Big Night for the Red Line

It may not have been a full 60 minutes of good hockey, but it was pretty darn close.

The Icers Friday night cruised to a 10-1 romp over West Virginia at the Greenberg, improving their record to 7-1-1 on the season and ending the Mountaineers' 5-game winning streak.

Speaking of streaks, the Red Line of Tim O'Brien, Domenic Morrone and Marek Polidor had a night, combining for 5 goals and 7 assists.

Morrone continued his torrid scoring with the Icers' first hat trick of the season along with 2 assists. O'Brien added his 3rd power play goal of the year (7th overall) and a trio of helpers, while Polidor picked up his 2nd goal to go with a pair of assists.

Tim and Dom told me it just took time for the three to get in synch on the ice. Now that they are, they're throwing the puck around like it's on a string. I think it's safe to say the coaches have found their number one line combo.

While Tim, Dom and Marek sit 1-2-3 atop the team scoring list, there were contributions through the lineup last night. In all, 13 players counted points.

Ryan Paradis finished the scoring parade, getting his 3rd of the season on a breakaway with just 1 second left, giving him a 3-point night.

Mike Broccolo potted 2 goals and added an assist, while Dustin Roux picked up a pair of assists in his first game as an Icer. Rich O'Brien and Dan Loucks also had a pair of assists as they continued their strong play on the blue line.

Finally, there was a milestone of sorts last night. John Conte's interference penalty in the 3rd period gave John 150 minutes in penalties for his career. Sorry John, but that's a long way from overtaking the Icers career leader. Curtiss Patrick rang up a whopping 325 minutes in the sin bin from 2000 to 2004.

Game two of the weekend series with the Mountain men is this afternoon at 3:30. The webcast on Fightonstate.com gets underway at 3:15.