Prospectors drop home hockey game in Vernal

Rock Springs Prospectors against Vernal, Utah, Friday October 22, 2022 (photo Wyo4News)

October 22, 2022 –The Rock Springs Prospectors hockey team was looking to hand the Vernal Oilers their first loss of the season Friday night at the Ice Arena. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case as the visitors from Utah walked away with a 5-2 win.

After a scoreless first period, Vernal scored the first in the second period at 7:53. Rock Springs tied the game at 1-1 with a Kyle Avery goal with just under 4 minutes left in the period. But the tie would not stand as Vernal would score the go-ahead goal with just 13 seconds left in the period, making it 2-1 before the final period.

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The Oilers scored twice in the third period before Rock Springs’ Jorie Boyd found the back of the net to make it 4-2. A final Vernal goal was scored with less than a minute to play.

Rock Springs, 4-3-1, will be out until next Friday when it plays in Bellingham, Wash., then faces Seattle on Saturday and Sunday.

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