2008–09 NAHL season
| 2008–09 NAHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | North American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 17, 2008 – March 29, 2009 Post-season April 3 – May 3, 2009 |
| Number of games | 58 |
| Number of teams | 19 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | St. Louis Bandits |
| Season MVP | Keith Kinkaid (St. Louis Bandits) |
| Top scorer | Austin Block (Fairbanks Ice Dogs) |
| Robertson Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | St. Louis Bandits |
| Runners-up | Wenatchee Wild |
The 2008–09 NAHL season was the 25th season of the North American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2008 to March 2009 with a 58-game schedule for each team. The St. Louis Bandits won the regular season championship and went on to defeated the Wenatchee Wild 3 to 2 in overtime to capture the Robertson Cup.
Member changes
- In February, 2008 the NAHL approved Wenatchee, Washington for an expansion franchise.[1] By May, the team's name was revealed as the Wenatchee Wild.
- On March 24, 2008 the NAHL approved the relocation of the Southern Minnesota Express to Detroit.[2] The team would rebrand as the Motor City Machine. Less than two months later, the league approved of an expansion team in the Machine's former home of Owatonna, Minnesota.[3] The new team would be called the Owatonna Express.
- Due to renovations at their home arena, the Texas Tornado sat out this previous season.[4]
- After the USHL announced the addition of a new franchise in Fargo, North Dakota, the NAHL attempted to find a new home for the Fargo-Moorhead Jets. When nothing materialized, the franchise suspended operating on May 19, 2008.[5]
- In June, the NAHL approved the addition of the Albert Lea Thunder as an expansion team.[6]
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[7]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings
Central Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Bismarck Bobcats | 58 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 88 | 202 | 121 |
| x – North Iowa Outlaws | 58 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 75 | 229 | 171 |
| x – Owatonna Express | 58 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 63 | 214 | 189 |
| x – Alexandria Blizzard | 58 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 58 | 180 | 201 |
| Albert Lea Thunder | 58 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 112 | 309 |
North Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Team USA | 58 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 79 | 230 | 154 |
| x – Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 58 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 77 | 224 | 173 |
| x – Traverse City North Stars | 58 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 75 | 182 | 171 |
| x – Alpena IceDiggers | 58 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 60 | 157 | 184 |
| Marquette Rangers | 58 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 60 | 165 | 170 |
| Motor City Machine | 58 | 11 | 45 | 2 | 24 | 134 | 254 |
South Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz – St. Louis Bandits | 58 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 213 | 119 |
| x – Topeka RoadRunners | 58 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 204 | 138 |
| x – Wichita Falls Wildcats | 58 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 57 | 163 | 203 |
| x – Springfield Jr. Blues | 58 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 55 | 183 | 185 |
West Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 58 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 226 | 152 |
| x – Wenatchee Wild | 58 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 74 | 197 | 182 |
| x – Alaska Avalanche | 58 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 51 | 172 | 224 |
| x – Kenai River Brown Bears | 58 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 36 | 167 | 254 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games. [8]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Block | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 57 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 96 |
| Jon Gaffney | Springfield Jr. Blues | 56 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 147 |
| Jordan George | Topeka RoadRunners | 58 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 173 |
| Jack Paul | North Iowa Outlaws | 56 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 10 |
| Brandon Brodhag | North Iowa Outlaws | 56 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 46 |
| Chad Pietila | Marquette Rangers | 57 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 81 |
| Andrew Hamburg | St. Louis Bandits | 50 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 61 |
| Michael Juola | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 51 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 75 |
| Jerry Freismuth | Alexandria Blizzard | 56 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 87 |
| Alex Carlson | North Iowa Outlaws | 52 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 71 |
| Kyle Bonis | Traverse City North Stars | 57 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 60 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Kinkaid | St. Louis Bandits | 40 | 2392:52 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 7 | .935 | 1.78 |
| David Bosner | Bismarck Bobcats | 33 | 1970:48 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 6 | .930 | 1.83 |
| Bryce Merriam | Topeka RoadRunners | 32 | 1799:08 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 3 | .910 | 2.00 |
| Joseph Phillippi | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 25 | 1227:56 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 3 | .931 | 2.00 |
| Matt Grogan | Bismarck Bobcats | 27 | 1549:27 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 3 | .924 | 2.17 |
Robertson Cup playoffs
Five teams qualified for the Round Robin semifinal, the host (North Iowa) and the four division champions. If North Iowa won the Central division final, the runner-up would receive the final qualifying spot. For the round robin semifinal, ties were broken first by head-to-head matchup and then by goal differential.
