On Monday the 20th of February, Mt. Pleasant hosted a rare, school day Matinee when Lansing Catholic came to town. The two teams squared off a year ago in a holiday tournament in Lansing that the Oilers were crowned Champions of.
As Mt. Pleasant ran a full compliment of three lines and five defense man, every player on the roster logged minutes and at the end of the day the Oilers found their record improving to 8-13.
Mt. Pleasant opened the scoring on a nice wrap around goal from Sophomore Max Heeke with an assist going to Sophomore Theron Krapeck. The teams headed to the first intermission with the Oilers holding a 1-0 advantage.
Lansing was able to answer, knotting the game at one just two minutes in to the second period and from there it was a back and forth, at times sloppy and un-disciplined period that ended with the Oilers holding a 6-3 lead heading in to the third.
Scoring goals in the second period for the Oilers were Robert Backus (2), Nick Coscarelly (2) and Dan Pulver with assists to RJ Cilibraise, Erc DeLorenzo, Backus (3)and Pulver. Adam Salisbury was relieved after the second by Freshman Nick Burkholder. Salsibury made 18 saves on 21 shots faced.
The third period was a much more disciplined, defensively sound period played by the Oilers, allowing Lansing only 5 shots on net. They were able to get one past Burkholder on a great individual play by Tory Brown of Lansing.
The Oilers added to their lead on goals by Pulver, Nathan Pittsley and Jesse McDevitt-Irwin. Helpers were handed out to Backus, Pittsely and Derek D'Artagnan.
The Oilers will travel to Midland Wednesday night to take on High at 7PM.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The game must go on
Every once in a while a team must suffer through adversity to learn to come together and play as a TEAM. Whether they are losing by a goal, winning by 5 or simply working hard in practice, hockey is a sport that must be played by the ever changing 5 guys on the ice and cannot be dominated by any single player.
Sometimes this lesson can be a tough one for young hockey players, but the sooner they learn it, begin to accept it and pull together, the more successful the team will be regardless of the scoreboard and stat sheet.
Mt. Pleasant traveled to Saginaw Wednesday night facing some adversity of it's own and although the scoreboard reflected a 4-2 defeat to Heritage, the young Oilers team showed signs of the teamwork it will take to accomplish the goals they set out at the beginning of the year.
Several questionable calls on Mt. Pleasant led to Heritage scoring two power play goals and ultimately was the deciding factor in a tough conference loss.
Oiler scoring was provided by Nick Coscarelly and Robert Backus with a lone assist to Drew Dickinson. Adam Salisbury recorded 40 saves in the loss. The Oilers, now 6-13 will host Saginaw Nouvel on Saturday night for it's own Senior night.
Sometimes this lesson can be a tough one for young hockey players, but the sooner they learn it, begin to accept it and pull together, the more successful the team will be regardless of the scoreboard and stat sheet.
Mt. Pleasant traveled to Saginaw Wednesday night facing some adversity of it's own and although the scoreboard reflected a 4-2 defeat to Heritage, the young Oilers team showed signs of the teamwork it will take to accomplish the goals they set out at the beginning of the year.
Several questionable calls on Mt. Pleasant led to Heritage scoring two power play goals and ultimately was the deciding factor in a tough conference loss.
Oiler scoring was provided by Nick Coscarelly and Robert Backus with a lone assist to Drew Dickinson. Adam Salisbury recorded 40 saves in the loss. The Oilers, now 6-13 will host Saginaw Nouvel on Saturday night for it's own Senior night.
Cold Winter nights....
Amidst a snow storm, icy roads and temperatures in the single digits, the Oilers traveled to frigid Gaylord, Michigan to take on the Blue Devils Friday night.
What turned out to be a very physical, hard fought game didn't end the way the Oiler faithful had hoped as Mt. Pleasant fell to 6-12, with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Blue Devils.
