Kansas City Mavericks take New Year’s Eve win into weekend home series vs. Komets
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- Mavericks resumed play after ECHL CBA deal, beating Iowa 3-1 at Cable Dahmer Arena.
- Casey Carreau opened scoring and reached his 100th career point for the Mavs.
- KC converted 3 goals despite being outshot 32-28 and now hosts Komets this weekend.
After missing a couple of games for league-wide labor negotiations, the Kansas City Mavericks returned to the ice with a New Year’s Eve victory.
The Mavericks (18-7-1) beat the Iowa Heartlanders 3-1 at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence on Wednesday. The win came after the 30-team ECHL and its players’ union ratified a new five-year collective-bargaining agreement.
Coming off a 6-2 Dec. 21 win against Allen in which they outshot the Americans 41 to 27, the Mavericks were outshot 32-28 Wednesday. But they made those shots on goal count.
After a scoreless opening period, Casey Carreau broke the ice with a goal assisted by David Cotton and Drake Burgin. Lucas Sowder (Zach Uens and Luke Loheit assists) and Marcus Crawford (Jackson Jutting and Carreau assists) scored for KC in the third period before Iowa got on the board.
The goal marked the 100th career point for Carreau, 27, a Mavericks forward.
The Mavericks were back home at Cable Dahmer Arena for Friday and Saturday games against the Fort Wayne Komets.