{"id":530,"date":"2008-10-10T05:31:25","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T05:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=530"},"modified":"2025-05-03T01:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:35:39","slug":"going-home-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2008\/10\/10\/going-home-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Home on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">On a night when the home standing Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins celebrated their 10-year anniversary in the American Hockey League, it was Hershey\u2019s Graham Mink\u2019s homecoming hat trick that stole the show.<\/span><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Hershey coach Bob Woods\u2019 decision to start the forward line combination of Jay Beagle, Steve Pinizzotto and Quintin Laing paid immediate dividends. The tenacious trio established what would become a first period trend, and set up prolonged footholds in the Pens\u2019 defensive zone.<\/span><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<!--more--><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u201cThat\u2019s what that line is all about, you start them for a reason,\u201d Woods said. \u201cYou want them to go out there and set the tempo, and I thought they did. They were in their end the whole shift. It was a little bit of a momentum builder for us and we seemed to build on that.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">According to Woods, controlling the play in the opening moments was a vital part of Hershey\u2019s game plan. \u201cThe game plan in this building is always to come in the first 10 minutes and get the crowd out of it, \u201d Woods commented. \u201cI thought we did that with the first couple of quick goals.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>They\u2019re a tough team and they didn\u2019t quit all night right to the bitter end.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Hershey newcomer Keith Aucoin, one of the most prolific scorers in the AHL the last couple of seasons, netted the first goal of the game 1:36 into the contest. Aucoin echoed his coach\u2019s sentiments about the importance of getting off to a quick start. \u201cIt was big; we sat around in the locker room for a while with the ceremonies and to go out there and get a goal in the first five (minutes) was real big,\u201d Aucoin said. \u201cIt gave our team confidence and we never looked back after that.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">The Pens cut the Bears lead to 4-2 fifty-two seconds into the second period, on a goal by Ryan Stone, which was the team\u2019s second power play goal of the evening. The penalty killing woes were not unexpected, according to the Bears\u2019 bench boss. \u201cWe changed things up a little bit (from the preseason) and there was a little bit of confusion. We\u2019ll work out the kinks. Guys are getting used to each other and used to some different things that we are doing. There will always be a little bit of an adjustment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Mink, in his first game back in the Chocolate and White since being a member of Hershey\u2019s 2006 Calder Cup Championship team, scored a goal in each period and also added a pair of\u00a0assists to lead Hershey to the 8-4 win.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>When asked what it felt like to return to Chocolatetown, Mink said, \u201cHershey is a home away from home for me. When I first came here three years ago, I immediately felt at ease. I grew up in a tourist town in Vermont, and Hershey has a lot of the same feel. My wife and I both love it here. I love the community and when you\u2019re happy, you play better.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I think that\u2019s what I experienced tonight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a night when the home standing Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins celebrated their 10-year anniversary in the American Hockey League, it was Hershey\u2019s Graham Mink\u2019s homecoming hat trick that stole the show.\u00a0 Hershey coach Bob Woods\u2019 decision to start the forward line combination of Jay Beagle, Steve Pinizzotto and Quintin Laing paid immediate dividends. 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