FINAL SCORES:
FRI: WATERTOWN 5, MINOT 3
SAT: WATERTOWN 3, MINOT 2 (OT)
PEPSI RINK AT MAYSA ARENA | NAHL REGULAR SEASON | GAME #41 AND #42 | FEBRUARY 20 AND 21, 2026
FRIDAY’S GAME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: The Watertown Shamrocks defeated the Minot Minotauros on Friday night on Pepsi Rink at Maysa Arena in the forty-first regular-season game of the 2025-26 season.
The first period was quiet, with Kyle Greene, assisted by Justin Bartley, scoring the Shamrocks breakaway short-handed goal. Goalie Mason Gudridge saved all 16 Minotauro shots.
At 18:54 in the second period, Jordan Gudridge, assisted by Payton Struck and Bartley, gave the Shamrocks a 2-0 lead.
Two quick Minotauro goals, by Jachym Prusek and Anthony Spadaro, to start the third period tied the game at 2-2. At 10:13, Justin Obrochta pulls the puck away, assisted by Antons Macijevskis and Grady Dimberio, and buries it deep to put the Shamrocks back on top 3-2. The last two minutes of the game saw an empty net goal by Joe Rice, assisted by Zach Boren and Mason Gudridge, a Minotauro’s goal by Lucca Ori, and a final empty net goal by Struck, assisted by Rice and Boren, to make it a 5-3 Shamrocks win.
Three Stars:
- Mason Gudridge
- Payton Struck
- Jachym Prusek (MOT)
Key Stats:
|
Team |
Starting Goalie |
Shots on Goal (SOG) |
Penalty Mins |
High Points |
|
Shamrocks |
#1 M. Gudridge |
21 |
26 |
#17 Struck (1 G, 1 A) #21 Rice (1 G, 1 A) |
|
Minotauros |
#44 Cooke |
47 |
24 |
#15 Ori (1 G, 1 A) |
SATURDAY’S GAME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: The Watertown Shamrocks were triumphant over the Minot Minotauros on Saturday night on Pepsi Rink at Maysa Arena in the forty-second regular-season game of the 2025-26 season.
The Minotuaros came out first on Saturday. At 8:37, Ty James, assisted by Davin Nichols and Evan Foiles, scored first. In the last 25 seconds, Volodymyr Naumenko, assisted by Dane Ramirex and Trevor Steward, made it 0-2 Minot.
The second period was quiet until 1:08. Owen Chartier, assisted by Zach Boren and Andrew Smulkstys, scored on the power play to make it 1-2.
In the third period, at 11:01, Boren, assisted by Kyle Greene and Brody Josselyn, tied the game up 2-2. The 2-2 score held until the buzzer, pushing this game to overtime.
At 3:08 in overtime, Greene, assisted by Chartier and Justin Bartley, sniped the net to give the Shamrocks a dramatic 3-2 overtime win.
Three Stars:
- Zach Boren
- Justin Bartley
- Volodymyr Naumenko (MOT)
Key Stats:
|
Team |
Starting Goalie |
Shots on Goal (SOG) |
Penalty Mins |
High Points |
|
Shamrocks |
#1 M. Gudridge |
40 |
18 |
#16 Greene (1 G, 1 A) #19 Boren (1 G, 1 A) #22 Chartier (1 G, 1 A) |
|
Minotauros |
#35 Anderson |
40 |
8 |
#2 James (1 G) #28 Naumenko (1 G) |
By Lily Schutzenhofer
Photo by Sarah Cooper