| Show r fi 0 In Along on Quietly Ule VI r rL L a. a ns r i tee tee-ri cr 2 f r r ov S' S tt Sia rT r jT L z a anCh nC h i I. I T sS 5 av- av 5 4 Strong Defense Photo by Carrie Crawford i- i The The Grizz are the kings 0 of the AHL but for how howlong 5 S I long ong t t BY BEN ANDERSON Sports Editor After suffering a tough 21 21 2 1 overtime loss to the Manitoba Moose the Grizzlies returned home for a S four game stand The Cleveland Barons came to bethe bethe be bethe the Grizzlies' Grizzlies first opponent This season both teams have struggled with each other The Cleveland Barons are 2 0 at atthe atthe atthe the E Center and the Grizzlies are 2 0 at Cleveland Utah was looking to break that streak After a sluggish start for both teams in the first period Gregor Baumgarter scored on a power play in the first period to get the early 10 10 1 0 o lead A little over a minute later John Purves passed to Baumgarter and scored on another power play situation for his second goal of the night and to take a two-goal two advantage Cleveland reduced the lead to one as Mike Craig scored for the Barons and to end the first period 2 The second period was all Cleveland as Chad Wiseman scored at 13 1317 17 in inthe inthe inthe the second to tie the game 2 2 Miroslav and Harmed Hyvonen both scored for the barons for a 4 2 lead With 42 seconds left in the second period Mark Wotton Worton scored for the Grizzlies a power play goal to reduce the reduce the Barons Baron's lead 4 3 heading into the second intermission In the third period the Grizzlies couldn't find the end of the net As it came down to the end of the final period of play the Grizzlies Grizzlies' decided t to pull goaltender Wade Flaherty to put a sixth attacker on the ice to increase their chances to score There was a score but the Grizzlies didn't get it it Andy Lundbohn scored for forthe forthe the B Barons rons on an empty netter to secure the win for Cleveland and a 5 3 victory We were up 2 0 this mis time and we were up 2 0 last time I guess we didn't learn our lesson said Head Coach 5 Don Hay going a back to the 65 65 6 5 loss to Cleveland on October 30 Utah likes to play playa a defensive style of hockey Most teams have a h hard rd time playing with the Grizzlies and md that's how the Grizzlies 5 12 1 0 are on top of the AHL But when they slip on defense that's when it hurts them the most That's when they tend to lose games J When we dont don't stick stick to that defens defensive ve style it breaks us up We slip away from our game and try to play playa a more open game said Grizzlies left wing Gregor Baumgartner The Grizzlies play two more games at home against the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and head on the road road after Thanksgiving for a two game stand at Manitoba A d J. J |
