Primal Electric Atom Development Milers were in Clearwater, March 2-3, for a four-game exhibition series against the hosting Clearwater Atom 2 Hawks.
Originally, the Clearwater Club had plans to host a full tournament that weekend, but due to insufficient registration numbers, it was cancelled, and the Milers capitalized on the opportunity for some practice games.
The Milers had a good start, winning 7-6 in the first game, after a scoreless first period. They scored six goals in the second frame and then notched the winner in the third.
Ethan Sanders led the scoring race with four markers.
Game 2 also went in favour of the Primal Electric players who took the lead in the first period, but score was knotted at 2-2 at the end of the second.
A pair of third period goals by Nate Wolstenholme gave the Milers a 4-3 victory.
Game 3 came down to the wire, with teams tied 9-9 midway through the third frame.
The Hawks snuck one more between the pipes to take the lead and the win.
Sanders contributed a hat trick and an assist to the Milers tally.
The final game ended in a 7-2 loss for the Milers.
