MONROE - Parkview senior Jarrett Warden will go down as the answer to a trivia question as the first player to score a goal in the Monroe Avalanche co-op's inaugural home WIAA-sanctioned hockey game.
Warden scored on a slap shot about four feet from the blue line at 6 minutes, 12 seconds in the second period to spark a big crowd that turned out for the home opener. Oregon senior Zachary Eyers had a hat trick to power the Panthers to a 13-3 win Tuesday night at SLICE.
"I just tried to get a shot out there so we could get a rebound and it went in," said Warden, who has played hockey for 13 years. "It's something I will remember for sure."
Club hockey has a storied tradition in Monroe, dating back to the first club team in 1974. Teams first played outside at the high school and at Twining Park.
"I'm glad we went WIAA," Warden said. "The overall atmosphere and competition level is more intense and greater. We were a little more pumped playing in front of our own fans."
Avalanche senior T.J. Parrent of Freeport, scored two goals in the third period.
"I wanted to get that third goal for the hat trick," Parrent said. "I'm just glad we are starting to put some points on the board. We are still coming together."
Oregon scored five power play goals, and the Avalanche committed eight penalties.
"While I disagree with some of the penalties, I think they are trying to keep it safe," Avalanche coach Nate Brown said. "Big hits are going to happen in hockey. I think at the beginning of the season they are a little over-cautious with some of those big hits, and they get called something else."
Brown was excited to see the Avalanche get a chance to host a WIAA game.
"These players have been here a lot longer than I have," Brown said. "I'm really happy for the guys. They have worked hard in club hockey to get a WIAA game at SLICE."
Parrent supports the move to WIAA hockey.
"The competition is a lot more intense," he said. "There are more people that showed up tonight than would have for a club game. It was a lot more intense, and it was a good turnout. It brings more business to our rink and expands the program and makes it even bigger."
Oregon junior Nicholas Miller scored the first goal on an assist from Sven Marnauzs at 2:26 in the first period. Eyers then scored on an assist from Ethan Karls at 9:02 to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Karls scored a power play goal at 10:58 and Miller scored his second goal of the first period at 12:35 to give the Panthers a 4-0 lead.
Oregon's Nicholas Strycharske scored a short-handed goal at 1:13 in the second period and senior Charles Groenier scored on a power play goal at 5:17 on an assist from Strycharske to give the Panthers a 6-0 lead. Groenier scored his second goal of the period and freshman Brandon Michek scored a power play goal at the end of the second period to give the Panthers a 9-1 lead.
Parrent scored the first of his two third-period goals on an assist from Warden early in the period to cut the Panthers' lead to 10-2. He then scored his second goal on an assist from Geoff Daley of Pecatonica High School, at 6:06 to slice the Panthers' lead to 11-3.
Goalie Jesse Scheider, a sophomore at Monroe, had 15 saves. The Avalanche are giving up an average of 14 goals per game and are breaking in a first-year goalie.
"They are getting better," Brown said. "The main thing is the guys have to be aware of where other guys are. Our goalies just need to come together to learn and just work on their hockey awareness. With two new goalies, they are constantly getting better. There is a lot to learn."
The Avalanche will play at McFarland Dec. 14 and then host Stoughton on Dec. 21.
Warden scored on a slap shot about four feet from the blue line at 6 minutes, 12 seconds in the second period to spark a big crowd that turned out for the home opener. Oregon senior Zachary Eyers had a hat trick to power the Panthers to a 13-3 win Tuesday night at SLICE.
"I just tried to get a shot out there so we could get a rebound and it went in," said Warden, who has played hockey for 13 years. "It's something I will remember for sure."
Club hockey has a storied tradition in Monroe, dating back to the first club team in 1974. Teams first played outside at the high school and at Twining Park.
"I'm glad we went WIAA," Warden said. "The overall atmosphere and competition level is more intense and greater. We were a little more pumped playing in front of our own fans."
Avalanche senior T.J. Parrent of Freeport, scored two goals in the third period.
"I wanted to get that third goal for the hat trick," Parrent said. "I'm just glad we are starting to put some points on the board. We are still coming together."
Oregon scored five power play goals, and the Avalanche committed eight penalties.
"While I disagree with some of the penalties, I think they are trying to keep it safe," Avalanche coach Nate Brown said. "Big hits are going to happen in hockey. I think at the beginning of the season they are a little over-cautious with some of those big hits, and they get called something else."
Brown was excited to see the Avalanche get a chance to host a WIAA game.
"These players have been here a lot longer than I have," Brown said. "I'm really happy for the guys. They have worked hard in club hockey to get a WIAA game at SLICE."
Parrent supports the move to WIAA hockey.
"The competition is a lot more intense," he said. "There are more people that showed up tonight than would have for a club game. It was a lot more intense, and it was a good turnout. It brings more business to our rink and expands the program and makes it even bigger."
Oregon junior Nicholas Miller scored the first goal on an assist from Sven Marnauzs at 2:26 in the first period. Eyers then scored on an assist from Ethan Karls at 9:02 to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Karls scored a power play goal at 10:58 and Miller scored his second goal of the first period at 12:35 to give the Panthers a 4-0 lead.
Oregon's Nicholas Strycharske scored a short-handed goal at 1:13 in the second period and senior Charles Groenier scored on a power play goal at 5:17 on an assist from Strycharske to give the Panthers a 6-0 lead. Groenier scored his second goal of the period and freshman Brandon Michek scored a power play goal at the end of the second period to give the Panthers a 9-1 lead.
Parrent scored the first of his two third-period goals on an assist from Warden early in the period to cut the Panthers' lead to 10-2. He then scored his second goal on an assist from Geoff Daley of Pecatonica High School, at 6:06 to slice the Panthers' lead to 11-3.
Goalie Jesse Scheider, a sophomore at Monroe, had 15 saves. The Avalanche are giving up an average of 14 goals per game and are breaking in a first-year goalie.
"They are getting better," Brown said. "The main thing is the guys have to be aware of where other guys are. Our goalies just need to come together to learn and just work on their hockey awareness. With two new goalies, they are constantly getting better. There is a lot to learn."
The Avalanche will play at McFarland Dec. 14 and then host Stoughton on Dec. 21.
