STRONGSVILLE -- The Youngstown Phantoms Junior-A hockey club dropped a 5-4 decision on the road to

STRONGSVILLE -- The Youngstown Phantoms Junior-A hockey club dropped a 5-4 decision on the road to the Cleveland Barons in an overtime shootout Wednesday at Iceland USA.
Aaron Rhyner scored two goals for the Phantoms (11-7-6, 28 points), who received one point in the North American Hockey League standings for the regulation tie.
The game was tied 4-4 at the end of the third period, and after neither team scored during the five-minute overtime period, the issue was decided via a shootout.
Cleveland (15-7-2, 32 points) won the shootout, 1-0.
Youngstown led 2-1 after the first period on goals by Rhyner and Mike McMullen.
Rhyner's second goal of the evening helped create a 3-3 deadlock after two periods.
Jim Roach scored Youngstown's final goal in the third period send the game into overtime.
Phantoms goaltender Tyler Sims was credited with 43 saves as the Barons had the advantage in shots on goal, 47-33.
Sims (8-4-4) also stopped the first five shooters he faced during the shootout before being beaten.
The Phantoms are idle this weekend and return to action on Dec. 5-6 when they host a pair of 7 p.m. games against the USA National Team at The Ice Zone in Boardman. Tickets are available by calling (330) 965-7500 or visiting The Ice Zone, 360 McClurg Road.
Phantoms swapwith Ice Diggers
BOARDMAN -- The North American Hockey League has approved a trade that sent center Tommy Kolar and left wing Kevin Huck from the Youngstown Phantoms to the Toledo Ice Diggers in exchange for center Joe Federoff.
Federoff played Wednesday and assisted on a goal.
A 6-foot-3-inch 200-pounder from Pittsburgh, Federoff was Toledo's leading scorer, registering 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) in 23 games.
Kolar was tied for second in scoring with 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) and Huck, who was acquired from the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League in October, contributed seven points (three goals, four assists) in a Youngstown uniform.