|
March 25, 2008
Sarnia Jr. Sting Peewee MD vs.
West London Hawks
Germain Arena
The Sarnia Major Peewee MD team
played the West London Hawks in the first game of their best
2 out of 3 series. The two teams played in the cozy confines
of the Germain Arena.
Greg Loucks started in goal for
the Sting. The Sting jumped out to a 1-0 lead at 8:39 of
the first period when Chase Henne feathered a pass to
Brendan Hewton who scored. Tristan Reeb rushed into the West
end 42 seconds later and the Sting scored their second of
the game.
In the second period, West
London were assessed a penalty and on the ensuing power
play, Brendan Hewton scored his second of the game for a 3-0
lead. Less than 30 seconds later, the Hawks lifted the puck
over Loucks after the defense had trouble clearing the puck.
With 3:47 left in the period, Garrett Deley made no mistake
on a break away to give the Sting a 4-1 lead.
In the third period, the Sting
were assessed a penalty but were able to kill it off. The
Sting had numerous opportunities to put the puck into the
net but lady luck just didn’t seem to be on their side. At
the 9:42 mark, West London scored when the forward, on a
great individual effort, was able to deke around the Sting
defense. West scored again at the 7:43 mark to make it a 4-3
game. Again the Sting had chances to increase their lead but
instead were penalized at the 2:56 mark. Two seconds after
the penalty expired, West scored the tying goal.
The first overtime period began
with 4 on 4 play. West incurred a tripping penalty at 2:17.
While on the power play, Justin Lindsay rang the puck off
the post. The Sting kept pressing but were unable to put the
puck in the net.
In the second overtime, the play
was 3 on 3. The Sting were able to get a whistle in West’s
end. The face off was won by the Sting and Koen Gendron
lifted the shot and just missed. A West London player
grabbed the rebound and passed it to a streaking forward
whose shot found its way over Louck’s shoulder. The Sting
lost this heartbreaking game 5-4 even though they outshot
their opponent.
The Sarnia Peewees play against
the Hawks in game two on Thursday, March 27th at the Nichols
Arena. Game time is at 7:30 p.m. |
