BABBITT– Bagley peppered Ely goalie Chase Sandberg with 63 shots on goal here last Friday en route to a 5-1 win for the Flyers.
The Ely-based squad played on neighboring ice in honor of the team’s lone senior, Jimmy Zupancich, who attends Northeast Range. The honors were short-lived, however, as the Flyers jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first period and added three more in the second, including a short-handed goal. The Wolves, who managed just nine shots on goal, did put the puck between the pipes on an even strength effort by Brecken Sandberg. Zupancich and Kole Macho were credited with the assist.
Bagley scored again in the third period to give them the 5-1 win and drop Ely’s record on the season to 0-5.
Despite the loss, Sandberg put on an impressive display in the net, casting aside 58 of the 63 shots the Flyers sent his way.
The Timberwolves spent eight minutes in the box on four penalties. Bagley committed two infractions for four penalty minutes.
The Timberwolves started a long road stretch this week, traveling to North Shore on Tuesday and Moose Lake on Friday. They start the month of March with road games at International Falls on March 4, a rematch with Bagley on March 6 and Eveleth-Gilbert on March 8. Ely finishes the season at home against Duluth Marshall on March 11.