TOLEDO – The Toledo Walleye defeated the Iowa Heartlanders 3-0 on Sunday evening at the Huntington Center.

What Happened:

The Toledo Walleye welcomed the Iowa Heartlanders back into the Huntington Center to close out the weekend looking for a weekend sweep.

Jan Bednar defended the home net for the Walleye. Riley McCourt and Grant Gabriele manned the defence while Brandon Hawkins, Trenton Bliss and Orrin Centazzo led the Toledo attack.

Drew DeRidder started between the pipes for the visiting Heartlanders. Ben Brinkman and Hunter Lellig staffed the defence while Pavel Novak, Adam Goodsir and Yuki Miura filled out the attack for Iowa.

The action began with the two teams exchanging blows, at 3:56, sending McCourt and Louka Henault to the Toledo and Iowa penalty boxes respectively. Both penalties were killed off.

The Walleye found the scoreboard first at 15:53 when Bliss hit paydirt for the third time in two days. Mitch Lewandowski and Matt Anderson earned assists on the icebreaker

The two teams crowded together again, resulting in another pair of penalties and another four-on-four at 11:49. Adrien Beraldo was penalized for Roughing for the Fish, while Jack Durflinger was caught Cross-Checking for the Heartlanders.

Play dropped into four-on-three and a Walleye power play at 13:08 when Casey Dornbach was sent to the Heartlanders penalty box for Hooking.

The Walleye converted the power play at 13:28 when Bliss added yet another goal – his fourth in two days – to put the Walleye up 2-0. McCourt and Hawkins were the helpers on the score.

The remainder of the exchanged penalties from 11:49 were killed off after 21 seconds of four-on-four.

That wrapped the first frame with the Walleye leading the Heartlanders 2-0.

The Walleye were outshot by the Heartlanders 7-11 in the period. Toledo was 1/1 on the power play while Iowa did not have a power play chance.

The second period began with an Iowa power play at 4:36 when Toledo was caught with Too Many Men on the ice, which Chase Gresock would serve. Toledo killed off the power play.

The Heartlanders got their next power play chance at 16:26 when Brendon Michaelian was penalized for Holding. The Walleye killed off the power play.

That wrapped the second set of 20 minutes with the Walleye leading the Heartlanders 2-0.

The Walleye were outshot 9-11 in the period and 16-22 cumulatively. Toledo did not have a power play chance in the period while Iowa was 0/2.

The third period action began with a Walleye goal at 4:56 as Riley Sawchuk gave the Fish some added insurance. Hawkins and Anderson each added their second assists of the game.

Iowa got their next man-advantage at 7:02 when Gresock was penalized for Delay of Game. Toledo killed off the man-advantage.

The horns sounded with the Walleye claiming a 3-0 shutout victory over the Iowa Heartlanders.

The Walleye outshot the Heartlanders 13-3 in the period and 29-25 overall. Toledo did not have a power play chance in the period, finishing 1/1 on the power play, while Iowa was 0/1 in the period and 0/3 overall.

Three Stars Sponsored by Local 245:

1. Jan Bednar (W, 25/25 SV, 2nd Professional Shutout) – TOL
2. Trenton Bliss (2G; GWG) – TOL
3. Riley Sawchuk (1G) – TOL

What Happened:

The Toledo Walleye welcome the Iowa Heartlanders back into the Huntington Center for Labatt Hockey Night in Toledo to begin a set of back-to-back games.

John Lethemon defended the home net for the Walleye. Matt Anderson and Brendon Michaelian manned the defence while Sam Craggs, Conlan Keenan and Brandon Kruse led the Toledo attack.

Peyton Jones started between the pipes for the visiting Heartlanders. Anthony Firriolo and Kyle Masters staffed the defence while Casey Dornbach, Max Johnson and Louis Boudon filled out the attack for Iowa.

The first period action began with a Walleye power play at 1:08 when Kevin McKernan was penalized for Tripping. The Heartlanders killed off the penalty successfully.

Toledo got their next power play chance at 6:54 when Louka Henault was caught Tripping. Iowa killed off the ensuing man-advantage.

The Walleye got their third power play chance at 10:42 when Ben Brinkman was charged with a Delay of Game penalty. The Heartlanders killed off their third penalty of the period.

Iowa got their first power play chance at 19:19 as Craggs was penalized for Delay of Game. The power play would finish the first period and carry over through the first 1:19 of the second period.

The first frame closed with the Walleye and the Heartlanders in a scoreless tie.

The Walleye outshot the Heartlanders 11-7 in the period. Toledo was 0/3 on the power play in the period while Iowa did not have a chance completed in the period.

The second period action began with the remainder of the Iowa power play being killed off.

