Austin Bruins win third straight Central Division title
Published 9:52 am Sunday, March 22, 2015
The Austin Bruins made it official in Riverside Saturday night.
The Bruins dominated Brookings for the second straight night and they clinched the NAHL Central Division for the third straight season when they blasted the Bobcats 6-2.
Trevor Boyd scored two goals ad had an assist in the win for Austin and Evan Smith had 14 saves.
The Bruins currently have the third most points in the NAHL with 83 points behind Janesville (96) and Lone Star (84).
The Bruins have two regular season games remanining against Brookings before the NAHL Central Division playoffs begin.
SCORING SUMMARY
Brookings 0 2 0 – 2
Austin 0 3 3 – 6
First period
No scoring
Second period
(B) Joe Nathe (Beau Michaud, Joe Anderson) 3:36
(A) Josh Wilkins (Trevor Boyd) 6:28
(A) Boyd 11:12
(A) Brian Bachnak (Cory Dunn, Sturm) 12:14
(B) Michaud (power play) (Connor Hutchins, Anderson) 15:47
Third period
(A) JC Maclean (Wilkins, Zach Kenndey) 6:54
(A) Alex Pettersson (Brian Bachnak, Ian Scheid) 15:32
(A) Boyd (penalty shot) 17:46
Shots: Austin – 37; Brookings – 16
Power plays: Austin – 0-for-3; Brookings – 0-for-2