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Lambton 7- Chatham 0
Thursday, Dec. 20th
The Lambton Midget Sting looked to kick off a stretch of holiday
hockey with a strong showing against West Division Rival Chatham
Kent Cyclones on Thursday night at the SSEC.
Lambton started the night 4 points back of idle Windsor for
second place in the West and were in need of the win. With a
quick start and 4 first period goals the Sting made it known
that they were going to get the job done. Darby MacKinnon
started off the scoring in the period and Eric Belanger ended it
with two goals scored in the period by Zack MacQueen.
The production was cut in half in each of the next two periods
with two goals in the second and one in the third. Jesse Drydak
and Rory Keane scored in the second frame while Travis Mullen
closed out the scoring. Final Score was Lambton 7- Chatham 0.
Assists on the game went to Rory Keane, Andrew Sokol, Travis
Mullen(2), Jesse Drydak, Joey Burt, Colten Jamieson (3), Darby
MacKinnon and Eric Belanger. Matt Stirling made some key saves
in net early to earn the shutout.
Lambton 4- Brantford 3
Sunday, Dec. 22nd
The Midget Sting were once again forced into action with far
less than a full roster travelling to Brantford with just 11
skaters. After losing a player to a check from behind, the
Sting rallied late in the game for the win. Zack MacQueen led
the way once again for the Sting scoring twice while Jesse
Drydak and Darby MacKinnon eached notched singles. The Sting
battled back from a 3-1 deficit at the start of the third period
to take a 4-3 win and head home tied with Windsor for second in
the West Division.
The Sting now take a break from league play heading to the
Toronto Titans tournament on Boxing Day where they will face
some elite teams from the GTHL and OMHA. The next league action
for the Sting is Dec. 30th against Windsor with home ice
advantage for the playoffs on the line. |
