{"id":978,"date":"2008-12-08T05:01:40","date_gmt":"2008-12-08T05:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=978"},"modified":"2025-05-03T01:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:35:36","slug":"bears-torpedo-ads-to-set-new-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2008\/12\/08\/bears-torpedo-ads-to-set-new-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Torpedo Ads to Set New Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN\">History was made at Giant Center tonight when the Hershey Bears set a new franchise record with their 11<sup>th<\/sup> straight victory, scratching out a 3-0 win over the Norfolk Admirals. Head coach Bob Woods, the club\u2019s 22<sup>nd<\/sup> bench boss, was understandably impressed with the achievement, considering the recent roster shuffling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201c said Woods, whose team who also marked their 20<sup>th<\/sup> win of the season. \u201cYou look at what this team has overcome in the last 2-3 weeks here, it makes it even more special, again, credit to these guys. They just refuse to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scoring chances were few and far between in the first period, but the two best occurred within seconds of each other. Hershey\u2019s Chris Bourque had the first quality opportunity, a slapshot from the face-off dot that was repelled by Norfolk goaltender, Mike McKenna. On Norfolk\u2019s ensuing rush down the ice, Greg Amadio\u2019s diving block thwarted an Admiral\u2019s prime attempt to be the first to light the lamp. One of the premier shot-blockers in the American Hockey League, Hershey\u2019s own Quintin Laing, appreciated the efforts of his teammate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe definitely takes the cake with that. He puts himself on the line every time,\u201d said Laing. \u201cWhen you\u2019re far back like that, there\u2019s more chance of getting hit with a high shot. When I get my blocks, it\u2019s usually from the waist down; when he goes down, he usually gets hit from the hips up. It takes a lot of courage to do what he does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well into the second period, Chris Bourque, playing center this weekend due to the absence of Keith Aucoin, netted the first goal of the game after gathering his own face-off win. After retrieving the puck from beyond the goal line, Bourque banked it off a slow-moving Mike McKenna as he tried to back into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Pinizzotto\u2019s shot, with 16 seconds left in the second period, gave the Bears a 2-0 cushion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was kind of a flukey bounce. It came up to the upper slot area and I just shot it. I think it was going a little extra wide, but it got hit by maybe a skate or something,\u201d said Pinizzottto, after scoring his first AHL goal. \u201cUsually that\u2019s how your first one comes, kinda flukey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pinizzotto, who began the season in Hershey, but ended up playing 11 games in the ECHL for the South Caroline Stingrays, was recalled to the Bears on November 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, admitted that it is a struggle to stay positive during his ECHL stint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh yeah, for sure it was. You kind of just have to go with it,\u201d said Pinizzotto. \u201cIt\u2019s out of your control and you just have to play the best you can down there and hopefully get the call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham Mink\u2019s empty net goal with two seconds left on the clock sealed the deal for Hershey.<\/p>\n<p>Bears\u2019 net minder, Daren Machesney, second in the league in shutout wins, posted his third of the season, and third in his last four starts. In those last four outings, Machesney has an impressive save percentage of .989 and a sparkling goals against average of 0.25. Machesney\u2019s workload was light in the first period, but by the end of the game, he had stopped all 30 Norfolk missiles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting used to it,\u201d said Machesney, commenting on his light first period work load. \u201cI haven\u2019t got a lot of work the last couple weeks. You try to stay focused, control what you can control. You can\u2019t control how many shots they put on you. You have to deal with them when they come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History was made at Giant Center tonight when the Hershey Bears set a new franchise record with their 11th straight victory, scratching out a 3-0 win over the Norfolk Admirals. 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