| Division Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Division Finals (Best-of-5) | Semifinal (Round Robin) | Championship (Best-of-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Bismarck Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Alexandria Blizzard | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Bismarck Bobcats | 4 | 1 | 3* | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Owatonna Express | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | North Iowa Outlaws | 6 | 1 | 2* | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Owatonna Express | 7** | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Team USA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Alpena IceDiggers | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Team USA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | C1 | Bismarck Bobcats | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3** | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Traverse City North Stars | 4 | 4* | 0 | 4 | 1 | N2 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 4 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | St. Louis Bandits | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | St. Louis Bandits | 5 | 5 | - | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Wenatchee Wild | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | St. Louis Bandits | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | W2 | Wenatchee Wild | 3 | 5* | 0 | - | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | C2 | North Iowa Outlaws | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | St. Louis Bandits | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Topeka RoadRunners | 1 | 1 | 1** | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Topeka RoadRunners | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | 2 | 3 | 2* | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Wenatchee Wild | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3* | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Wenatchee Wild | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Alaska Avalanche | 4* | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Division Semifinals
Central Division
(C1) Bismarck Bobcats vs. (C4) Alexandria Blizzard
| April 3 | Bismarck Bobcats | 3 – 1 | Alexandria Blizzard | V.F.W. Sports Center | ||||
| 7:03 - John Wickman (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 19:05 - pp - Cody Keefer (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:00 - Jeffrey Harris (1) | Third period | Garrett Grimstad (1) - pp - 1:03 | ||||||
| David Bosner (20 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryan Leets (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Bismarck Bobcats | 0 – 3 | Alexandria Blizzard | V.F.W. Sports Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Joe Knoepke (1) - 13:41 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Taylor Vichorek (1) - pp - 11:03 Kyle Politz (1) - en - 19:48 | ||||||
| David Bosner (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryan Leets (33 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Alexandria Blizzard | 2 – 3 | Bismarck Bobcats | Runestone Community Center | ||||
| 7:47 - Taylor Vichorek (2) | First period | Jason Fabian (1) - 10:17 Jordan Singer (1) - 17:24 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Isaiah Bennis (1) - sh - 13:30 | ||||||
| 9:22 - Garrett Grimstad (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Leets (17 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | David Bosner (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Alexandria Blizzard | 1 – 4 | Bismarck Bobcats | Runestone Community Center | ||||
| 17:50 - Kyle Politz (2) | First period | Isaiah Bennis (2) - 8:37 Jordan Singer (2) - pp - 15:09 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Tim Serratore (1) - 2:50 Jeffrey Harris (2) - pp - 11:47 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Hemingway (23 saves / 27 shots) Ryan Leets (11 saves / 11 shots) |
Goalie stats | Matt Grogan (24 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| Bismarck wins series 3 – 1 | |
(C2) North Iowa Outlaws vs. (C3) Owatonna Express
| April 3 | North Iowa Outlaws | 6 – 7 | 2OT | Owatonna Express | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||
| 3:58 - Jack Paul (1) | First period | David Kurbatsky (1) - 1:44 Brian McGinty (1) - 4:44 Cory Thorson (1) - 10:52 | ||||||
| 0:58 - pp - Alex Carlson (1) 12:01 - Ryan Bohrer (1) 13:32 - Bryce Wilcox (1) |
Second period | Zach Vierling (1) - pp - 2:01 Chris Darnell (1) - 16:25 Dan Cecka (1) - pp - 18:58 | ||||||
