-
4/14 Final
ODE
LS1
2 -
4/14 Final
COR
SHR2
3 -
4/13 FInal
ODE
LS1
3 -
4/13 Final
COR
SHR2
4 -
4/7 Final OT
LS
COR1
0 -
4/7 Final
SHR
ODE2
5 -
4/7 Final
AMA
TOP6
2 -
4/6 Final
AMA
TOP6
0 -
4/6 Final
SHR
ODE2
3 -
4/6 Final OT
LS
COR4
3 -
4/2 FInal
TOP
LS1
4 -
3/31 Final SO
LS
SHR2
1 -
3/31 Final
TOP
AMA1
6 -
3/31 Final
ODE
COR3
0 -
3/30 Final OT
LS
SHR0
1 -
3/30 Final
TOP
AMA1
5 -
3/30 Final
ODE
COR4
6 -
3/23 Final
AMA
LS0
4 -
3/23 Final SO
COR
SHR4
3 -
3/23 Final
TOP
ODE3
5 -
3/17 Final
TOP
LS1
7 -
3/17 Final
ODE
SHR2
3 -
3/17 Final
AMA
COR1
4 -
3/16 Final
TOP
LS0
3 -
3/16 Final
ODE
SHR1
5 -
3/16 Final
AMA
COR6
3 -
3/15 Final
TOP
LS2
3 -
3/11 Final OT
AMA
ODE3
4 -
3/10 Final
LS
ODE4
3 -
3/10 Final
TOP
SHR0
4 -
3/10 Final
COR
AMA4
1 -
3/9 Final
TOP
SHR2
6 -
3/9 Final
LS
ODE4
3 -
3/9 Final
COR
AMA2
3 -
3/4 4:00PM
SHR
LS0
2 -
3/3 Final
KNR
LS0
5 -
3/3 Final SO
FBK
SHR1
2 -
3/3 Final
AMA
TOP1
4 -
3/3 Final
ODE
COR4
2 -
3/2 Final
KNR
LS1
3 -
3/2 Final
FBK
SHr3
2 -
3/2 Final OT
AMA
TOP2
3 -
3/2 Final
ODE
COR5
3 -
2/24 Final
FBK
LS3
2 -
2/24 Final
AMA
COR2
4 -
2/24 Final
KEN
SHR1
4 -
2/23 Final SO
FBK
LS1
-
2/23 Final
KEN
SHR1
5 -
2/23 Final
AMA
COR4
-
2/19 Final
SHR
LS0
2 -
2/17 Final
ODE
SHR0
2 -
2/17 Final OT
TOP
COR1
2 -
2/17 Final
LS
AMA3
2 -
2/16 Final
ODE
SHR0
3 -
2/16 Final
TOP
COR0
4 -
2/16 Final OT
LS
AMA2
3 -
2/10 Final
SHR
AMA8
-
2/9 Final
LS
COR
3 -
2/9 Final OT
SHR
AMA4
3 -
2/8 Final
LS
COR4
3 -
2/3 Final
AMA
ODE2
4 -
2/3 Final
TOP
LS1
8 -
2/2 Final
TOP
LS2
4 -
2/2 Final
AMA
ODE1
8 -
2/1 Final
AMA
ODE4
3 -
1/27 Final
AMA
SHR1
3 -
1/27 Final OT
COR
ODE2
1 -
1/26 Final
AMA
SHR1
4 -
1/26 Final
COR
ODE2
6 -
1/21 Final OT
SPR
TOP1
2 -
1/20 Final
LS
KNR4
1 -
1/20 Final
SPR
TOP2
3 -
1/20 Final
SHR
COR0
1 -
1/20 Final SO
ODE
AMA1
2 -
1/19 Final
LS
KNR4
3 -
1/19 Final
SHR
COR6
2 -
1/19 Final
ODE
AMA6
3 -
1/18 7:05PM
ODE
AMA4
5 -
1/13 Final SO
LS
FBK2
3 -
1/13 Final
TOP
SHR1
3 -
1/13 Final OT
AMA
COR5
4 -
1/12 Final
LS
FBK1
3 -
1/12 Final
TOP
SHR1
3 -
1/12 Final
AMA
COR1
4 -
1/6 Final
COR
LS1
5 -
1/6 Final
ODE
TOP3
-
1/5 Final OT
COR
LS4
3 -
1/5 Final
ODE
TOP4
0 -
1/4 Final SO
ODE
TOP5
4 -
1/2 Final SO
COR
SHR6
5 -
12/31 Final
ODE
AMA5
2 -
12/30 Final
SPR
TOP3
2 -
12/30 Final
ODE
AMA3
2 -
12/29 Final SO
AMA
ODE2
3 -
12/29 Final
SPR
TOP2
3 -
12:29 Final SO
SHR
CC3
2 -
12/28 Final OT
SHR
CC1
2 -
12/17 Final
AMA
SHR2
5 -
12/16 Final
AMA
SHR1
6 -
12/16 Final
COR
ODE7
3 -
12/16 Final
TOP
SPR3
5 -
12/15 Final
SHR
LS0
3 -
12/15 Final SO
CC
ODE3
4 -
12/15 Final
TOP
SPR2
4 -
12/13 Final
CC
SHR0
2 -
12/10
ODE