The Heartlanders got their next man-advantage at 5:26 when Brandon Hawkins was called for Tripping. The Walleye killed off the power play.

The Fish got on the board first at 11:07 when Trenton Bliss buried a one-timer. Mitch Lewandowski and Orrin Centazzo added assists to the icebreaker.

Iowa got their next man-advantage at 15:48 when Centazzo was penalized for Roughing. Toledo killed off yet another power play.

That wrapped the second set of 20 minutes with the Walleye leading the Heartlanders 1-0.

The Walleye outshot the Heartlanders 8-7 in the period and 19-14 overall. Toledo did not have a power play chance in the period while Iowa was 0/3 on man-advantages completed in the period.

The third period started with two Walleye goals in quick succession.

First, it was Kruse deflecting the puck off of a defencemen and into the net at 4:20 with Craggs and Riley McCourt adding apples.

Then it was Bliss for his second goal of the evening at 5:17. Michaelian and Hawkins added assists to the score, making it 3-0 Walleye.

The Heartlanders got their next power play chance at 6:42 when Riley Sawchuk was penalized for Boarding.

The Iowa power play was short-lived as Pavel Novak was sent to the Iowa penalty box for Cross-Checking at 6:49, dropping the play to four-on-four.

Before the end of the four-on-four, Centazzo was caught Slashing at 8:34, dropping play to four-on-three for Iowa for eight seconds and then back to four-on-four for seven seconds before 1:45 of a standard power play.

All penalties were killed off.

Iowa escaped the shutout at 11:59 when Yuki Miura lit the lamp. Boudon and Masters added helpers to the score.

The Walleye sealed the win with an empty-netter by McCourt at 18:34 from Hawkins to make it 4-1 Walleye.

The horns sounded with the Walleye claiming a 4-1 victory over the Iowa Heartlanders.

The Walleye were outshot in the third period 10-13 but outshot the Heartlanders 29-27 overall. Toledo did not have a power play chance in the period and was 0/3 overall, while Iowa was 0/2 in the period and 0/5 overall.

Three Stars Sponsored by Local 245:

1. Trenton Bliss (2G) – TOL
2. John Lethemon (W, 26/27 SV) – TOL
3. Brendon Michaelian (1A) – TOL

TOLEDO – The Toledo Walleye defeated the Maine Mariners 5-3 on Friday night at the Huntington Center.

What Happened:

The Toledo Walleye welcomed the Maine Mariners into the Huntington Center for the first time ever to begin a three-game weekend.

John Lethemon defended the home net for the Walleye. Brendon Michaelian and Michael Prapavessis manned the defence while Brandon Hawkins, Trenton Bliss and Orrin Centazzo led the Toledo attack.

Kyle Keyser started between the pipes for the visiting Mariners. Zach Malatesta and Ryan Mast staffed the defence while Jimmy Lambert, Alex Kile and Chase Zieky filled out the Maine attack.

The Fish started the scoring when Thomas Farrell lit the lamp for his second goal of the season at 4:45. Mitch Lewandowski and Riley Sawchuk added assists to the icebreaker.

The first penalties of the game were exchanged between the two teams at 14:47, resulting in four-on-four hockey. Sam Craggs and Connor Doherty exchanged Roughing penalties for the Walleye and Mariners respectively.

The Walleye added on at 18:33 when Alexandre Doucet deflected the puck beyond Keyser. Sawchuk and Lewandowski each added their second assists of the night on the tally.

That wrapped the first period with the Walleye leading the Mariners 2-0.

The Walleye were outshot by the Mariners 10-12 in the period. Neither team had a power play chance in the period.

The second period action began with a Maine power play after Toledo was caught with Too Many Men on the ice. Hawkins would serve the team penalty. Toledo successfully killed off the first power play of the game.

The Walleye added another when Hawkins found paydirt at 17:12 to extend the lead to 3-0. Centazzo and Grant Gabriele were the helping-hands on the score.

The Mariners got their next man-advantage at 17:42 when Sawchuk was penalized for High-Sticking. The Walleye killed off the penalty.

That wrapped the second frame with the Walleye leading the Mariners 3-0.

The Walleye outshot the Mariners 15-7 in the period and 25-19 cumulatively. Toledo did not have a power play chance in the period while Maine was 0/2.

The third period kicked off with the first Walleye power play of the evening when Wyllum Deveaux was penalized for Interference. The Mariners killed off the penalty.

The Mariners found the score column at 9:03 when Zieky flipped the puck past Lethemon. Lambert and Kile assisted the score.

The Walleye got their next man-advantage at 9:20 when William Provost was penalized for High-Sticking.

