The Generals spent a dominating amount of time in Whitmers zone, outshot the Panthers 45 to 15, but only outscored their scrappy opponent 3 to 1. Robin Aubry scored in the 2nd period and Zach Urich scored twice in the 3rd period for the Generals. AW dominated play through out the game, but the Panthers Sophomore Goal Tender Austin Roudebush's 42 saves allowed Whitmer to keep it close. In fact there was no scoring until Whitmer's Cody Rutkowski scored at 11:33 of the 1st period on assists from Devin Crosser and T. Cormany to take the lead. The Generals then tied the score during a delayed penalty situation as Aubry scored on a back door shot off a David Barnes pass. The teams went the second intermission tied at 1- 1. With 10:45 remaining in the 3rd period Zach Ulrich scored on a 2 on 1 break-out as Chris Watkins slid a great pass to Ulrich who pounded home the goal. The highlight goal of the game was a rocket 40 foot slap shot by Ulrich which beat a motionless Roudebush high on his glove side. Andrew Price and Kevin Hoyle assisted on the game's final goal. Senior Goal Tender Trent DeLong stopped 14 of 15 Whitmer shots to earn his third win of the year.
The game was marred by 21 penalties with Whitmer taking 13 trying to keep up with the faster Generals. The game marked the return of AW to the White Division after several years when their only season in the division was a winless effort. AW is now 4 -1 on the season and 1 - 0 in the NHC White.
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