SECOND PERIOD COLLAPSE LEADS TO JETS HOME LOSS

2010-10-24

(Jamestown,NY) The Jamestown Jets were their own worst enemy allowing eight second period goals on their way to an 11-5 defeat at the hands of the Elliot Lake Bobcats on Sunday afternoon.

It was the Jets first regulation loss on home ice this season.

The Bobcats struck first, only 30 seconds after the opening faceoff. Mikael Hamman made a pass towards the slot and it deflected off of a skate and fluttered over the shoulder of Jets goalie Mark Flitsch. Flitsch appeared to lose site of the puck after it struck a skate in front and didn’t react until the referee signaled a goal.

The Jets received a great opportunity to tie the score when they were handed a two-man advantage for a full two minutes after an altercation inside the Bobcats zone. Jets captain Nate Hughes was tripped in front of the Elliot Lake net but some words were exchanged before the players dropped the gloves near the Bobcats bench.

The Jets failed to convert on the two-man advantage but Jordan Simpson tied the score just seconds after the Bobcats players stepped on the ice. Jamestown took a 2-1 lead near the midway point of the first period on a goal by Justin Hopkinson. Hopkinson beat Bobcats goalie Adrien Morel with a wrist shot from in close after receiving a pretty behind the back pass from Ian Braun.

The Bobcats came out flying in the second period and a backhand shot from David Sefcik found its way through the legs of Flitsch to tie the score at two. It didn’t take Elliot Lake long to build off the momentum from tying the score as Chad Bryan put them ahead just 1:22 later. The Bobcats continued to pour it on, scoring eight times in the second period.

Trailing by seven at the end of two periods, the Jets were determined to not give up. Ian Braun scored his second goal of the game just 53 seconds into the third but the Bobcats were too strong for Jamestown and held on for an 11-5 victory.

Jordan Simpson and Ian Braun had two goals apiece in the Jamestown loss. The Jets will have plenty of time to correct their mistakes with almost two weeks off before their next game. The next game will be on Saturday November 6 at 7:35 p.m. when the Algoma Avalanche come to town. 

(courtesy Jamestown Jets)