{"id":1381,"date":"2009-02-21T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2009-02-21T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2025-05-03T01:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:35:33","slug":"late-amerks-ambush-slays-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2009\/02\/21\/late-amerks-ambush-slays-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Amerks Ambush Slays Bears 02.20.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hershey Bears taking to the road to face the Rochester Americans, and desperately trying to hold off the challenge of the streaking Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins for first place in the AHL\u2019s Eastern Division, fell to the Amerks\u00a0on Friday night, 3-2.<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">Hershey head coach Bob Woods\u2019 team, in suffering their 17<sup>th<\/sup> defeat of the season, and fifth in their last six outings, surrendered a pair of one goal leads, and allowed two goals late in the third period to allow the Amerks to emerge victorious.<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">Referee Jeff Smith, who has a well-deserved reputation in the AHL of allowing the players to play the game, choosing to avoid most marginal penalties, whistled Rochester\u2019s Jordan Henry off the ice only 3:06 into the contest.<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">Utilizing only 45 seconds of their two-minute advantage, Hershey took a 1-0 lead on Graham Mink\u2019s 22<sup>nd<\/sup> goal of the year at 3:51. Mink, who recently had a career high five game goal-scoring streak halted, has found the net in six of his last eight games.<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">Rochester tied the game at 9:56 of the period, when Stefan Meyer beat Hershey netminder, Daren Machesney for his 13<sup>th<\/sup> goal of the season.<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">The second period, which featured the clubs combining for 19 shots on goal, featured no goals, despite Hershey\u2019s Steve Pinizzotto being cited for Hershey\u2019s only penalty of the game, 27 seconds into the frame. <\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">Amerks captain, Rory Fitzpatrick\u2019s slashing penalty 1:00 into the third period, sent Hershey\u2019s suddenly potent power play onto the ice for the second time in the game. The Bears, cutting two seconds off their efficiency time from their first successful venture on the power play, took a 2-1 lead at 1:53, when Chris Bourque collected his 14<sup>th<\/sup> goal of the season, beating Rochester goaltender, Mike Brodeur.<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">Entering the last four minutes of the game clinging to a one-goal lead, Hershey saw that lead evaporate when Michael Duco dented the scoreboard at 16:21, tying the game at 2-2.<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">With Hershey still reeling from the Duco goal, Meyer struck the knockout blow at 17:09, 48 seconds after the Duco damage, giving the Amerks the final 3-2 margin of victory with his second goal of the game.<\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN\">Hershey also allowed a pair of quick goals in their previous road setback last Friday in Binghamton, surrendering two goals within 51 seconds late in the second period, including Marc Cavosie\u2019s game-wining goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hershey Bears taking to the road to face the Rochester Americans, and desperately trying to hold off the challenge of the streaking Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins for first place in the AHL\u2019s Eastern Division, fell to the Amerks\u00a0on Friday night, 3-2. 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