BILL GRAY'S REGIONAL ICEPLEX, May 24, 2017 - The visiting Rochester Inferno (D) took on the Ice Pyrates (D-) in a matchup on Wednesday. The Pyrates defeated the Inferno 5 to 4 at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex. This was the 15th match-up between these two teams, and their last matchup was won by the Ice Pyrates 6-3. The Ice Pyrates lead the series 9-6-0.

After being down 4-2 in the third period, the Inferno came back and tied it up, 4-4, with a minute left in the stanza. The game went to overtime, but the Inferno were not able to secure victory. The Ice Pyrates scored two minutes in to put it away.

The Rochester Inferno had 10 players that made the scorecard. Michael Atseff had 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points). Ken Klotzbach had 2 assists (2 points). Colin MacKenzie had 1 goal and was whistled for 4 penalty minutes. Joe Climek and Tim Daly each had 1 goal. Mike Flannery and Brian Walsh each had 1 assist and were whistled for 2 penalty minutes. Pat Whitman and Chris Linford had 1 assist. Goaltender Ron Coon also notched an assist.

Pat Whitman was awarded the hot dog for his solid return after sustaining a lower body injury last season.