Under full-time head coach Taylor Shaw, the Kenai River Brown Bears opened play at the NAHL Showcase tournament in Blaine, Minnesota with a 6-0 shutout of the Danbury (Connecticut) Jr. Hat Tricks. The NAHL Showcase, the league’s opening regular season event is played at the National Sports Center Schwan Super Rink complex and features 28 NAHL teams with each playing four games within the tournament format.
The Brown Bears scored six goals in the season opener with Kotaro Tsutsumi scoring the season’s first goal. Hayden Walters scored a pair of goals and Ryan Finch, Caleb Huffman and Mason Wharton added single goals.
Kenai River faces the Amarillo Wranglers Thursday at 2 p.m. AKDT, the Philadelphia Rebels on Friday at 8:30 a.m. AKDT, and the Lone Star Brahmas on Saturday at 6:30 a.m. AKDT.