A game that had a combined 34 penalty minutes and only 3 goals had plenty back and forth action and strong goal tending on each end of the ice. Adam Salisbury made 31 saves in a losing effort for the Oilers, while only one of Mt. Pleasants 19 shots were able to find the back of the net.
Mt. Pleasant will next face Heritage and try to redeem an earlier season defeat when they travel to Saginaw on Wednesday night.
What turned out to be a very physical, hard fought game didn't end the way the Oiler faithful had hoped as Mt. Pleasant fell to 6-12, with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Blue Devils.
A game that had a combined 34 penalty minutes and only 3 goals had plenty back and forth action and strong goal tending on each end of the ice. Adam Salisbury made 31 saves in a losing effort for the Oilers, while only one of Mt. Pleasants 19 shots were able to find the back of the net.
Mt. Pleasant will next face Heritage and try to redeem an earlier season defeat when they travel to Saginaw on Wednesday night.
Rematch with Bay City
The Wolves came in to Mt. Pleasant Wednesday night looking to sweep the season series with the Oilers and that's exactly what they did.
Scoring three goals in the third after and evenly played first period proved to be too much for the young Oilers to overcome and they fell in defeat to Bay City.
The lone Oiler goal was scored by Junior Nathan Pittsley with an assist going to Nick Coscarelly.
The final score was not an indication of how close the two teams played, but again the Oilers couldn't overcome penalties and lost 4-1 in a Saginaw Valley League game.
On Friday the Oilers will travel up 127 to take on Gaylord.
Scoring three goals in the third after and evenly played first period proved to be too much for the young Oilers to overcome and they fell in defeat to Bay City.
The lone Oiler goal was scored by Junior Nathan Pittsley with an assist going to Nick Coscarelly.
The final score was not an indication of how close the two teams played, but again the Oilers couldn't overcome penalties and lost 4-1 in a Saginaw Valley League game.
On Friday the Oilers will travel up 127 to take on Gaylord.
Oilers return to Midland
On Saturday February 4th, the Oilers returned to the Midland Civic Center to take on the Tri Valley Titans. Attempting to avenge and earlier 4-1 defeat to the Titans, the Oilers came out of the locker with some hop and took the play to the Tri Valley.
It was the Titans however, who capitalized on an Oiler mistake early in the game to take a 1-0 lead. An inadvertant bounce off the boards and a mis-directed pass caught a few of the Oilers playing out of position and led to a goal that would cause the Oilers to chase the remainder of the game.
The Titans added to it's one goal lead half way through the second and took a 2-0 lead in to the third.
The Oilers lone goal was scored by Nick Coscarelly with assists to Robert bakus and Evan Huber. Sophomore Adam Salisbury suffered a tough defeat making 34 saves on 36 shots. The Oilers now fall to 6-10 and will host Bay City next Wednesday at the Ice Arena.
It was the Titans however, who capitalized on an Oiler mistake early in the game to take a 1-0 lead. An inadvertant bounce off the boards and a mis-directed pass caught a few of the Oilers playing out of position and led to a goal that would cause the Oilers to chase the remainder of the game.
The Titans added to it's one goal lead half way through the second and took a 2-0 lead in to the third.
The Oilers lone goal was scored by Nick Coscarelly with assists to Robert bakus and Evan Huber. Sophomore Adam Salisbury suffered a tough defeat making 34 saves on 36 shots. The Oilers now fall to 6-10 and will host Bay City next Wednesday at the Ice Arena.
Conference Foe defeated.....
Playing back to back nights against teams that you gauge your program against has it challenges, throw in the fact both games being away and having to play shorthanded due to injury and suspension and the Midland Dow/Mt. Pleasant conference game on Wednesday night seemed to leave no question as to the outcome.
However................there is a reason the games are played!
The Oilers rolled in to Midland, still reeling from last nights tough loss to Big Rapids at Ferris. The boys played as if they had everything riding on one game and at the end of the night would enjoy the short bus ride back to Mt. Pleasant.