| 2:15 - Brandon Brodhag (1) 15:59 - Kurt Weston (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | Chris Darnell (2) - pp - 1:43 | ||||||
| Thomas Callaghan (15 saves / 21 shots) Keegan Asmundson (13 saves / 14 shots) |
Goalie stats | Fredrik Bergman (44 saves / 50 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | North Iowa Outlaws | 1 – 4 | Owatonna Express | North Iowa Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Dylan Porter (1) - 5:36 Chris Darnell (3) - pp - 12:25 | ||||||
| 15:47 - Travis Baker (1) | Third period | John Kruse (1) - pp - 18:16 18:50 - sh - en - Stephen Carew (1) | ||||||
| Keegan Asmundson (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Fredrik Bergman (38 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 7 | Owatonna Express | 1 – 2 | OT | North Iowa Outlaws | Four Seasons Centre | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:45 - pp - John Kruse (2) | Third period | Alex Carlson (2) - 5:43 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Jon Crouse (1) - 1:39 | ||||||
| Fredrik Bergman (37 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Keegan Asmundson (16 saves / 17 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Owatonna Express | 2 – 1 | North Iowa Outlaws | Four Seasons Centre | ||||
| 12:20 - Cory Thorson (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:30 - Michael Palmiscno (1) | Second period | Brandon Brodhag (2) - 3:12 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Fredrik Bergman (36 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Keegan Asmundson (30 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| Owatonna wins series 3 – 1 | |
North Division
(N1) Team USA vs. (N4) Alpena IceDiggers
| April 3 | Team USA | 5 – 3 | Alpena IceDiggers | Ann Arbor Ice Cube | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:44 - sh - Emerson Etem (1) 10:07 - pp - Emerson Etem (2) |
Second period | Richard Manley (1) - pp - 1:44 J.C. Gulch (1) - pp - 2:17 Jimmy McCusker (1) - 15:09 | ||||||
| 4:36 - Michael Mersch (1) 13:54 - Kevin Clare (1) 19:33 - en - Frankie Simonelli (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brandon Maxwell (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Graves (33 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Team USA | 2 – 5 | Alpena IceDiggers | Ann Arbor Ice Cube | ||||
| 17:56 - pp - Nick Shore (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:53 - Shane Sooth (1) | Second period | Jordan Miller (1) - pp - 1:53 Jimmy McCusker (1) - pp - 13:41 Ryan Timar (1) - pp - 18:50 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Andy Yarber (1) - 10:10 Erik Peterson (1) - pp - 19:15 | ||||||
| Brandon Maxwell (28 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Graves (28 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Alpena IceDiggers | 1 – 4 | Team USA | Northern Lights Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:36 - Andy Yarber (1) | Second period | Austin Czarnik (1) - 4:34 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Justin Faulk (1) - 6:34 Nick Shore (2) - 7:39 Emerson Etem (3) - en - 19:33 | ||||||
| Nick Graves (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Maxwell (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Alpena IceDiggers | 1 – 4 | Team USA | Northern Lights Arena | ||||
| 5:48 - sh - John Fritsche Jr. (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Second period | Michael Mersch (2) - pp - 5:57 | |||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Michael Mersch (3) - 4:59 Jacob Fallon (1) - 10:25 Shane Sooth (2) - 10:45 | ||||||
| Nick Graves (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Maxwell (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| USA wins series 3 – 1 | |
(N2) Mahoning Valley Phantoms vs. (N3) Traverse City North Stars
| April 3 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 5 – 4 | Traverse City North Stars | Boardman Ice Zone | ||||
| 19:58 - pp - David Chaney (1) | First period | Kyle Bonis (1) - 6:02 | ||||||
| 13:02 - pp - Nick Kenney (1) 15:06 - pp - Jordy Trottier (1) |
Second period | Kyle Bonis (2) - 16:39 | ||||||
| 5:07 - Erik Higby (1) 10:54 - pp - Cullen Lundholm (1) |
Third period | Mike Schenfeld (1) - 7:40 Eric McLintock (1) - pp - 15:40 | ||||||
| Jordan Tibbett (31 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | C.J. Motte (16 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 3 – 4 | OT | Traverse City North Stars | Boardman Ice Zone | |||
| No scoring | First period | Nathan Urbaniak (1) - 1:12 Jarrod LaBelle (1) - sh - 13:55 | ||||||
