Sunday, February 26, 2012

This Date In Providence Bruins History: February 26

1995: Sandy Moger tunes the mesh twice as part of a four-goal the first period and is joined in the game’s two-point club by Tim Tookey, Sergei Zholtok, Grigori Panteleev and Jeff Serowik in a 6-4 road win over Rochester.

1997: Saint John Flames goaltender Darrin Madeley repels a cumulative 48 shots and nearly shuts the Baby Bs out. But tough guy Andre Roy punches in a long-yearned-for equalizer with 2:16 to spare in regulation, ultimately salvaging a 1-1 tie at the Civic Center.

1999: Shawn Bates concocts a hat trick, with two of his goals coming shorthanded, while Roger Maxwell and Eric Nickulas round out the scoring as part of a 5-2 home victory over the Worcester IceCats.

2000: The P-Bruins muster a hard-earned point in Portland, erasing a 3-1 deficit to force overtime, although the Pirates get the walkoff goal at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

2004: The P-Bruins thrice delete a one-goal deficit before topping the Lowell Lock Monsters in overtime, 4-3, at Tsongas Arena.

2006: Tyler Redenbach, Eric Healey and Jonathan Sigalet each record a three-point game to help throttle the visiting Manchester Monarchs, 7-2.

2010: After initially trailing, 2-0, at the first intermission, the P-Bruins rout the Binghamton Senators in the remaining 40 minutes for a 6-4 win at Broome County Arena. Zach Hamill assists on four goals and posts a plus-5 rating.