Freshman Ryan McDonald had a big 4-point night in his first game as a Cardinal with three golas and an assist.
A great home crowd was on hand at the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center last Friday night as the Bishop Ireton Ice Hockey team opened the 2012-13 season with a 7:00 pm tilt against division foe Forest Park/Mountain View with a come from behind, 9-7 win. Unfortunately they had little to cheer about early on as the Cardinals fell behind 3-1 just 5 minutes into the game. With the Cardinal offense slow to get started, the Bruins closed out the 1st frame with a 4-1 lead. Ryan McDonald, one of seven Freshman on this year’s squad, had the only tally for Ireton, netting his first of the season.
Two quick Forest Park goals early in the 2nd period extended the lead to 6-1. With the Bruins on a power play and threatening to blow the game open, Stephen Gerke scored short-handed on a feed from Phillip Thomas to cut the deficit to 6-2. That goal would serve to finally awaken both the home crowd and the potent Cardinal offense, and would be the first of 8 unanswered goals scored by the Bishop Ireton team. Duke Roach and Phillip Thomas each notched their first of the season, and Ryan McDonald closed out the scoring in the 2nd stanza with his third goal and the Cardinals had clawed their way back to a 6-6 deadlock after 2 periods.
Picking up right where they left off, the Ireton squad scored three more times in the 3rd period, upping their lead to 9-6. The go-ahead goal, giving Ireton its’ first lead of the game and the season, was scored by another Freshman, Johnathan Chin, just over a minute into the period. With the frenzied Ireton crowd firmly behind the team, Duke Roach, with his second, and Ryan Scott closed out the scoring. The Bruins weren’t done yet however, scoring a late goal with just over 2 minutes left in the game to cut the lead to 9-7, but it was too little too late. Despite playing the last 53 seconds at a 2-man disadvantage, the Cardinals were able to withstand a furious Forest Park rally to stem the scoring and finish out the game without any further damage.
The offensive attack on this night was led by a pair of 4-point efforts turned in by Ryan McDonald (3 G, 1 A) and Ryan Scott (1 G, 3 A). Duke Roach (2 G, 1 A), Phillip Thomas (1 G, 1 A), Johnathan Chin (1 G, 1 A), Nick Tangora (2 A), Stephen Gerke (1 G) and Patrick Coyne (1 A) rounded out the scoring. Michaela Mulokey, making her first start in net, had 10 saves for the win. The Cardinals next game is on the road this Friday night, November 16th, at 8:10 pm against Yorktown at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington. They finish out the weekend with a Sunday contest against Freedom
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