Game Story

Parker Gahagen made 25 saves for his sixth win of the season. He’s now made appearances in nine straight games for Worcester. Issac Poulter was in net again for the Admirals, he faced just 15 shots and allowed three goals. Anthony Repaci, Cole Donhauser, and Drew Callin scored for Worcester. Cole Donhauser (2-2-4) and Drew Callin (3-3-6) are now on three-game point streaks, Drew Callin is also on a three-game goal streak. Matt DeMelis’ goal and point streak (4-1-5) came to an end at four games. Nathan Noel and Dawson Barteaux scored for Norfolk.

Nathan Noel scored at 13:33 while Norfolk’s Justin Young was in the box for interference called 22 seconds earlier. Norfolk outshot Worcester 9-5 in the first period. Railers had an abbreviated power play after their penalty kill turned to 4-on-4, then two power plays later in the period.

Anthony Repaci tied the game at 10:57 in the second period. Ryan Miotto had the initial shot, then Norfolk’s Ben Zloty erroneously passed the puck to Repaci after collecting it, then Repaci put the puck over the blocker of Issac Poulter. Game was tied at 1 with Norfolk outshooting Worcester 12-4 in the second period.

Cole Donhauser regained Worcester’s lead at 5:42 in the third period, tipping in a rebound from Drew Callin. Norfolk would tie it up less than three minutes later from Dawson Barteaux. Drew Callin regained the lead 40 seconds after that to make it 3-2. Issac Poulter would be pulled late in the period, and Worcester would skate their way to their second win of the week. Shots were 6-6 in the third period, bringing totals to 27-15 Norfolk.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Drew Callin (Worcester) – 1 goal, 1 assist
2. Parker Gahagen (Worcester) – win, 25 saves, 0.926 SV%
3. Jack O’Leary (Norfolk) – 1 assist

The Greensboro Gargoyles shutout the Wheeling Nailers 3-0 in Greensboro. The Reading Royals beat the Adirondack Thunder 5-3. The Trois-Rivieres Lions beat the Maine Mariners with three unanswered goals, 3-1. All eight North Division teams play on Saturday in rematches from Friday.

The Bridgeport Islanders beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 5-1 on Friday. Daylan Kuefler and Calle Odelius both had assists, Gleb Veremyev had a fight in the first period. Henrik Tikkanen was the backup goaltender. The Baby Isles are off until after the Holiday break, when they’ll host the Hartford Wolf Pack at 5 PM on Saturday, December 27.

The Railers and Admirals wrap-up their series on Saturday night at 6:05 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring	1	2	3	T
	1	0	1	2
	0	1	2	3

Shots	1	2	3	T
	9	12	6	27
	5	4	6	15

Score	#	Per	Team	Time	Goals	Assists
1 – 0	1	1st		13:33	N. Noel (1)	J. O’Leary
1 – 1	2	2nd		10:53	A. Repaci (8)	R. Miotto
1 – 2	3	3rd		5:42	C. Donhauser (8)	D. Callin, A. Callin
2 – 2	4	3rd		8:03	D. Barteaux (4)	K. Conley, B. Zloty
2 – 3	5	3rd		8:41	D. Callin (8)	A. Repaci, M. Suda

Rosters

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	30	I. Poulter	0	0	0	0	0
G	60	C. Propp	0	0	0	0	0
D	4	C. Musser	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	W. Magnuson	0	0	0	1	0
F	7	C. Yoder	0	0	-1	4	0
F	8	D. Jankowski	0	0	0	1	0
F	9	J. O’Leary	0	1	0	2	0
D	10	B. Engum	0	0	0	0	0
F	16	M. Reifenberger	0	0	0	0	2
F	20	K. Conley	0	1	0	3	0
F	21	J. Young	0	0	-1	1	4
D	23	J. McDougall	0	0	0	1	0
F	24	K. Papp	0	0	0	2	2
F	25	B. Osmundson	0	0	0	4	0
F	26	J. Jaunich	0	0	0	1	2
F	41	N. Noel	1	0	+1	2	0
D	44	B. Zloty	0	1	-1	1	0
D	55	D. Drake	0	0	+1	0	0
D	74	D. Barteaux	1	0	0	4	0
F	94	B. Fleurent	0	0	0	0	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	2	3	-1	27	10