The Mariners brought it within one at 3-2 at 10:12 when Lambert scored shorthanded from Kile and Fedor Gordeev.

The Fish moved the gap back to two at 11:36 when Sawchuk lit the lamp, making it 4-2. Michaelian and Doucet tallied the apples on the score.

The Mariners pulled their goaltender in an effort to make the game close, and they succeeded. The Mariners added a score to make it 4-3 when Tyler Drevitch found the net. Mast and Lambert added assists to the score at 18:04.

The Walleye sealed the deal with an empty-netter by Hawkins at 18:45. Centazzo and Bliss added assists to the empty net score.

The horns sounded with the Walleye claiming a 5-3 victory over the Maine Mariners.

The Walleye were outshot 10-13 in the third period, but outshot the Mariners 35-32 overall. Toledo was 0/2 on the power play in the period and overall, while Maine did not have a power play chance in the period, and finished 0/2 overall.

Three Stars Sponsored by Local 245:

1. Riley Sawchuk (1G, 2A; GWG) – TOL
2. Brandon Hawkins (2G) – TOL
3. Jimmy Lambert (1G, 2A) – MNE

TOLEDO – The Toledo Walleye defeated the Kalamazoo Wings 4-3 on Friday night at the Huntington Center.

What Happened:

The Toledo Walleye welcomed the Kalamazoo Wings back into the Huntington Center to begin a home-and-home weekend series.

John Lethemon defended the home net for the Walleye. Matt Anderson and Michael Prapavessis manned the defence while Sam Craggs, Conlan Keenan and Brandon Kruse led the Toledo attack.

Jonathan Lemieux started between the pipes for the visiting Wings. Michael Joyaux and Collin Saccoman staffed the defence while David Keefer, Erik Bradford and Joshua Passolt filled out the Kalamazoo attack.

The action began with a Wings power play at :42 when Brandon Hawkins was assessed an early Tripping penalty.

Kalamazoo converted the power play at 2:02 when Collin Adams found the backside of the net. Ayden MacDonald and Jordan Seyfert assisted the icebreaker to put the Wings up 1-0.

The Wings scored another at 3:55 after a delayed penalty allowed them an extra man. Jay Keranen lit the lamp, with Adams and Seyfert adding assists for their second points of the night.

The Walleye found the score column at 13:51 when Craggs hit twine. Keenan and Kruse added assists to the tally. The assist marked the 100th point of Keenan’s professional career.

The Wings stretched their lead back to two at 3-1 at 14:36 when Bradford found the net. Passolt and Keefer assisted the score.

The Walleye got their first power play of the night at 17:49 when Keranen was sent to the Wings penalty box for Hooking. The Wings killed off the power play.

That wrapped the first period action with the Wings leading the Walleye 3-1.

The Walleye outshot the Wings 13-7 in the period. Toledo was 0/1 on the power play in the period, while Kalamazoo was 1/1.

The Walleye got a quick power play at 1:02 to begin the second period after Jacob Nordqvist was hit with a Delay of Game penalty for the Wings.

The Fish brought the deficit to one at 4:46 when Hawkins binned his team-leading 25th goal of the season unassisted.

The Walleye got their next power play chance at 9:34 when Mason Emoff was assessed a Tripping penalty. The Wings killed off the power play again.

That wrapped the second period action with the Walleye trailing the Wings 3-2.

The Walleye outshot the Wings 10-8 in the period and 23-15 cumulatively. Toledo was 0/2 on the power play in the period, while Kalamazoo did not have an opportunity.

The third period began with a Kalamazoo power play at 2:03 when Orrin Centazzo was handed a Tripping penalty. The Walleye killed off the power play.

The Walleye tied it up at 3-3 at 9:11 when Trenton Bliss found paydirt. Brendon Michaelian and Adrien Beraldo were the helping-hands on the equalizer. The assist by Michaelian netted him the first ECHL point of his career.

Toledo got their fourth man-advantage of the game at 9:41 when Bradford was hit with a Tripping penalty. Kalamazoo remained strong on the penalty kill by killing off another man-advantage.

The Fish pulled ahead for good at 18:42 when Keenan buried one past Lemieux to put the Walleye on top 4-3.

The horns sounded with the Walleye claiming a 4-3 victory over the Kalamazoo Wings.

The Walleye outshot the Wings 11-7 in the period and 34-22 overall. Both Toledo and Kalamazoo were 0/1 on the power play in the period. Toledo finished 0/4 on the power play while Kalamazoo finished 1/2 overall.

Three Stars Sponsored by Local 245:

1. Conlan Keenan (1G, 1A; GWG) – TOL
2. Trenton Bliss (1G) – TOL
3. Sam Craggs (1G, 1A) – TOL