| 13:00 - Johnny Meo (1) | Second period | Marc Thompson (1) - 8:45 | ||||||
| 0:23 - pp - Cole Schneider (1) 2:50 - Alex Lippincott (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Nathan Urbaniak (2) - 0:18 | ||||||
| Jordan Tibbett (18 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | C.J. Motte (25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 9 | Traverse City North Stars | 0 – 3 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | Molon Rink | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Nick Shkreli (1) - pp - 10:43 Johnny Meo (2) - 14:33 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Erik Higby (2) - 14:30 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| C.J. Motte (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Garrett Bartus (28 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Traverse City North Stars | 4 – 2 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | Molon Rink | ||||
| 4:56 - Eric McLintock (2) | First period | Nick Kenney (2) - 7:04 | ||||||
| 2:23 - sh - Jarrod LaBelle (2) 16:43 - pp - Kyle Jean (1) |
Second period | Stefan Salituro (1) - pp - 4:21 | ||||||
| 0:07 - Kyle Bonis (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| C.J. Motte (14 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Garrett Bartus (22 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 2 – 1 | Traverse City North Stars | Boardman Ice Zone | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:47 - Michael Pateras (1) 15:36 - Robert Harrison (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Eric O'Hearn (1) - 18:00 | ||||||
| Jordan Tibbett (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | C.J. Motte (24 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| Mahoning Valley wins series 3 – 2 | |
South Division
(S1) St. Louis Bandits vs. (S4) Springfield Jr. Blues
| April 3 | St. Louis Bandits | 3 – 1 | Springfield Jr. Blues | Hardee's Iceplex | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:56 - Daniel Olszewski (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:31 - pp - Soren Jonzzon (1) 19:14 - en - Daniel Olszewski (2) |
Third period | Jon Gaffney (1) - pp - 14:28 | ||||||
| Keith Kinkaid (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | C.J. Groh (44 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 4 – 1 | St. Louis Bandits | Nelson Center | ||||
| Kyle Verbeek (1) - 0:51 Trent Frey (1) - 3:05 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jon Gaffney (2) - 3:28 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Curry (1) - 3:16 | Third period | 10:17 - Andrew Hamburg (1) | ||||||
| C.J. Groh (35 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Keith Kinkaid (7 saves / 10 shots) Erick Cinotti (6 saves / 7 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | St. Louis Bandits | 2 – 0 | Springfield Jr. Blues | Hardee's Iceplex | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Hamburg (2) - 4:05 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kyle Greco (1) - pp - 14:40 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Keith Kinkaid (16 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | C.J. Groh (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 0 – 3 | St. Louis Bandits | Nelson Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Soren Jonzzon (2) - 2:03 Soren Jonzzon (3) - pp - 17:49 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Anthany Schooley (1) - 12:28 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| C.J. Groh (35 saves/ 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Keith Kinkaid (22 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| St. Louis wins series 3 – 1 | |
(S2) Topeka RoadRunners vs. (S3) Wichita Falls Wildcats
| April 3 | Topeka RoadRunners | 3 – 2 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | Kansas Expocentre | ||||
| 1:09 - Jordan George (1) 9:07 - pp - Andy Inderieden (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:14 - pp - Jordan George (2) | Second period | Aaron Quick (1) - 18:21 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Ryan Amin (1) - 19:00 | ||||||
| Bryce Merriam (12 saves / 14 shots) | Goalie stats | Phillip Graveline (18 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Topeka RoadRunners | 6 – 3 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | Kansas Expocentre | ||||
| 10:00 - Matt Hartmann (1) 13:29 - Andrew Blazek (1) |
First period | Sean McKenzie (1) - pp - 17:49 Chad Hudson (1) - sh - 19:30 | ||||||
| 3:45 - pp - Andy Inderieden (2) 5:36 - Travis Stevens (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:37 - sh - Steve Shafer (1) 19:18 - pp - Andrew Blazek (2) |
