ELY – Greenway mustered a dominating performance here on Tuesday as they dumped Ely 9-1 while limiting the Wolves to just five shots on goal. The loss left Ely’s season record at 2-12.
The Raiders kept Ely goalie Chase Sandberg busy all night with 57 shots on goal, most of which he was able to turn aside.
Greenway scored their first point just three minutes into the game and added two more goals in the first period to take a 3-0 lead. They added three more goals in the second period before Ely’s Kole Macho scored at the 5:21 mark, with assists by Deegan Richards and Jace Huntbatch, to make the score 6-1.
The Raiders scored again in the second period to take a 7-1 lead, and scored twice more in the first two minutes of the final frame for the 9-1 victory.
Neither team had any penalties for the night.
A trip to Baudette last Friday did little to improve the Wolves’ success on the ice, as they suffered a 6-0 shutout by Lake of the Woods. The Bears posted 61 shots on goal, to just 11 for Ely.
Ely was called for five penalties and spent 21 minutes in the sin bin, while Lake of the Woods had one penalty for two minutes. Kaden Zupancich and Chase Anderson were each called for two penalties in the game.
The Bears lit the scoring lamp just 45 seconds into the game and added another score just a minute later to take a 2-0 lead. Another score at 5:51 gave Lake of the Woods a 3-0 lead after the first period. They scored a power play goal in the second period to take a 4-0 lead, and two more goals for the night in the last frame.
The Timberwolves were set to play at Ashland, Wis., on Friday, Jan. 21, and were scheduled to host the Oredockers on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Ely Ice Arena. Ely will host Bagley/Fosston on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m.