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FHL Highlights 3/5/16 Dayton Demolition vs Port Huron Prowlers
Demolition Dominate Port Huron 5-1 By Lee W. Mowen DAYTON, OHIO- The Dayton Demolition came, saw, and dominated a spectacular Saturday performance of Port Huron in a 5-1 home victory. Jo St. Pierre, coming off his first OT loss of the season, shut down the potent Prowler offense with a 28 save performance and his third win of the year. Martin Uhnak and Michael Dolman provide the offensive party against Dan McWhinney tonight. In the first, Dayton jumps on top at the 2:36 mark, with Dolman's first of the night crashing past the Port Huron keeper. With Jesse Felten's quick moves around the Port Huron defense, he found Dolman quickly to give Dayton a quick 1-0 lead. Dolman helped out six minutes later, this time on a crisp pass to one Martin Uhnak. Cory Giroux's first assist on the night also found the twist and tangle of Uhnak's first blast. Dayton found themselves up 2-0 and dominating the possession game before the Prowlers got their only goal of the game. At 13:01, it was Julian Fraser scoring for the second time this weekend from the near point from Jared Hicks' feed. With a 2-1 lead after the first, Dayton came back out with force and scoring the only goal of the second with Michael Dolman's second. Myles McCauley connected with Brad Townsend on the final relay to Dolman, who scored his 18th of the season in the far faceoff circle and gave Dayton a 3-1 lead. Port Huron did have a great opportunity with a 1:30 of a 5-on-3 Power Play, but the Wrecking Crew were quite up to the task of keeping the Prowlers at bay. In the 3rd Period, Martin Uhnak completed the hat trick with goals at the 4:15 and the 15:18 marks. With Uhnak's second goal, Robert Vanwynsberghe worked the opposite wing against Matt Fuller. With Jo St. Pierre lacing the puck up to an open neutral zone, Vanwynsberghe and Uhnak continued to force McWhinney's side, and Uhnak had the final say on Dayton's fourth goal on the night. With the final offensive piece of the night, Uhnak finished a loose bouncing puck past an outstretched McWhinney from Cory Giroux's attempt and Brian Marks send to put the score to 5-1. Things got heated in the last minute, but the Dayton Demolition stomped the door on the Prowlers with the first home win of the series. Dayton's win bumps up the record to 14-24-4 on the year, whereas Port Huron fell to 26-14-1. Port Huron also suffered their 10th road loss and the second of the series with the Demolition. Jo St. Pierre improved to 3-4-1 after ten games, with Dan McWhinney falling to 4-4-1 in his ninth game. St. Pierre was awarded the third star with one assist, 28 saves, and the win. Dolman won the 2nd star with a two goal, one assist night. Martin Uhnak took the top star with three goals on the season, giving him 24 on the year. Dayton now heads to the Northeast to tangle with Berlin, Danbury, and Brewster before returning home on March 18th against the Danville Dashers. For tickets and broadcasting info, visit demolitionhockey.com
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FHL Highlights 3/18/16 Dayton Demolition vs Danville Dashers
Demolition Plays Leapfrog, Strong Hockey in 5-2 Win over Danville By Lee W. Mowen DAYTON, OHIO- The Dayton Demolition played a strong game of hockey and some jumping of the standings with a 5-2 win over the Danville Dashers. Dayton came out strong in the opening frame, continuously fought back when the Dashers scored, and held a powerful offense at bay throughout most of the competition with Jo St. Pierre anchoring the pipes. In the 1st Period, Scott Kozlak and Robert Vanwynsberghe brought the offense home against Dashers' starter Matt Anthony. At the 10:40 mark, Kozlak found the bouncing puck from Martin Uhnak's first shot, angling his 16th goal of the year. Brett Wall found Uhnak near the crease, and Dayton took a 1-0 lead. Shortly after Kozlak's score, it was Vanwynsberghe's turn to find the back of the net. Michael Dolman led the puck down to the attacking zone, finding Vanwynsberghe in the slot to give the Wrecking Crew a 2-0 lead and his sixth Dayton goal of the season (his 12th overall in 29 games.) Danville answered with two goals in the 2nd Period, with Dayton answering back shortly after each strike. The first Dashers score