Prowlers Take Wild Game Over Hat Tricks

A wild, penalty filled game ended with the Prowlers on top of the Danbury Hat Tricks 4-2 at McMorran Place on November 13. The Prowlers killed off multiple, lengthy five-on-three opportunities throughout the game.

“Every time we took a penalty, the bench was excited for the opportunity to go out and kill,” said Prowlers associate head coach Chris Paulin. “It’s a great honor to be able to go out and kill penalties. It’s one of the hardest jobs in all of sports. For those guys to embrace that challenge and battle the way they did, from the goaltender on out, was elite.”

The Port Huron power play got the scoring started as Bobby Price ripped a shot low on Kyle Penton.

The Hat Tricks took the lead early in the second. Eli Rivers tied the score on a counterattack after a turnover in Danbury’s end. A couple minutes later, Genaro Fronduto found Levi Wunder at the side of the net for a five-on-three power-play goal.

Once the teams got back to five-on-five, the Prowlers went to work. Bobby Price had his centering pass from behind the net hit a Hat Trick and carom in. 49 seconds later, Brett Lockhart picked the top corner to give Port Huron the lead. Before the end of the frame, Ryan Messing tipped home his first pro goal in his pro debut.

Lockhart added an assist to his goal and Austin Fetterly picked up a pair of primary helpers. Andrew MacLean got the win after making 25 saves.

Rivers had an assist along with his goal. Kyle Penton stopped 36 shots in the loss.

The Prowlers finish their three-game home week with the Stockton Thunder on November 14. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:05 P.M. and tickets are available at phprowlers.com/tickets.

Photo courtesy of Morgan Barnaby