February 19, 2012
West Michigan All Star’s Chris Carlisle made his way to the rink once more, covering a Saturday evening match between Rockford and Manistee. Along for the show was son Joshua, who provides us with the following recap of the action:
Griff’s IceHouse was the scene for a 5:00 Saturday drop of the puck, in a game between the Rockford Rams and the Manistee Chippewas. As the first period got under way both teams played very hard and physical, keeping one another off the score board. Although the game was deadlocked at zero after the first period, Rockford had command of the shot totals over Manistee, 18-1. The second got off to a quick start for Rockford when Keegan Knight lit the lamp with 14:47 left in the period. Also contributing goals for Rockford in the second were Austin Cantu, Justin Ullrey, and Cam Bethum. At the end of the second period, and very much in control of the game, Rockford once again out-shot Manistee, 23-1. Going into the third, Rockford had the commanding 4-0 lead, but the Rams would go on to get one more goal before things were through, as Ben Glass put one in with 5:03 left in regulation, giving us our 5-0 final. Not to be lost in the score was the performance of Manisee goalie, Austin Wilson. Despite allowing the five Rockford goals, Wilson still managed to stop 55 shots on net. Rockford goalie Jake Rekuci had an easy night between the pipes, earning shutout, stopping all six shots that came his way.
Fans, please be sure to visit Chris on the web, where you can purchase your very own prints of his great hockey photography!
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