Columbus, GA – Josh Pietrantonio, long-time captain of the River Dragons, was honored by town of Columbus and his former teammates. With over 4,000 followers in attendance, the River Dragons retired his #9 jersey in a pregame ceremony in honor of his dedication and dedication to the group, and for serving to town of Columbus to develop the sport.
Pietrantonio has been a staple of hockey in Columbus, having supplied a serving to hand to highschool, collegiate, and leisure gamers for a number of years. On this author’s private opinion, his management and sophistication improved the game for a whole bunch, possibly 1000’s of individuals, gamers and followers alike. He’ll all the time have a spot within the hearts of those that witnessed his drive. It was a blessing to expertise River Dragons hockey within the years he donned the uniform, and witness the instance he set for himself, his teammates, and his followers.
Virtually poetically, 9 targets have been scored within the night time’s contest between the Columbus River Dragons and the Monroe Moccasins.
The Moccasins took a 1-0 lead over Columbus within the first interval.
With simply 17 seconds performed within the second body, Corey Cunningham put Monroe forward 2-0. Solely 33 seconds later, Ryan Hunter scored his first of three targets for Columbus. He adopted with two extra targets within the second interval, as soon as at 9:35 and once more at 12:56.
With two seconds remaining within the body, Monroe scored their third and last aim of the night time, tying the sport 3-3.
The River Dragons dominated within the third interval, with Alex Storjohann, Scott Docherty, and Alexander Jmaeff scoring three unanswered targets.
The sport concluded in regulation with Columbus forward, 6-3.
Each groups will stay in Columbus Saturday night time to conclude the weekend collection.
Images by Toni Rae Hill
