P-Bruins Win Preseason Opener Against Springfield
Ken Bell
P-Bruins news release…
PROVIDENCE BRUINS CLIP FALCONS 4-1
P-Bruins Tally
Four Goals in Preseason Opener
Marlborough, MA – The Providence Bruins defeated the Springfield
Falcons 4-1 in their first preseason game this evening at the New England Sports Center. Scoring for
Providence was Jamie Tardif, Carter Camper, Matthew Pistilli and Justin
Florek.
The
Providence Bruins came out of the locker room flying and pummeled Curtis McElhinney with shots right off
the opening puck drop. It didn't take long for the P-Bruins to find the net.
Second-year P-Bruin forward Tardif
got on the board at 4:15 of the opening frame off a helper from Ryan Lowery and Kelsey Wilson, both of which are at training camp on PTOs. Although
the P-Bruins didn't light the lamp again in the first period, the Black and
Gold dominated every aspect of play, beating Springfield to the puck and
intercepting their breakout attempts.
The
second period was the time for the young guns to shine. Second-year pro and
Providence's leading scorer last year, Camper opened the scoring on the power
play at 6:42 of the second period to give the P-Bruins a 2-0 lead. He was
assisted by David Warsofsky. Just
six minutes later, Pistilli added his first goal of the preseason and first in
a P-Bruins sweater. Wilson added his second helper of the night on the third
goal of the contest. Shortly after the goal, P-Bruins' tough guy, Tyler Randell, dropped the gloves and
delivered some devastating blows to Nathan
Moon.
The
P-Bruins opened the final frame with Niklas
Svedberg between the pipes and a quick power play tally from rookie Florek,
his first of the preseason. Craig Cunningham added the assist to give
Providence a 4-0 lead. Springfield gained momentum in the second half of the
third frame and after many failed attempts, finally put away their first goal
of the season at 17:11. Despite the late goal, Providence held on for the 4-1
win.
The Providence Bruins' Opening Night is on
Friday, October 12 at 7:05 p.m. versus the Manchester Monarchs for Dunkin'
Donuts Thundersticks Night. The P-Bruins' complete season schedule can be found
on www.providencebruins.com.
