Norsemen Fall to Bobcats & Minotauros

October 10, 2022 – North American Hockey League (NAHL) – St. Cloud Norsemen News Release

Norsemen took the ice on Friday against the Bismarck Bobcats with a scoreless first period until the 17:09 mark with a Bobcat goal from Luke Roelofs and they added to their lead with a short handed goal at the 4:32 mark of the second period with a tally from Adam Pietila. The Norsemen got a quick goal only :21 into the third period with Kade Peterson’s 6 goal of the season with assist going to Perbix and Kiffin. Evan Pahos tied the game at the 11:44 mark of the third with a goal assisted by Murnieks and Wurst. The Bobcats were quick to respond getting a goal 21 seconds later from Roelofs, the second of the game for him. Norsemen fell 2-3 with shots on goal 29 to 18 in favor of the Norsemen.

Looking for a split, the Norsemen found themselves playing from behind after a quick goal from Drew Holt at the 1:42 mark of the first. Norsemen were able to respond quickly with a goal from Charlie Wind, the first of the season for him and assisted by Hanson and Murnieks. Bobcats added two more goals with a PP tally by Jantunen at 8:21 and a goal by Atchison at the 11:01 mark to end the first period down 3-1. The penalties started to add up in the second period with the Norsemen adding a PP goal from Andrew Clarke at the 13:33 mark and assist going to Peterson and Hanson to come within one goal. The final 20 minutes were off to a quick start with a tally from the Bobcats 43 seconds in from Neumeier. Bobcats made it 5-2 with a goal from Doll at the 2:35 mark and added a PP goal at 10:12 from Beaumont to make it 6-2 Bobcats. The Norsemen started to rally with a PP marker from Hunter Hanson at the 11:50 mark followed by a Daniels Murnieks goal at 12:47 to make it a 4-6 game. The Norsemen elected for the extra attacker early only to see the Bobcats seal the victory with a empty net goal at the 13:21 mark making it 7-4 Bobcats to end out the scoring. Shots on goal favored the Norsemen 34 to 27.

The Norsemen wrapped up the road trip with a Sunday game taking on the Minot Minotauros. Minot was able to get on the board at the 4:05 mark of the first with a PP goal by Cooper Rice in a period that had the Norsemen in the box three times. Both teams were unable to take advantage on the power play with a scoreless second period. Once again, the Minotauros were able to strike quickly with a goal from Fischer at the 3:00 mark of the third leaving the Norsemen down by two. Kade Peterson netted his 7th of the season with a PP goal at the 19:22 mark of the third assisted by Evan Pahos but the late game rally was ended with a empty net goal by Minot at the 19:44 mark for a 3-1 victory. Shots on goal were 36 to 33 in favor of the Norsemen.

Norsemen look to get back in the win column when they travel to Mason City to take on the North Iowa Bulls October 22nd at 7:10P. Action can be see on HockeyTV.

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