Pleasant Spider Saturday
Feb. 10, 2024
The Spiders found the net, and the win column, over the short-benched Bold North.
The Spiders returned to the Pleasantly soft ice of Pleasant Arena in St. Paul for the second weekend in a row. But unlike last week’s defeat to the Boreals, the Spiders more than doubled up the shot totals, peppering the opposition net with 45 pucks, leading to a double-up score, of 4–2.
And while the first goal against the Spiders shouldn’t have counted, video review at the St. Paul municipal facility was as lacking as the refrigeration thermostat and dressing facilities. For the remainder of the game, Tejeda stood on his head in front of his hometown crowd.
Scoring the Spiders, Krough got the offense started, from Johnson (T), then Johnson (M), from Ronneberg and Schroeder (in his first of a back-to-back on the same soft sheet). Andres got the eventual gamewinner from the point, assist to Johnson (M), who also helped on the insurance marker from Berman early in the third.
Final score: 4–2
Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | P | GF | GA | PIM |
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Fighting Loons | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 65 | 34 | 66 |
Marauders | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 55 | 34 | 48 |
Boreal Hockey Club | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 47 | 32 | 52 |
Kan Jammers | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 54 | 44 | 90 |
Fighting Walleye Blue | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 48 | 41 | 54 |
Les Etoiles du Nord | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 35 | 48 |
Pines | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 64 |
Spiders | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 56 | 66 |
Nordeasters | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 62 | 53 |
Troopers | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 52 | 70 |
Bold North | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 56 | 48 |
The Spiders (4–9–1) hold onto their 8th-place berth, well out of the newly announced top 5 for post-season invites. And the Bold North (1–12–1) remain firmly in the cellar.
Next up, post-Super Bowl bye, before returning to the ice, and the west side of the river, Feb. 21 vs. the 10th place Troopers (2–11). Puck drop next Wednesday night at 9:45, at Richfield.
For details, see the box score and game summary.