TOP4
0 -
12/9 Final
CC
LS3
1 -
12/9 Final
SHR
AMA5
0 -
12/9 Final
ODE
TOP7
1 -
12/8 Final OT
COR
LS2
1 -
12/8 Final
ODE
TOP4
2 -
12/8 Final OT
SHR
AMA4
3 -
12/3 Final
TOP
AMA0
5 -
12/3 Final
SHR
COR5
1 -
12/2 Final OT
ODE
LS3
4 -
12/2 Final SO
SHR
COR2
3 -
12/2 Final OT
TOP
AMA4
3 -
12/1 Final
ODE
LS5
1 -
11/25 Final
AMA
LS2
4 -
11/25 Final
COR
ODE1
2 -
11/25 Final OT
SHR
TOP5
6 -
11/24 Final OT
AMA
LS3
2 -
11/24 Final OT
COR
ODE4
5 -
11/24 Final
SHR
TOP4
1 -
11/22 Final
SHR
LS2
1 -
11/18 Final SO
LS
COR4
3 -
11/18
ODE
SHR0
5 -
11/18 Final SO
TOP
AMA4
3 -
11/17 Final
LS
COR2
4 -
11/17 Final
ODE
SHR2
4 -
11/17 Final
TOP
AMA6
5 -
11/14 Final
AMA
ODE6
3 -
11/11 Final
AMA
LS2
3 -
11/11 Final OT
TOP
CC3
4 -
11/11 Final OT
SHR
ODE1
2 -
11/10 Final
AMA
LS0
2 -
11/10 Final
SHR
ODE5
3 -
11/10 Final
TOP
CC2
5 -
11/5 5:05PM
CC
TOP6
1 -
11/4 Final
CC
TOP4
1 -
11/3 Final
LS
AMA2
1 -
11/2 Final
LS
AMA0
3 -
10/28 10:30PM
SHR
FBK2
1 -
10/28 Final
ODE
LS1
4 -
10/28 Final
COR
AMA0
1 -
10/28 Final
TOP
SPR2
5 -
10/27 Final
SHR
FBK2
4 -
10/27 Final OT
ODE
LS1
2 -
10/27 Final
COR
AMA0
4 -
10/27 Final SO
TOP
SPR2
3 -
10/21 Final SO
SHR
KEN4
5 -
10/21 Final
COR
LS1
5 -
10/21 Final
TOP
ODE2
4 -
10/20 Final
SHR
KEN6
2 -
10/20 Final
COR
LS2
4 -
10/20 Final
TOP
ODE0
5 -
10/19 Final
TOP
ODE
3 -
10/14 Final
COR
SHR5
2 -
10/14 Final
LS
ODE3
1 -
10/14 Final SO
AMA
TOP4
5 -
10/13 Final
LS
ODE4
1 -
9/13 Final
COR
SHR
7 -
10/13 Final
AMA
TOP5
4 -
10/8 Final OT
COR
AMA2
1 -
10/7 Final SO
SHR
ODE3
2 -
10/7 Final OT
LS
TOP1
2 -
10/7 Final
COR
AMA5
3 -
10/6 Final
SHR
ODE4
1 -
10/6 Final
LS
TOP2
3 -
9/30 Final
SHR
TOP3
1 -
9/30 Final
ODE
COR5
3 -
9/30 Final
LS
AMA0
3 -
9/29 Final
SHR
TOP2
3 -
9/29 Final OT
ODE
COR2
1 -
9/29 7:05PM
LS
AMA6
1 -
9/23 Final
SHR
BRK3
2 -
9/23 Final
TOP
FBK4
0 -
9/23 Final OT
AMA
NOR2
3 -
9/23 Final
ODE
JOH5
1 -
9/23 Final
PHI
LS4
3 -
9/23 Final SO
COR
WBS2
3 -
9/22 Final
SPR
SHR0
4 -
9/22 Final
AMA
BIS3
2 -
9/22 Final
ODE
JAN2
1 -
9/22 Final
MNM
LS2
3 -
9/22 Final
COR
PHI1
3 -
9/22 Final
TOP
MIN4
5 -
9/21 Final
KEN
ODE2
5 -
9/21 Final
LS
BRK1
3 -
9/21 Final
MNW
AMA2
6 -
9/21 Final
NJY
TOP6
1 -
9/21 Final
WBS
SHR1
2 -
9/21 Final
FBK
COR4
2 -
9/20 Final
JOH
TOP5
2 -
9/20 Final
SHR
MIN3
1 -
9/20 Final
BRO
ODE2
1 -
9/20 Final SO
LS
NJY0
1 -
9/20 Final
BIS
COR3
1 -
9/20 Final
WBS
AMA3
2 -
9/16 Final SO
LS
SHR0
1 -
9/16 Final
COR
TOP1
6 -
9/16 Final
ODE
AMA3
5 -
9/15 Final
LS
SHR3
0 -
9/15 Final
COR
TOP4
1
Brahmas – RoadRunners Preview for 10/7 & 10/8
- Updated: October 4, 2017

