Blizzard Week in Review

The Blizzard have run their win streak to 4 games and are 7-0 against New Ulm this year after a 6-3 victory on Wednesday night.

Fast starts have been the theme during the win streak and Wednesday night was no different. Caleb Strong played his part scoring his team leading 17^th goal just over a minute into the game. Colin Tushie made it 2-0 scoring off a nice two on one feed from Carter Rieland and then Cole Jacobs gave the Blizzard a 3-0 lead before the 5 minute mark of the 1^st period. New Ulm didn’t back down though scoring twice to pull within a goal, but Dallas Duckson scored his 11^th of the season on the power play tipping in a shot from Austin McNeil late in the first for a 4-2 Blizzard lead after one. Colin Tushie scored his 2^nd goal of the game and 10^th of the season for the lone 2^nd period goal for 5-2 lead headed into the 3^rd. New Ulm scored to pull within a couple goals, but couldn’t get any closer as Alex Heidenreich scored his 2^nd of the year into the empty net to seal the victory. Bailey Rosch made 27 saves in net and improved to 5-0 against New Ulm this year. Carter Rieland picked up 3 assists, and Duckson had a 3 point night as well.

Alexandria hit the road on Friday to take on Granite City, but their win streak was snapped in a 3-2 loss. After a scoreless 1^st period, Carter Rieland put the Blizzard on the board just over a minute into the 2^nd period with his 6^th of the year. Dallas Duckson and Sean Kenny picked up the assists. Then with the game tied 1-1, just over the halfway point of the second, Alex Heidenreich scored his 3^rd of the year and second in as many games to give the Blizzard a 2-1 lead. Caleb Strong and Nikolai Rajala picked up the assists. The Lumberjacks came back to tie the game later in the 2^nd period and then scored the lone 3^rd period goal for the 3-2 victory. Atticus Kelly stopped 29 of 32 but suffered the loss in net.

The Blizzard (14-16-1 – 29pts) are in 4^th place in the West. They have 3 more games against Granite City this week. They’ll be at Granite City on Friday night at 7:30 pm, and home games are Wednesday and Sunday night March 10^th and 14^th at 7:10 pm. Tickets are available online at tickets.alexandriablizzard.com. Games are always available online as well at hockeytv.com