Sunday,
December
23rd
@
Chatham
Blast
Closes
Out
2007
with
Back
to
Back
Losses
Final
Score:
Chatham
- 4
Sarnia
- 2
by
Deb
Lawrence
Before
a
Christmas
crowd
of
530,
the
home
team
crowd
went
home
a
happy
bunch
as
the
Maroons
were
backstopped
by
winning
goaltender
Ben
Smith
while
Sarnia's
John
Faulkner
took
the
loss
for
the
Blast.
1st
Period:
After
a
slew
of
penalties
were
taken
with
Chatham
enjoying
25
seconds
of a
five
on
three
power
play.
Chatham
got
on
the
board
with
the
only
goal
of
the
period
at
the
17:57
mark.
Scoring
it
was
Evan
Stibbard
with
assists
to
Mike
Rivard
and
Mike
MacIntyre.
Shots
on
goal:
Chatham
-
18
Sarnia
-
6.
Chatham
was
0
for
3
with
the
man
advantage
and
Sarnia
was
0
for
2 on
the
power
play
this
period.
2nd
Period:
Chatham
found
themselves
in
penalty
trouble
before
the
period
was
half
over
and
it
would
lead
to
the
Blast
taking
the
lead
in
the
game.
With
Bird
and
Buzzeo
both
off
for
interference,
Sarnia
scored
their
first
goal
while
enjoying
the
two
man
advantage
at
the
6:35
mark.
Getting
the
goal
to
tie
the
game
was
Wayd
Pitfield
and
picking
up
assists
were
Matt
Abercrombie
and
Tyler
Peters.
That
goal
released
Bird
and
Sarnia
continued
being
on
the
power
play
until
Drew
Poissant
of
Chatham
was
called
for
hooking
at
the
7:02
mark.
Again
Sarnia
enjoyed
a
two
man
advantage
and
again
they
scored
a
goal,
this
one
giving
the
Blast
the
lead
in
the
game.
Notching
the
goal
at
8:03
was
Tyler
Peters
with
helpers
going
to
Matt
Abercrombie
and
Wayd
Pitfield.
Shots
on
goal:
Chatham
-
14/32
Sarnia
-
16/22.
Chatham
was
0
for
3
with
the
man
advantage
and
Sarnia
was
2
for
5 on
the
power
play
this
period.
3rd
Period:
Sarnia's
Clark
MacPherson
went
off
44
seconds
into
the
period
on a
high
sticking
minor
and
28
seconds
later
the
Maroons
tied
the
game
on a
Colton
Thornton
marker
from
Dave
Morden
and
Collin
Cloutier.
Chatham's
Evan
Stibbard's
shot
lit
the
lamp
for
the
Maroons
at
10:20
giving
them
the
lead
and
would
prove
to
be
the
winning
goal
of
the
game.
Assisting
were
Jon
Plouffe
and
Mike
Rivard.
With
46
seconds
remaining
in
the
period,
the
Blast
pulled
Faulkner
for
an
extra
attacker
but
it
would
be
the
Maroons
scoring
and
empty
netter
at
19:43
off
the
stick
of
Kevin
Closs
with
an
assist
to
tender
Ben
Smith.
Shots
on
goal:
Chatham
-
16/48
Sarnia
-
8/30.
Chatham
was
1
for
2
with
the
man
advantage
this
period
and
1
for
8 in
the
game.
Sarnia
was
0
for
2 on
the
power
play
this
period
and
2
for
9 in
the
game.
The
Blast
open
2008
with
a
road
game
in
London
on
Wednesday
January
2nd
with
a
7:30
puck
drop.
On
Thursday
join
us
at
the
game
as
we
will
be
welcoming
HOCKEY
DAY
IN
CANADA
crew.
Game
time
is
7:30
so
join
us
and
show
your
support
for
the
Blast
and
junior
hockey.
