Maulers Kick Totems out of Missoula with a 6-2 Win

I cannot describe how proud of the boys I am! When the Seattle Totems came into town everyone knew there would be trouble, but your Missoula Maulers took the right road and played clean hockey. Yes there were a few fights here and there (we will get to that in a second) but overall the boys played incredibly well. They are finally working and trusting each other on shifts and are working as a unit instead of relying on individual skill. I honestly think that they are playoff ready and will give the Steelheads a run for their money. The Missoula boys are much stronger than they were only a few months ago and they have so much drive in them. I have to be quite honest right now, I can't think of any words that could express my pride, my excitement, or my support for this team. They have my full support going into the playoffs and I think they will surprise a lot of other people as well. This is their year and they are taking in as much as they can. Now I mentioned a fight before and this is the guy I really think you should look at for a professional hockey career; Austin "Auzzie" Azzinnaro. This beauty was a total machine last night and he was the one who really gave Seattle the final blow. In his first fight, Auzzie destroyed Piers LaFrance and sent him out the doors with his tail between his legs. It was an absolute garage sale of twigs, helmets, and mitts on the ice but it was probably one of the best junior fights I have ever seen. Just goes to show that if you mess with anyone watch your back because Azzinnaro will toss you out of the rink bloodied, broken, and bruised. You should have seen the other guy, he was not looking good. Definitely remember the name Austin Auzzinnaro because this gem is going places!

Craig Buford got things rolling for the Maulers when he put up the first geno at 12:05 in the first period. He had a little help from Tanner Todd and Joey Porco. Rookie sniper Erich Jaeger scored the next point on a power play at 18:25 with assissts for Tyler Zandhuisen and Nikita Sheptytskyy.

Veteran and major beauty Corey Schafer scored the first goal of the second period when he found the back of the net at 11:38. Apples went to Tyler Zandhuisen and Anders Nord. Jordan Wheatly added a point in his name at 13:20 with assists for Azzinnaro and Sheptytskyy.  The Totems got the first half of their 2 points on the scoreboard at 18:10 from the stick of Marek Nemec. Nikolay Mamadzhanov and Sergey Kuznetsov had the assists. At 18:53 Josh Chamberlain made it 5-1 when he found the back of the net with help from Josh Ingram-Rehm and Austin Azzinnaro.

Tyler Zandhuisen rounded things up at 4:22 into the third on a power play with assists for, you guessed it, Auzzie and Josh Chamberlain. Marek Nemec scored the last goal of the game in Seattle's favor on a power play at 13:10. Frank Flight and Robin Bjoernstad had the assists.

The playoff schedule in McCall/Boise for the first round goes as follows: Jr. Steelheads vs. Maulers 3/14/14 7:30 pm MST Game 1, Jr. Steelheads vs, Maulers 3/15/14 7:30 pm MST Game 2, Jr. Steelheads vs. Maulers 2:30 pm MST 3/16/14 MST (IF NECESSARY) Best of luck boys!!!! Here are some photos I took yesterday! There are more at the bottom as well, quite a few actually!

Statistics:

PENALTIES:

Seattle Totems - Doug Stultz (Tripping) 2 Minutes, 3:52
Missoula Maulers - Nikita Sheptytskyy (High Sticking) 2 Minutes, 3:55
Missoula Maulers - Craig Buford (Too Many Men) (Bench Minor) 2 Minutes, 8:47
Seattle Totems - Pavel Jon (Tripping) 2 Minutes, 16:49
Seattle Totems - Doug Stultz (Slashing) 2 Minutes, 17:24
Missoula Maulers - Corey Schafer (Head Contact) 2 Minutes, 18:40
Period 2:
Missoula Maulers - Edward Pollon (Roughing) 2 Minutes, 2:28
Seattle Totems - Piers LaFrance (Roughing) 2 Minutes, 2:28
Seattle Totems - Frank Flight (Roughing) 2 Minutes, 3:43
Missoula Maulers - Nikita Sheptytskyy (Delay of Game) 2 Minutes, 3:43
Seattle Totems - Connor Smith (Head Contact) 2 Minutes, 4:21
Seattle Totems - Doug Stultz (Boarding) (Major) 5 Minutes, 6:36
Seattle Totems - Doug Stultz (Boarding) (Game Misconduct) 10 Minutes, 6:36
Seattle Totems - Marek Nemec (Slashing) 2 Minutes, 8:15
Seattle Totems - Nick Peters (Holding) 2 Minutes, 14:02
Seattle Totems - Marek Nemec (Head Contact) 2 Minutes, 15:36
Seattle Totems - Nick Peters (Third Man In) (Game Ejection) 10 Minutes, 19:18
Seattle Totems - Trent Lloyd (Fighting) (Major) 5 Minutes, 19:18
Seattle Totems - Trent Lloyd (Fighting) (Game Ejection) 10 Minutes, 19:18
Seattle Totems - Connor Smith (Fighting) (Major) 5 Minutes, 19:18
Missoula Maulers - Anders Nord (Fighting) (Major) 5 Minutes, 19:18
Missoula Maulers - Billy Bigham (Fighting) (Major) 5 Minutes, 19:18
Missoula Maulers - Billy Bigham (Fighting) (Game Ejection) 10 Minutes, 19:18
Missoula Maulers - Corey Schafer (Roughing) (Double Minor) 4 Minutes, 19:18
Period 3:
Seattle Totems - Eric Dana (Holding) 2 Minutes, 2:12
Seattle Totems - Eric Dana (Head Contact) 2 Minutes, 2:12
Missoula Maulers - Josh Chamberlain (Tripping) 2 Minutes, 6:59
Missoula Maulers - Austin Azzinnaro (Checking from Behind) 2 Minutes, 9:03
Missoula Maulers - Austin Azzinnaro (Fighting) (Instigator) 2 Minutes, 12:00
Missoula Maulers - Austin Azzinnaro (Fighting) (Major) 5 Minutes, 12:00
Missoula Maulers - Austin Azzinnaro (Removing Opponents Helmet) (Game Ejection) 10 Minutes, 12:00
Seattle Totems - Piers LaFrance (Fighting) (Major) 5 Minutes, 12:00
Seattle Totems - Marek Nemec (Facemask) 2 Minutes, 16:52
Seattle Totems - Marek Nemec (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) (Misconduct) 10 Minutes, 16:52

SHOTS ON GOAL:

Missoula Maulers - 49 total
Seattle Totems - 23 total

POWER PLAYS:

Missoula Maulers - 2 for 13
Seattle Totems - 1 for 8

GOALTENDERS:

#1 Sebastian Gronborg for Missoula Maulers: 55:49 Minutes played, 22 shots on goal 20 saves

#31 Cody Janzen for Missoula Maulers: 4:11 Minutes played, 1 shot on goal 1 save

#30 Eli Alyakin for Seattle Totems: 60 Minutes played, 49 shots on goal 43 saves

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