The Lone Star Brahmas’ 12 game road trip to open the season continues this weekend when they travel to face the Topeka RoadRunners at the Kansas Expo Center. The Brahmas’ coaching staff has seen an offense that has been all or nothing so far this season while the defense has been steady if not dominating opponents. They will try to have both sides of the puck firing this weekend against a Topeka team that has been allowing some big scoring outbursts.
In eight games this season Lone Star has compiled a 3-3-0-2 record. They have scored three or more goals in four games, all but one leading to a win. In the other four games they have been shut out three times and scored a single goal in the other contest. Only two of these games resulted in points for the Brahmas with two shootout losses.
Defensively the Brahmas have been very difficult to score on. They have allowed 15 goals in the eight games. Only three times has an opponent scored three or more goals and in two of those games the third goal was scored into an empty net.
As a result, the defending NAHL Robertson Cup Champions are fourth in the six team NAHL South Division with eight points, two ahead of fifth place Topeka.
The RoadRunner are currently 3-5-0-0 with an offense that has followed the same pattern as the Brahmas, although they have not been shutout this season. In eight games Topeka has scored 22 goals, but have scored two or fewer goals four times. It is on defense where Topeka has been suspect. The RoadRunners have allowed three or more goals five times including five goals twice and six goals once for a total of 26 goals allowed.
The Brahmas are coming off one of those rocky weekend series against Amarillo. On Friday night they flat took it to the Bulls running up a 6-1 win. After falling behind by a goal early in the first, Lone Star came roaring back with three of their own before the opening period closed. Julian Biondo got things started then Austin O’Rourke scored the next three goals spilling over into the second period. Jared Domin also lit the lamp in the second as they built the lead to 5-1. Emack Bentley scored his first of the year in the third to close out the scoring. Mitchell Gibson stopped 27 of the 28 shots that came his way. On Saturday the Brahmas could get nothing going offensively after an early Bentley goal was waived off due to a quick whistle. Amarillo scored near the midpoint of the first then expanded the lead early in the third. The Bulls added a late empty net goal for the 3-0 final. Gibson was in net once again stopping 30 of 32 shots he faced.
