{"id":878,"date":"2008-11-17T04:46:19","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T04:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=878"},"modified":"2025-05-03T01:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:35:37","slug":"bears-stomp-senators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2008\/11\/17\/bears-stomp-senators\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Stomp Senators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">The Hershey Bears\u00a0completed a weekend sweep in convincing fashion when they shut out the road-weary Binghamton Senators on Sunday at Giant Center, 9-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">After failing to garner all six points in three previous 3-in-3 attempts, tonight\u2019s lopsided victory was a welcome relief to Hershey.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>All they needed to get the engines revving was a power play goal from Alexandre Giroux, at 11:01 of the first period. Giroux\u2019s goal broke a seven game goal-scoring drought, and the relief could clearly be read on his face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u201cIt\u2019s my job to score goals, so when I don\u2019t, it\u2019s a little tough on me to look on the bright side\u2026It\u2019s always good to get the first one and for it to also be the winning one,\u201d Giroux said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Giroux\u2019s goal, which started a scoring trend, allowed the Bears to go to the locker room with a 1-0 lead entering the second period.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The second period began quietly, with only one goal in the first ten minutes, Andrew Gordon\u2019s 8<sup>th<\/sup> goal of the season.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>However, Gordon\u2019s tally started the goal-scoring frenzy that had the goal horn working overtime during the last ten minutes of the stanza.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Coach Bob Woods has frequently talks about the depth the 08-09 Bears possesses, and tonight\u2019s second period outburst was testament to that thought.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Five different players\u2014Andrew Gordon, Graham Mink, Francois Bouchard, Keith Aucoin, and Kyle Wilson\u2014all beat Binghamton goaltender, Jeff Glass, to light the lamp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Hershey Bears\u2019 netminder, Daren Machesney, came into the game after struggling in his past three outings. His recent performances have been raising questions about his ability to carry the workload of a number one goaltender, but he rebounded with an impressive 26-save shutout, the second of his career.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>He admittedly made a few subtle changes to his game, but insisted that a major overhaul was not necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u201cI just needed to be more aggressive and make myself look bigger,\u201d said Machesney, whose six wins surpassed Simeon Varlamov\u2019s five victories this season. \u201cDon\u2019t go down so early.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Stay up and more patient on your feet so you look bigger when the shot\u2019s coming and just try not to think too much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">Even with his outstanding shut out win, Machesney knows that the life of a goalie does not allow him to rest on his laurels.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"63.0pt;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u201cIt\u2019s only one game.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019m not going to be on \u2018Cloud 9\u2019,\u201dhe said, while also offering this life lesson that we could all use.<span style=\"yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cLearn from your mistakes; try not to make the same mistake twice, and if you do that in life, you\u2019re going to be very successful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"small;\"><span style=\"Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hershey Bears\u00a0completed a weekend sweep in convincing fashion when they shut out the road-weary Binghamton Senators on Sunday at Giant Center, 9-0. 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