Third period | Brett Hartung (1) - 12:30 | ||||||
| Bryce Merriam (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Hopper (31 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | 2 – 1 | OT | Topeka RoadRunners | Kay Yeager Coliseum | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Andy Inderieden (3) - 1:00 | ||||||
| 18:12 - Chad Hudson (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:03 - Brett Kaneshiro (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Phillip Graveline (31 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Bryce Merriam (23 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | 4 – 1 | Topeka RoadRunners | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Travis Stevens (2) - 8:00 | ||||||
| 19:38 - pp - Sean McKenzie (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 0:49 - sh - Brett Hartung (2) 12:08 - Sean McKenzie (3) 18:52 - en - Chad Hudson (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Phillip Graveline (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Bryce Merriam (10 saves / 13 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Topeka RoadRunners | 4 – 2 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | Kansas Expocentre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Sean McKenzie (4) - 6:29 Adam Kuhn (1) - 11:41 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:51 - pp - Bob Marx (1) 12:39 - Andy Inderieden (4) 16:22 - Matt Hartmann (2) 19:42 - pp - en - Jordan George (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryce Merriam (16 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Phillip Graveline (46 saves / 49 shots) | ||||||
| Topeka wins series 3 – 2 | |
West Division
(W1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (W4) Kenai River Brown Bears
| April 3 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 4 – 1 | Kenai River Brown Bears | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:57 - Jon Schreiner (1) 7:48 - Mark Pustin (1) 12:27 - Paul Kirtland (1) 14:25 - sh - James Saintey (1) |
Third period | Ryan Lemke (1) - pp - 9:58 | ||||||
| Joseph Phillippi (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Jimmy Hamby (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 7 – 1 | Kenai River Brown Bears | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| 16:34 - Michael Juola (1) | First period | Kevin Wentland (1) - 0:53 | ||||||
| 2:28 - Austin Block (1) 5:20 - pp - Andrew McCabe (1) 8:07 - Steve Zierke (1) 12:49 - pp - Andrew McCabe (2) 16:51 - Brandon Martell (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:36 - Michael Juola (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Phil Cook (31 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Dries (14 saves / 19 shots) Jimmy Hamby (7 saves / 9 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 2 – 5 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | Soldotna Sports Center | ||||
| 17:11 - Kevin Wentland (2) | First period | Austin Block (2) - 9:30 Joe Krause (1) - 18:16 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 10:21 - Ryan Goodmanson (1) | Third period | Austin Block (3) - 0:50 James Saintey (2) - 6:29 Austin Block (4) - 19:33 | ||||||
| Jimmy Hamby (33 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Joseph Phillippi (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| Fairbanks wins series 3 – 0 | |
(W2) Wenatchee Wild vs. (W3) Alaska Avalanche
| April 3 | Wenatchee Wild | 3 – 4 | OT | Alaska Avalanche | Town Toyota Center | |||
| 18:20 - Zach Ledford (1) | First period | Nardo Nagtzaam (1) - pp - 7:52 | ||||||
| 0:56 - Nic Dowd (1) | Second period | Sean McNeely (1) - pp - 8:52 | ||||||
| 16:39 - pp - Duncan McKellar (1) | Third period | Kyle Pichler (1) - 5:32 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Kyle Pichler (2) - 0:26 | ||||||
| Mac Carruth (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Nathaniel Pellegrino (44 saves / 47 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Wenatchee Wild | 8 – 2 | Alaska Avalanche | Town Toyota Center | ||||
| 9:46 - Nic Dowd (2) 17:15 - pp - Nic Dowd (3) |
First period | Tyler Currier (1) - 4:17 | ||||||
| 10:28 - D.J. Vandercook (1) 12:12 - Duncan McKellar (2) 15:24 - pp - D.J. Vandercook (2) |
Second period | Cory Belisle (1) - 18:18 | ||||||
| 10:21 - D.J. Vandercook (3) 10:58 - Jake Flynn (1) 19:30 - Michael Voran (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathieu Dugas (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Nathaniel Pellegrino (32 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Wenatchee Wild | 4 – 2 | Alaska Avalanche | Town Toyota Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | 2:32 - sh - Kyle Pichler (2) | ||||||
