Announcement
11/13-McDowell shutsout Prep in classic goaltending battle !
Posted by Jeff Mauro on
Nov 13 2003
at
04:00PM PST
Special Report to Pa Hockey - Thank You to McDowell Hockey
ERIE -
The temperature in Erie, Pa may have dropped dramatically outside
the Erie Civic Center Thursday night, but inside the Civic Center
things were quite warm. That's because when rivals McDowell and
Cathedral Prep compete at anything, things tend to get heated up.
McDowell used a 27-save performance from goaltender John Cleary and
efficient penalty killing to skate away with a 2 – 0 victory over
rival Cathedral Prep in last nights 'Battle of Lake Erie - Round I'.
The Trojans killed off 6 Prep power plays including two 5 on 3
man advantages and a 5-minute major penalty to start the third period.
With the game scoreless in the opening stanza, Dan Barthelson jammed
in a rebound off a shot from Gary Peterson with 2:35 left in the period to put the Trojans on top 1 – 0.
The score would remain that way until 5:31 remained in the second period when Eric Trapp tipped in a shot from Chris Prior to give McDowell a 2 – 0 advantage. But Prep did not back off. They continued to apply pressure in the period and with :12 seconds left
in the 2nd, McDowell’s Gary Peterson was assessed a 5 minute major for slew footing. McDowell's penalty killing unit did an outstanding job in limiting Prep's scoring opportunities during the man advantage, and there was still 1:30 left in the major penalty when the Trojans received another penalty for elbowing. But the Trojan penalty unit was up to the task as they killed off both penalties, allowing only 3 shots on net in the process and taking the
ferocious northern arctic wind out of Prep's sails. Both teams took turns creating scoring chances the rest of the way, but
both netminders kept their teams in the game. Cleary came up big when he was called upon, and Prep's Ryan Zapolski saved 22 of 24 shots as his teammates killed of all 4 McDowell power plays.
Scoring by Period:
McDowell / 1 – 1 – 0 = 2
Cath. Prep / 0 – 0 – 0 = 0
Goal Scorers:
McDowell / Dan Barthelson, Eric Trapp
Cath. Prep / None
McDowell Shutout Goalie: John Cleary - 27 shots / 27 saves
Prep Goalie: Ryan Zapolski – 24 shots / 22 saves
Shots on Goal by Period:
McDowell / 8 - 9 - 7 = 24
Cath. Prep / 5 - 11 - 11 = 27
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