In game one of their series against the Shreveport Mudbugs, the RoadRunners built a three goal lead through two periods then held on to win 3-2. Nick Granowicz opened the scoring in the first followed by goals from Adrian Elefalk and Nigel Nelson in the second. Shreveport scored twice in the first half of the third period, but could not get the equalizer. Emil Gransoe faced 29 shots in the win. In game two the outcome was reversed with Shreveport holding a 2-0 lead midway through the third when Will Schlagenhauf finally broke through for Topeka. However, that was as close as the RoadRunners would get with Shreveport adding an empty netter for the 3-1 win. Gransoe suffered the loss on Saturday despite has 33 save performance.
Last 5 Games
W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | |
Brahmas | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
RoadRunners | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Special Teams
Now with eight games under their belts, the special team numbers are starting to come more into focus. Part of the Brahmas’ scoring issues have come directly from a less than robust power play unit. Lone Star is currently ranked 21st in the 23 team league on the power play at just 8.3% scoring only 3 goals in 36 opportunities. The penalty kill on the other hand is holding down the 4th overall spot in the league allowing 3 goals on 24 times shorthanded or 87.5%.
Topeka’s power play has not fared much better than the Brahmas scoring 4 times on 28 power plays or 14.3%. This has them at 17th in the NAHL. Their penalty kill has been a bit suspect setting 15th in the leagues allowing 8 goals on 36 opponent power play opportunities or 77.8%.
Lone Star has averaged 12.63 penalty minutes per game which is 9th in the league. They have committed 43 minor penalties compared to Topeka averaging 14.38 minutes per game which is 14th in the NAHL. The RoadRunners have been whistled for 50 minor penalties while both teams have a single major and match penalties.
Goaltending Comparison Last 5 Games
W | L | OTL | SOL | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | |
Brahmas | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.04 | 110 | 0.917 |
RoadRunners | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3.02 | 167 | 0.918 |
Who is Hot (Last 5 Games)
Brahmas | G | A | Pts |
Julian Biondo | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Auston O’Rourke | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Aidan Spellacy | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Kyle Hallbauer | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Michael Montambault | 0 | 3 | 3 |
RoadRunners | G | A | Pts |
Nick Granowicz | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Will Schlagenhauf | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Nigel Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Branden Rons | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Four Tied at | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Inside the Game
- Lone Star is currently 10th in the NAHL with 8 points while Topeka is tied for 13th with 6 points.
- Nick Granowicz (4G-5A) is tied for 6th in the league in scoring. Julian Biondo (3G-5A) is tied for 10th. Will Schlagenhauf (2G-5A) is tied for 17th.
- Austin O’Rourke (4G-2A) and Nick Granowicz are tied for 10th in goals scored.
- Cam Kuhl (1G-0A) is 14th in the league in penalty minutes with 21 in five games played. Chad Hillebrand (2G-3A) has 7 minor penalties which is 2nd most in the league.
- Mitchell Gibson was listed on the NHL Central Scouting 2017/18 Preliminary Players To Watch List as a potential 4th through 6th round draft pick.
- Mitchell Gibson continues to lead all goalies with more than two games played with a 0.97 GAA. Emil Gransoe is 26th in the NAHL with a 2.62 GAA and Sam Metcalf is 37th with a 3.36 GAA.
- Mitchell Gibson also leads the league with a 0.962 SV% while Gransoe is tied for 15th with a 0.930 SV% and Metcalf is 38th with an 0.891 SV%.
- Mitchell Gibson leads the league with 3 shutouts.
- Mitchell Gibson was named Vaughn-NAHL Goaltender of the Month for September while Julian Biondo was named Bauer-NAHL Forward of the Month Honorable Mention for September.
- The teams have played one common opponent in the New Jersey Titans. Lone Star lost to the Titans 1-0 in a shootout while Topeka lost 6-1 to New Jersey the following day.
- Topeka has been outscored 13-5 in the third period
- Lone Star have outshot opponents 211-201 compared to Topeka who have been outshot 282-244.
- The Brahmas average 2.00 goals per game while allowing 1.88 goals against. The RoadRunners are averaging 2.75 goals per game and allow 3.25 goals against per game.