Game 24 Recap: Viele, Bandits shutout Jr. Blues, 4-0

Puck Drop Time: 7:08 pm Central Time
Totaled Attendance: 475 (Duration of Game: 2 hours; 29 minutes)

The Springfield Junior Blues had no problems dropping the gloves on Friday night. Finding the back of the net though? Now that was a completely different story. Saint Louis goalie Spencer Viele blocked all twenty-four Springfield shots attempted against him, the offense scored three power-play goals and the Bandits ran away with a 4-0 win despite the Junior Blues aggressive effort on Friday night at the Nelson Center. Springfield was short-handed eight times in a contest that featured more fights than an MMA or boxing events' card would have (Jr. Blues leader Kyle Cook was involved in two of them). Saint Louis got goals from the likes of Joe Kalisz, Joesph Birmingham, Rance Hughes, and Ryan Stouffer as the Bandits netted four goals on thirty-nine shots against Springfield's two-man tandem behind the net that featured Tyler Parks and Connor Girard. Head coach Joe Dibble and his Junior Blues, who were shutout for the fifth time this season, will now head to Saint Louis to face-off with these same Bandits tomorrow night at 7 pm. Springfield (9-14-1, 19 points) is now 1-3 on the season against Saint Louis (19-5-1, 39 points), who moved into sole-possesion of first-place in the MidWest division following the tonight's victory.

Saint Louis Goalie Spencer Viele posted a 4-0 shutout on Friday night at the Nelson Center.

The Junior Blues Three Stars of the Game

1. Ruslan Pedan
2. Chris Sitler
3. Kyle Cook

Shots on Goal

Saint Louis: 39 shots (4 goals scored)

Springfield: 24 shots (0 goals scored)



Next up: Jr. Blues @ Saint Louis Bandits

7:00 pm at Hardees Center in St. Louis, Missouri