The first period was completely dominated by Dow as they out shot Mt. Pleasant 12-0, but strong goal tending and a good penalty kill held Dow off the scoreboard allowed the Oilers to get in to the locker room and regroup.
The second period would prove the deciding factor as Mt. Pleasant answered Dow's quick goal and subsequent 1-0 lead with two of its own by Junior Nick Coscarelly and Senior Eric DeLorenzo. Assists were handed to Dan Pulver & Coscarelly and the Oilers headed in to the third carrying a one goal lead against their conference rivals.
Strong goaltending and defensive play was once again the form as Dow out shot Mt. Pleasant 13-1, with the lone Oiler shot resulting in a unassisted goal by Danny Pulver, which gave mt. Pleasant a 3-1 lead with ten minutes to play in the period. The Oilers played sound positional hockey, allowed a lone goal with 3:45 left in the game, then really buckled down and controlled the flow the last three minutes of the game earning a much needed conference win.
Freshman goaltender Nick Burkholder allowed two goals on 39 shots and was able to help preserve the win for the Oilers, now 6-9 and will face Swan Valley on Saturday.
However................there is a reason the games are played!
The Oilers rolled in to Midland, still reeling from last nights tough loss to Big Rapids at Ferris. The boys played as if they had everything riding on one game and at the end of the night would enjoy the short bus ride back to Mt. Pleasant.
The first period was completely dominated by Dow as they out shot Mt. Pleasant 12-0, but strong goal tending and a good penalty kill held Dow off the scoreboard allowed the Oilers to get in to the locker room and regroup.
The second period would prove the deciding factor as Mt. Pleasant answered Dow's quick goal and subsequent 1-0 lead with two of its own by Junior Nick Coscarelly and Senior Eric DeLorenzo. Assists were handed to Dan Pulver & Coscarelly and the Oilers headed in to the third carrying a one goal lead against their conference rivals.
Strong goaltending and defensive play was once again the form as Dow out shot Mt. Pleasant 13-1, with the lone Oiler shot resulting in a unassisted goal by Danny Pulver, which gave mt. Pleasant a 3-1 lead with ten minutes to play in the period. The Oilers played sound positional hockey, allowed a lone goal with 3:45 left in the game, then really buckled down and controlled the flow the last three minutes of the game earning a much needed conference win.
Freshman goaltender Nick Burkholder allowed two goals on 39 shots and was able to help preserve the win for the Oilers, now 6-9 and will face Swan Valley on Saturday.
Playoff Preview??
On Tuesday night, the Oilers traveled to Big Rapids to take on the Cardinals at Ferris State University. In a possible preview of the Pre-Regional playoffs, Mt. Pleasant played a very spirited game against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs a year ago.
Robert Backus got the scoring started in the 1st period, with assists to Evan Huber and Senior Derek D'Artgnan. Unfortunately the lead would last less than a minute as the Cardinals quickly answered to tie the game at 1 and send the game in to the locker room even.
The second period had plenty of action as the teams combined for five goals along with several scoring chances and physical play.
The Oilers tallied three goals scored by Evan Huber and two more by Backus giving him hat tricks in back to back games. Assists on the three goals went to Danny Pulver and Tyler Jackson.
The third period started with Mt. Pleasant holding on to a 4-3 lead, but two very controversial goals in the period for Big Rapids allowed the home team to sneak out with a victory.
Adam Salisbury made 44 saves in the loss.
Robert Backus got the scoring started in the 1st period, with assists to Evan Huber and Senior Derek D'Artgnan. Unfortunately the lead would last less than a minute as the Cardinals quickly answered to tie the game at 1 and send the game in to the locker room even.
The second period had plenty of action as the teams combined for five goals along with several scoring chances and physical play.
The Oilers tallied three goals scored by Evan Huber and two more by Backus giving him hat tricks in back to back games. Assists on the three goals went to Danny Pulver and Tyler Jackson.
