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| Jackets cut down Lumberjacks 3-1 |
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| Wednesday, 16 December 2009 | |
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By Greg Hunt After close losses to Section 7AA partners Duluth East and St. Francis this season, the Cambridge-Isanti boys needed a shot in the arm. They earned a big boost with a 3-1 win over visiting Cloquet Tuesday night, Dec. 15. “It was a huge win, probably of one our biggest wins in the program’s history. Up until last year, we wouldn’t face a really good northern team like Cloquet in the regular season. We showed the section that we could hang with the big boys,” analyzed senior Peter Johnson who scored the eventual game-winning goal right after the Lumberjacks knotted the game at 1-1 early in the third period.  Junior Josh Klingseisen gave the Jackets a quick burst of life when he scored 2:27 into the game off a Jerid Adamson assist. The C-I boys continued to put heat on the Cloquet net as the period continued, led by the strong play of Garret D’Aigle and Richie Brown. A true test to the team’s development came in the second period. The Bluejackets took three penalties, and the Lumberjacks brought the heat. But goalie Wyatt Soderquist (above) provided the brick wall, aided well when defenseman Zach Heuring swept away a loose puck sitting on the doorstep during an even-strength stand. “That was huge. They put 22 shots on us that period, and we killed at least six minutes of penalties. Just to weather that storm was big. Wyatt came up huge again for us,” said C-I Coach Chad Carlson. “Wyatt’s been by far our best leader for us. He’s doing everything and more that you could ask for.” At the start of the third period, Brown wristed a shot that just clipped off the top of the crossbar. Then while shorthanded, Cloquet’s Adam Hanson took advantage of a defensive misplay and beat Soderquist on a breakaway to tie the game at 1-1. Less than a minute later, however, Jordan Sibell and Adamson pushed the puck into the ‘Jack end, and Johnson’s shot from the left circle found the far side of the net. Then at the 7:00 mark, D’Aigle worked behind the Cloquet net, fed the puck to the slot and found Adamson who tipped in the insurance goal.  “Those guys had a great game, as well. Like I told the boys in the locker room, it was nice to see us answer an opponent’s goal on the very next shift. To me, that shows we’re growing as a team,” continued Coach Carlson. “That whole line– Johnson (at left), D’Aigle and Brown– played great. Jerid Adamson had a great game, being part of every single goal. We asked him to be more offensive, and it showed.”On the offensive development this season, Johnson continued, “I think things are starting to click with our three lines. After mixing up personnel, all our lines are producing in a variety of ways.” Superior 3, Bluejackets 1 The host Spartans (4-0, ranked 2nd in Wisconsin hockey) scored a goal in the first period then netted two in the second stanza to hold off Cambridge-Isanti in the Dec. 11 non-conference game. Soderquist made 38 stops for the Bluejackets, and Branden Ziebarth delivered the lone C-I goal in the third. “Superior’s a good team. We played well, had a couple lackadaisical moments, but we had a wonderful third period. Our goal was to build off that third period, and I think we carried that through tonight in the win over Cloquet,” said Coach Carlson. M-8 Boys Hockey Thru 12/15: Buffalo 1-0, 1-4; Princeton 2-2-1; St. Michael-Alb. 2-2; Rogers 1-2; Cambridge-Isanti 2-4; Monticello-Annandale 0-3; Becker-Big Lake 0-1, 0-4. |
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