

Brassard shines again as Wallin breaks tie in third BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  ST. JOHN’S, NL – February 18, 2020 – Entering their four-game series with the Mariners on Friday, the Newfoundland Growlers had won 18 straight home games. They hadn’t lost at Mile One Centre since October 19th and hadn’t lost back-to-back home contests all season. On Tuesday night, the Mariners handed the Growlers their second loss in a row with a 2-1 victory thanks to Terrence Wallin’s tiebreaking goal midway through the third and a second consecutive fantastic performance in net by Francois Brassard. Newfoundland got on the board in the game first after putting 15 shots on Brassard in the opening frame. With 29 seconds to go, Aaron Luchuk lifted one over the Maine netminder to make it 1-0 Growlers. Mariners forward Ted Hart couldn’t break the zone after stealing the puck away at the blue line and Luchuk eventually ended up alone down to the left of Brassard. The Growlers carried a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. At 7:57 of the 2nd, the Mariners got even when defenseman Sean Day carried the puck below the goal line and centered to Greg Chase, who beat the glove of Parker Gahagen to tie the game. Terrence Wallin picked up the secondary assist for his first point of the series. Each team had quality scoring chances in the 2nd period, with Brassard and Gahagen each making impressive saves on shorthanded opportunities for either team. Maine outshot Newfoundland 15-11 in the middle frame and for the second game in a row, it was tied at one entering the third. Wallin rang the goal post early in the third but got his revenge with the go-ahead goal at 9:58. Getting his body in front of a puck inside the left point, Wallin moved slowly across the slot to the right circle and wristed a shot past Gahagen’s blocker for his 20th goal of the season. Day picked up his second helper of the game on the play. From there, the Mariners rallied around Brassard to hold the one-goal lead. Brassard ended up stopping 34 and being named the game’s first star with his sixth win of the season and second in a row. Gahagen made 26 saves in the loss. The back-to-back home losses for Newfoundland were their first since March 9th and 10th, 2019 against Orlando. With the win, he Mariners jump back into a third-place tie in the North Division playoff race with the Brampton Beast, two points behind the second-place Reading Royals. The Mariners have one more game in Newfoundland, tomorrow night at 5:30 PM ET. After the road trips wraps up at Adirondack on Saturday, the Mariners will be back home on Sunday, February 23rd for “Miracle Night,” celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. The Mariners will be wearing Team USA inspired jerseys, which will go up for auction starting January 12th on the Handbid App. There will also be a postgame screening of the Disney movie on the video board. Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets to all games by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. All Saturday and Sunday home games feature the Family Four Pack – four tickets, four food and drink vouchers, and four Mariners beverage koozies, starting at $80, and must be purchased in advance. Read the full article

Mariners hand Newfoundland its first home loss since Oct. 19th BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  ST. JOHN’S, NL – February 15, 2020 – The Mariners' special teams were perfect, going 2/2 on the power play and penalty kill on their way to a 3-1 win on Saturday night at the Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Morgan Adams-Moisan broke a 1-1 tie with a power play goal at 18:33 of the third period for the game-winner as Newfoundland lost on home ice for the first time since October 19th, their win streak snapped at 19 games. Neither team scored in the opening 20 minutes, but both teams were robbed by the goal post as Newfoundland’s Riley Woods and Maine’s Sean Day both hit iron. The Mariners won the shot battle 11-9 in a first period that was void of penalties. Early in the second, the Mariners went to the power play after a Matt Bradley crosscheck and Michael McNicholas cashed in a cross-ice pass from Lewis Zerter-Gossage to make it 1-0 Mariners at 1:29 of the middle frame. It remained 1-0 until late in the period when Woods was able to steal a puck from Day at the Mariners blue line and break in alone on Mariners' netminder Francois Brassard, slipping a backhand between his pads. The score was tied at one through two periods with the Mariners holding a 22-14 shot advantage. The teams traded chances late into the third when Newfoundland’s Aaron Luchuk shot the puck over the glass for a delay of game penalty at 17:20 of the third, giving the Mariners their second power play of the game. Conner Bleackley’s shot from the right circle was blocked in front of Zhukov, leaving Morgan Adams-Moisan with a tap in to make it 2-1 Maine. At 19:21, with Zhukov pulled, Greg Chase chipped a puck to himself through the Growlers' defense and skated in alone on an empty net to seal the game. McNicholas picked up assists on both goals for a three-point game. Brassard made 22 stops to earn his fifth win of the year while Zhukov turned aside 31 of 33. The Mariners won the shot battle, 34-23. The win marked the first for the Mariners in Newfoundland in franchise history, after previously going 0-5-0-0. After two days off, the Mariners and Growlers resume their series with games on Tuesday and Wednesday, beginning at 5:30 PM ET. After the road trips wrap up at Adirondack next Saturday, the Mariners will be back home on Sunday, February 23rd for “Miracle Night,” celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. The Mariners will be wearing Team USA inspired jerseys, which will go up for auction starting January 12th on the Handbid App. There will also be a postgame screening of the Disney movie on the video board. Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets to all games by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. All Saturday and Sunday home games feature the Family Four Pack – four tickets, four food and drink vouchers, and four Mariners beverage koozies, starting at $80, and must be purchased in advance. Read the full article

Mariners take down Thunder in OT to complete the three-game sweep BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  PORTLAND, ME – February 1, 2020 – Michael McNicholas delivered the overtime winner at 1:21 of the extra session to give the Mariners a 3-2 win over the Adirondack Thunder on Saturday night at the Cross Insurance Arena. It was Maine’s third win of the week against the Thunder and their 11th in 15 meetings this season with Adirondack. Maine is now just two points out of third place in the North Division playoff race. “We’re coming together as a team,” said Mariners defenseman Josh Couturier, who scored his first goal of the season in the win. “We’re playing the right way, we’re getting pucks in, everyone’s blocking shots, you’re able to look to the guy next to you and you know he’s going to do the right thing.” Couturier broke a 1-1 tie at 2:09 of the third after great work by the line of Eddie Matsushima, Morgan Adams-Moisan, and Brian Hart. It was Couturier’s first point of what has been an injury-riddled season. Just 1:30 after Couturier’s go-ahead goal, Adirondack’s Mike Szmatula evened up the score, setting the stage for the eventual overtime. The scoring began with a Dillan Fox power play goal at 5:05 of the first, backhanding the rebound of a blocked shot around the pad of Thunder netminder Evan Cormier. The Mariners carried the 1-0 lead into the 2nd, but defenseman Colby Sissons scored on the power play at 5:39 of period two for Adirondack with a point shot that seemed to turn the game in Adirondack’s favor. The Mariners were outshot 11-5 in the middle frame but led by Francois Brassard, kept the game tied into the third. “I thought we played hard,” OT hero Michael McNicholas said. “I thought our push off the bat in the first was really hard. I felt they came back at us just as hard in the second. It was kind of back and forth all game so it’s really nice to get that win. Those two points are really big for us.” Coming out of their defensive zone early in overtime, Greg Chase darted down the left-wing, dropping a pass to Sean Day, who found McNicholas at the far circle. McNicholas one-timed the feed off the back crossbar inside the net to end the game. It was McNicholas’ sixth goal of the season. “Those are big confidence builders,” said Mariners head coach Riley Armstrong about the Couturier and McNicholas goals. “Getting off that and getting him back playing again and also for he hasn’t scored too many this year so he came up big for us.” Brassard made 25 saves to earn his fourth win – all against Adirondack. Cormier made 19 stops in the loss. The Mariners improved to 7-1-1 in OT and SO games this season and 20-3-2 all-time. They have reached 50 points with their third win in a row – two behind third-place Brampton with a game in hand. They are now three points clear of the Thunder for a playoff spot. The Mariners sported jerseys designed by Make-A-Wish Maine “Wish Kid,” Ellie Labree, an 11-year old cancer patient. The jerseys were auctioned off to help raise money for Make-A-Wish Maine. The Mariners continue their homestand Tuesday against the Worcester Railers at 7 PM. They’re also home all three dates next weekend - February 7th, 8th, and 9th for the “Giving 3Kend,” sponsored by Three Dollar Deweys. Friday night at 7:15 PM vs. Worcester is “Works For ME Night,” presented by News Center Maine and a 1-2-3 Friday: $1 Aquafina water, $2 Pepsi products, and $3 Bud Light Drafts through the start of the 2nd period. Saturday at 6 PM against Brampton is Pride Night with EqualityMaine, including a sunglasses giveaway for the first 2,000 fans in attendance. On Sunday at 3 PM against Brampton once again, it’s the “Underwear Toss,” with fans encouraged to throw new packages of underwear onto the ice after the first Mariners goal to benefit Preble Street Teen Services. All Saturday and Sunday home games feature the Family Four Pack – four tickets, four food and drink vouchers, and four Mariners beverage koozies, starting at $80. Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets to all games by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. Read the full article