The third period started with Mt. Pleasant holding on to a 4-3 lead, but two very controversial goals in the period for Big Rapids allowed the home team to sneak out with a victory.
Adam Salisbury made 44 saves in the loss.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Flint Township, here we come....
The Oilers traveled to Flint Township Friday night to the Iceland Arena for their match up with the Tri-City Chiefs. The Chiefs, a three team cooperative between Lake Fenton, Linden & Durand.
The Boys were looking to avenge a 1-0 loss to the Chiefs at home last year and avenge they did!
The very young Chiefs had their backs up against the wall from the moment the puck dropped and although Mt. Pleasant jumped out to a 1-0, they had a brief scare when a defensive zone face off was lost and a shot from the slot was deflected by a defnesemen tying the game and bringing a loud roar from the home crowd.
However, the crowd didn't have long to cheer as it was all Mt. Pleasant aafter that, scoring four more times int he first and taking a 5-1 lead in to the locker room.
They came out in the second, kept the foot on the gas and ended the game after two periods with a five goal performance in the second. The Oilers spread it around as wel with 11 of the 13 positional players who dressed for the game registering at least a point.
Goal scorers were:
Robert Backs (3, hat trick), Eric DeLorenzo, Jesse McDevitt-Irwin, Logan Elliot, Bryce Bolles, Max Heeke, Dan Pulver and Evan Huber. Assists were handed out to Backus (2), Huber (4), Drew Dickinson, Pulver, Nathan Pittsley & RJ Cilibraise.
Freshman goalie Nick Burkholder picked up the win making 5 saves on 6 shots. The Oilers, now 5-8 will travel to Big rapids Tuesday night for a game that was originally scheduled to be played on the 11th of January but cancelled due to the flu epidemic and the school district cancelling all activities.
The Boys were looking to avenge a 1-0 loss to the Chiefs at home last year and avenge they did!
The very young Chiefs had their backs up against the wall from the moment the puck dropped and although Mt. Pleasant jumped out to a 1-0, they had a brief scare when a defensive zone face off was lost and a shot from the slot was deflected by a defnesemen tying the game and bringing a loud roar from the home crowd.
However, the crowd didn't have long to cheer as it was all Mt. Pleasant aafter that, scoring four more times int he first and taking a 5-1 lead in to the locker room.
They came out in the second, kept the foot on the gas and ended the game after two periods with a five goal performance in the second. The Oilers spread it around as wel with 11 of the 13 positional players who dressed for the game registering at least a point.
Goal scorers were:
Robert Backs (3, hat trick), Eric DeLorenzo, Jesse McDevitt-Irwin, Logan Elliot, Bryce Bolles, Max Heeke, Dan Pulver and Evan Huber. Assists were handed out to Backus (2), Huber (4), Drew Dickinson, Pulver, Nathan Pittsley & RJ Cilibraise.
Freshman goalie Nick Burkholder picked up the win making 5 saves on 6 shots. The Oilers, now 5-8 will travel to Big rapids Tuesday night for a game that was originally scheduled to be played on the 11th of January but cancelled due to the flu epidemic and the school district cancelling all activities.
The Chemics come calling
Midland High strolled in to town Wednesday night boasting a 14-2 record and looking to add to that against the Oilers.
The bad news, Midland out shot Mt. Pleasant 54-11, the good news is goalie Adam Salisbury made 50 saves, the bad news is Mt. Pleasant couldn't muster a goal..........
Although Mt. pleasant played valiantly and Salsibury set a career high in saves, the Chemics were just too sound for Mt. Pleasant to fight back from the early 2-0 lead Midland jumped out too in the first.
The Chemics added an empty net goal at the end of the game for a 4-0 victory dropping the Oilers to 4-8 and they will be back at action on the 27th when they travel to Flint to take on the Tri-City Chiefs.
The bad news, Midland out shot Mt. Pleasant 54-11, the good news is goalie Adam Salisbury made 50 saves, the bad news is Mt. Pleasant couldn't muster a goal..........
