14th goal of the season
After three-plus weeks of solid hockey the Tigers hit a big speed bump in Cottage Grove, dropping a lopsided 8-2 decision to Park Thursday, Dec. 30, at Cottage Grove Arena.
The Wolfpack came out hungry in the opening period, connecting on four of its 13 shots while keeping the visitors off the board.
"It was a wild and woolly period," coach Keith Revels said. "We had great chances to stay in the game. The difference was that they did a much better job of finishing."
Things didn't get much better in the second stanza as Park tacked on three more scores before Kevin Olund finally got the visitors on the scoreboard.
Tyler Grubb (from John Donnelly) netted the second Farmington goal of the night and his 14th of the season to close out the Tiger scoring in the final period.
Victor Simones who entered the night with a sub-2.00 goals against average worked the nets for the first two periods and surrendered seven scores. Aaron Dahl took over in the third period and gave up the final Park goal.
The non-conference loss was the second in a row for Farmington (6-5) after six wins in the previous seven starts.
"No doubt we have hit a little rough spot," Revels said. "but we need to play through the adversity. We have to re-group and get back to playing better defensively and converting offensively."
The Tigers first game of 2011 will be a tough one, a Jan. 4 date with perennial Missota Confeernce champion Holy Angels at Richfield Arena.