Dmowski leads the offense with a pair of goals in 5-1 win BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – December 26, 2019 – Twelve different skaters got on the scoresheet in a 5-1 Mariners win over the Adirondack Thunder on Thursday night at the Cross Insurance Arena. With the win, the Mariners went six-for-six in their meetings with Adirondack in the month of December, and won their seventh out of eight games in the month overall. “I think it was the work that was put in when we weren’t even on the ice,” said Mariners Head Coach and Assistant General Manager Riley Armstrong about the team’s December sweep of their division rivals. “Breaking down video, making sure the guys were prepared and when the guys are prepared and they’re all buying into the system, I think it carries over onto the ice. I think that’s what kind of separated us during these games.” The Mariners played a strong opening period and took a 1-0 lead at 7:35 when Ryan Dmowski finished a pretty passing play, facilitated by Ty Ronning and Ryan Culkin. The Mariners pelted Thunder goaltender Eamon McAdam with 14 first period shots and had several chances to extend their lead, but took the 1-0 advantage into the locker room. Dmowski struck again at 2:27 of the second period, when Jake Elmer fed a him a saucer pass from the right wing, springing Dmowski in alone to beat McAdam to his stick side at the near post. The score remained 2-0 until 10:44 of the middle frame when defenseman Marc-Olivier Crevier-Morin beat McAdam’s glove with a shot into the upper to corner to stretch the lead to three. Just over a minute later, Adirondack’s Mike Szmatula beat Connor LaCouvee with a slap shot in the slot to bring Adirondack back within two. Not long after, however, Greg Chase brought the lead back to three when he followed his own shot into the low slot and lifted a second chance over McAdam making it 4-1, which was the score at the end of two. Dmowski attributed his first career multi-goal game to “really, really good passing from my linemates.” “I just came into the game today with a positive attitude and I didn’t let anything phase me and I shot the puck and had confidence,” he said. Adirondack got 15 shots on LaCouvee in the third, but he and the Mariners defense preserved the three goal lead before Dillan Fox hit the empty net from beyond the red line at 17:37 to make it 5-1. LaCouvee made 33 stops for his 8th win. McAdam made 31 saves. It was just the fourth time this season that the Mariners out-shot their opponent. “I think the guys did such a great job boxing out in front,” said LaCouvee. “I saw a lot of easy shots. A lot of shots from the wings, contested shots. All our d-men and forwards did a good job limiting scoring chances.” The Mariners are a season high five games over .500 at 15-10-0-1, winning seven of their last eight games, and now pulling ahead of Adirondack in the standings with 31 points. They’re only three behind the Reading Royals for third place, who are in town tomorrow night. The puck drops at 7:15 PM on Friday and it’s STEM Night – focusing on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including a robotics presentation at intermission. It’s also a 1-2-3 Friday, featuring $1 Aquafina water, $2 Pepsi products, and $3 Bud Lights through the start of the 2nd period. It’s also the last chance to get the “Skate and Scarf” package, where fans can get a ticket to the game, a Mariners scarf, and a pre-game skate with Beacon the Puffin plus a snack buffet. Only 100 packages are available. Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets to all games by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. Four tiers of holiday packs for all gift-giving budgets are also available at MarinersOfMaine.com/shop. Read the full article

Mariners overpower Norfolk to even up series BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  NORFOLK, VA – November 22, 2019 – Dillan Fox and Ryan Culkin each had four-point games as the Mariners dominated the Norfolk Admirals on Friday night at the Norfolk Scope, splitting the first two games of the three-game set. The Mariners scored three power-play goals while killing all seven Admirals chances, and got a stellar performance from Connor LaCouvee between the pipes. The first period was marked by special teams as 14 combined penalty minutes were assessed and each team was awarded multiple power plays. After a lot of missed chances and big saves on both sides, the Mariners finally broke through at 14:48 with the man advantage. Ryan Culkin fed Terrence Wallin who found Dillan Fox at the left circle and Fox, trying to pass it through the crease to Ted Hart on the back door, got the credit for the goal when it deflected off an Admiral defender and in. The Mariners outshot Norfolk 12-8 in the first period and held their 1-0 lead. Around three minutes into the 2nd period, Connor LaCouvee made an incredible save, retreating to his goal crease, sprawling to smother a chance by Sam Povorozniouk, who appeared to have an open net. At 6:01 of the period, Terrence Wallin, deflected a Ryan Culkin pass behind Admirals goaltender Roman Durny to for Maine’s second straight power-play goal. Brandon Crawley notched a secondary assist on the goal. At the 8:10 mark of the third, Morgan Adams-Moisan picked up his first goal of the season, when he stuffed in a puck inside the back post after Dillan Fox was denied on the other side. Culkin finished off the scoring in the period when