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
30	I. Poulter (L)	58:45	15	12	3	0.800
	Totals:	58:45	15	12	3	0.800

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	33	T. Gale	0	0	0	0	0
G	35	P. Gahagen	0	0	0	0	0
D	3	A. Hora	0	0	0	1	0
D	6	C. McDonald	0	0	0	1	0
F	7	M. Dorrington	0	0	0	0	0
F	9	R. Ginnell	0	0	0	0	0
F	10	R. Miotto	0	1	+1	3	0
F	11	L. Hatten	0	0	0	0	2
D	14	A. Samuelsson	0	0	+1	0	2
F	16	R. Mitton	0	0	+1	0	2
D	18	M. Suda	0	1	-1	1	0
F	19	R. Piercey	0	0	+1	0	0
D	21	C. McCarthy	0	0	0	0	0
F	26	T. Walsh	0	0	0	1	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	1	0	-1	2	0
F	37	M. DeMelis	0	0	0	0	0
F	44	A. Callin	0	1	-1	2	0
F	77	D. Callin	1	1	-1	1	0
F	81	A. Repaci	1	1	0	3	0
D	88	G. Blanchard	0	0	0	0	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	3	5	0	15	6

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
35	P. Gahagen (W)	59:45	27	25	2	0.926
	Totals:	59:45	27	25	2	0.926

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
10:21 – 1st		L. Hatten	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
10:32 – 1st		J. Young	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
13:10 – 1st		J. Young	2	Interference – minor (56.2)
18:07 – 1st		K. Papp	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
03:10 – 3rd		R. Mitton	2	Elbowing – minor (45.2)
05:08 – 3rd		M. Reifenberger	2	High-sticking – minor (60.2)
07:19 – 3rd		A. Samuelsson	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
08:28 – 3rd		J. Jaunich	2	Interference – minor (56.2)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Gleb Veremyev, Luke Pavivich, MacAuley Carson, Michael Ferrandino, Porter Schachle, Tanner Schachle, and Tristan Lennox.
• Norfolk Scratches: Alex Worthington, Brayden Nicholetts, Connor Fedorek, German Yavaş, Grant Hebert, Jaxon Castor, Jaydon Dureau, and Quinn Ryan.
• Gleb Vermeyev was recalled to the Bridgeport Islanders on Thursday.
• A rumor spread throughout social media on Friday about a potential player strike next week. While everything is speculation until it happens, the players in the ECHL still have a lot at risk if they strike that goes beyond their paycheck. Both the AHL and ECHL collective bargaining agreements expired at the end of last season and the seasons started under terms of the previous agreement.
• The Railers released the design for the upcoming IceCats jersey next month. It’s based off the IceCats’ fifth year alternate jersey. Kudos to Booster Club President Rich Lundin who worked with Railers COO Mike Myers throughout the design process to get fonts, sizing, and layout as close as they could to the original. The proofs I’ve seen of the jersey look sharp, I’m hoping these are proper jerseys with patches.
• Following Friday night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
  • Anthony Hora is without a point in his last fourteen games.
  • Max Dorrington is without a point in his last five games.
  • Adam Samuelsson is without a point in his last fourteen games.
  • Ross Mitton is without a point in his last five games.
  • Riley Piercey is without a point in his last five games.
  • TJ Walsh is without a point in his last three games.
  • Cole Donhauser is now on a three-game point streak. (2-2-4)
  • Matt DeMelis snapped a four game goal streak. (4-1-5)
  • Drew Callin is now on a three-game goal streak. (3-3-6)
  • Gabe Blanchard is without a point in his last six games.
    

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On-Ice Officials

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

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Nathan Noel goal

Anthony Repaci goal

Cole Donhauser goal

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Dawson Barteaux goal

Drew Callin goal