With this win, the Revolution extend their winning streak to three games and improve to 2-0-0-0 against their EHL South division rival this season.
"This winning streak continues to bring a positive vibe in the locker room," said EHL Revolution Head Coach James Laux. "The Junior Nationals have improved a lot since the last time we played them back in September. They made some changes, got some fresh blood, and gave us all we can handle. This was a key win for us."
This Revolution victory was greeted by the welcoming of forward Myckauly Melanson to the Revolution organization and the return of defenseman Nick Schaefer from injury.
In his EHL debut Saturday night, Melanson scored a late first period goal to give the Revolution a 2-1 lead in the frame. Prior to his arrival in Warminster, Melanson played junior hockey with the Langley Rivermen of the British Columbia Hockey League.
"Everyone in the Philadelphia Revolution organization is so far treating me with tremendous respect and making me feel like I'm at home," said Melanson. "What sold me here was my friendship with Riley [Egan] and how much he enjoys playing for this team. I'm giving it a try, and I'm loving it so far."
Defenseman Schaefer christened his return to the lineup with a goal midway through the second period.
"It feels really good to be back from injury," said Schaefer. "It took a while to recover from my high ankle sprain, but it feels good to get back out on the ice."
Revolution forwards Ken Tencza, Chris Connor, Remington Woods, Steve Atkinson, and Garret Quinn, and defenseman Dennis Maier are still out of the lineup due to injuries. More information on their recovery efforts will be available soon. The Junior B call ups Stanislav Khokhlov, Julian Lever, Linder Kenyon, and Josh Suboyu will remain on the roster for the rest of the weekend.
Also scoring for the Revolution were forwards Egan and Zachary England. Goaltender Jacob Caffrey earned the win in net.
"We felt like we were playing against a different Junior Nationals team tonight," said Caffrey. "Their offensive and defensive production improved a lot from last time. Right now, we are doing well and want to continue our winning ways."
Defensemen Brad Anderson and Chip DeFelice scored one power play goal each for the Junior Nationals. Goaltender Timothy Cooney received the loss in net.
The home-and-home series between the Revolution and Junior Nationals continues at The Gardens Ice House in Laurel, Maryland on Sunday November 17th at 2:45 PM.
"We just need to continue to put pucks on net," said Coach Laux. "We need to continue to make smart plays, pepper their goalies with shots, and keep the puck in the offensive zone."
Fans can stream the game live on FastHockey.com.
The Philadelphia Revolution are a United States Tier-III junior hockey organization stationed in Warminster, Pennsylvania. The team sports squads in the Eastern Hockey League, the United States Premier Hockey League, the Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League, and the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. For more information about the Revolution, visit www.PhiladelphiaRevolution.net. Like Philadelphia Revolution Ice Hockey on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @RevsJrHockey for team scores and news.
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