Tag: Drew Bannister
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Game 1: Springfield Allows Goals In First Ten Minutes Of Each Period In 6-1 Shellacking
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Coming off a weekend that concluded the regular season with a loss to the Providence Bruins, the Springfield Thunderbirds entered game one of the Atlantic Division First Round Playoff Series hoping to mow down their opponents one round at a time, and repeat as Eastern Conference Champions. However, they were unable to…
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Springfield Bounces Back With Big First Period, Defeats Charlotte 5-2
SPRINGFIELD, MA – After getting dominated by Rochester to the tune of a 7-1 trouncing the night before, the Springfield Thunderbirds looked to get revenge when they took on the Charlotte Checkers. The Thunderbirds (26-20-2-4) were, indeed, able to do so, defeating the Checkers (30-18-3-2) 5-2 on Sunday afternoon. “Overall I’m pretty happy with the…
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Frk’s Two Goals Propel T-Birds To Victory Over Isles
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Coming into Friday night’s contest against the Bridgeport Islanders, the Springfield Thunderbirds were riding high after winning four out of their last five, including one against their opponents Friday night on December 30th. After three periods play, the score was deadlocked at three goals apiece. After the halfway point of overtime passed,…
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Late Third Period Goal, OT Goal Down Thunderbirds In First-Ever Match With Griffins
SPRINGFIELD, MA – With 3:10 left in the third period, the Springfield Thunderbirds had still not let a goal in and were clinging to a one-goal lead over the Grand Rapids Griffins despite allowing 31 shots on goal. That all changed at the end of a net-front scrum allowed Alex Chiasson to dig the puck…
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Non-Existent Special Teams, Questionable Call Fell Thunderbirds In First Match-Up With IceHogs
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Coming into Friday night, the Springfield Thunderbirds had never faced the Rockford IceHogs and, in fact, had never faced a Western Conference team in the regular season. Unfortunately, the Thunderbirds (7-9-0-4) were unable to walk away with a victory, falling to the IceHogs (10-7-0-1) by a score of 4-2 on Friday night…
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