was at the 3:58 mark, when Justin Levac dragged the puck to the far face-off circle blasting his 12th goal of the season. Dayton had an answer thirty seconds after, with Adam McKenzie scoring his first of the year on some solid rotation from the far point. Uhnak connected on his second assist of the night, finding McKenzie at the right time and place to put the lead back up to two at 3-1. At the 12:41 of the 2nd, it was Justin Brausen recreating the previous Dasher goal, with his setup in the far faceoff circle. Brausen's 38th tally of the year was connected with Ryan Stouffer and Ray Tremblay. Just over two minutes gone from what turned out to be the Dashers' last score, it was Cory Giroux lighting the lamp. At the 14:54, Brian Marks found Martin Uhnak close to the net of Anthony, when the puck slipped away to Giroux unmarked in the near faceoff circle. Giroux's 5th Dayton goal of the year gave Dayton a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes. Both teams flew quickly down the ice in the 3rd period, with each team getting respectable chances and both goalies showing their game. The Demolition got their chance for their fifth goal of the night on Danville's 6-on-4 Extra Attacker. It was Uhnak angling a straight-shot into the empty net for the icing on the 5-2 win, with Jo St. Pierre picking up his third assist and Myles McCauley with his 16th. The Demolition won 5-2, but not before a scrap between Chris Affinati of Danville and Dayton's Jay Kenney. Dayton outshot the Dashers 36-34 on the contest. Dayton improved to 17-25-5 on the season and jumped to 4th place in the FHL, the last playoff spot. Danville fell to 30-14-5 with the loss, dropping six of the last seven with Dayton and five of the last six overall. Jo St. Pierre picked up the 3rd star with the win, 32 saves, and one assist. Adam McKenzie scored the 2nd star with his first goal in Dayton. Martin Uhnak registered the top star with three assist and one goal on the contest. Danville and Dayton will tangle one last time at Hara Arena in the regular season on Saturday, March 19th at 7:30. For tickets, broadcasting links, and event information, visit DaytonProHockey.com!
FHL Highlights 3/4/16 Dayton Demolition vs Port Huron Prowlers
Port Huron Survives See-Saw Battle over Dayton 7-6 in OT By Lee W. Mowen DAYTON, OHIO- What's a couple of lead changes, along with a large lead lost, followed up with several 3 point performances have in common? One fantastic battle between the Port Huron Prowlers and the Dayton Demolition at Hara Arena. Despite giving away a four-goal lead late in the 2nd period, Port Huron claws back to win in overtime 7-6. In the first period, it was the Prowlers peppering the net quickly of Louie George. With this pressure, Port Huron got on the board at the 8:15 mark of the first with Jason Pietrasiak ringing home the first tally. Nathan Robson fed Pietrasiak from behind the goal line, along with Len Pelletier anchoring down the play. Dayton answered back nearly two minutes later, with Scott Kozlak hooking a rebound past Dan McWhinney. Kozlak's first of two on the night was from a combined effort of Jacques Lamoureux and Martin Uhnak's counter-attack up into the zone. With Kozlak's 14th tally of the season, Dayton tied the young game up at 1-1. Port Huron took back the lead with Dustin Skinner's first of three scores twenty-five seconds later. Austin Daae offered up his first of three assists on the goal, along with Justin Alonzo's first of three. The Prowlers left to the locker rooms with a close 2-1 lead. Port Huron got off to another strong start in the 2nd period, with two goals in under four minutes and chasing away Dayton's starting goal. The Prowlers increased the lead to two with Julian Fraser's blast from the near point. Fraser was assisted by the duo of Alonzo and Daae for his fourth goal of the year. Shortly after, Robson scored at the 3:47 mark from Pietrasiak and Jared Hicks for his third of the season to finish the night on George. Enter Jo St. Pierre, who would shut the door on the Prowlers for the rest of the 2nd. Dayton's comeback started at the 7:45 mark, with Martin Uhnak connecting on his team leading 21st goal of the season. Brian Marks and Adam McKenzie help out on Dayton's second goal of the night while on a 5-on-3 opportunity. The Demolition cut the lead down to