Eskymo Seniors Come Up Big On Senior Night, 4-1
WELLS---The Escanaba High School hockey team celebrated its 11 seniors with a 4-1 win over the Kingsford Flivvers on Senior Night Thursday evening in Wells. And those seniors stepped up, contributing three of the team's four goals as the Eskymos beat the Flivvers for the second time this season. Jack Williams, Dylan Gauthier, and Charlie Zuidema all scored, and Calvin Pinar had a pair of assists. "We were able to jump on them fairly quick, and then I thought we got a little sloppy in the second period as far as puck movement goes. I thought we let up a bit. But hats off to them. They came at us hard and their goaltender (Joey Berglund) played well again." The Eskymos mixed and matched their line-up again, and it was a senior, Williams, who put his team in front with his first goal of the year. "I started in the 'D' zone, and I think (Paul) Carne dished it, and I took it all the way from the neutral zone," Williams said. "I had a defenseman to my left and a 'D' in front of me and he had his legs spread. I took the shot, going for the screen, and it went off the post and in." Escanaba doubled its lead a few minutes later when another senior, Gauthier, scored. It stayed 2-0 deep into the second period because Kingsford goaltender Joey Berglund was strong in net for the second time this season against the Eskymos. He stopped 20 shots in the first two periods, and was able to turn away 28 shots in total. Escanaba outshot Kingsford, 32-15. Another senior, Charlie Zuidema, scored a top-shelf goal in the second period to make it a 3-0 game. Austin VanPembrook broke the shutout for the Flivvers when he got one past Eskymo goaltender Brodie Goddard. But with just over one minute left in the period, Chris LeMire got that goal back, making it a 4-1 Eskymo lead. That closed the scoring. With the win, Escanaba improved to 14-5-2. Kingsford fell to 5-11-0 on the season. The Eskymos and Flivvers posed for photos after the game, as many of the Kingsford guys played in the Escanaba hockey system when they were younger. The eleven Eskymo seniors were introduced to the crowd between the first and second periods, with the lights turned down, and a spotlight shining on them as they did a lap. "Skating around, we were saying our goodbyes, basically, even though we have a couple more games in here," Pinar said. "It was a little emotional, but everybody, I think, left their heart on the ice tonight." Kingsford hosts Painesdale-Jeffers Friday night. The Eskymos thought they had a game against Negaunee on Friday, after that game was snowed out this past Tuesday. But there were not enough officials available, so that game is now set for Feb. 25. Escanaba's next game is in Houghton on Saturday, Feb. 13. Game time at Dee Stadium is 1:00. The game will be broadcast on WCHT-AM (600), and at www.rrnsports.com. Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box to see photos and videos taken by Mary Gauthier, and to hear Hunter LaMarch's interview. |
Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
11/20 |
7:00 PM |
at Alpena Wildcats
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1 - 2 (L)
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0-1-0
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11/21 |
1:00 PM |
at Alpena Wildcats
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7 - 2 (W)
|
1-1-0
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11/24 |
7:00 PM |
at Kingsford Flivvers
|
3 - 2 (W)
|
2-1-0
|
12/1 |
7:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
|
3 - 2 (W)
|
3-1-0
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12/5 |
5:00 PM |
Houghton Gremlins
|
1 - 0 (W)
|
4-1-0
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12/7 |
7:00 PM |
at Negaunee Miners
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13 - 0 (W)
|
5-1-0
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12/12 |
1:00 PM |
Hancock Bulldogs
|
2 - 5 (L)
|
5-2-0
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12/18 |
5:00 PM |
at Midland Dow High School
|
1 - 3 (L)
|
5-3-0
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12/19 |
12:00 PM |
at Midland Chemics
|
5 - 3 (W)
|
6-3-0
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12/30 |
7:00 PM |
Painesdale-Jeffers Jets
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8 - 1 (W)
|
7-3-0
|
1/3 |
1:00 PM |
Cheboygan Chiefs
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8 - 0 (W)
|
8-3-0
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1/8 |
7:30 PM |
Central Algoma, Ontario
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4 - 1 (W)
|
9-3-0
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1/9 |
1:00 PM |
Central Algoma, Ontario
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9 - 2 (W)
|
10-3-0
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1/15 |
4:00 PM |
Macomb Dakota
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5 - 4 (W)
|
11-3-0
|
1/16 |
12:30 PM |
Grand Haven High School
|
10 - 0 (W)
|
12-3-0
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1/19 |
7:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
2 - 0 (W)
|
13-3-0
|
1/21 |
7:00 PM |
Calumet Copper Kings
|
2 - 4 (L)
|
13-4-0
|
1/28 |
6:00 PM |
at Chelsea Bulldogs
|
3 - 3 (T)
|
13-4-1
|
1/29 |
10:00 AM |
at Romeo High School
|
3 - 5 (L)
|
13-5-1
|
1/30 |
12:00 PM |
at Berkley-Ferndale United
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4 - 4 (T)
|
13-5-2
|
2/4 |
7:00 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
|
4 - 1 (W)
|
14-5-2
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2/13 |
1:00 PM |
at Houghton Gremlins
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3 - 3 (T)
|
14-5-3
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2/19 |
5:00 PM |
at Calumet Copper Kings
|
2 - 2 (T)
|
14-5-4
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2/20 |
1:00 PM |
at Hancock Bulldogs
|
2 - 3 (L)
|
14-6-4
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2/25 |
7:30 PM |
Negaunee Miners
|
8 - 3 (W)
|
15-6-4
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3/1 |
7:00 PM |
Marquette Redmen
|
1 - 2 (L)
|
15-7-4
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