Lochan Locks Up SLP Orioles Win Over Chaska Hawks

Junior Jackson Lochan put a hammerlock on the Chaska Hawks defense by scoring six goals to lead the host St. Louis Park Orioles to a 14-10 win Tuesday night.

The scoring would go back and forth in the first period as the Hawks struck first on a center slot goal from Gabe Friedbauer.  The Orioles tied the game when Liam O'Neill fed Brody Ilstrup on the left side and it was even at one.  Mitchel Vortherms would put St. Louis Park ahead :44 with a center slot goal but the lead would be short lived as Chaska scored four unanswered goals in a 1:35 span.  Donavin Black started the run, followed by William Bronson's lock stick goal from the 20 yard line.  Black would start a variation of basketball's give and go as he made an inside pass to Friedbauer for his second goal and he would get the hat trick :26 later to give the Hawks a 5-2 lead.

Lochan scored from the center slot to begin the second period scoring for the Orioles.  Ilstrup would tally twice to tie the game at five.  The Hawks would regain the led as Dylan Lange went around the right side of the net, cut into the center slot and sent the ball to the net to give Chaska a 6-5 halftime lead.

St. Louis Park surged into the lead in the third period with six unanswered goals, the first four coming from Lochan.  He would score two in the period's first minute and he would add two more goals.  On his fifth goal of the game, he utilized his speed as he drove down the field like traffic down Dakota Ave., going past several Chaska defenders and displaying outstanding stick handling to give the orioles a three goal lead.  It wasn't all Lochan in the third period as Kyle Hedblom would score from the right side :59 later and Zach Ryan would score with :03.4 left in the period.

The Orioles would extend their run to eight in the fourth period with two more goals as Lochan picked up goal number six :17 into the period.  Ryan would pick up his second goal :47 later.  The Hawks would end the Orioles 8-0 run as David Lyon's long stick shot roared into the net.  It looked like Chaksa would begin a comeback late in the period with three goals in a :54 window.  Friedbauer would get the hat trick with a center slot goal, then Black took advantage of a St. Louis park turnover and scored :27 later. Lange would score from the left side :28 following Friedbauer but that would be all Chaska could do.

St. Louis Park won their third straight game to improve their record to 4-4.  They will wrap up their home season on Friday, May 12 hosting the Breck Mustangs at 7 PM.  Chaska lost their seventh straight game and fell to 1-7.  They will also be in action on the 12th, hosting the Simley Spartans at 7 PM.