one with another power play goal, resulting in a blistering shot from outside the face-off circle from Myles McCauley. McCauley's fifth Dayton goal was helped from Jesse Felten's first of three assists and Vanwynsberghe. Dayton tied the game shortly after McCauley's score from former Port Huron Prowler Robert Vanwynsberghe. The Sons of Hockey Player of the Week tallied his fourth Dayton goal and 10th of the year with some assistance from Michael Dolman and Felten's second assist. Then, at the 16:52 mark of the 2nd, Kozlak's second score nearly blasted the Hara Arena roof off into another zip code. The Air Force line of Ryan Timar, Lamoureux, and Kozlak help give Dayton a 5-4 lead after two and a streak of four unanswered goals against McWhinney and the Prowlers. At the 1:41 mark of the 3rd Period, Dustin Skinner connected again on a Power Play dish from Daae and Matt Fuller to break the Wrecking Crew streak and tie things up again at 5-5. Things quieted down from an offensive side for nearly fifteen minutes, until Vanwynsberghe's speediness caught the Prowlers off guard from the faceoff circle. Vanwynsberghe's second score was assisted by Felten's third assist of the night to give Dayton a 6-5 lead heading into closing time. The Prowlers continued to battle, giving Dustin Skinner a chance to finish the Hat Trick. With Skinner's third, Alonzo's third assist, and Fuller's second on an Extra-Attacker Power Play chance, things ended up squared away at 6-6 after regulation. In overtime, both teams continued to skate quickly, but the three-man crew of Roger Tagoona, Jared Hicks, and Len Pelletier scored the winning goal 1:48 into the extra frame to give the Prowlers their first win in March with a 7-6 OT decision. Dayton fell to 13-24-4 on the year, but maintained a hold on fifth place as the Demolition continues to battle for a playoff spot. Port Huron improved to 26-13-1 overall and 12-1 in the series. Jo St. Pierre took the OT loss with his 15 save relief appearance of Louie George (who finished with twelve saves in nearly twenty-four minutes. Dan McWhinney picked up his fourth win to improve to 4-3-1 on the year. Vanwynsberghe, in his first game playing against his former team to start off 2015-16, was the third star with a two goal/one assist performance. Dustin Skinner was award the 2nd star with his hat trick, and Roger Tagoona was the top star with the Game-Winning goal. Both teams meet up again Saturday evening, March 5th at Hara. The puck drops at 7:30 PM. For tickets and broadcasting information, visit DemolitionHockey.com
FHL Highlights 1/24/16 Dayton Demolition vs Danville Dashers
Demolition Quiet the Dashers 3-2 in OT By Lee W. Mowen DAYTON, OHIO - A Sunday evening battle was the perfect way to start the new week, with the Danville Dashers and the Dayton Demolition keeping it close. With a major penalty kill and intense offensive pressure, the Wrecking Crew outlasted the Dashers 3-2 in overtime. Justin Brausen dropped a pass to the slot for Scott Morongell for the first goal of tonight's game, at the 15:41 mark of the 1st Period. Brausen's vision behing the goal line marked his 20th assist on the season with Morongell's net-burial counting for his fourth. Dayton, while unable to push anything past Matt Anthony in the first, outshot the Danville crew 9-7 after one. Dayton got on the board with a Harry Mahesh Power Play goal at the 5:44 mark of the 2nd. Mahesh, scoring his seventh goal of the year, moved the puck smoothly past Danville's goalie, with some help from Myles McCauley (his first game with Dayton) and Jacques Lamoureux. The Dashers got the lead again at the 11:33 point of the 2nd, with Ray Tremblay's ninth tally (and a Derrick Schwartz and Justin Levac assist to go.) Danville had another one-goal lead after forty minutes. The only goal of the 3rd Period was marked at the 11:35 bracket, with a Mike Henderson redirect from the captain Brian Marks and Chris Wilcox, registering his first point in Dayton. Fans at Hara Arena then collected all of their breath at the 15:25 mark, when Ryan Timar was charged with a High Stick major and a Cross-Checking Minor. The Dashers would have seven minutes with a man down and up to start the OT. The Demolition Penalty Kill unit came to play today, as they would hold Danville scoreless in four opportunities. After Dayton's