Pioneers Get Back on Track - Beat Badgers 5 to 0

The Pioneers looked like a different team today than the one that played the Gophers last week.  In a rare Saturday game, the Pioneers managed five goals by four different players, and held their opponent scoreless.

Good defense and passing helped get the Pioneers back on the winning track.  Jake started the scoring in the first period.  Alex scored both goals in the second period, the first coming from a nice pass from Rachel.  Will scored the the third period, as did Karson, who alertly chipped in the rebound from Max's shot.

Jake scores in the first period:

Alex scores in the second period, assisted by Rachel:

Alex scores again, to give the Pioneers a 3-0 lead after the second period:

Will scores in the third period:

Karson scores on Max's rebound:

Good passing helped move the puck today:

The Pioneers put on some pressure by putting a lot of shots on goal today:

Aggressive defense helped prevent a lot of shots on our goal:

John didn't face too many shots today, but was able to stop them all for his second shut out of the year:

Gophers Bring Pioneer's Winning Streak To An End

The Pioneers lost to the Gophers today, 4 to 1.  Although the team seemed to have lots of energy at the start of the game, they had trouble moving the puck today.  Most of the game seemed to take place in the Pioneer's end of the rink and they were out shot by quite a margin.

The Gophers scored twice in the first period.  In the second period, Nick stuffed in a rebound from Dylan's shot to pull within one.

But the Gophers scored again the the third period without a Pioneer comeback.  Late in the third period, after the Pioneer goalie was pulled, the Gophers scored an open net goal to make the final score 4 to 1.

The Gophers score in the first period to make it 1-0:

The Gophers score their second goal to give them a 2-0 lead after the first period:

Nick alertly scores off Dylan's rebound in the second period to bring the Pioneer's within one:

The Gophers took a two goal lead again in the third period:

Although the Pioneers seemed to be on defense most of the game, they were aggressive and helped keep the game within reach:

Dylan took the puck the length of the ice through several Gophers but couldn't quite get the shot off:

John did his best to keep the Pioneers in the game:

Pioneers Beat Farmington 3 to 2 - Extend Winning Streak to 4

The Pioneers faced a good-passing Farmington White team today and managed a victory by a goal.  Short one player, the Pioneers were aggressive the whole game and didn't let up. 

Farmington scored in the first period to take a 1-0 lead.  The Pioneers fought back quickly and Nick shoved in a rebound off Jake's shot to tie it at 1, which is where the score remained at the end of the first period.

Jake scored on a nice shot in the second period, but Farmington came back and got one by John to tie it at 2.

Jake scored on a face off in the third period, to take a 3-2 lead, which is how the game would end.

Farmington scores first:

Nick scores on the rebound:

Jake scores in the second period:

The persistent Farmington team ties it up again:

Jake scores the go-ahead goal on the third period:

Dylan steals the puck and nearly scores:

Rachel worked hard the whole game:

The Pioneer's played some aggressive defense today:

There was some good passing today.  Here, Jake passes to Max who just misses the net:

John helped keep the opponent's score low:

Pioneers Win 3rd Straight - Beat 1st Place Wolverines

The Pioneers won their third straight game today, beating the Wolverines 3-1.  Most of the scoring occurred in the first period.  Nick started it off, scoring on a pass from Jake. Quickly afterwards, the Wolverines scored their only goal.  Late in the first period, Max backhanded one in off a Wolverine defender to make it 2-1.

The second period was scoreless, but there were plenty of shots.  Alex scored in the third period for a final score of 3-1.  John had one of his best games so far, holding the Wolverines to their lowest score of the year.  The Wolverines have averaged over 5 goals a game, and the Pioneers have held them to 4, 2 and 1 goal in their three wins.  The Pioneers have handed the first place Wolverines their third loss of the year and are the only team to have beaten them.

Nick scores with a nice shot:

The Wolverines quickly tied it up:

Max scores to make it 2-1 at the end of the first period:

After a scoreless second period, Alex scores in the third for a final score of 3-1:

Some aggressive defense helped prevent some shots:

John made some great saves:

Pioneers Win Second In a Row - Beat Sioux 3-1

After losing to the Sioux in their first two match ups, the Pioneers used strong defense to beat them today by a score of 3 to 1. The defense gave up very few breakaways and made it tough for the Sioux to get off many good shots.

The first period saw lots of action, with Jake and Max scoring for the Pioneers. The Sioux also scored in the first period with a little help by the Pioneers who deflected one into their own goal.

Nicholas scored towards the end of the second period to give the Pioneers a 3-1 lead which is what the score would be at the end of the game. The Sioux pulled their goalie with less than two minutes left in the third period, but the Pioneers kept the pressure on and controlled the puck well to avoid being scored on.

Jake scores in the first period:




Max scores to give the Pioneers a 2 goal lead:




The Pioneers give up their only goal:




Nicholas scores with a nice shot in the second period:




John had a couple of nice saves:




The Pioneer defense prevented a lot of shots today: