Plano skates past Panthers, 4-3
Despite having a two-man advantage during the final five seconds of the Feb. 14 game with Plano, the Panthers were unable to score and lost 4-3.
East is scheduled to face Plano West at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Plano.
Plano scored first last week, but Andrew Mobley quickly tied the contest. After the Wildcats retook the lead with 5:31 remaining in the first period, East tied it again on a Matt Robinson goal.
However, Plano scored one more time in the first to take a 3-2 lead, which they increased to 4-2 with a second-period score.
That’s how it stood until the third period, when Zach Patteson’s score cut the margin to one.
Hockey celebration
Plano East hockey will be be part of “Celebrate High School Hockey,” a four-day event that begins today and runs through Sunday, Feb. 24.
Tonight’s festivities include a varsity game versus Plano West, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Plano. It also will be Senior Night, during which there will be recognition and a dinner for the players. Fans are also being asked to wear black in support of PESH hockey. On Friday, fans are being encouraged to wear East hockey gear to all Plano East feeder schools.
On Saturday, feeder school students can skate and practice with the Panthers. There also will be a banner ceremony celebrating the 2006-’07 Silver Championship.
The celebration concludes Sunday with a junior varsity game at 4:15 p.m. between Plano East and Flower Mound at the Dr Pepper StarCenter. Fans are again encouraged to wear black to support the team. There also will be a dinner for the players.
For more information, check out www.planoeasthockey.com.
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