Exhibition Week 2, 2026

played in Dakota, ND

68 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	7	14	0	3	-	24
Dakota Spirit	7	0	7	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 98 kickoff return (Michael Bentley extra point)
1Q: 03:05 DAK - Wendell Spradling 7 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 11:40 HAR - Courtney Poliska 5 pass from Donnie Johnston (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 01:24 HAR - Everett Levine 82 run (Michael Bentley extra point)
3Q: 05:44 DAK - Bruce Kinard 5 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
4Q: 12:46 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 25 field goal
4Q: 04:11 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 26 field goal
4Q: 01:10 HAR - Michael Bentley 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 98 kickoff return (Michael Bentley extra point)
1Q: 03:05 DAK - Wendell Spradling 7 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 11:40 HAR - Courtney Poliska 5 pass from Donnie Johnston (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 01:24 HAR - Everett Levine 82 run (Michael Bentley extra point)
3Q: 05:44 DAK - Bruce Kinard 5 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
4Q: 12:46 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 25 field goal
4Q: 04:11 DAK - Kevin McCutcheon 26 field goal
4Q: 01:10 HAR - Michael Bentley 40 field goal

Team Statistics HAR DAK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 350 360
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards per Play 6.03 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 170 156
- Rushing Attempts 31 32
- Yards per Rush 5.48 4.88
Net Passing Yards 180 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 2 37 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 180 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 5.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 6/34 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/156 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 3/6 2/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time of Possession 26:07 33:53

Team Statistics	HAR	DAK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	350	360
- Offensive Plays	58	70
- Yards per Play	6.03	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	170	156
- Rushing Attempts	31	32
- Yards per Rush	5.48	4.88
Net Passing Yards	180	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 2	37 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	180	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	5.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	6/34	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/156	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	3/6	2/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 37
Time of Possession	26:07	33:53

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	1:43	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	2:58	6:25	OWN 36	13	64	Touchdown
2	9:58	2:49	OWN 33	6	62	Missed FG
2	5:40	2:51	OWN 26	7	33	Punt
2	1:29	0:22	OWN 18	2	82	Touchdown
3	12:30	2:32	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	5:36	1:36	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
3	3:53	2:23	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	12:40	0:49	OWN 30	2	7	Fumble
4	9:44	1:54	OWN 9	4	19	Interception
4	4:06	2:20	OWN 27	6	20	Punt
4	1:38	0:35	OPP 24	3	1	Field Goal

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:43	3:11	OWN 20	6	44	Interception
1	9:49	6:51	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
2	11:33	1:35	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	7:09	1:29	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	2:49	1:20	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:30	50	4	17	Interception
3	9:58	4:22	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
3	4:00	0:07	OPP 39	1	13	Fumble
3	1:30	3:50	OWN 41	9	51	Field Goal
4	11:51	2:07	OPP 18	4	9	Downs
4	7:50	3:44	OPP 25	6	16	Field Goal
4	1:46	0:08	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 39	7	30	Game

Game MVP: Everett Levine, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	19	132	6.95	82	1	1
Edgar Page	7	23	3.29	6	0	0
Seth Saylor	5	15	3.00	5	0	0

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bruce Kinard	21	111	5.29	22	3	1
Roy Tietsworth	6	23	3.83	7	0	0
Glenn Dixon	3	10	3.33	7	0	0
Luther Montemayor	2	12	6.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lawrence Moskowitz	15	7	65	0/0	0	19	2	19.4
Donnie Johnston	12	8	115	0/0	1	35	0	125.3

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luther Montemayor	37	21	212	1/8	1	20	3	48.5

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Poliska	5	8	72	14.40	41	35	1
WR William Meier	3	5	42	14.00	12	17	0
WR Walter Malone	3	4	34	11.33	11	26	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Everett Levine	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
RB Edgar Page	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Byron Nicholson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Edward Pruitt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mickey Blackwell	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lawrence Strunk	6	7	69	11.50	1	18	0
WR Jamie Livanis	3	5	30	10.00	2	15	0
WR Calvin Lyle	3	6	40	13.33	5	18	0
RB Roy Tietsworth	3	4	2	0.67	0	1	0
TE Wendell Spradling	3	3	34	11.33	12	20	1
WR Kerry Sampson	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Mo Whitt	1	4	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Burt Barrett	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Glenn Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bruce Kinard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harry Crane	2	6	3.00	0
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	0.00	0

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shane Matthews	1	8	8.00	0
CB Joey Benson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Courtney Poliska	1	1	0
Walter Malone	1	0	0
Harry Crane	0	1	0
Kerry Fleischer	0	0	1
Orlando Brisset	0	0	1

Dakota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kerry Sampson	1	1	0
Roy Tietsworth	1	0	0
Dana Clemons	0	1	0
Deron Armstrong	0	0	1
Patrick Bagwell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	5	187	37.4	32.0	41	2

