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Courtesy of the Star Tribune
Eagles rally for victory over Blaze
By Dean Spiros
Is the Eden Prairie boys hockey team tired on playing on the road after seven consecutive games away from home? Absolutely. Almost as much as losing games in overtime.
The Eagles did something about it on Saturday, rallying for a pair of goals in the third period to edge Burnsville 3-2.
Sophomore Mike Erickson tied the game at 2-2 only 28 seconds after Burnsville's Lane Gustavson had given the Blaze the lead. Senior Dave Meyer scored the game-winner 59 second later for the Eagles, who play their first 10 games of the season on the road as their arena gets refurbished.
It was a gutty victory for a team that had suffered overtime losses to Lake Conference opponents Eastview and Lakeville North within the previous eight days.
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