crew killed off a long advantage, Martin Uhnak and company went to work on Matt Anthony. With just 12 seconds to Dayton and Danville's third shootout, it was Uhnak's 11th goal of the year to give the hometown crowd a smile on Sunday and a 3-2 OT win. Matt Anthony was solid in the pipes tonight, turning away 39 saves on 42 shots. Brent Troyan was the victor tonight, with 23 saves on 25 shots and a couple of long stretches to boot. Anthony's record dropped to 20-6-3, whereas Troyan improved his young record to 2-2-0. Dayton improves to 7-15-3 with their second straight OT triumph; Danville fell to 23-7-3. Myles McCauley was the third star tonight with his first assist with Dayton, Brian Marks chimed in as the 2nd star with two assists, and Martin Uhnak's OT goal gave him the top star. Dayton hosts Danbury, Berlin, and Port Huron this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. For more information on tickets and broadcasting info, please visit demolitionhockey.com.
FHL Highlights 12 20 15 Dayton Demolition vs Port Huron Prowlers
A Heartbreaker of Close Proportions - Demolition Fall 6-5 to Port Huron By Lee W. Mowen DAYTON, OHIO - On Teddy Bear Toss Night, seven of tonight's eleven goals were scored in the third on a tremendous comeback battle for the Dayton Demolition. Port Huron however had the last hurrah, with Chris Leveille's third tally with 1:03 left in regulation. Leveille, the shootout winner of the season-opening debut for his Prowlers club at Hara, started and finished the game scoring past Dayton's Louie George. It all began at the 1:27 mark, with Leveille's first score assisted by Ahmed Mahfouz and Justin Alonzo. Port Huron held onto their 1-0 lead for most of the 1st period, until Cody Milligan commended the teddy bears to the ice. Dayton's first Power Play lighting was at the 19:42 mark, with some assistance from the captain Brian Marks. Milligan scored his seventh goal to tie things up for the first intermission break. In the 2nd frame, Port Huron scored twice to give themselves some room against Dayton. Chris Leveille wrangled out his second goal at the 6:09 mark, with more Mahfouz and Alonzo magic. The Prowlers scored one more at the 16:40 bookmark, with Dustin Skinner's first finisher of the night. Skinner's Power Play blast was provided from Mahfouz and Alonzo once again, and the Prowlers enjoyed a 3-1 lead after two. In the 3rd period, Dayton had the fire in their eyes against Andy DiCristofaro. Mike Henderson (4th goal of the year) buried a near-side pass from Jesse Felten and Brett Wall to slash the deficit down to one at the 3:22 clip. Shortly after, Derrick Schwartz scored his first of two on the contest with Tom Tracy and Michael Dolman providing back-up on the Demolition's second Power Play goal of the night. However, Port Huron wasn't finished. The Prowlers went back on top 4-3 at 7:27 of the 3rd with a Jack Callahan goal, presented by Mark Rivera. Not long after said Prowlers tally, it was former Port Huron defenceman Jide Idowu recording his first score from Felten and Wall to tie things up. With a short time expired from Idowu's goal, it was Dustin Skinner from Leveille and Alonzo to put the visitors up 5-4 for about two minutes. At the 11:04 point of the 3rd, Derrick Schwartz finishes the rebound redirecting and records his sixth score of the year. Cody Milligan and Michael Dolman help out with the last Demolition score. As time wound down closer to the OT horn, Chris Leveille used his patience to beat Louie George and the Dayton crew 6-5 at the 18:57 mark. Leveille's hat trick finale was assisted by Ryan Devine and Dustin Skinner. Dayton outshot Port Huron 45-38, falling to 3-4-3 when the Demolition outshoots their opponent. Dayton went 3-for-7 on the Power Play; Port Huron 1-for-4. Louie George took the hard-fought loss with a 32 save performance. DeCristofaro recorded 40 saves tonight to improve to 2-0 vs. Dayton on the year. Dayton falls to 5-8-3 on the year, while Port Huron rolled their seventh straight win improving to 13-4-0. Derrick Schwartz took home the only star for Dayton with his two goal performance. Justin Alonzo was rewarded the 2nd star with four assists, followed by Chris Leveille's three goal, one assist night. The teddy fans donated tonight will be making their way to Dayton Children's Hospital early January 2016.
