Tigers blank Packer boys hockey team
Published 8:57 pm Thursday, January 20, 2022
Austin’s Wyatt Hamlin plays the puck in the corner under pressure of Albert Lea’s Mason Studier (4) during the second period Thursday night at Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Austin’s Toby Holtz pushes the puck forward during the first period Thursday night against Albert Lea in Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Austin’s Isaac Stromlund picks up the puck in the second period against Albert Lea Thursday night in Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Austin’s Cooper Guttormson brings the puck up ice against Albert Lea’s Derrek Laite (18) during the first period Thursday night at Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailiyherald.com
Austin’s Toby Holtz plays the puck among a trio of Albert Lea players during the first period Thursday night at Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Austin’s Dylan Regenscheid vies for the puck during the first period Thurdsay night at Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
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The Austin boys hockey team fell in an early hole and could not recover in a 9-0 loss to Albert Lea on Thursday in Riverside Arena.
The Tigers (11-3 overall) put up two goals in the first two and a half minutes of the game and never looked back.
Austin (1-10 overall) was short on players due to illness, but Austin head coach Troy Schaefer was glad to see them play until the final whistle.
“They competed,” Schaeffer said. “That’s one thing about our team is we don’t quit.”
The Tigers showered over 20 shots on goal in the first and second periods as they put up four goals in each of the first two frames.
Austin held AL scoreless for the first eight minutes of the second period to stay within 4-0, but the Tigers eventually turned up the heat again.
Ethan Knox had 45 saves for Austin.
AL’s Dakota Jahnke scored the shutout with six saves.
Despite the loss, the Packers did have a positive earlier this week when they scored their first win of the season.
“That win on Tuesday was huge to get the monkey off our back,” Schaeffer said. “I was happy for all of the upper classmen.”
SCORING SUMMARY
AL 4 4 1 — 9
Austin 0 0 0 — 0
First period
(AL) Beau Schreiber (Joseph Yoon, Derrek Laite) 1:28
(AL) Yoon (Carson Severtson) 2:31
(AL) Jack Ladlie (Yoon, Spencer Van Beek) 10:55
(AL) Jared Turrubiartes (Yoon, Severtson) 13:24
Second period
(AL) Tim Chalmers (Burke Cichosz) 9:15
(AL) Chalmers (Ladlie, Elijah Farris) (power play) 12:16
(AL) Severtson (Mason Studier, Turrubiartes) 14:28
(AL) Yoon 16:49
Third period
(AL) Spencer Van Beek (Chalmers, Ladlie) 1:32
Shots: Austin – 6; AL – 55
Power plays: Austin – 0-for-2; AL – 1-for-1
