INTERNATIONAL FALLS - Remington Retka slipped the puck into the net off a faceoff with 33 seconds left in overtime to give the Little Falls Flyers a 5-4 non-conference victory over the International Falls Broncos Friday night.
The goal completed a hat trick for Retka.
Also netting goals for the Flyers were Landon Bjorge and Thomas Miller.
Goalie Justin Pekula recorded 19 saves for the Flyers who outshot the Broncos 52-23.
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First period: IF-Brady Wright (Chase Bernard) 2:33; IF-Brett Lindvall 3:17; LF-Remington Retka (Andrew Marod, Hunter Swanson) ppg 7:03
Second period: IF-Brock O'Laughlin (Tyler Coffield) 4:38; LF-Landon Bjorge (Benjamin Sowada) 12:37
Third period: LF-Retka (Bjorge) 7:22; LF-Thomas Miller (Lucas Sowada,Daniel Marod) 10:13 IF-Brandon Podpesker (Gust Lorenson, Lindvall) ppg 13:34
Overtime: LF-Retka 7:27
Shots on goal: LF 52, IF 23
Goalies: LF-Justin Pekula (19 saves); IF-Lane Skallman (47 saves)
Overall: LF 2-1. Next: Little Falls at Virginia 4 p.m. Saturday.