FHL Highlights 11 6 15 Dayton Demolition VS Port Huron Prowlers
Port Huron at Dayton Port Huron Prowlers Edge Demolition, 4-3 DAYTON -- Friday, Nov 6 marked the season opener for the Dayton Demolition hockey team; this is their first year under the new name after relocating from North Adams, MA where they were known as the Berkshire Battalion. What better way to kick off a season than with an opener against a rival team - the Port Huron Prowlers. Based out of Michigan, the Prowlers are coached by Trevor Karasiewicz, former head coach of the Dayton Demonz from 2013-2015. The puck hit the ice at 7:30 p.m. in Dayton's Hara Arena with the faceoff being between Uhnak of the Dayton Demolition and Hicks of the Port Huron Prowlers. The animosity felt between the two teams was definitely present during the first period with a four-player fight breaking out between Assistant Coach/player Wall & Schwartz of the Dayton Demolition and Vanwysberghe & Leveille of the Prowlers 4:45 min. into the game. Just 17 seconds later, there was another fight between C. Milligan of the Demolition and J. Alonzo of the Prowlers resulting in a penalty against Milligan. The Demolition and the Prowlers demonstrated how much heart and drive both have during the first period with several shots taken between the two showing it wasn't going to be an easy victory. L. George, goalkeeper of the Demolition, remained unscathed despite multiple shots taken on him by the Prowlers throughout the first twenty minutes. Shots were taken by Lysko, Marks, Pestriakov, and Morton of the Demolition during the first period but it wasn't until 3:11 was left on the clock when Schwartz sealed the deal with an assist by Marks. Within the last three minutes, Lysko and Carter both received two minute penalties for tripping leaving the Demolition with four players on the ice while the Prowlers had six. First period ended with a score of Dayton 1 and Port Huron 0. Less than a minute into the second period, Fuller of the Prowlers slams into Milligan resulting in Milligan leaving the ice in seek of medical attention. Both teams were out for blood - and it seemed so quite literally with a plethora of penalties for roughing, tripping and fighting throughout the second period. Skinner of the Prowlers, with the assistance of Henning and Tagoona, scores the teams first point 2:32 into the period. The remaining time on the clock was a tug-of-war between the two teams for control of the ice. Prowlers' Pace frequented the penalty box this period beginning 7:37 minutes in with a two-minute penalty for interference resulting in a Demolition Power Play. Skinner enters penalty box with 9:19 on the board for slashing. Henderson of Demolition gets a two minute penalty for tripping a Prowler 11:12 into the second period. Pace of the Prowlers and Dolman of Demolition are each given two minute penalties for roughing with 8:02 left in the period. With 5:25 left, Milligan and Kenney are sent to penalty box for five minutes for fighting. 2:38 left on the board and a brawl breaks out between Mahesh of the Demolition and Tagoona of the Prowlers. The two men go at it for almost a minute until split up by referees; each received five minute penalties for fighting. Despite the aggressiveness of the teams, the second period ends with Dayton 1 and Port Huron 1. First two minutes in of the final period and Pace scores on George bumping the Prowlers up to 2 points. Both teams played with intensity and aggressiveness with the puck never remaining on one half of the rink. Milligan assists Tracy for a goal with 12:23 on the board, equalizing the game. Two minutes later, Leveille sneaks past two Demolition defenders for a goal. With 6:48 left on the board, Milligan and Morton assist Marks for another point, tying up the game once again, where it remained tied through the end of the period. The game goes into shootout mode with Henderson of Demolition scoring the first goal, and after a miss by each team, Vanwysberghe of the Prowlers nails the puck in the net. Two more misses and its back to Henderson who gets another point for Dayton. At the end of the shootout, Leveille of the Prowlers scores the game winning point resulting in the final score of Dayton Demolition 3 and Port Huron 4.
