By Kevin Scott October 15, 2023
Thursday, October 12th : GF Americans vs. Badlands Sabres
The #4 Great Falls Americans could not overcome a four-goal deficit to the visiting #5 Badland (SD) Sabres during Thursday night NA3HL hockey action at the Great Falls Ice Plex. Great Falls trailed 4-0 heading into the final period but could not find a way to make a comeback. The 4-2 win by the Sabres gave them their third victory in eight contests.
Max Mehus and Brooks Roaldson each scored one goal and one assist for Badlands. Dmitri Kuleshov had an assist in each of the Americans third period scores.
The winning goaltender was Easton Eriksmoen, who won his third game in four appearances, stopped 39 shots. Adler Hoagland played 32 minutes making 21 saves. Stowe was perfect in the net swatting away all 13 shot attempts.
Friday, October 13th: GF Americans @ Sheridan (WY) Hawks
The #4 Great Falls Americans earned their first shutout of the 2023-24 season by downing the #6 Sheridan (WY) Hawks, 4-0 on their home ice on Friday night at Whitney Rink in the M&M’s Center. Great Falls snapped their two-game losing skid.
Luke Pizzey and Ty O’Bey led Great Falls with one goal and one assist apiece. Dmitri Kuleshov assisted on the last two goals of the third.
Americans goalie Kaden Ryhder stopped all 45 shots while improving to 2-1-0-0.
Saturday, October 14th: GF Americans @ Sheridan (WY) Hawks
The Great Falls Americans led 3-2 with under three minutes to go in regulation on Saturday but the Sheridan Hawks behind a home crowd scored to even the score with 18 seconds left to send the NA3HL contest to an overtime. Neither team scored in the extra frame but Great Falls prevailed thanks to goals by Dmitri Kuleshov and Luke Pizzey for the 4-3 shootout road victory in Sheridan, Wyoming on Saturday night.
Kaden Ryhder, a night after securing 45 saves in the 4-0 shutout win over Sheridan, made 46 saves.
