News release
23 December 2004
Richmond, VA One night after losing at home to the Richmond Riverdogs, the Elmira Jackals returned the favor with a 4-1 win Thursday night at the Richmond Coliseum.
Carl Drakensjo got the game going when he redirected a Trevor Burgess shot past goalie Jeff Sanger at 16:22 of the opening period to make it 1-0 Jackals. For the second straight night, Elmira started the game by leading 2-0, this time it was the captain Burgess who found the net with a one-timer on the power play, assisted by Jamie Thompson and Jason Sessa at 17:38. J.J. Wrobel got the Riverdogs on the board with a mere 19 seconds remaining in the period, assisted by Francis Belanger and Trevor Senn.
The Jackals again turned on the heat during the second period, but like a night ago, no goals were scored. Wednesday Elmira out-shot Richmond 14-3 at the First Arena in the middle frame but failed to result in any goals and Thursday was no different. The red light did not go on, despite a 12-5 shot domination.
Unlike the previous evening, however, Elmira did get a goal early in the third period, which proved crucial in the complexity of the game. Tom Clayton scored his second goal of the season at 5:08 from Nathan Gillies and Drakensjo for a 3-1 Jackals lead. Elmira would also get an empty net goal from Jamie Thompson at 19:44, assisted by Darren Van Oene to cap the scoring.
Greg Hewitt earned his 12th win of the season with a stellar 23 saves on 24 shots in the contest; Jeff Sanger went 28-for-31 in the Richmond cage.
The Jackals return to the ice Sunday December 26th they host the Danbury Trashers for a 5 pm contest at the First Arena.