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Frist	4	189	47.3	36.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	1/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin McCutcheon	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	2	22	11.0	0
William Meier	2	23	11.5	0

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Sampson	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	3	139	46.3	1
Tom Kerr	1	17	17.0	0

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Tietsworth	4	87	21.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tom Kerr	6	1	0.0	27	34
DT Darren Lyon	6	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Cris Seal	6	0	0.0	24	23
DT Nick Baerg	4	0	0.0	14	10
CB Harry Crane	4	0	0.0	25	29
OLB Phil Fordyce	4	0	0.0	24	27
DT Ryan Kromer	3	1	1.0	13	16
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	3	0	0.0	10	18
S Will Tillman	2	1	0.0	17	22
ILB Pat Foley	2	1	0.0	8	12
DE Isaac McQuaig	2	1	0.0	25	33
CB Omar Couture	2	0	0.0	20	15
CB Howard Beeman	2	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Gus Hammond	1	2	0.0	8	11
S Richard Guthrie	1	1	0.0	23	21
DE Deone Dorff	1	1	0.0	14	20
T Craig Codeke	1	0	---	---	---
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	---	---	---
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	25	23
WR Walter Malone	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mark Macklin	1	0	0.0	16	14
S Orlando Brisset	0	3	0.0	23	31
OLB Bert Griffith	0	2	0.0	5	6

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Shawn Newton	10	2	0.0	26	19
OLB Patrick Bagwell	7	5	0.0	23	20
ILB Dexter Hargrove	6	0	0.0	20	16
DT Bob Morris	3	2	0.0	25	24
S Dwight Eskenazi	3	1	0.0	29	19
S Glen Watkins	2	2	0.0	28	21
CB Phillip George	2	0	0.0	24	20
ILB Korey Galloway	2	0	0.0	9	7
CB Joey Benson	2	0	0.0	14	16
DT Dwight Everett	2	0	0.0	7	10
DE Marc Garlick	1	2	0.0	11	11
CB Gino Carl	1	1	0.0	16	17
WR Jamie Livanis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shane Matthews	1	0	0.0	20	15
TE Mo Whitt	1	0	---	---	---
QB Luther Montemayor	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clyde Tessen	1	0	0.0	11	6
DE Dale Strickland	0	2	0.0	27	23
DE Hunter Drake	0	1	0.0	24	17
OLB Deron Armstrong	0	1	0.0	18	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ryan Kromer	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Gus Hammond	0.0	1	0	0	11
CB Omar Couture	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.0	0	2	1	33
DT Darren Lyon	0.0	0	2	0	25
ILB Pat Foley	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Mark Macklin	0.0	0	1	0	14

Dakota	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hunter Drake	1	17
DE Dale Strickland	1	23
ILB Dexter Hargrove	1	16
DE Marc Garlick	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	4	0	2	29
CB Tom Kerr	3	1	0	34
ILB Cris Seal	3	0	0	23
ILB Pat Foley	2	0	0	12
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	2	0	0	18
CB Howard Beeman	2	0	0	26
OLB Phil Fordyce	2	0	0	27
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	1	31
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	0	10
CB Omar Couture	1	0	0	15

Dakota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Patrick Bagwell	4	0	0	20
ILB Dexter Hargrove	3	0	0	16
CB Joey Benson	2	1	1	16
OLB Deron Armstrong	1	1	0	18
DT Shawn Newton	1	0	0	19
CB Phillip George	1	0	0	20
S Glen Watkins	1	0	0	21
ILB Korey Galloway	1	0	0	7
S Dwight Eskenazi	1	0	0	19
CB Shane Matthews	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Max Lowe	3	5	19	14
Artie Keating	2	3	22	17
Darryl Delgado	2	2	17	20
Craig Codeke	1	4	25	22
Earnest Leathers	1	2	15	16
Jerry Henderson	1	2	19	9
Robert Bernard	1	1	18	13
Rex O'Connor	0	7	26	23
Andy O'Pope	0	3	13	10
Courtney Poliska	0	2	25	21

