SLP Orioles Win Battle of Birds

The West Rink at The Rec Center became a bird sanctuary Tuesday night as Bauer Neudecker scored two goals to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 4-2 win over the Armstrong/Cooper Wings.

The Wings, comprised of students from both Robbinsdale district high schools took the early lead on a power play goal from Jack Goergen who rebounded Drew Eid's shot.  The Orioles would tie the game 1:40 later, also by way of the power play that saw Luke Mobley slide a cross ice pass to Riley Dvorak near the right boards and he would fire it toward the net.  Armstrong/Cooper would regain the lead on Goergen's right slot goal  with :43 left and the Wings would flock into the locker room with a 2-1 lead.

Armstrong/Cooper's lead would be short-lived in the second period when Bauer Neudecker got a pass from Grant Plender and he would score from the right slot.  St. Louis Park would almost take the lead on Riley Dvorak's goal from the right point but it was disallowed due to an offside call.  The good news for Orioles fans came while the Wings Eddie Kirchoff was serving a slashing penalty and Bauer Neudecker fed Johnny Sorenson at the right point and he would score a power play goal to put St. Louis Park ahead 3-2.

Bauer Neudecker would increase the lead :41 into the third period after he got a pass from Mobley and he went down the left boards like a car heading down Excelsior Blvd., cut to the center slot, changed direction and sent the puck into the net.  Armstrong/Cooper had a couple of golden opportunities to get back in the game.  They had a 4 on 3 advantage that would become a 5 on 3 but they weren't able to put the puck past St. Louis Park goalie Atticus Raasch.

The Orioles were without head coach Colin Hohman who was away on a business trip and Riley Klaers left the game with a broken wrist.

St. Louis Park improved their record to 14-4 and wrap up their three game home stand on Friday, January 27 against the Waconia Wildcats at the Rec Center at 7 PM.  Armstrong/Cooper fell to 7-7-2 and hosts the Irondale Knights on Thursday, January 26 at 7 PM at the New Hope Arena.