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Sarnia Peewee MD
Vs.
LMHA Thunder
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Clearwater Arena
The Sarnia Peewee MD team
played the LMHA Thunder at the Clearwater Arena in the final
game of the regular season. The two teams have battled all
season and a win for the Sting would put them into a first
place tie a-top the division standings.
Chris Winch had the start in
net. In the first period, Brendan Hewton controlled the puck
in the Thunder end. Hewton was able to pass the puck to
Justin Lindsay and the puck entered the opposing net at 9:24
for a 1-0 lead. The Sarnia team controlled the play in the
first but were unable to take advantage of a power play. The
Sting were penalized just before the end of the period.
In the second period, the
Thunder took advantage of their power play opportunity and
scored their first goal of the game at 8:35 to tie the game.
Both teams had to kill off penalties and the Sting found
themselves down a defenseman for the rest of the game. Chris
Winch made a couple of great saves to keep the score 1-1.
The third period began and
Brendan Hewton made a nice break-out pass to Justin
Lindsay. Lindsay maneuvered his way around the defense and
scored his second of the game for a 2-1 lead. With 7:45 left
in the period, the Thunder tied the game on a defensive
misplay. The two teams continued to battle but the Sting
persevered and with 33.1 seconds remaining in the game,
Justin Lindsay scored the hat trick. The Sting held on for a
3-2 win.
The Sarnia Peewee MD are hoping
to be declared winners of their division. They have one more
win than Oakridge in the regular season standings. The
playoff schedule will be determined in the next few days.
Hopefully, the Sarnia Peewee MD team will be representing
the Forest City League in the Provincial Championship held
in Hamilton starting April 11th. |
