Good Start to Sarnia Jr. Sting Minor Atom A/AA Season

In their first regular season match, the Sarnia Jr. Sting Minor Atom A/AA team came out with a lot of heart and desire and battled hard to tie the Burlington Bulldogs 1 – 1.  The exciting game showed nonstop action from the initial drop of the puck all the way to the last second.

Play was fast and physical both ways and the larger Sting team was short handed the majority of the second and third periods.  However, with superb goaltending by Nicholas Coady and strong defensive support from the Sting team, Sarnia shut down Burlington’s offense until the 3 minute 30 second mark of the last period.  With the Sting at a 1 goal deficit, they continued to battle hard, pulling their goalie with less than 2 minutes remaining, to try and tie it up.  Burlington had two opportunities to seal the deal, but the Sting managed to keep the puck out of their net to stay in the game.  With 25 seconds remaining, Lucas Banninga turned Burlington’s second opportunity around by gaining possession of the puck and feeding a pass up the ice to teammate Jack Soeder.  Soeder then placed a perfect pass on Jacob Caughlin’s stick, who charged the net and picked the top right hand corner to beat Burlington’s goalie and tie the game at 1 apiece.  The last 25 seconds of the third period provided Burlington with more opportunities, but the resilient Sting hung on to take a point for the game.

The Sarnia Jr. Sting Minor Atom A/AA coaching staff couldn’t be any more proud of the effort provided by all of the Sting players during their first regular season competition.