| D.J. Vandercook (4) - 3:33 Nic Dowd (4) - 13:50 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jack Nicoll (1) - 8:03 Corbin Brown (1) - 19:40 |
Third period | 4:04 - Ryan Kowal (1) | ||||||
| Mathieu Dugas (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Nathaniel Pellegrino (34 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Alaska Avalanche | 3 – 6 | Wenatchee Wild | Town Toyota Center | ||||
| 17:47 - Justin Giles (1) | First period | Mitch Torrel (1) - 4:24 | ||||||
| 4:00 - pp - Logan Rounds (1) 12:30 - pp - Tyler Currier (2) |
Second period | Nick Nagel (1) - 6:39 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Nick Nagel (2) - 2:37 Jack Nicoll (2) - 6:31 Michael Voran (2) - pp - 17:43 Corbin Brown (2) - 19:53 | ||||||
| Nathaniel Pellegrino (33 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathieu Dugas (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Wenatchee wins series 3 – 1 | |
Division Finals
Central Division
(C1) Bismarck Bobcats vs. (C3) Owatonna Express
| April 17 | Bismarck Bobcats | 4 – 1 | Owatonna Express | V.F.W. Sports Center | ||||
| April 18 | Bismarck Bobcats | 1 – 3 | Owatonna Express | V.F.W. Sports Center | ||||
| April 24 | Owatonna Express | 2 – 3 | OT | Bismarck Bobcats | Four Seasons Centre | |||
| April 25 | Owatonna Express | 2 – 1 | Bismarck Bobcats | Four Seasons Centre | ||||
| April 26 | Bismarck Bobcats | 6 – 3 | Owatonna Express | V.F.W. Sports Center | ||||
| Bismarck wins series 3 – 2 | |
North Division
(N1) Team USA vs. (N2) Mahoning Valley Phantoms
| April 16 | Team USA | 1 – 4 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | Ann Arbor Ice Cube | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Alex Lippincott (2) - pp - 17:04 | ||||||
| 11:39 - pp - Justin Faulk (2) | Second period | Cullen Lundholm (2) - 0:22 Josh Bussell (1) - 3:29 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Stefan Salituro (2) - en - 16:27 | ||||||
| Brandon Maxwell (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Jordan Tibbett (47 saves / 48 shots) | ||||||
| April 17 | Team USA | 6 – 4 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | Ann Arbor Ice Cube | ||||
| April 23 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 4 – 0 | Team USA | Boardman Ice Zone | ||||
| April 24 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 1 – 3 | Team USA | Boardman Ice Zone | ||||
| April 25 | Team USA | 1 – 2 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | Ann Arbor Ice Cube | ||||
| Mahoning Valley wins series 3 – 2 | |
South Division
(S1) St. Louis Bandits vs. (S2) Topeka RoadRunners
| April 17 | St. Louis Bandits | 3 – 1 | Topeka RoadRunners | Hardee's Iceplex | ||||
| 11:52 - Conor Allen (1) 16:53 - pp - Clinton Bourbonais (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:21 - pp - Justin Kirchhevel (1) | Third period | Randy Swank (1) - pp - 11:37 | ||||||
| Keith Kinkaid (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Bryce Merriam (25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 18 | St. Louis Bandits | 3 –1 | Topeka RoadRunners | Hardee's Iceplex | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:43 - Chris Ciotti (1) 6:12 - pp - Soren Jonzzon (4) 8:56 - Kyle Greco (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Bryon Paulazzo (1) - sh - 5:24 | ||||||
| Keith Kinkaid (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Lyle Rocker (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Topeka RoadRunners | 1 – 0 | 2OT | St. Louis Bandits | Kansas Expocentre | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:43 - Steve Shafer (2) | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryce Merriam (33 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Keith Kinkaid (43 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Topeka RoadRunners | 1 – 2 | St. Louis Bandits | Kansas Expocentre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Soren Jonzzon (5) - pp - 19:02 Dan Weiss (1) - 19:51 | ||||||
| 18:40 - Bryon Paulazzo (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryce Merriam (19 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Keith Kinkaid (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| St. Louis wins series 3 – 1 | |
West Division
(W1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (W2) Wenatchee Wild
| April 17 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 4 – 6 | Wenatchee Wild | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Michael Voran (3) - 0:32 Evan Mosey (1) - 12:52 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Michael Di Puma (1) - 9:16 Michael Voran (4) - pp - 19:16 | ||||||
