BG to skate for Save a Star
Buffalo Grove will travel to Highland Park on Sunday for a good cause.
The 7 p.m. game at Centennial Ice Arena against Highland Park will benefit the Save a Star organization.
Save a Star is a drug awareness foundation in memory of Daniel Lee Katz, a former Highland Park hockey player who passed away in June.
The event will include representatives from many area communities and professional sports organizations.
There will also be a silent auction that includes Bulls' and Blackhawks' memorabilia.
The Bison carry some momentum into that game with 2 wins in the last week. First-place BG is 11-2-6 overall and 8-1-3 in the Metro Northwest conference.
In a conference game against PREP (Palatine / Rolling Meadows / Elk Grove / Prospect), the Bison turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 win after scoring the last 4 goals of the game.
"PREP came out aggressive and our kids were caught off guard," said BG coach Bob Wagner. "Once we settled down, we caught up. PREP is really an improved team. It was a nice effort by both teams."
Chris Rezotko scored the 2 goals to lead the Bison. His second was an empty-netter with 39 seconds to play.
Anthony Ricciardi and Jeff Tlusty also scored, while Kevin Pabst had 2 assists.
Goalie Brett Carey had 23 saves.
"That was a good game," Wagner said. "The kids played great. They showed a lot of patience and effort in coming from behind."
Bryan Kirsten and Brock Tenca scored first-period goals for PREP (4-4-3) to take a 2-0 lead. Matthew Snisko turned away 25 shots in goal for PREP.
Against Jacobs, Buffalo Grove closed out a 7-2 win with 5 unanswered goals. The Bison outshot Jacobs 46-17
Tlusty scored twice, while Pabst had a goal and 2 assists. Kirchens added a goal and an assist. Carey had 15 saves.
"I played the younger guys a lot," Wagner said. "It was nice to see them step up to effort of the older guys.
• In another Metro Northwest game, Fremd skated past Hersey 6-1.
Ethan Salsinger notched a hat trick to lead the Vikings (8-1-3).
Eric Freeburg added a goal and an assist, and Scott Sevon and Ryan Curtin also scored.
• In Metro Central conference action, Barrington scored 3 third-period goals to seal a 5-2 win over Maine Township.
The Broncos stayed atop the Metro Central standings at 12-1-1. Maine is fourth at 8-4-1.
Matt Spica led the Broncos with 2 goals. Taylor Pierce and Geno Melone each added a goal and an assist, while Geoffrey Hamilton also scored.
Mitchell Saviola (6 saves) and Scott Caras (8 saves) both served in goal for Barrington.
Kevin Paso scored in the second period for Maine off an assist from Matt Gurklis. Michael Fiore also scored on Michael Neff's pass.
Goalie Christopher Rychlinski made 18 saves for Maine.
• In last week's hockey notebook, 2 assists for Conant were incorrectly credited to a JV player. Kevin Kersey had the assists on goals by Matt Nordstrom and Bryan Starzynski during Conant's 3-3 tie with Hersey.
• The hockey notebook is gathered from information provided by area coaches. Team results, information or highlights can be emailed to bswick@dailyherald.com no later than Tuesdays for inclusion in a weekly notebook.