Cranbrook fends off St. Mary's in MIHL clash
Cranbrook fends off St. Mary's in MIHL clash
By JASON SCHMITT
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@JasonESchmitt
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Two weeks ago the outcome may have been different.
At least that’s what Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood hockey coach Andy Weidenbach said after his team battled back, then fended off Orchard Lake St. Mary’s for a 4-3 victory at Wallace Ice Arena Friday night.
“I think two or three weeks ago we might have lost this game,” said Weidenbach, whose team trailed by a goal at two different points in the game. “Over the last few week’s we’ve been getting better, being more responsible in different zones and trying to cover our guys in the defensive zone in particular.”
It was a great play in the offensive zone that helped the Cranes get the win. Senior C.J. Regula netted the game-winner with 2:29 left in the game, off a pass from junior Blake Johnson.
“Our defenseman chipped it up to Blake,” Regula said, describing what he saw. “He had a 1-on-2 and cut to the middle, so I called for it and he made a little cut pass and I went low blocker.”
Cranbrook, which did trail 1-0 early and 2-1 after one period, took a 3-2 lead into the third. The Cranes defended that lead for 13-plus minutes before St. Mary’s scored the equalizer, that coming from senior Austin Stauffer on the power-play. It was one of a handful of power plays the Eaglets had Friday night. Cranbrook was called for six penalties in the game – compared to just three for St. Mary’s.
Cranbrook had four different players score in the win. Juniors Joey Dumas and Alex Lycett, along with sophomore Justin Song, also scored for the Cranes, who improved to 2-0 in league play and 6-3-1 overall with the victory.
“We have a young team, and they need to learn that it’s a 51-minute game,” said Regula, who leads the team with five goals and 14 points. “At the beginning of the year we really didn’t get that, but now we’re getting it, in the 10th game (into the season). We battled hard, all-around, everyone from the first line to the fourth line.”
St. Mary’s (2-4 MIHL, 4-7-1 overall) – playing its fifth game in 11 days – received goals from Stauffer, Ryan McGorisk and Patrick Henry. Brendan Earls and Isaac Garmo combined to stop 20 of 24 shots they faced.
“I thought we played a very good game tonight,” St. Mary’s head coach Brian Klanow said. “It was a good hockey game that could have gone either way. We certainly had our chances to win. We just have to do a better job of finding ways to keep the puck out of the net. When we do that, we’re going to be a hard team to play against.”
At least that’s what Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood hockey coach Andy Weidenbach said after his team battled back, then fended off Orchard Lake St. Mary’s for a 4-3 victory at Wallace Ice Arena Friday night.
“I think two or three weeks ago we might have lost this game,” said Weidenbach, whose team trailed by a goal at two different points in the game. “Over the last few week’s we’ve been getting better, being more responsible in different zones and trying to cover our guys in the defensive zone in particular.”
It was a great play in the offensive zone that helped the Cranes get the win. Senior C.J. Regula netted the game-winner with 2:29 left in the game, off a pass from junior Blake Johnson.
“Our defenseman chipped it up to Blake,” Regula said, describing what he saw. “He had a 1-on-2 and cut to the middle, so I called for it and he made a little cut pass and I went low blocker.”
Cranbrook, which did trail 1-0 early and 2-1 after one period, took a 3-2 lead into the third. The Cranes defended that lead for 13-plus minutes before St. Mary’s scored the equalizer, that coming from senior Austin Stauffer on the power-play. It was one of a handful of power plays the Eaglets had Friday night. Cranbrook was called for six penalties in the game – compared to just three for St. Mary’s.
Cranbrook had four different players score in the win. Juniors Joey Dumas and Alex Lycett, along with sophomore Justin Song, also scored for the Cranes, who improved to 2-0 in league play and 6-3-1 overall with the victory.
“We have a young team, and they need to learn that it’s a 51-minute game,” said Regula, who leads the team with five goals and 14 points. “At the beginning of the year we really didn’t get that, but now we’re getting it, in the 10th game (into the season). We battled hard, all-around, everyone from the first line to the fourth line.”
St. Mary’s (2-4 MIHL, 4-7-1 overall) – playing its fifth game in 11 days – received goals from Stauffer, Ryan McGorisk and Patrick Henry. Brendan Earls and Isaac Garmo combined to stop 20 of 24 shots they faced.
“I thought we played a very good game tonight,” St. Mary’s head coach Brian Klanow said. “It was a good hockey game that could have gone either way. We certainly had our chances to win. We just have to do a better job of finding ways to keep the puck out of the net. When we do that, we’re going to be a hard team to play against.”
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