{"id":1511,"date":"2009-03-30T04:43:17","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T04:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=1511"},"modified":"2025-05-03T01:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:35:32","slug":"pens-stuff-bears-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2009\/03\/30\/pens-stuff-bears-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Pens Stuff Bears&#8217; Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">The menacing Bears, flying high on a five-game winning streak, were grounded by the Wilkes-Barre Penguins, who handed the home team their 3<sup>rd<\/sup> shutout of the season, and their first whitewashing at home since December 18, 2005, in a game that was also against the Baby Pens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">In the opening stanza, the Bears, despite registering 11 shots on goal, never seriously tested WBS goaltender, John Curry. However, their penalty-killing unit, still ranked last in the league, faced a substantial test in the WBS power play, recently bolstered by the addition of longtime NHL player, Miroslav Satan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">After the Bears dodged a bullet on their first venture on the penalty kill, the Penguins struck pay dirt on the second, with Dustin Jeffrey netting the goal at 19:12. Jeffrey, after receiving a Chris Minard pass from behind the net, outraced Hershey\u2019s Chris Bourque to the slot, then quickly shuffled the biscuit behind Hershey netminder, Simeon Varlamov.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Varlamov, the hard-luck loser, stopped 36 of 37 shots in the contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Even with the benefit of being afforded all three second period power plays, the Bears were still unable to shake the slumber from their lumber in the second period, getting only six shots on goal in the stanza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">The Penguins had the best scoring chance of the period when Jeff Taffe narrowly missed giving the visitors a 2-0 lead at 4:30 of the second period, sliding a Minard pass just past the left post moments after Hershey squandered a 3-on-1 charge into the WBS zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Late in the period a pair of unlikely combatants dropped the gloves in anger when Hershey\u2019s Andrew Gordon and WBS\u2019 Minard fought. Gordon, engaging in the first fight of his professional career, fared well in his first professional bout, winning a narrow decision on this judge\u2019s scorecard. When asked to critique his fight after the game, Gordon, who was addressed by his passing teammates as \u201cKiller\u201d and \u201cGordon the Butcher\u201d, seemed to have enjoyed the experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\u201cI\u2019d say it was two guys who probably don\u2019t go too often,\u201d Gordon joked.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>\u201cHe (Minard) was joking about it afterwards, saying, \u2018If I knew you could fight, I wouldn\u2019t have asked you\u2019.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>I didn\u2019t know I could, either, so it was a mystery to both of us,\u201d Gordon laughed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">The Bears picked up the pace in the third period, registering 14 shots on goal and accruing another three power plays, including a 5-on-3 for 1:15, yet were unable to crack Curry, who earned his 4<sup>th<\/sup> shutout of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">Gordon, who registered three shots on net, was not surprised by the low scoring affair:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\u201cTheir defensemen are so big, and it\u2019s tough to penetrate on them.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>They have good reaches, and they play simple and stick to their system,\u201d said Gordon. \u201cSo, it\u2019s usually a tough game when we play them.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>The majority of the games we\u2019ve played against them have been one-goal games and shootouts.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>It\u2019s always a tight chess match with these guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">After the defeat, Hershey head coach, Bob Woods, who took the loss in stride, seemed satisfied that his team gave their best effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\u201cI think we know we can play with those guys.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>It\u2019s a pretty good team over there.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>You look at the depth they have; those first three lines are as good as anybody\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The menacing Bears, flying high on a five-game winning streak, were grounded by the Wilkes-Barre Penguins, who handed the home team their 3rd shutout of the season, and their first whitewashing at home since December 18, 2005, in a game that was also against the Baby Pens. 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