Although Mt. pleasant played valiantly and Salsibury set a career high in saves, the Chemics were just too sound for Mt. Pleasant to fight back from the early 2-0 lead Midland jumped out too in the first.
The Chemics added an empty net goal at the end of the game for a 4-0 victory dropping the Oilers to 4-8 and they will be back at action on the 27th when they travel to Flint to take on the Tri-City Chiefs.
Saturday Matinee
A new team on the schedule brought hopes of the Oilers notching there 4th win of the season and that's exactly what they did when they traveled to Saginaw to take on Nouvel Catholic on the 21st.
The Oilers came out of the gates flying and quickly jumped to a three goal lead in the first period. Scoring were Robert Backus, Jesse McDevitt-Irwin and Evan Huber with assists going to Huber, Bruce Bolles, Dan Pulver and Backus.
The second period between the two teams was entertaining from a fans point of view but frustrating from a Coaches point of view. NCC scored two goals climbing back in to the game, but Mt. pleasant added two of their own keeping their lead at 3. Nick Coscarelly and Evan Huber both scored in the 2nd and both goals were assisted by Dan Pulver.
The third was even more frustrating as the Panthers out shot the Oilers heavily 19-3, but Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury was able to make 17 saves on those 19 shots and Mt. Pleasant escaped with a much needed 5-4 victory.
Our record now sits at 4-7 and we will battle Midland next Wednesday night at home.
The Oilers came out of the gates flying and quickly jumped to a three goal lead in the first period. Scoring were Robert Backus, Jesse McDevitt-Irwin and Evan Huber with assists going to Huber, Bruce Bolles, Dan Pulver and Backus.
The second period between the two teams was entertaining from a fans point of view but frustrating from a Coaches point of view. NCC scored two goals climbing back in to the game, but Mt. pleasant added two of their own keeping their lead at 3. Nick Coscarelly and Evan Huber both scored in the 2nd and both goals were assisted by Dan Pulver.
The third was even more frustrating as the Panthers out shot the Oilers heavily 19-3, but Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury was able to make 17 saves on those 19 shots and Mt. Pleasant escaped with a much needed 5-4 victory.
Our record now sits at 4-7 and we will battle Midland next Wednesday night at home.
Clash of the Titans
The Tri-Valley Titans strolled in to Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday night for a 7PM showdown with the Oilers, fresh off their shutout of Gladwin.
Both teams played to a scoreless tie at the end of the 1st period with a lot of back and forth and feeling each other out.
The second period was again tight and had each team notching a goal. The Oilers goal was scored by Evan Huber with an assist going to Robert Backus. The period ended as the first did in a tie.
One minute in to the third a controversial goal was counted by the officials, giving The Titans a 2-1 lead. The play was originally waived off by the official on the goal line, however the head ref skated in from center ice and said the goal was good as he deemed the puck crossed the line before the net came off its mooring. The Oilers had a tough time bouncing back from the call and allowed another goal on the power play just two minutes later.
Tri-Valley added an empty netter at the end of the period and went home with a 4-1 victory. The Oilers are looking forward to there rematch against the Titans on February 4th at their barn.
The Oilers fall to 3-7
Both teams played to a scoreless tie at the end of the 1st period with a lot of back and forth and feeling each other out.
The second period was again tight and had each team notching a goal. The Oilers goal was scored by Evan Huber with an assist going to Robert Backus. The period ended as the first did in a tie.
One minute in to the third a controversial goal was counted by the officials, giving The Titans a 2-1 lead. The play was originally waived off by the official on the goal line, however the head ref skated in from center ice and said the goal was good as he deemed the puck crossed the line before the net came off its mooring. The Oilers had a tough time bouncing back from the call and allowed another goal on the power play just two minutes later.
Tri-Valley added an empty netter at the end of the period and went home with a 4-1 victory. The Oilers are looking forward to there rematch against the Titans on February 4th at their barn.