he followed Greg Chase’s rush and blasted home his fourth goal of the season past Durny at 10:40. The Marined led 4-0 after two periods. Norfolk got on the board 13:39 into the third when defenseman Johnny Coughlin scored his second goal in as many games, but it was quickly answered by Fox’s second goal of the game at 15:21. Fox fed Alex Kile in the slot, who moved it right back to Fox at the bottom of the left-wing circle. The Mariners cashed their third power-play goal of the night at 17:20 when Kile blasted a one-timer from the right circle past Durney at 17:20 to make it 6-1, reversing the final score from Wednesday. Each team finished with 28 shots on goal, LaCouvee stopping 27 for his third win. Durny made 22 saves in the loss. The Mariners finish their series with the Admirals on Saturday night at 7:30 PM in Norfolk. They’ll return home for three games next week – Tuesday at 7 PM against Worcester, Friday at 7:15 PM against the Indy Fuel, and then Saturday at 6 PM against the Newfoundland Growlers. Tuesday is a sensory reduced game for Autism Awareness. Saturday night will feature specialty Aquaman jerseys as part of the league’s partnership with DC Comics. Groups of 10 or more can call 833-GO-MAINE to get tickets at a discounted price. Individual game tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, in person at the Trusted Choice Box Office at the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling the box office at 207-775-3458. Read the full article

Mariners win fourth straight in a game of momentum BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  PORTLAND, ME – November 15, 2019 – In a game that featured wild momentum swings, the Mariners topped the Brampton Beast 6-3 on Friday night at the Cross Insurance Arena. It was Maine’s fourth win in a row and their fifth in six on the homestand. A crowd of over 4,000 helped celebrate Wes McCauley Appreciation Night. The Mariners were on the right side of the scoring in first period, playing a dominant open 20 minutes. At the 7:29 mark, Ryan Ferrill scored his first goal of the season to make it 1-0. Jonathan Racine collected the puck from Ryan Gropp and took a shot that was stopped by Brampton netminder, Joey Daccord, but Ferrill buried the rebound to get the Mariners on the board first. Just 35 seconds later, Terrence Wallin scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season. Wallin crashed towards the net on a 2 on 1 and attempted to feed Taylor Cammarata, but the puck slid home off a Brampton defender. It was Wallin’s fifth straight game with a goal. The score remained 2-0 after the first period, with the Mariners pelting 18 shots on Daccord to Brampton’s six against Maine’s Tom McCollum. The Mariners added another goal 3:26 into the middle frame extending their lead to three. Greg Chase took the puck end to end and toe dragged the puck around Brampton defenseman, TJ Melancon, flipping the puck past the blocker of Daccord. Brampton showed life in the final five minutes of the period when Daniel Leavens found the back of the net at the 15:01 mark. Brampton’s David Pacan fed the puck to Leavens who sent a one-timer past McCollum to make it a 3-1 game. With 2:21 left in the period and the Beast on the power play, Melancon put a shot on net that popped out of McCollum’s glove and to Francois Beauchemin, who lifted it over the sprawling Mariners goaltender and cut the lead to one. Exactly one minute later, Matt Petgrave had possession in the left corner and threw it right out front to Christopher Clapperton who scored stick side to tie the game at three with just 1:21 remaining in the period. All three goals were scored in a span of 3:38 to erase the 3-0 Maine lead. The Mariners regrouped and found themselves back in the goal column and the lead just 2:09 into the final period. Taylor Cammarata found a rushing Greg Chase who carried it into the zone on a two on one with Michael McNicholas. Chase slid the puck to McNicholas who put the Mariners back in the lead with a powerplay goal, his second of the season. Ryan Culkin followed with an insurance goal when he possessed the puck at the center red line and brought it into the right circle where he took a wrist shot that beat Daccord glove side to put the Mariners up 5-3 with 8:35 to go in the game. And to put a cherry on top, with 43 seconds to go, Michael McNicholas connected a pass to Taylor Cammarata who split the Brampton defense and found himself on a breakaway with an empty net to make it a 6-3 game. The Mariners outshot Brampton 33-23 in the game. McCollum padded aside 20 leading the way to his fourth win of the season improving the Mariners record to 6-4-0-1 on the year. Brampton fell to 8-6-0-0 with Daccord stopping 28 shots on the evening. The Mariners finish their seven game homestand tomorrow night with “Hockey Fights Cancer” against the Adirondack Thunder at 6:00 PM. The first 1,000 kids will receive a pennant upon entry, courtesy of Q97.9. It’s a Family Four Pack night as well – families of four can get four tickets, four food and drink vouchers, and four Mariners can koozies for as low as $80. Individual game tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, in person at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling the box office at 207-775-3458. Read the full article