Prowlers Drop Penalty-Filled Game in Binghamton

The Binghamton Black Bears scored four times in the second period to pull away in a 5-1 win over the Port Huron Prowlers in Binghamton on April 3. The game finished with 110 total penalty minutes and included four fights.

The Prowlers got the scoring started just over five minutes in after getting a power play from a Jesse Anderson illegal check to the head that knocked Port Huron’s Blake Anderson out of the game. John Larkin sent a shot that Bobby Price tipped home. Then, Jamie Bucell fought Binghamton’s Anderson in response for the hit. Jesse Anderson did not return after. 

“On the power play, I have this new net-front spot,” Price said. “I was waiting for the puck to come in and tried to get a stick on it.”

Just over a minute after the fight, Tyson Kirkby cleaned up a rebound and tied the game with a man-advantage marker.

Zac Sirota put the Black Bears ahead before the midway point of the second. Austin D’Orazio added a power-play goal and Mac Jansen scored shorthanded a few minutes apart. Scott Ramaekers added Binghamton’s fifth goal in the period’s final minute.

Fights in the second period featured Bryan Parsons and Tyson Kirkby after Parsons bumped Black Bears netminder Dominik Tmej. In the final seconds, Port Huron’s Justin Jamer squared off with Cam Cervone and Bucell got his second fight of the game as he dropped the gloves with Jacob Shankar following the second-period buzzer.

The third period went by without another goal or fight as Binghamton wrapped up another win over the Prowlers.

Bailey Huber made 20 saves in 40 minutes as he didn’t return for the third period after getting hit a couple of times in the second. Jameson Bourque stopped all six shots he faced in the third.

“Their guy hit our goalie,” Paulin said about a successful second-period coach’s challenge that overturned a Black Bears’ goal. “That was a point of emphasis for them again, their coach was bragging about it the last time we played.”

Jansen, Sirota and Kirkby each added an assist to their goals. CJ Stubbs dished out a pair of helpers and Tmej made 21 stops in net.

The Prowlers head down to visit the Danbury Hat Tricks, who are freshly eliminated from playoff contention, on Saturday, April 4 at 7 P.M. The game can be seen live on the PHP Network YouTube channel.

Photo courtesy of Seth Richardson