The Oilers fall to 3-7
Defensive Juggernaut
The Oilers suffered a tough loss two nights ago to Bay City and responded by having one of their best practices of the year yesterday and then traveled up the highway to take on Gladwin on the coldest night of the winter so far in one of the coldest barns on the schedule.
From the moment the puck dropped fans could sense this was going to be a tough fought battle, with some huge hits, back and forth action and a fast pace to the game.
Mt. Pleasant opened the scored halfway through the 1st on a fifty play setup up by Jesse McDevitt-Irwin and Robert Backus allowing Evan Huber to bury the puck in the back of the net.
In the second period Huber returned the favor to line mate Backus allowing the Oilers to take a 2-0 lead. DeLorenzo also got an assist on the play. A minute later McDevitt-Irwin threw a saucer pass to Nick Coscarelly who lit the lamp and gave the Oilers a 3-0 lead.
That was more offense than Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury would need as he held on through a late flurry by the Storm to secure the 3-0 shutout and improve Mt. Pleasant's record to 3-6.
Next action for the Oilers will be on January 11th as they travel to Big Rapids.
From the moment the puck dropped fans could sense this was going to be a tough fought battle, with some huge hits, back and forth action and a fast pace to the game.
Mt. Pleasant opened the scored halfway through the 1st on a fifty play setup up by Jesse McDevitt-Irwin and Robert Backus allowing Evan Huber to bury the puck in the back of the net.
In the second period Huber returned the favor to line mate Backus allowing the Oilers to take a 2-0 lead. DeLorenzo also got an assist on the play. A minute later McDevitt-Irwin threw a saucer pass to Nick Coscarelly who lit the lamp and gave the Oilers a 3-0 lead.
That was more offense than Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury would need as he held on through a late flurry by the Storm to secure the 3-0 shutout and improve Mt. Pleasant's record to 3-6.
Next action for the Oilers will be on January 11th as they travel to Big Rapids.
Back in action
Mt. Pleasant traveled to Bay City for a rematch of an earlier season loss to the Wolves in the Thanksgiving tournament.
Bay City outshot the oilers 30-12 and outscored the Oilers 5-1. The lone bright spot for the Oilers was a goal by Max Heeke with an assist going to Robert Backus.
The Oilers played a little sluggish and seemed to be affected a little by the long layoff.
They have to turn it around as they travel up to Gladwin Friday night to take on the Storm from Mid Michigan.
Bay City outshot the oilers 30-12 and outscored the Oilers 5-1. The lone bright spot for the Oilers was a goal by Max Heeke with an assist going to Robert Backus.
The Oilers played a little sluggish and seemed to be affected a little by the long layoff.
They have to turn it around as they travel up to Gladwin Friday night to take on the Storm from Mid Michigan.
Last game of 2011
Mt. Pleasant traveled down to Okemos to take on the Chieftains before the Holiday break and played as if they were ready for Christmas.
The Oilers once again could not stay out of the penalty box and it bit them hard. Tallying a total of 22 penalty minutes, the Oilers spend a large part of the game on the penalty kill and allowed Okemos to score two power play goals.
Matt Luberto from Okemos netter a hat trick scoring two in the first and another in the third. Mt. Pleasant did try to fight through adversity with a goal in the first from Jesse McDevitt-Irwin cutting the lead in half. DeLorenzo and Pulver were given assists.
The lone goal in the second period was scored by the good guys, Coscarelly took a nice pass from McDevitt-Irwin and made it count, tying the game.
After getting down early in the third to Luberto's hat trick, Mt. Pleasant rallied, pulled there goalie and Sophomore Max Heeke scored his first goal of the year with 1 second left on the clock, tying the game and sending it to overtime. Assists were given to Pulver and Huber.
Okemos scored a couple minutes in to OT ending Mt. Pleasant's comeback and sending the Oilers on break with a 2-5 record.
