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Petrolia Squires vs Thedford Dirty Dogs
October 9, 2009

The Petrolia Squires opened their 40th season at home and as winners with a 5 - 4 win over the Thedford Dirty Dogs.
 

Both teams went end to end in a scoreless first period.  Thedford took the lead in the second period with Trevor Stratton scoring then made it 2 - 0 on a goal by Scott Degroot.   Petrolia's first goal came on a powerplay by Scott Hull from Craig LaFramboise and Carson Simpson.  Mike Gardner tied things up late in the period assisted by Craig LaFramboise.  With just :20 seconds left in the period Ryan Chapman made it 3 - 2 to take the lead.  Assisting on Chapman's goal were Aaron Brand and Jason Polera.
 

In the third the Squires doubled their lead to 4 - 2 on an unassisted goal by Scott Hull.  Thedford came back less than a minute to narrow the lead with Criag Evans scoring. Petrolia again took the 2 point spread on an unassisted goal by Danny Larocque.  At 14:51 Thedford came back with Trevor Stratton but the Squires held on to the end to take their first win of the season.
 

The Squires don't have time to rest as they are on the road tonight (Sat Oct 10) to Tillsonburg for a 7:30 start.  Next home game is on Friday Oct 23 starting at 8:00 pm.