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Date	Day Of Week	Time	Location	Opponent	Home Team	Clock Operator	Score Keeper
2/10/2009	Wed	9:30 PM	Duluth Ice Forum - Thrasher Ice	Walton	P.R.	Bob Nylen	Gay Nylen
2/14/2009	Sun	8:00 PM	Duluth Ice Forum - Thrasher Ice	Northview	P.R.	Bob Mc Connell	John Jassmann
2/17/2009	Wed	9:30 PM	Duluth Ice Forum - Thrasher Ice	Chattahoochee	P.R.	Mark Ogden

 

LIONS SPLIT GSHL PAIR

 The PRHS Lions went 1-1 in league action this past week, dropping a hard fought 5-3 decision to cross town rival Brookwood before rebounding with a 3-2 victory over Pope.  The Lions overall league record is now 4-10-1 with 3 regular season games remaining.  In a game played last Sunday night in Duluth  the Lions jumped on top of the Broncos when Austin Shin converted on a cross ice pass from Mitch Nylen to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.  After Brookwood tied it, the Lions came back as Tyler Fortier pinched in from the point and scored after Kyle Jassman outworked the Broncos down low to work the puck free.  The Broncos scored the next 2 before Daniel Huntington converted on a pass from his cousin Christian Huntington to close the gap to one goal.  But the Lions could not get the equalizer and  Brookwood added an empty netter with 12 seconds remaining to seal the victory.  Last night in Marietta, PRHS jumped out early as Josh Williams scored off the opening face-off just 10 seconds into the game.  Before every one could even get seated, Mitch Nylen scored just 31 seconds later and the Lions were up 2-0.  After a scoreless 2^nd period Pope scored twice in the 3^rd to tie the game at 2-2.  But with 2:39 remaining Nylen added his second of the night on a nifty wrap around with an assist from Austin Shin who battled to keep the puck alive down low.  Wes Edenfield stood tall in nets and the Lions got back on the winning track as the final score ended 3-2 in favor of the Lions.

 From the Lion’s Den:  PRHS welcomed back Shawn Rothlis to the lineup. Shawn has returned from a semester in Canada.  Ice problems early in the day at the Marietta Ice Center were resolved in time for the game.  J.J. Boehn , Russell Waugh and Jamie Martens got some extended playing time against Pope.  Daniel Huntington and David Ogden were unavailable for the Pope game. Josh Williams and Daniel Parow are both sporting number 26 for the time being.  The Lions are off until 2/10/2010 when they take on Walton at the IceForum in Duluth at 9:30pm.

 

GRAYSON OUTLASTS LIONS

 The PRHS Ice Lions lost a heartbreaker to Grayson Sunday night in Duluth 6-4 in GSHL action.  The Lions came from 3 goals down to tie the game at 4-4 but could not get the go ahead goal.  Grayson scored the eventual winner with 5 minutes to go and despite numerous opportunities the Lions could not net the equalizer and when Grayson scored an empty netter with .35 seconds remaining PRHS dropped their ninth league game of the season.  Grayson took advantage of some defensive lapses to jump out to a 3-0 lead before the Lions could answer.  Austin Shin won a battle on the boards and shoveled a pass to the point where Captain Mitch Nylen’s blast caromed in off the post to put the Lions on the board.  Nick Pracht then scored his 3^rd goal of the year off a pretty pass from Chris Ponzcak to cut the lead to one.  After Grayson scored again, Pracht answered on a well executed power play by banging home a rebound and shortly after that Alternate Captain Tyler Fortier took one “end to end” to even the score.  Unfortunately it would not be enough as Grayson finished off the scoring and the Lions could not answer.  PRHS peppered the Grayson goalie over the last 5 minutes, especially after pulling their goalie for an extra attacker but they could not finish the deal.

 From the Lions Den:  With this being MLK weekend several travel players were out of town at tournaments.  Matt Saad, Jamie Martens and Corey Sebastian saw some extended playing time and Chris McConnell was back in the lineup.  Michelle Fortier injured her wrist and left the game in the 3^rd period…severity yet to be determined. “Ice Ice Babies” were out in full force for the game. Next up is cross town rival Brookwood, next Sunday night at 7:40pm at the IceForum.  The two teams tied in the regular season opener 5-5.  The annual team picture will be taken at Thursday’s practice.

