SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Friday, Nov. 4, 2016
Photo credit: Clint Bruyere
Wagner records 1st SIJHL shutout in Lakers win over Iron Rangers
FORT FRANCES, Ont. – The Fort Frances Lakers rode the 40-save shutout of goaltender Ryan Wagner to help them defeat the Minnesota Iron Rangers 4-0 Friday night in Superior International Junior Hockey League action at Ice for Kids Arena.
Fort Frances used special teams to get going offensively in the opening stanza starting with a Matt Tustin shorthanded marker at 12:11.
Just over a minute and a half later the Lakers connected on the power play to go up as pair as Tyler Malpass notched his fifth of the campaign.
Josh Gouin made it 3-0 midway through the second as he added his first of the season.
Fort Frances affiliate Ian Tookenay joined the Lakers scoring parade as he supplied his initial SIJHL tally with 6:12 left to wrap things up offensively.
The shutout was Wagner’s first in the league as earn earned the win while Sean Angle faced 34 attempts in defeat for Minnesota.