Friday, October 20th: GF Americans @ Butte Irish
Sam Duehlmeier scored his first two goals of the 2023-24 season to help the #4 Great Falls Americans escape with a 5-3 road victory over the #7 Butte Irish on Friday night in Butte, Montana. This was the Americans third win in four road games so far this season. Patrick Crooks led the host team with two goals in the loss.
Dmitri Kuleshov, Ty O’Bey and Aaron Leaf all scored in addition to Sam Duehlmeier’s two goals.
Kaden Ryhder (4-1-0-0), the Frontier Division Star of the Week that ended on October 15th, sealed his fourth win in six games by producing 50 saves for the Americans. Keegan Strong (1-3-0-0) suffered his third loss in four outings for Butte. The Alaska netminder finished with 37 saves despite giving up five goals.
Saturday, October 21st: GF Americans vs. Butte Irish
The #7 Butte Irish scored three goals in the middle period to earn the mild upset over the #4 Great Falls Americans, 6-3 during Saturday’s NA3HL junior hockey action at the Great Falls Ice Plex. This was Butte’s first contest this season in Great Falls.
Masen Kerr, Aaron Leaf and Blake Komrofske all scored for Great Falls.
Nicholas Ulyanov picked up the win and made 46 saves in 60 minutes. The Americans utilized two netminders with Ryan Stowe getting the start and playing 33 minutes. He had 14 saves before being replaced by Adler Hoagland who finished with 23 saves.
