ST. LOUIS, Mo. — October 10, 2026 — The Rochester Grizzlies earned a strong 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Jr. Blues at Affton Ice Rink with goaltender Jared Lang in command. Jared Lang, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, is playing closer to home now after starting his junior hockey career in Monroe, Louisiana.
Jace Jordan started the scoring off for the Grizzlies at the 4:49 in the first period, assisted by Sawyer Zaruba. That would be the only goal of the first period. St. Louis would answer back and tie the game 1-1 at 11:41 in the second period. Towards the end of the 2nd Alexander Wainio would get on the board for the Grizzlies at the 2:12 mark, set up by Bennet Timpane.
There were a handful of penalties from both sides in the 2nd and 3rd, but no power play scores.
The Grizzlies would pull away in the 3rd as Trenton Impens feeds James Korpi for the score at 13:02. There were no more scores until the 00:51 mark as the Grizzlies leading scorer, Jace Jordan added to his total on an empty net and seals the win for the Grizzlies.
The 6-foot-2 180 pounder Jared Land was unstoppable in the net for the Grizzlies making 38 saves. The grizzlies sweep the St. Louis Jr. Blues for the weekend and improve to 6-0-1 and remain unbeaten in regulation.
Game Notes
- Jared Land saves 38 shots in first career start
- Jace Jordan: 2 goals
- James Korpi: 1 goal
- Rochester outshot St. Louis 45-39