The Chelsea Standard
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Hat trick fizzles Rockets
By Don Richter, Sports Editor
PUBLISHED: February 1, 2007
Chelsea hockey righted the ship last Saturday defeating visiting Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 6-2 at the Arctic Coliseum.
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Prior to their game against the Rockets, the Bulldogs (11-6-1, 2-2-1 Southeastern Conference) were in the midst of a two game losing streak and hadn't won since a 4-1 victory over Jackson Lumen Christi Jan. 10.
Versus Reeths-Puffer, Chelsea was able to take advantage of its opportunities scoring three power play goals. The Bulldogs also tightened up defensively allowing only 10 shots on goal the entire contest.
"We played well Saturday night," said Chelsea coach Don Wright. "We created some good scoring opportunities. Overall, it was a good effort."
The Bulldogs opened the scoring at 10:23 of the first period as senior forward Schyler Williams hit the back of the net giving Chelsea a 1-0 lead. Assisting on the play for the Bulldogs was freshman forward Drew Brown and sophomore forward Steve O'Keefe.
At 3:31 of the second period, Williams scored his second goal of the night unassisted on a power play increasing Chelsea's advantage to 2-0.
Sophomore forward Riley Feeney gave the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead scoring at 12:33 of the second period. Senior forward Mike Bazydlo picked up an assist on the goal for Chelsea.
In the third period, Bazydlo scored on a power play 1:22 into the frame upping the Bulldog lead to 4-0. Junior defenseman Matt Prince and Brown recorded an assist on the play for Chelsea.
Two minutes later, the Rockets finally got on the board as Jimmy Bergen scored on a power play, cutting the Bulldogs' lead to 4-1.
Chelsea answered right back as Williams scored his third goal of the game, for a hat trick, one minute later. The power play goal was assisted by senior defensemen Travis Amburgey and Jake Vaughan.
At 7:49 of the third period, Jeremy Chinman scored for Muskegon closing the Rockets' deficit to 5-2.
At 13:04 of the third period, Bulldog junior forward Kyle George ended the scoring as he turned the light on off an assist from junior forward Garrett Nickels and Williams.
Chelsea out-shot Reeths-Puffer 32-10 for the game.
Earning the win in net for the Bulldogs was sophomore goaltender Joe Hume. The victory in net was Hume's first of his Chelsea career.
"He did well," Wright said. "I thought he handled the pressure well in his first varsity start. It was a good outing."
Last Friday, host Chelsea lost to state-ranked Davison 6-1.
The Bulldogs came out strong against the Cardinals, but faltered late in the opening period.
"I liked how we started," Wright said. "We forechecked well and kept them in their own end for the first four minutes."
At 4:19 of the first period, Zach Warson scored for Davison giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.
At 9:13 of the opening period, Davison made it 2-0 as Dylan Welch scored shorthanded.
One minute later, Ben Welch scored for the Cardinals increasing Davison's advantage to 3-0.
Twenty-five seconds into the second period, Warson scored his second goal of the night on a power play giving the Cardinals a 4-0 lead.
At this point, Davison had taken only eight shots on goal, but was able to find the back of the net on four of its attempts.
Two minutes later, the Cardinals upped their lead to 5-0 as Travis Hill scored.
George scored for Chelsea at 3:46 of the third period trimming Davison's lead to 5-1. Williams and Vaughan recorded an assist on the goal for the Bulldogs.
At 7:49 of the third period, Kyle Van Wormer scored a power play goal for the Cardinals for the game's final margin.
Davison out-shot Chelsea 29-14 for the night.
"We have to do a better job defensively," Wright said. "I thought we played better in the second and third periods."
The Bulldogs next host Howell Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Chelsea hosts Ypsilanti Lincoln at 6:30 p.m.
On Feb14, the Bulldogs travel to Ann Arbor Pioneer for a game 7:45 p.m. at the Ice Cube Arena.
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