T1ER Janesville Jets Experience Day 1: Exciting Contests!

18U: 

Team North Dakota 2 @ Lincoln 3 (OT) - Sean Peppers netted the sudden-death overtime winner to power the Lincoln Stars past Team North Dakota T1 in a 3-2 battle at Woodmans Center Mercyhealth. Following a scoreless opening frame, Jack Bartsch broke the ice midway through the second period to give Team North Dakota the initial lead. Lincoln responded on special teams late in the period, as Peppers buried a power-play equalizer before Blake Henkels found the back of the net with 39 seconds left on the clock to hand the Stars a 2-1 cushion. Refusing to go quietly, Team North Dakota mounted a dramatic late surge in the third frame, evening the contest when Taylor Zander struck with just 18 seconds remaining in regulation to force extra hockey. Peppers delivered the heroics two minutes into overtime with his second goal of the afternoon to seal the victory. Goaltender Owen Kinsel stopped 31 of 33 shots to earn the win for Lincoln, while Owen Deeter turned aside 29 shots between the pipes for Team North Dakota.

Elmira 2 @ Omaha 3 - A pair of power-play tallies from Will Tremblay powered Omaha Mastery past the Elmira Aviators in a tightly contested 3-2 battle at Woodmans Center Multipurpose. Omaha set the pace in the opening frame with its special teams unit firing on all cylinders. Barrett Skogland broke the ice midway through the first period on the man advantage, and Tremblay followed with a power-play marker of his own to give Mastery a 2-0 cushion heading into the intermission. Elmira responded in the second period, cutting the deficit in half when Luke Tucker capitalized on a power-play. Omaha regained two-goal breathing room early in the third period as Tremblay buried his second power-play goal of the game for the eventual game-winner. Colin Varady scored for Elmira with 39 seconds left on the clock, but Omaha held the line in the final seconds to secure the win. Goaltender Will Therrien turned aside 27 of 29 shots between the pipes for Omaha, while Gavin Jones stopped 27 shots for Elmira.

16U: 

Biggby Coffee 4 @ Lincoln 3 - Tyler Lehnertz netted the game-winning goal late in the third period to lift Biggby Coffee past the Lincoln Stars in a competitive 4-3 battle at Woodmans Center Multipurpose. Biggby Coffee grabbed the early advantage midway through the opening frame when Isaac DuRussel and Jake Antaya struck just 37 seconds apart. Jace Bicknell answered for Lincoln before the intermission to trim the deficit to one. Brendan Odonohue restored Biggby Coffee's two-goal cushion midway through the second period, but Lincoln continued to battle back. After Lehnertz scored with under two minutes remaining in the final frame to push the score to 4-1, the Stars mounted a furious late rally. Kobe Powers scored twice in the final minute of regulation, including a tally with 25 seconds left on the clock, to pull Lincoln within a goal, but Biggby Coffee held off the charge to seal the win. Netminder Bear Vandyke earned the victory between the pipes for Biggby Coffee, while Remi Cariveau worked in net for Lincoln.

CarShield 4 @ Elmira 2 - A balanced offensive attack and sharp special teams carried CarShield AAA past the Elmira Aviators in a 4-2 victory at Woodmans Center Multipurpose. CarShield established early momentum in the opening frame, breaking the ice midway through the period on a goal from Dylan Sutter before Chase Bachta buried a short-handed goal with under three minutes remaining in the period. Zach Diebold pushed the CarShield lead to three late in the middle frame, though Elmira responded on the man advantage with 36 seconds left on the clock when Ethan Brolinski capitalized on the power-play. Kane Baskett restored CarShield's three-goal cushion late in the third period to seal the contest, while Sylas Gorski added a score for Elmira in the final seconds of regulation. Goaltender Biel Benitogutierrez earned the victory in net for CarShield, while Colin Werner worked between the pipes for Elmira.