The Niagara Falls PowerHawks will be back in action this weekend at the Hyde Park Ice Arena as they take on the visiting Jersey Shore Wildcats. Saturday’s contest will faceoff at 6:00pm, while Sunday’s game will get underway at 1:00pm. Both teams are coming off splits in their opening weekend matchups.
The PowerHawks won their debut game Saturday evening, 5-4, over the visiting Pittsburgh Vengeance. Spencer Hrynczak scored the first goal for the newly dubbed Niagara Falls team. Pittsburgh took control of Sunday’s game, and went home with an 8-4 victory.
Meanwhile, Jersey Shore opened the season with a 5-4 loss to the Maine Wild at the Jersey Shore Arena. The team rebounded with a 7-2 victory over the Wild on Sunday. Last season, the Wildcats advanced to the second round of the playoffs, but were defeated by the Binghamton Junior Senators in those games.
Top Scorers:
Niagara Falls PowerHawks Jersey Shore Wildcats
Niagara Falls PowerHawks Jersey Shore Wildcats
Justin King 2G,2A,4pts Nick Ventura 2G,3A,5pts
Michael Olszewski 2G,2A,4pts Antonio Filippello 4G,0A,4pts
Andrew Logar 1G,2A,3pts R.C. Randall 1G,3A,4pts
Northeast Division Standings:
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
Pts
|
Binghamton Junior Senators
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Jersey Shore Wildcats
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
Niagara Falls PowerHawks
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
Roc City Royals
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Oswego Stampede
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Skylands Kings
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
All PowerHawks home games can be heard LIVE on Niagaraswatercooler.com.