Bantams 1-0-1 on the Weekend

The Glasgow Ice Dawgs Bantam team hosted the Copper City Kings Nov. 23 and 24 at the Valley Event Center. The Dawgs skated away with one win and one tie on the weekend.

The action kicked off Saturday night at 6 p.m. The Kings notched the first goal of the night, when Will Jewell, assisted by Max Gallicano, slid one by Dawgs goalie, Kolten Hansen.The Dawgs outshot the Kings, 7-6, in the first 16 minutes of play, but did not find the back of the net.

The momentum shifted in the second period when the Dawgs went on a scoring streak. Aiden Price got Glasgow up on the board first, scoring an even-handed goal, unassisted, at 12:08. After several minutes of end-to-end play, Tatum Hansen shot one past Copper City goalie, Lee Cunningham, with assists from Jackson Bishop and Joshua Llewellyn. A mere 18 seconds later, at 7:04 Connor Koski scored the insurance goal, with an assist from Lexten Fairclough.

The rest of the period was a defensive battle, as K. Hansen fended off 13 shots on goal with help from his defensemen. The Dawgs put up eight shots in the period, for a 37.5 percent success rate on goal. The home team boys also managed to stay out of the penalty box in the second after racking up 16 penalty minutes in the first, including a 10-minute misconduct by T. Hansen.

The Dawgs came out in the third prepared to defend their lead, but the Kings were also ready to fight back. Andy Bartoletti, assisted by Max Gallicano, netted a goal just over 30 seconds into the third, at 15:26, putting the Kings within striking distance. The Dawgs bit back at 11:12 when Peyton Smith took the Dawgs to a 4-2 lead, with the assist from Price.

The lead would hold despite the Dawgs serving four penalties in the final period. The Kings pulled Cunningham in the final minutes of play in an attempt to capitalize on the man-advantage, but the Dawgs defense held the lead, as the home team took the 4-2 victory. K. Hansen faced 19 shots on the game, while the Dawgs threw 25 at the Kings netminder. The Dawgs outdid the Kings in penatly minutes also, 24 to 6.

The skaters took to the ice again at 8 a.m., Nov. 24, and the chippiness from the previous night's game continued. The scoring didn't start until late in the first period, when Aiden Ossello scored a power-play goal on Bishop roughing penalty. The Dawgs answered back at 3:03 when Dillon Hughes tied the game.

Twenty-three seconds later, Bartoletti, assisted by Gallicano, gave the Kings the lead again. However, Glasgow's Smith tied it again with just 31 seconds left in the first. K. Hansen turned away 9 of the 11 shots in the first, while the goalie for the Kings denied four of six shots.

Smith logged the only goal in the second period, with just 1:56 left on the clock. K. Hansen was a wall in net, turning away 10 shots. The Dawgs put up five against the Kings in the second.

The Kings took to the ice after the intermission, determined to make a game of it. Gallicano, assisted by Tyler Stodden, lit up the board just 16 seconds into the final period to make it a tie game at 3-3. One minute and 59 seconds later, he found the back of the net again to take the lead. Fighting from behind, the Dawgs battled back.

Bishop beat the Kings netminder at 12:17, with an assist from Price. From there until the final buzzer sounded, it was a defensive battle, with both goalies shutting down their opponents. The Dawgs threw 17 shots at net, scoring on four of them, while the visiting team put up 30, with four successful. The Dawgs again led in penalties, 25 minutes worth, compared to 12 for the Kings.

The Bantams will next be on the ice Dec. 7 and 8 in Glasgow when they take on the Billings Bulls at the Valley Event Center.