They will be back in action after the break when they travel to Bay City on January 4th.
The Oilers once again could not stay out of the penalty box and it bit them hard. Tallying a total of 22 penalty minutes, the Oilers spend a large part of the game on the penalty kill and allowed Okemos to score two power play goals.
Matt Luberto from Okemos netter a hat trick scoring two in the first and another in the third. Mt. Pleasant did try to fight through adversity with a goal in the first from Jesse McDevitt-Irwin cutting the lead in half. DeLorenzo and Pulver were given assists.
The lone goal in the second period was scored by the good guys, Coscarelly took a nice pass from McDevitt-Irwin and made it count, tying the game.
After getting down early in the third to Luberto's hat trick, Mt. Pleasant rallied, pulled there goalie and Sophomore Max Heeke scored his first goal of the year with 1 second left on the clock, tying the game and sending it to overtime. Assists were given to Pulver and Huber.
Okemos scored a couple minutes in to OT ending Mt. Pleasant's comeback and sending the Oilers on break with a 2-5 record.
They will be back in action after the break when they travel to Bay City on January 4th.
Losing streak ends
The Oilers losing streak ended Saturday afternoon as they played the Mid Michigan Storm at the I.C.E. Arena.
In a very physical, hard fought game that was marred by 11 minor penalties including 6 taken by the home team, the Oilers were able to fight back from an early defecit and end there four game losing streak.
After the 1st period ended with the Storm up 1-0, the Oilers were resilient and came out in the 2nd with all guns blazing.
Junior nick Coscarelly opened the scoring with assists going to Dan Pulver and Jess McDevitt-Irwin. Sophomore Evan Huber added an unassisted goal and Coscarelly netted his 2nd of the game with another helper going to McDevitt-Irwin and Nathan Pittsley. The second period ended with the Oilers holding a 3-2 lead.
The 3rd period was one of the most spirited periods played all year and Freshman goalie was up for the challenge stopping all 6 shots he saw. McDevitt-Irwin added an unassisted goal to go with his two earlier assists and Mt. Pleasant finished off the 4-2 victory improving to 2-4.
They will travel to Okemos next week on the 21st.
In a very physical, hard fought game that was marred by 11 minor penalties including 6 taken by the home team, the Oilers were able to fight back from an early defecit and end there four game losing streak.
After the 1st period ended with the Storm up 1-0, the Oilers were resilient and came out in the 2nd with all guns blazing.
Junior nick Coscarelly opened the scoring with assists going to Dan Pulver and Jess McDevitt-Irwin. Sophomore Evan Huber added an unassisted goal and Coscarelly netted his 2nd of the game with another helper going to McDevitt-Irwin and Nathan Pittsley. The second period ended with the Oilers holding a 3-2 lead.
The 3rd period was one of the most spirited periods played all year and Freshman goalie was up for the challenge stopping all 6 shots he saw. McDevitt-Irwin added an unassisted goal to go with his two earlier assists and Mt. Pleasant finished off the 4-2 victory improving to 2-4.
They will travel to Okemos next week on the 21st.
Struggles continue..
The second conference game of the year went much like the first one of the year as the Oilers hosted Saginaw Heritage at the I.C.E. Arena on December 14th.
Mt. Pleasant's trend of giving up early goals continued as Heritage had a 2-0 lead before much of the crowd had a chance to get settle in.
The Oilers fought back and scored to cut the lead in half on a goal from Junior Dan Pulver with the lone assist going to Junior nick Coscarelly.
Heritage wasn't done though and for the second game in a row Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury was chased from the game as Heritage went in the locker room after 1 up 5-1.
Mt. Pleasant opened the scoring in the second with an unassisted goal from Pulver, unfortunately Freshman goalie Nick Burkholder didn't fair any better and Heritage added 3 more tallies.
Mt. pleasant never quit and fought valiantly in the 3rd and even though they weren't able to get anything past Heritage's goalie, they played the best period of defensive hockey on the season and did not allow Heritage to score anymore.
