Butler Toronadoes

WHEELING, WV - Special Report to Pa Hockey provided by the Carrick Hockey Club The Cougars had a 12-4 shots on goal advantage in the 1st period but were held scoreless until soph. Chris Larkin poked in a Nick Kelly rebound in the final seconds of the period. The second period was a defensive battle until soph. Justin Hennon scored on a TJ Gault rebound to make it 2-0. Carrick would score again later in the period when Gault found jr. Matt Abbott in front of the net to make it 3-0. Carrick took that lead into the final period. The Cougars put the clamps on WCC in the final frame holding them to only 3 shots. The lone Carrick goal was set up by Larkin who made a long pass to Justin Deery to spring him on a breakaway. Deery, who scored his 12th goal of the season, put a great double move on the WCC goalie and backhanded the puck into the top of the net. The defense then put the game on ice as the continuously shut down the neutral zone and turned away dump ins. The combination of seniors Tim Tagmeyer, Walter Meuhlbauer, and George Demko along with juniors Gary Delehenty, Brian Klein, and Ryan Koch held WCC to just 12 shots on goal. The six defensemen earned a big assist for goaltender Jonny Rethage's first varsity shutout. Offensively Abbott scored his 10th goal of the season while Nick Kelly had three assists and TJ Gault had two assists. The Cougars now are 5-1 sitting just behind Penn Hills and Chartiers Valley for the top spot in the open division.