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East Lambton Silverstick
Watford Arena
Sarnia Jr. Sting Peewee vs. Blenheim The Sarnia Jr. Sting Major Peewee’s played their first game after the Christmas break at the East Lambton Silverstick Tournament in Watford. Greg Loucks got the start in net. The Sting came out of the gate flying and in the first minute Matt Hodgins worked the puck into the Blenheim zone, passed the puck to Garrett Deley in front of the net and Deley scored the first goal of the game. The Sting took a 2-0 lead with 1:53 left in the period. C.J. Montanaro took the shot from the point and Koen Gendron tipped the puck past the Blenheim goalie. With less than a minute to play in the period, Blenheim answered back with a goal of their own. 2-1 Sting.
The Sting ran into penalty trouble to start the second period. At the 5:50 mark, Blenheim scored a power play goal to tie the game at 2. Both teams had their chances but the score remained tied.
The team from Blenheim had a great opportunity to break the tie but Greg Loucks made an outstanding save on a break away. The play continued back and forth but both teams couldn’t get one past the opposing goalie. The game was still tied 2-2 at the end of regulation.
A sudden death overtime period of 3 on 3 hockey ensued. Tristan Reeb, Koen Gendron and Justin Lindsay all had magnificent chances to put the game away but at the 12:33 mark of the overtime, Blenheim broke the tie to win the game 3-2.
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Jr. Sting Peewee vs. Mt. Brydges Mt. Brydges were penalized at the start of the second period. During the power play, Jack Paterson passed the puck to Tristan Reeb. Reeb took the shot and Hewton scored on the rebound. The Sting kept pressing but ran into penalty trouble of their own. On the ensuing power play, Mt. Brydges scored again to take a 4-2 lead.
The Sting kept trying but at the 9:05 mark of the third the team from Mt. Brydges scored again to take a commanding 5-2 lead. With 34 seconds left in the game, Koen Gendron got a goal back for the Sting but it was too little too late. The final score was 5-3 Mt. Brydges thus eliminating the Sting from the Silverstick tournament.
The Sarnia Jr. Sting Major Peewees look forward to resuming league play on January 10th against the North London Nationals at the Clearwater Arena. Game time is 7:00 pm. highlights brought to you by: |
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