The Lakers continued their winning ways tonight with a very convincing 12-1 victory over the Iron Range Ironheads. The Ironheads opened the scoring just thirteen seconds into the game when Shamus ONeill put a shot past Lakers netminder Tanner Hamilton. That would be the only mistake Hamilton would make stoppping the remaining 24 shots he faced.

The Lakers Davis Smith would tie the game after serving a penalty and coming out getting an unassisted marker at the 13:00 minute mark. It was all Lakers after that point. Ryan Wildman would put the Lakers in the lead at 9:01 of the first. Jon Carlson and Henry Gutierrez picking up the assists. Byron Katapayuk then scored his first of three of the night at 7:35 of the opening period. Steve Terry and Merritt Rysavy would close out the first with singles.

The second period saw Adam Wensley, Byron Katapaytuk, Jordan Larson and Blake Boaz each picking up singles.

Colton Spicer, Bryan Broders and Byron Katapaytuk each tallied in the third.

The Lakers Merritt Rysavy also picked up 3 assists in the game, Brandon Fehd, Henry Gutierreza, Jordan Christianson and Jon Carlson each had two assist. Ryan Wildman, Connor Hady, Colton Spicer, Davis Smith, and Jordan Larson also each picked up an assist in tonights contest.

Tanner Hamilton stopped 24 of 25 shots picking up the Laker victory.

The Lakers will see action again tomorrow night, Saturday January 7th at 7:30 pm at the IFK arena when they take on the Thunder Bay North Stars.

SIJHL Media Update

Release date: Friday, Jan. 6, 2012

Fort Frances extends  winning streak

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Both the Fort Frances Lakers and Wisconsin Wilderness extended winning streaks in Superior International Junior Hockey League play Friday with home ice victories.

FORT FRANCES LAKERS 12 IRON RANGE IRONHEADS 1 – The Lakers won for a sixth straight outing as they hammered the Ironheads at Ice for Kids Arena.

Even though Shamus O’Neill of Iron Range struck for an early marker just 13 seconds into the contest, it was all Fort Frances in this one.

After the early blemish the Lakers responded with 12 unanswered goals en route to the blowout victory.

A total of 10 different players in the Fort Frances line-up accounted for multiple-point games led by Merritt Rysavy who had a goal and three assists while Byron Katapaytuk notched a hat-trick and Ryan Wildman had a tally and two helpers.

Steve Terry, Blake Boaz, Bryan Broders, Adam Wensley, Colton Spicer, Davis Smith and Jordan Larson accounted for the other markers.

Fort Frances held the shots on goal margin by a 43-25 count with Tanner Hamilton picking up the win while Chris Stokke was saddled with the loss.

The Lakers improved to 25-8-4 with the win and the Ironheads fell to 4-26-1 in defeat.