After a home-opener loss on Thursday 6-2 to the Chippewa Steel, the Kenai River Brown Bears split the final two games of the weekend homestand; Kenai River winning 4-2 Friday and falling 3-1 on Saturday.
Brown Bears 4 – Steel 2 Friday
The Brown bears doubled their season win total with a 4-2 victory over the Chippewa Steel on Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
Kenai river improved to 2-11 in the Midwest Division.
The Brown Bears never trailed, building a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Caden Triggs and Carter Green. Chippewa opened the second period with a goal; which Kenai River answered at 8:29 with a Ryan Finch goal to extend the lead to 3-1 Brown Bears. The Steel closed the period with a second goal to draw to 3-2 Bears.
David Veiten scored an empty-netter to closed the game. Final Score: Brown Bears 4 – Steel 2
Brown Bears 1 – Steel 3
Chippewa held the Brown Bears scoreless through two period and built a 3-0 lead midway through the third period before a lone goal by Brown Bears’ Cole Dubicki. Final Score: Chippewa 3 – Kenai River 1.
Kenai River stands at 2-11 in the Midwest Division of the NAHL, currently in 8th place in the eight-team division. The Fairbanks Ice Dogs stand in 2nd place with a 9-4-0-1 record; the Anchorage Wolverines stand in 6th place at 7-4-1-0.
The Brown Bears host the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in a two-game home series at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Friday and Saturday, October 29-30. Game times are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
