Point Edward Novice Team Comes Away With
3 Points on a Double Header Saturday 

On Saturday December 1^st, the Point Edward Novice Blackhawks played Lambton Shores Black and Red teams and came away with a win and a tie.

 The first game saw the Blackhawks travel to the new Forest arena to battle the Lambton Shores Black team.

 The game started slow with each team playing defensively. The Lambton Shores team did catch the Hawks off balance a few times but Bailey Reinders came up big to keep them off the board. The Hawks waited for their opportunity and Joshua Vale intercepted a puck and scored at 1:29 left in the period to give the Point a 1-0 lead.

 The second period saw the game continue at a defensive pace with both teams goalies and defense stealing the show and not giving either team an offensive opportunity. The period ended with the Point leading 1-0.

 With the game in its last 15 minutes of play, both teams changed their strategies to an offensive one. Lucas Ross came up big when he got a break away and made it count to give the Hawks a 2-0 lead. Shortly thereafter Lambton Shores retaliated to keep the game close and make it 2-1. With the period coming to an end quickly, Lambton Shores made a last charge and in a scramble in front of the Point net were able to tie the game 2-2 to end the game.

 Blackhawk’s Scoring Summary

 The Points second game of the day was at home versus the Lambton Shores Red team. After tying the Black team earlier in the day, the Hawks had something to prove.

 The first game started exactly as the first game with both teams playing defensively. The Point started to gain momentum in the last half of the period and they were able to take a 1-0 lead when Mackenzie Caley made a perfect pass to a wide opened Joseph Correia to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead to end the period.

 The second period showed both teams wanting the win. Bailey Reinders made some excellent saves and the Hawks defense helped by getting the puck out of their zone. Even though the play was end-to-end, neither team could capitalize and the period ended 1-0 for the Point.

 The third period saw the Point take control of the game. The period began with the Hawks forcing the play into the Lambton Shores zone and midway through the period, the flood gates opened. Joshua Vale started the scoring to make it 2-0 for the Hawks with assists going to Cole Molloy and Hunter Krjniak. Less than a minute later Lucas Ross scored off Joshua Vale and Hunter Krjniak passes to extend their lead to 3-0. The Blackhawks were on a role and wouldn’t let up and Kaeden Caine finished the scoring late in the period to give the Hawks a 4-0 victory.

 Blackhawk’s Scoring Summary