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NEWSDate: Jan 27, 2012 Detulleo Passes First, Scores Later In Havoc Victory
By Bill Bryant, The Huntsville Times His willingness to stick his nose in a scrum didn't hurt, either. The veteran center set up two goals with pinpoint passes and scored one himself in front of a crowded net as the Havoc beat Louisiana 4-3 in front of an announced crowd of 2,010 at the Von Braun Center. "I'm a pass-first kind of guy," said Detulleo, who is now tied for fourth in the Southern Professional Hockey League with 29 assists after goals by Dennis Sicard and newcomer Jeff Hazelwood. "The other guys did all the work to get open. It's my job to get them the puck." Huntsville (15-17-3, 33 points in the SPHL) required one more score, though, to beat Louisiana (16-15-2, 34 points), which tied the game 5:09 into the final period. That goal came about 10 minutes later courtesy of Mike MacDonald, who flipped the rebound of a Justin Fox shot past a flailing BJ O'Brien. "It was a broken play where we just kept the puck in," said Havoc coach Randy Murphy, whose team plays host to first-place Augusta on Saturday night at 7:30. "Foxy got it down low and took it to the net, and Mac was on the doorstep. We practice taking pucks to the net, and all four goals tonight were scored from me to you. Click here to go back to news articles |
