Larry Shuts out the Hawks!

Posting his first shut out in four years Mad Dogs goaltender Larry Amundson put on a remarkable performance against the first place hawks to help the Dogs regain the first place ranking. It was an exciting game with lots of action. The Dogs were moving quickly, passing the puck well, scoring and it was probably their most impressive game on defense this season. 

Larry took on 23 shots in his shut out putting him at the number 2 spot of goaltenders in the AHA B2 division with a .873 save percentage. In 5 games he has taken on 142 shots and allowed only 18 goals and has a win loss record of 4-1. Another milestone for Larry lies in the PIM column. Living up to his promise he has been punished with only 2 penalty minutes so far this season. This is the kind of goaltending that gets teams to nationals.

Offensively the Mad Dogs were equally impressive. The Mad Dogs outshot the Hawks 32-23 and still have not lost a game when they have outshot or outscored their opponent. Veteran star Pete Lobe continues his streak with a 3 point game scoring his sixth goal of the season and getting 2 assists for a total of 6 this season. He now leads the team and is second in the B2 division with 12 points. 

Also joining in on the scoring was Nick Mastro scoring his 4th of the season, Nielson also scored his 4th of the season and got one assist. Rookie Tim Moeller scored his 3rd of the season and got 3 assists and captain Brian Loehr buried a late 3rd period goal for his second of the season. Rousey Johnson, Jeff Warren and Matt Sundeen also had one assist each. 3 of the 5 goals for the Mad Dogs came in the 3rd period. The team skated hard all game and never let up. It was fun to watch.

Another turn-a-round from the previous game was in the lack of penalties. Captain Brian Loehr received the only 2 minute penalty after he hugged superstar #10 from the Hawks and dragged him into a 4 man collision with defenseman Jeff Snyder and goaltender Larry Amundson and the goal post. Everyone involved was slow to get up and it was frightening moment when Scary Larry was flat on his back and Snyder went knee first into the boards and was also down for a while. No serious injuries though. What a great game.

The next game is against the Falcons. They are a scrappy team that takes a lot of penalties. One of the last games the Mad Dogs had against them we blew a 3 goal lead by skating the last 5 minutes of the game shot handed 5 on 3. We had more guys in the penalty box then we did on the bench and former Dog and leading scorer Tschida received a suspension for punching one of there goons square in the face. 

Pete Lobe pulled together a comprehensive scouting and stat report for the next game. We are sorting through the info now and will publish the findings within the next 24 hours.