SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Friday, Jan. 27, 2017
Photo credit: Patrick Boucha
Driedger, Di Lullo tally twice as Miners dump Iron Rangers
COCHENOUR, Ont. – The English River Miners got two goals apiece from Jamie Driedger and Michael Di Lullo as part of an 8-3 victory over the Minnesota Iron Rangers in a Superior International Junior Hockey League clash Friday at Cochenour Arena.
English River got off to a quick start grabbing a 2-0 lead before the contest was three minutes old on markers from Driedger and Di Lullo.
Minnesota’s Anthony Minerva got one back for Minnesota midway through the session with his first SIJHL tally, but the Miners came back with efforts from Jared Janke at even strength and Austin Kuhn on the power play to go up 4-1 after one.
The home side them broke it open in the second be supplying four unanswered goals to take complete control.
Di Lullo via the man advantage 1:18, Cole Egan’s initial league effort just over three minutes later and quick strikes 19 seconds apart courtesy of Dante Raposo and Driedger accounted for the tallies.
The Iron Rangers got a couple back in the late going of the third on Brendan Bomay’s first and Dalton Thieson’s fourth to round out the night’s scoring.
Michael Lenko made 23 stops to pick up the win for the Miners.
Jackson Nelson started for Minnesota and suffered the loss allowing the eight against on 28 shots while Sean Angle was spotless in relief handling all 17 attempts he saw.