NP beats Palmer 8-0!

North Pole’s Bridgman nets 5 goals in Wasilla
by Staff Report17 hrs ago | 149 views | 0 | 6 | | FAIRBANKS - The North Pole Patriots got off to a roaring start in the Curtis C. Menard II Memorial Hockey Tournament on Thursday at Menard Arena in Wasilla.

Vance Bridgman scored five goals and netminder Josh Fine registered a shutout to lead the Patriots to an 8-0 win against the Palmer Moose during the first round of the eight-team tournament.

Bridgman scored in every period, netted a hat trick in the second and posted power-play and short-handed tallies to lead the Patriots into Friday’s semifinal round against the Kenai-Houston winner.

Austin Wood, Jordan Pascoe and Hank Parra also scored goals for the Patriots. North Pole outshot Palmer 51-28. Dylan Longoria had four assists, while Tyler Keturi and Alex Lemelin each had one.

Fine stopped 28 shots to earn player of the game honors.

In other first-round action, Dimond skated to a 7-1 win against Colony and Wasilla blanked Bartlett 8-0.