Timberwolves move into first-place

Both the Timberwolves and Volcanoes fought to the finish Thursday

in a match that carried first-place implications, and it was the

Timberwolves who emerged with a 1-0 victory in a defensive-minded Smythe

Division clash at Coast 2 Coast Inline Hockey Center in Huntington Beach.

A second quarter goal by Shaun Jennings, who scored unassisted, proved to

be the game-winner.

Both teams’ defenses played well throughout the contest. Timberwolves

goalkeeper Jonathan Blunda stopped 15 shot attempts, and the Volcanoes

Marc Cooney stymied the Timberwolves on 19 shots on goal.

The victory allowed the Timberwolves to take over first place in the

division for the first time this season. Their 6-1-3 mark was just enough

to surpass the Volcanoes, who suffered their first loss of the season in

falling to 5-1-3, in the standings.

In other games:

Stick Men 13, Predators 4

Unlike the Timberwolves-Volcanoes match, this high-scoring affair saw

Brock Bowden score five goals to go along with a pair of assists, Patrick

Watzke score four goals, Hayden Hiatt score once with three assists, and

Mitch Malone pick up two assists to lead the Stick Men (3-4-2).

The four Predator goals were spread among Richard Davis, Mitchell

Freeman, Jamie Schlegel, and Ryan Ross, with Davis also leading his team

in assists with two. Goalie Geoff Blaskey recorded 26 saves.

Dragons 4, Flames 2

Brandon Prince’s two goals paced a Dragons attack that also saw Jason

Moore score once with an assist, Cody Bertrand score once, and Zach

Elliott and Jeffrey Kurokawa each collect an assist for the winners

(3-3-3).

Andrew Mastrolia scored an unassisted goal and assisted Heather Harvey’s

goal to account for the offensive output by the Flames (4-4-1).

Hat Trix 3, Predators 3

In a late game Wednesday, Brian Daigneault, Trent Zaks, and Chas

Plimpton each scored for the Hat Trix (3-3-3), while Andrew Mastrolia

scored twice and Jeffrey Andrews once for the Flames.