Oct. 19, 2007

Stats

ADRIAN, Mich. - Arrington Ice Arena was officially christened with a win on Friday night as the Adrian College Bulldogs won their inaugural hockey game against Potsdam State University, 9-1.

Chris Stansik scored the first goal for the varsity men's Bulldog program just over 11 minutes into the game, bringing the sold-out crowd to their feet. After taking the 1-0 lead into the locker room at intermission, the Bulldogs errupted for four second period goals. Shawn Skelly scored back-to-back goals for AC while Brad Houston and Adam Krug both found the back of the net for the Bulldogs in the same period, giving the hosts the strong 5-0 lead.

Potsdam got on the board midway through the third period when Jeff Zatorski converted the power play opportunity for the Bears. The Bulldogs, however, came back with four unanswered goals by Krug, Eric Miller, Quinn Waller, and Jeremy Klaver, giving the hosts the 9-1 victory.

Brad Fogal and Jeremy Cross both played in goal for the Bulldogs in the win. Fogal recorded over 51 minutes of playing time and picking up the victory in goal. Rob Barnhardt had the loss in goal for the Bears.

Head coach Ron Fogarty commented on his team's performance in their highly-anticipated debut by saying, "I am happy with the way we preformed in front of the people that made Adrian Hockey possible." With the official dedication of the new ice arena taking place before the game, many of the donors who made ice sports possible at Adrian College were on hand to witness the Bulldog victory.

Fogarty is looking forward to the opportunity to see how his players do in the second game of the series against the visitors from Potsdam. "We know that Potsdam will be ready for tomorrow and we need to be proactive in our play," added Fogarty. The Bears and the Bulldogs will take to the ice again tomorrow night, October 20th at 7:00 p.m.

Scoring Summary:
1st Period
(Adrian) at 11:02 Chris Stansik (unassisted)

2nd Period
(Adrian) at 02:54 Shawn Skelly (Adam Krug, Eric Miller)
(Adrian) at 05:53 Shawn Skelly (Rob Hodnicki, Zach Galia)
(Adrian) at 08:41 Brad Houston
(Adrian) at 19:55 Adam Krug (Jeremy Klaver, Quinn Waller)

3rd Period
(Potsdam) at 08:48 Jeff Zatorski (Vince Tarantino, Greg Lee)
(Adrian) at 09:15 Adam Krug (Eric Miller)
(Adrian) at 11:37 Eric Miller (Quinn Waller, Mike Dahlinger)
(Adrian) at 16:15 Quinn Waller (Shawn Skelly)
(Adrian) at 19:18 Jeremy Klaver (Quinn Waller, Mike Dahlinger)