Fraser, MI – It’s been a long month since the Rockers had a multi-goal win, but that came to an end on Friday night at Big Boy Arena.
Motor City had a firm hand on the till the entire game on its way to an 8-2 win over the Elmira Mammoth.
The Rockers (20-12-6) jumped out to an early lead thanks to a five goal first period and never looked back.
With 14:13 left in the first period, Nick Magill-Diaz earned his first goal as a Rocker when he put away a centering pass from Declan Conway at the doorstep for a 1-0 lead. Three minutes later Jamie Milam earned his first of the season.
The puck was feathered from the Rockers end from Magill-Diaz to Tommy Cardinal. Cardinal offered a drop pass to Milam who fired a quick wrist shot for a 2-0 lead with 11:05 to play.
A minute later the Rockers added to the lead off the stick of Declan Conway.
Motor City carried the puck down on the stick of Fields who offered a pass to Connor Inger. Inger tried to get a shot off and flubbed the puck to Proudluck who poked at it as it passed the crease. As the puck was lifted into the air, Conway checked it into the net for a 3-0 lead.
Tim Perks entered Friday night with two goals on the year and he doubled his goal total in the span of four minutes.
Perks Carried the puck into the offensive zone and offered a centering pass that slipped through the five hole of Proudluck for a 4-0 lead with 7:39 to play. Proudluck was pulled after the goal for Harley White after the goal.
Perks increased the lead to 5-0 after a face-off win by Derek Makimaa. Perks fired a shot that ricocheted off the pad of White and into the net with 3:23 left in the first period.
The Rockers got the only goal in the second period off the stick of Elias Thompson who fired a shot from the near side boards for a 6-0 lead midway through the period for his third of the season.
Elmira (12-23-5) to its credit did not slink away.
Dalton Anderson earned his hird short handed goal with 13:52 left in the third period after intercepting the puck at center ice and walking it in beating Trevor Babin one-on-one. Then seven minutes later Ricards Jelenskis cut into the deficit, 6-2, with his ninth of the year.
Conway though had more goals on his mind as he was able to get two more goals with 3:32 and 3:20 left in the third period for his first hat-trick as a Rocker. It was his first multi-goal game since Nov 23rd.
Motor City will face Elmira again on Saturday night at Big Boy Arena at 7pm. Kids get into the game for free if they wear their youth hockey sweaters as the team is celebrating Hockey Day in America.
by Ben Szilagy
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