Cambridge Hawks Down Sarnia Jr. Sting 6 - 0

With a less than optimal performance, the Sarnia Jr. Sting Minor Atom A / AA hockey team kicked off their first game of a double header, with Cambridge and Kitchener, in Cambridge on Saturday, October 27, 2007.  The Jr. Sting allowed the opposing Hawks to score 6 goals and couldn’t add any goals of their own which resulted in a 6 – 0 loss for the Jr. Sting.

The Hawks opened up the scoring at the 7 minute mark of the first period on a long shot from the right side of the rink which squeaked in past goaltender Nicholas Coady.  Less than 3 minutes later, the Jr. Sting found themselves catching another tough break as a pass from the corner bounced off a Jr. Sting player’s skate and into the net.  With these two goals the Hawks now led by 2 and further widened the gap to 3 after two periods of hockey.  The Jr. Sting skated with the Hawks but couldn’t develop any offence the whole game, only managing to get about 5 quality shots on the Hawks’ goaltender.  The 3^rd period was curfewed due to a late start and some technical problems on the scoreboard, but not before the Hawks added 3 more goals to make the game 6 – 0 for Cambridge.

The Jr. Sting put this game behind them and turned their focus to the next game that same day against Kitchener, where they would put greater emphasis on an overall team effort and offensive opportunities.  

Sarnia Jr. Sting Defeat Kitchener Jr. Rangers 3 - 2

The Jr. Sting were back on form for their second game of a double header, with Cambridge and Kitchener, in Kitchener on Saturday, October 27, 2007.  The Jr. Sting came out ready to play and defeated the Kitchener Jr. Rangers 3 – 2 to win their first regular season game.

The first period action was fast and exciting and displayed two teams of similar strength.  Each team trading chances but it was the Jr. Rangers who opened up the scoring.  At the 1 minute mark of the 1^st period the Jr. Sting got caught out of position on a faceoff in Sarnia’s end and the Jr. Rangers offense were quick to hammer in a loose puck in front of the net.  Second period action was the same as the first but remained scoreless for both teams.  At the 12 minute mark of the 3^rd period, the Jr. Sting added their first goal for the night when Nicholas Coady came up with a huge save that forced defenseman Jarret Marks to rifle the puck around the boards to left winger John Fazio who fed a nice pass to centreman Justin Riley-Meyer.  Justin rushed the puck down the ice and shot the puck from the high slot, beating the Jr. Rangers’ goaltender on the right side of the net.  The Jr. Sting added their second goal when Jack Soeder collected a loose puck at centre ice in the defensive zone and fed a beautiful pass up the middle to Justin Riley-Meyer.  Justin pushed past the Jr. Rangers’ defenseman and again fired the puck past the Jr. Rangers’ goalie on the right side of the net.  Less than two minutes later, a very crafty Jr. Rangers’ offensive player made a few nice dekes and then shot the puck to make the score 2 – 2.  At the 4 minute mark of the 3^rd period Justin Riley-Meyer added his third goal for the game giving him the hat trick and the Jr. Sting the winning goal for the game.  Justin again beat the Jr. Rangers’ goalie on the right side after he was fed an up ice pass by John Fazio.  The game ended and the Jr. Sting collected their first win of the season beating the Kitchener Rangers 3 – 2.

All of the Jr. Sting played well and special mention goes to forward Justin Riley-Meyer and goaltender Nicholas Coady for exceptional game play.  The Sarnia Jr. Sting Minor Atom A / AA coaching staff are very pleased with all of the boys’ efforts.  The Jr. Sting showed some real character during their second game this day.