| 3:24 - Kyle Lonetto (1) 11:05 - Eric Kraft (1) |
Third period | Nic Dowd (5) - 10:01 Junior Cadiz (1) - sh - 13:57 | ||||||
| Phil Cook (13 saves / 16 shots) Joseph Phillippi (8 saves / 11 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mathieu Dugas (32 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 18 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3 –4 | Wenatchee Wild | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Nic Dowd (6) - 8:09 Evan Mosey (2) - 18:38 | ||||||
| 16:32 - James Saintey (3) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 10:43 - pp - Andrew McCabe (3) 11:15 - Austin Block (5) |
Third period | Cam Severson (1) - 8:24 Michael Voran (5) - pp - 15:52 | ||||||
| Joseph Phillippi (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathieu Dugas (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Wenatchee Wild | 3 – 5 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | Town Toyota Center | ||||
| 10:44 - Zach Ledford (1) | First period | Eric Kraft (2) - pp - 15:09 Matt Millis (1) - 15:51 | ||||||
| 18:20 - pp - D.J. Vandercook (5) | Second period | Austin Block (6) - 7:35 | ||||||
| 19:24 - Michael Voran (6) | Third period | Brad McCabe (1) - pp - 4:09 Kyle Lonetto (2) - en - 19:28 | ||||||
| Mathieu Dugas (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Joseph Phillippi (40 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Wenatchee Wild | 3 – 2 | OT | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | Town Toyota Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | Austin Block (7) - 7:11 Matt Millis (2) - 13:51 | ||||||
| 18:15 - Nic Dowd (7) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 17:54 - Mitch Torrel (2) | Third period | |||||||
| 4:44 - Nic Dowd (8) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathieu Dugas (7 saves / 9 shots) Mac Carruth (23 saves / 23 shots) |
Goalie stats | Joseph Phillippi (41 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| Wenatchee wins series 3 – 1 | |
Semifinal
April 28
| Bismarck Bobcats | 2 – 4 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||||
| Wenatchee Wild | 4 – 3 | North Iowa Outlaws | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||||
| No scoring | First period | 7:29 - Cam Severson (2) | ||||||
| Alex Carlson (3) - pp - 1:38 Matt Leer (1) - 7:35 |
Second period | 7:11 - Michael Voran (7) 16:13 - Michael Voran (8) | ||||||
| Ryan Bohrer (2) - 2:42 | Third period | 0:22 - D.J. Vandercook (6) | ||||||
| Mac Carruth (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Keegan Asmundson (26 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
April 29
| St. Louis Bandits | 6 – 0 | Wenatchee Wild | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||||
| 11:43 - pp - Ryan Rashid (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:39 - pp - Clinton Bourbonais (2) 14:06 - Dan Weiss (2) 17:17 - sh - Tyler Klein (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:16 - Clinton Bourbonais (3) 17:59 - Soren Jonzzon (4) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Keith Kinkaid (24 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Mac Carruth (9 saves / 14 shots) Mathieu Dugas (7 saves / 8 shots) | ||||||
| North Iowa Outlaws | 1 – 2 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||||
April 30
| Wenatchee Wild | 5 – 4 | OT | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | North Iowa Ice Arena | ||||
| St. Louis Bandits | 5 – 2 | Bismarck Bobcats | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||||
May 1
| St. Louis Bandits | 5 – 2 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||||
| Bismarck Bobcats | 3 – 2 | 2OT | North Iowa Outlaws | North Iowa Ice Arena | ||||
May 2
| Wenatchee Wild | 3 – 2 | Bismarck Bobcats | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||||
| North Iowa Outlaws | 4 – 2 | St. Louis Bandits | North Iowa Ice Arena | |||||
Robertson Cup Final
(S1) St. Louis Bandits vs. (W2) Wenatchee Wild
| St. Louis Bandits | 3 – 2 | OT | Wenatchee Wild | North Iowa Ice Arena | ||||
| 10:13 - Grant Gorczyca (2) | First period | Junior Cadiz (2) - pp - 19:27 | ||||||
| 3:37 - Grant Gorczyca (3) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Duncan McKellar (3) - pp - 6:52 | ||||||
| 16:17 - Clinton Bourbonais (4) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Keith Kinkaid (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathieu Dugas (35 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
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