The Oilers fall to 1-4 and will next host the Mid Michigan Storm on the evening of the 17th.
Mt. Pleasant's trend of giving up early goals continued as Heritage had a 2-0 lead before much of the crowd had a chance to get settle in.
The Oilers fought back and scored to cut the lead in half on a goal from Junior Dan Pulver with the lone assist going to Junior nick Coscarelly.
Heritage wasn't done though and for the second game in a row Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury was chased from the game as Heritage went in the locker room after 1 up 5-1.
Mt. Pleasant opened the scoring in the second with an unassisted goal from Pulver, unfortunately Freshman goalie Nick Burkholder didn't fair any better and Heritage added 3 more tallies.
Mt. pleasant never quit and fought valiantly in the 3rd and even though they weren't able to get anything past Heritage's goalie, they played the best period of defensive hockey on the season and did not allow Heritage to score anymore.
The Oilers fall to 1-4 and will next host the Mid Michigan Storm on the evening of the 17th.
Conference Opener
On December 7th, The Oilers opened up the Saginaw Valley Conference schedule with a home tilt against rival Midland Dow.
The Chargers skated in to the I.C.E. Arena and took early control of the game. The Chargers scored just three minutes in to the game and took that lead in to the locker room after 1 period.
The second period opened in favor of the Oilers as they scored a quick one right out of the gate. Nathan Pittsley got the puck back to Senior Defenseman Eric DeLorenzo who fed fellow Senior, Jesse McDeveitt-Irwin who got his shot past the Charger goalie and even the game at one apiece.
Unfortunately for Oiler fans, it was all down hill from there. The Chargers opened up an offensive onslaught, chasing Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury from the game with four goals.
Freshman goaltender nick Burkholder saw his first action of the year and played well holding the Chargers to one goal on 15 shots, but in the end Dow was too strong and outpaced the Oilers 6-1.
The Oilers next action will be in a week on the 14th as they host another conference foe in Saginaw Heritage.
New Opponent
On December 2nd, Mt. Pleasant had their official home opener against The Hudsonville Eagles at 7Pm at the Ice Arena.
The Oilers played a much bigger, Division II team in front of a large, raucous crowd.
Hudsonville opened the scoring in the 1st period with a goal only two minutes in tot he game. They added a second eight minutes and skated in to the locker room with a 2-0 lead after the 1st period.
The second period was a very hard fought, tough, back and forth period with goals by each teams. Hudsonville went up 3-0 and then Mt. Pleasant answered a few moments later when Robert Backus threaded a nice pass to Junior Dan Pulver who walked in all alone and buried the goal. The two teams played the rest of the period even and Hudsonville took a 3-1 lead in tot he 3rd period.
The Oilers could not muster any offense against the Eagles and Hudsonville added an insurance goal with six minutes remaining in the game and essentially icing the victory.
Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury made 28 saves in the lost and the Oilers saw their record drop to 1-2 on the year. They will host a conference game against Midland Dow on the 7th.
The Oilers played a much bigger, Division II team in front of a large, raucous crowd.
Hudsonville opened the scoring in the 1st period with a goal only two minutes in tot he game. They added a second eight minutes and skated in to the locker room with a 2-0 lead after the 1st period.
The second period was a very hard fought, tough, back and forth period with goals by each teams. Hudsonville went up 3-0 and then Mt. Pleasant answered a few moments later when Robert Backus threaded a nice pass to Junior Dan Pulver who walked in all alone and buried the goal. The two teams played the rest of the period even and Hudsonville took a 3-1 lead in tot he 3rd period.
The Oilers could not muster any offense against the Eagles and Hudsonville added an insurance goal with six minutes remaining in the game and essentially icing the victory.
Sophomore goalie Adam Salisbury made 28 saves in the lost and the Oilers saw their record drop to 1-2 on the year. They will host a conference game against Midland Dow on the 7th.
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