Last week, the Belleville Senators made a short but challenging trip to Pennsylvania and, unfortunately, couldn’t bring any points back home to the Friendly City.
The Senators started their trip in Allentown on Wednesday night, where their stingy defence wasn’t enough to hold off the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers) in a loss at PPL Center. Then, on Friday, Belleville was beaten by the two-time defending Calder Cup Champion Hershey Bears (AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals) at Giant Center. The Sens were supposed to head to Wilkes-Barre for a matchup with the Penguins (AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins), but ice issues at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza saw that game postponed until March 4, 2025.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025: Belleville Senators – 2 @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms – 3
Goals from Wyatt Bongiovanni and Jan Jenik weren’t enough for the Belleville Senators on Wednesday night, as the team dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to the host Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the opener of a Pennsylvania road trip.
Friday, January 17, 2025: Belleville Senators – 1 @ Hershey Bears – 4
Goaltender Michael Simpson made 31 saves, and Angus Crookshank scored his team-leading 14th goal of the season, but the Belleville Senators dropped their second of two games on their Pennsylvania road trip with a 4-1 loss to the Hershey Bears on Friday night.
Highlight of the Week:
Forward Jamieson Rees made an immediate impact in his return from an 18-game injury layoff, putting his body on the line to dive and make a pass to Jan Jenik, who scored for the Senators against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, in Allentown, PA, last weekend.
Transactions:
Jan.13/25 – #1 Alexis Gravel (G) – Released from PTO
Jan.14/25 – #45 Mark Sinclair (G) – Signed to PTO
Jan.15/25 – #7 Kris Myllari (D) – Signed to PTO
Jan.15/25 – #21 Max Guenette (D) – Returned on loan from Ottawa (NHL)
Jan.16/25 – #6 Donovan Sebrango (D) – Recalled from loan by Ottawa (NHL)
Jan.16/25 – #17 Zack MacEwen (F) – Returned on loan by Ottawa (NHL)
Jan.16/25 – #14 Spencer Kersten (F) – Released from PTO
Click here for a full list of Belleville Sens transactions.
Statistical Leaders
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