FHL Highlights 2 5 15 Dayton Demonz vs Watertown Wolves
Grudge Match Ends With Dayton Victorious in Overtime Derek Andrews and Robert Kirchner Dayton, Ohio---In what felt like an overtime game in the NHL Playoffs, each team had chances to score, but Dayton got the last word. In the three-on-three session, Vanwynsberghe stole the puck near mid-ice and scored on a breakaway to give his team the 5-4 victory with just 26.9 seconds left in overtime. For both clubs, it was evident that Thursday night's matchup at Hara Arena was the biggest game of the season thus far. Earlier in the day, Dayton activated Robert Vanwynsberghe who was reassigned to the team from Peoria of the Southern Professional Hockey League. For Watertown, Lucas LaBelle came back from suspension. Also, Forward Matt Wray, the team leader in penalty minutes, returned for the Wolves. Dayton and Watertown came into the game separated by one point in the standings for first place. The first period was a feeling out process for both teams. Dayton had the shot, outshooting the Wolves 14-3, while Watertown had the edge in puck possession. With just a couple of seconds left in the first period, Dayton won the face off deep inside of the Watertown zone, the puck was sent back to Brian Marks who was at the right point, and let go a wrist shot, though a screened Wolves goaltender, Josselin St. Pierre, and the puck went into the Wolves net with .5 seconds left on the clock, sending the Demonz into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead. Watertown tied it 3:10 into the second on Chad Bennett's goal from close range, his 22nd of the year. Wray got the assist as the intensity began to pick up. The Demonz appeared to score the go-ahead goal midway through the period, but officials claimed the goal was off its moorings before the puck crossed the red line. Dayton had a 27-8 advantage in shots to this point. Seth Ronsberg scored soon after on a rebound into an uncovered net with about five minutes to play in the second, giving the Demonz a 2-1 lead. The goal was his 20th of the season. The lead lasted 6:14 into the third. Phil Bronner carried the puck deep into the Demonz zone, fished the puck out of traffic, and slid it between the legs of Dayton's Dan McWhinney to tie it at 2-2. Third period action heated up seconds later as Jared Hicks notched a go ahead tally for Dayton. However, this lead lasted less than 20 seconds. Watertown's Cody Dion put one past McWhinney for the equalizer. This intense contest entered the last 10 minutes tied. Bronner scored his second of the evening to give the Wolves their first lead at 4-3. Third period action resembled a playoff atmosphere with several scrums and a five minute major for fighting sprinkled in for each team. McWhinney made a highlight reel save on a penalty shot to keep the deficit at one. The goaltender was faked out, but saved the puck with his stick as the crowd erupted. This turned out to be a game-saver. Fittingly, Ronsberg tied it with a slapshot over St. Pierre's left shoulder with a little over a minute to play in regulation. The best game of the year at Hara Arena went to overtime. As Vanwynsberghe's scored the game winner, making it final 5-4, the Demonz and Watertown are now tied with 80 points each for first place in the Federal Hockey League. This makes tomorrow's rematch that much more important with first place on the line. Stars of the Game Robert Vanwynsberghe (Dayton) Seth Ronsberg (Dayton) Matt Wray (Watertown) Next Home Game: Friday, February 6 at Hara Arena vs. Watertown. Gametime is 7:35 p.m.