 

PRHS BLANKS HOYAS

 The PRHS Lions got back on the winning track with a 2-0 shutout of the Harrison Hoyas Wednesday night in Duluth.  Behind stellar goaltending and stifling defense the Lions gained a measure of revenge for an earlier loss to the Hoyas.  Raymond Harrington looked poised and controlled and never gave the visitors any chance.  The Lions scored late in the first period when Jackson Tralango outworked two Hoyas behind the net and popped the puck loose where Daniel Parow poked it home for his first career HS goal.  In the second period Josh Williams scored his 2^nd goal in just his 2^nd game when his shot from the high slot was deflected up and over the Harrison goalie.  That was all the Lions would need as Harrington and the defense never gave the Hoyas a chance.  Chad Cole, Tyler Fortier, Mitch Nylen and David Ogden all stood tall and made sure that the 2 goals would be more than enough to get the Lions back in the win column.

 From the Lions Den:  Next up for the Lions is a rematch with Grayson, Sunday night January 17 at 8:10pm at the IceForum.  Ice Ice Babies are expected to be in attendance for the first time in the New Year.  Josh Williams is still sporting the “phantom” number on his jersey.

 

Lions drop 2^nd half opener to Raiders

 The PRHS Lions started the 2^nd half of the GSHL season pretty much the same way as they ended the 1^st half, dropping a 9-5 decision to the Alpharetta Raiders Wednesday night in Duluth.  As has been the pattern lately the Lions fell too far behind early and couldn’t make up the deficit against a strong opponent.  Alpharetta jumped out to an 4-0 lead in the first period before Daniel Huntington scored off a nice feed from newcomer Josh Williams.  The Raiders scored 2 more before Jackson Tralango scored an unassisted goal for his 5^th of the season.  After Alpharetta notched another Mitch Nylen netted his 8^th on a backhander with an assist from Michelle Fortier (her first career HS point).  Goals in the 3^rd by Josh Williams off a nice feed from Nick Pracht and one from Chad Cole who rushed it end to end to score with an assist from Tralango made the final 9-5.  Wes Edenfield had a tough night in nets as the Raiders were relentless throughout.

 From the Lion’s Den:  The game against the team from Quebec scheduled for Philips Arena on Sunday morning was inexplicably cancelled at the last minute.  No make up has been scheduled.  Next up for the Lions is a rematch with Harrison, Wednesday night at 9:30pm at the Duluth Ice Forum.  Ex-Lion Shawn Rothlis was in town over the holidays and skated in practice.  Shawn is currently attending Notre Dame Prep School in Saskatchewan.  Josh Williams played in his first game an registered 2 points.  Welcome Josh!  The Duluth alumni edged the PRHS alumni 9-8 in a game played over the holidays.  There was a tremendous turnout of past players, coaches, parents and families and it was a great time was had by all. 

 

TOUGH WEEK FOR LIONS

 The PRHS Lions dropped a pair of games in GSHL play this past week getting buried by AAA Forsyth before dropping a heartbreaker to Roswell.  Sunday night in Marietta, the Lions were simply no match for Forsyth and had no answer for a bigger, faster, older team and fell by a score of 13-3.  Austin Shin, David Ogden and Kyle Jassman scored for PRHS and Jassman and Jackson Graham added assists.  With the decision by the GSHL to play games across divisions, results such as this are inevitable.  The Lions bounced back and fought hard on Wednesday night in Duluth but a goal by Roswell with 3 minutes to go proved to be the game winner. The Lions fell behind before Chad Cole notched a power play goal with assists from Austin Shin and Mitch Nylen.  Nylen closed the gap to 1 on an assist from Daniel Huntington before Roswell scored again to stretch their lead back to 2.  Huntington added another assist when he set up Nicholas Pracht and the deficit was 4-3 at the end of 2 periods.  Just 40 seconds into the 3^rd period Pracht scored his 2^nd of the night on an assist from Nylen and the score was tied.  Unfortunately Roswell tallied the game winner on a PRHS turnover and despite relentless pressure in the closing minutes the Lions could not force overtime. 

From the Lions Den:  Christian Huntington and Austin Shinn have been named Alternate Captains.  They join Captain Mitch Nylen and Alternate Tyler Fortier in leading the Lions.  The Lions are now off for the holidays and finished the first half of the season at 2-7-1.  Tyler Fortier and Josh Berkman remain out of the lineup with injuries.  Check out pictures from the Lions participating in the skills competition at the Gladiators game at www.gwinnettgladiators.com. 

 

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