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Quentin Atiles	3	5	1	19	0	28
Chuck Connell	3	5	0	31	1	37
Glen Humphrey	3	5	0	22	0	20
Clifton Sheaffer	2	3	0	27	0	28
Monty Lehan	1	6	0	13	0	10
Howard Pharms	1	2	0	25	0	30
J.R. Tyler	0	2	0	18	0	25
Don Stewart	0	2	0	5	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry Fleischer	3	19
Courtney Poliska	1	15
Will Tillman	1	12
Edgar Page	0	19
Jerry Henderson	0	16
Edward Pruitt	0	16
William Meier	0	14
Byron Nicholson	0	12
Gus Hammond	0	11
Tom Kerr	0	11
Morris Comella	0	10
Harry Crane	0	8
Artie Keating	0	7
Max Lowe	0	7
Robert Bernard	0	7
Michael Bentley	0	7
Andy O'Pope	0	7
Omar Couture	0	6
Bert Griffith	0	5
Walter Hardy	0	5
Earnest Leathers	0	4
Pat Foley	0	4
Nick Baerg	0	3
Isaac McQuaig	0	3
Ryan Kromer	0	3
Darren Lyon	0	3
Darryl Delgado	0	2
Everett Levine	0	2
Graham Walker	0	2
Mark Macklin	0	2
Cris Seal	0	2
Phil Fordyce	0	2
Rex O'Connor	0	1
Eugene Liszkiewicz	0	1
Harvey Gonzalez	0	1
Howard Beeman	0	1
Richard Guthrie	0	1
Deone Dorff	0	1
Seth Saylor	0	1

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Tessen	4	20
Glenn Dixon	1	21
Burt Barrett	1	19
Chuck Connell	1	6
Rick Fraser	0	16
Kerry Sampson	0	13
Tommie Lyon	0	12
Gino Carl	0	12
Deron Armstrong	0	10
Wendell Spradling	0	10
Joey Benson	0	9
Dana Clemons	0	8
Kevin McCutcheon	0	7
Dwight Everett	0	7
Mo Whitt	0	6
J.R. Tyler	0	6
Quentin Atiles	0	6
Don Stewart	0	6
Marvin Frist	0	6
Louie Rivera	0	5
Monty Lehan	0	5
Phillip George	0	4
Hunter Drake	0	4
Shane Matthews	0	4
Dexter Hargrove	0	4
Adam Hinman	0	4
Korey Galloway	0	4
Roy Tietsworth	0	4
Bob Morris	0	3
Shawn Newton	0	2
Glen Watkins	0	2
Patrick Bagwell	0	2
Calvin Lyle	0	2
Glen Humphrey	0	1
Dale Strickland	0	1
Marc Garlick	0	1
Dwight Eskenazi	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	34	2.8
Middle	9	108	12.0
Right	10	28	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	21	98	4.7
Right	4	31	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lawrence Moskowitz	15	7	0	1	0	2	3	0	2
Donnie Johnston	12	8	2	1	2	0	1	0	0

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luther Montemayor	37	21	1	2	1	1	6	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	113	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	67	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	24	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	163	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Poliska	8	5	0	72	1	21
WR William Meier	5	3	1	42	0	12
WR Walter Malone	4	3	0	34	1	18
WR Mickey Blackwell	4	0	0	0	0	10
RB Everett Levine	2	1	0	9	0	18
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	0	12	0	9
RB Edgar Page	1	1	0	3	0	13
TE Edward Pruitt	1	0	1	0	0	10
WR Byron Nicholson	1	1	0	8	0	6

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lawrence Strunk	7	6	0	69	0	29
WR Calvin Lyle	6	3	0	40	0	30
WR Jamie Livanis	5	3	1	30	0	30
TE Mo Whitt	4	1	0	15	0	19
RB Roy Tietsworth	4	3	0	2	0	8
WR Kerry Sampson	3	1	0	13	0	16
TE Wendell Spradling	3	3	0	34	1	13
WR Burt Barrett	2	1	0	9	0	4
RB Glenn Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Bruce Kinard	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	1	5	5.00	6.95
Edgar Page	1	2	2.00	3.29

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce Kinard	9	24	2.67	5.29
Luther Montemayor	1	8	8.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	4	2	13	3.25	9.58

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luther Montemayor	7	2	7	1.00	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	5	5.00	9.00
TE Edward Pruitt	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Byron Nicholson	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Mickey Blackwell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Sampson	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Jamie Livanis	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Glenn Dixon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Burt Barrett	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Calvin Lyle	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
RB Roy Tietsworth	1	1	0	0.00	0.50
TE Wendell Spradling	1	1	7	7.00	11.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	5	3
Seth Saylor	1	0

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn Dixon	2	1
Bruce Kinard	1	0
Roy Tietsworth	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lawrence Moskowitz	4	2	1
Donnie Johnston	2	1	0

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luther Montemayor	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Courtney Poliska	4	2	1
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	0
WR Mickey Blackwell	1	0	0

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Livanis	4	2	1
WR Kerry Sampson	1	0	0
WR Calvin Lyle	1	0	0
TE Wendell Spradling	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 18,000 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,000 (22,700)
End Zone 4,200 (16,400)
Mezzanine 3,200 (9,500)
Sideline Seats 4,700 (14,500)
Club Seats 400 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (6,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	18,000 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,000 (22,700)
End Zone	4,200 (16,400)
Mezzanine	3,200 (9,500)
Sideline Seats	4,700 (14,500)
Club Seats	400 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (6,000)