Well, the first period was enjoyable. Jeff Jubinville scored two goals on senior night to lead the homestanding Bemidji State Beavers to a 4-1 over our beloved UAH Chargers. Carmine Guerriero (44 saves, Montréal, Québec) did everything that he could to keep his teammates in this game: all four goals were on Grade A scoring chances.
Jubinville scored his first goal on a redirection on the power play. :22 later, Chad “Fats” Brears banked a goal in off of the back of a Beaver defenseman’s leg to tie the game at one.
Brears finds the puck just behind the goal line and banks that goal off of the back of a Beaver defenseman’s leg.
— Charger Hockey Journal (@ChargerHockeyJn) March 2, 2014
Never, ever, ever play pool with Chad Brears.
— Charger Hockey Journal (@ChargerHockeyJn) March 2, 2014
Cory Ward found time and space in a soft spot in the Chargers’ defense to drop a bomb past Guerriero. His 18th goal came after a goal early in the period was disallowed after the officials ruled that Ward had too much contact with Guerriero before making the scoring swat.
After the first intermission, it was all Bemidji. Jubinville scored again when a centering pass from John Parker through the crease gave him just enough room to one-time it. Graeme McCormack added the final goal with a point shot that at first looked as if it tipped off of Parker’s lumber.
While tonight wasn’t as fun as last night, there are positives to take away, especially Brears & Co. working hard on their next shift after the goal, Guerriero playing well, and the effort staying up to the end. There were a couple ugly plays by Bemidji in the end, but the boys kept their cool.
As for the weekend, well, the Beavers thought that they’d easily sweep.