HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Knoxville Ice Bears could not hold down the Huntsville Havoc, and the Havoc erased a two-goal deficit en route to a 3-2 win.
Huntsville never led in the game until netting the game winner. The Havoc trailed 2-0 after a goal by Knoxville’s Todd Hosmer at 45 seconds in the second period. Huntsville tied things up at 2-2 on a goal by Scott Henegar at 4:53 in the third period. The Havoc netted the game winner at 7:44 in the third period on a goal by Henegar.
The Havoc excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. By firing 32 shots on goal, Huntsville exceeded the 28.2 shots it averages per game this year.
Huntsville also got points from Henegar (1/1), Kyle McNeil (1/1) and Nolan Kaiser who registered one goal. Will Aide also registered an assist.
The Ice Bears relied on a core group of players for most of their offense, as Doug Reid, Hosmer and Andrew Bonazza took 13 of the team’s 21 shots. In addition, Knoxville received assists from Jason Price, who had one.
Kevin Genoe recorded 19 saves for the Havoc. Huntsville incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Knoxville’s Bryan Hince stopped 29 shots out of the 32 that he faced. The Ice Bears incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.
Text provided by Huntsville Havoc
Photos by Christina.Wolff@ProHockeyNews.com
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