1ST PERIOD0–0
Defense first. Both sides probing the gaps, neither finding a lane. Hunter Reid (#9) took the night's only Grizzlies P1 penalty — Cross Check Minor at 08:36 — and Hedley + the kill unit slammed the door shut. Tight, physical, scoreless after 15. The pack was hunting; the Axemen didn't know it yet.
2ND PERIOD3–0
The dam broke. Three goals in just over four minutes. Jackson Evans 10:45 opened it off a Lincoln Tucker dish. Mitchell Satter 09:22 — GAME WINNER, off a Tucker Swalm assist. Jackson Hart 06:42 capped the run, finishing a Sullivan McDonald feed. Four different Grizzlies on the scoresheet across the night — every line eating. Two Axemen penalties in the frame (trip at 14:00, check from behind at 01:55) and the Pack pressured the entire kill. No answer. Lead held by intermission.
3RD PERIOD2–1
Hunter Reid 14:39 stamped the third the way he'd been stamping the dot all night — won the draw, walked it in unassisted. Pure faceoff-to-net violence. Axemen sniped a late consolation at 10:20 — denying the clean sheet but never close to a comeback. Mitchell Satter 02:44 — POWER PLAY GOAL, James Ewing with the dime, Axemen in the box on a Cross Check Minor. 5–1 final. 🪓🐻
FACEOFF FACTORY 🥍8 / 8
Hunter Reid 6 FW, Sullivan McDonald + James Ewing 1 each. Eight Grizzlies faceoff wins, zero losses. The Axemen never possessed off the draw all night. Set the tone, controlled the pace, ended every Axemen push at the dot.
GAME BALL 🏆MITCHELL SATTER
2G on 10 shots — GWG + PPG. The Satt Attack rolls straight from bronze-medal Sunday into Wednesday's league opener with zero slowdown. Honorable mentions: Hedley Mugford 7 SV / 1 GA — the lone goal a wash with a 5-goal cushion. Hunter Reid 1G + 6 FW — the prettiest unassisted of the night. Jackson Hart + Jackson Evans 1G each, both off feeds from the supporting cast. Primary assists: Lincoln Tucker, Tucker Swalm, Sullivan McDonald, James Ewing — one each, four different setup men.
SHORT BENCH 🐻15 / 19 DRESSED
Played short — 4 regulars didn't dress: Wyatt Robertson #56, Drew Doucet #12, Trenton Robertson #18, Kayden Datoo #23. The lineup that showed up carried it. 5–1 against B3 with a depleted bench is a flex.
GOALS (5)
#88
Jackson Evans
Assist: Lincoln Tucker (#14) — P2 10:45
#39
Mitchell Satter ★ GWG
Assist: Tucker Swalm (#11) — P2 09:22 (game winner)
#40
Jackson Hart
Assist: Sullivan McDonald (#43) — P2 06:42
#9
Hunter Reid
Unassisted — P3 14:39 (off his own faceoff win)
#39
Mitchell Satter ★ PPG
Assist: James Ewing (#81) — P3 02:44 (power play)
PENALTIES (US 4 PIM · THEM 6 PIM)
#9 Hunter Reid — CC MinorP1 08:36 · 2 PIM
#19 Hunter Sommers — CC MinorP3 09:00 · 2 PIM
Axemen #16 — Trip MinorP2 14:00 · 2 PIM
Axemen #18 — Check From BehindP2 01:55 · 2 PIM
Axemen #8 — Cross Check MinorP3 03:50 · 2 PIM
GOALIE
#1
Hedley Mugford
7 SV on 8 SOG • Held Axemen to a single late goal
GAME DAY ROSTER
1 Hedley Mugford 🧤🧤 7 SV / 1 GA
3 Ronan McArthur🎯 4 SH
5 Kai Nernberg🎯 1 SH
9 Hunter Reid ⭐⚽ 1G • 🥍 6 FW • 🎯 3 SH
11 Tucker Swalm🎯 1A • 🎯 2 SH
14 Lincoln Tucker🎯 1A • 🎯 2 SH
19 Hunter Sommers🎯 4 SH
39 Mitchell Satter ⭐⚽ 2G • 🎯 10 SH • GAME BALL 🏆
40 Jackson Hart⚽ 1G
43 Sullivan McDonald🎯 1A • 🥍 1 FW • 🎯 3 SH
81 James Ewing🎯 1A • 🥍 1 FW • 🎯 3 SH
88 Jackson Evans⚽ 1G