Friday, June 20 versus
Windsor
Pacers
Finish Their 2008 Season With a
Solid Effort
Final score: Windsor - 9
Sarnia - 9
By
Deb Lawrence

In goal for Windsor was
Brendan Stevenson and
between the pipes for Sarnia was
Greg Krstic.

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1st
Period:
Sarnia opened
the scoring at
the 3:30 mark on
a goal by
Jimmy Purves
from David
Hornblower
and Greg
Krstic.
With Purves off
for a wrap
around minor
(4:29)and Jahn
Budziewicz
serving two
minutes for
slashing (5:42)
the Fratmen
scored their
first goal while
enjoying a two
man advantage.
Tying the game
at the 6:11 mark
was Steve
Weingarden from
Devon
Humphrey and
Drew St.
Louis. Going
off at 7:19 for
slashing was
Jimmy Purves of
Sarnia and once
again Windsor
enjoyed a two
man advantage
and scored on
the power play.
They would take
the lead on a C.
J.
Ziriada goal at
the 7:40 mark
with assists to
Andrew
Soulliere and
Steve
Weingarden.
Yet another five
on three power
play goal was
scored by
Windsor this one
coming at the
8:01 mark and
off the stick of
Andrew
Ryckman with
assists to
Garrison Matte
and C.J.
Ziriada.
The Fratmen
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would extend
their lead to
three at 13:11
with a marker
off the stick of
Jeff Rivait
with assists to
Mike Rivait
and Brett
Hickey.
Just 45 seconds
later Ziriada
scored a goal
with assists to
Andrew
Ryckman and
Mike
Rivait. The
Pacers began
their climb back
into the game at
15:57 when
David Hornblower
bulged the
twine. The loan
assist was
picked up by
Jesse Thompson.
Then at 17:49
Jahn Budziewicz
notched a goal
and picking up
assists were
Jesse Thompson
and Joe
Allison.
Picking up his
second of the
period at the
19:02 mark was
Jimmy
Purves with
a single assist
going to
David Hornblower.
With 26.6
seconds
remaining in the
period Sarnia
called a timeout
since they had
possession of
the ball in
their own end.
When play
resumed the In
Motion Pacers
goalie had been
pulled in favor
of an extra
runner and with
just under two
seconds to go
Jesse Thompson
swished one in
to tie the game
at five each.
That was the
score that the
teams took to
the dressing
room. Shots on
goal: Windsor –
21 Sarnia –
16. Windsor was
3 for 4 with the
man advantage
and Sarnia was 0
for 1 on the
power play
during these
twenty minutes
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2nd Period:
Sarnia opened
the scoring this
period and
reclaimed the
lead with a goal
at 5:02 by
Terry Miller
from Jimmy
Purves. The
Pacers took a
two goal lead at
8:33 on a
Jahn Budziewicz
goal. Assisting
on the goal were
Jimmy Purves
and Jesse
Thompson.
Windsor got back
to within one
goal when they
scored a 4 on 3
power play goal
at the 12:20
mark. Notching
the goal was
Andrew Ryckman
from Mike
Rivait and
Don Matte.
Windsor tied the
game with 1:29
remaining on a
Drew St.
Louis goal
from Mike
Rivait and
Grant
Sokolowski.
With 35 .7
seconds left and
Windsor in
possession of
the ball in our
end, they took a
timeout but did
not pull their
goalie for an
extra runner.
Shots on goal:
Windsor –
19/40 Sarnia –
15/31. Windsor
was one for two
with the man
advantage and
Sarnia was 0 for
1 on the power
play this
period.
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3rd
Period:
Near the seventh
minute mark
penalties were
taken by
Windsor’s Gabe
Gervais
(roughing) and
Sarnia’s Jimmy
Purves (5 for
unnecessary
roughing) which
resulted in
Windsor having
two power play
opportunities
once the minor
to Gervais had
been served.
Just 28 seconds
later Riley
Thompson of
Sarnia was
called for wrap
around. While
Windsor enjoyed
a one man
advantage they
retook the lead
in the game with
a power play
goal off the
stick of
Brett Hickey
at the 7:29
mark. Picking
up assists were
Travis Boomer
and Mike
Rivait.
Still on the
power play due
to the major
taken by Purves,
the Fratmen
struck once
again with a
power play
goal. Notching
his second of
the period was
Brett Hickey
at 9:24 from
Andrew Ryckman
and Mike
Rivait. The
Pacers refused
to go away and
came back with
two goals of
their own.
Scoring at 14:33
was Jimmy
Purves from
Greg Krstic
and tying it up
at 16:12 was the
same pair
players. On
each of the
goals Purves
stepped off the
bench, took a
long pass from
Krstic and then
danced his way
to the net.
With under 30
seconds to play
in regulation
time, each team
took a timeout
when they had
possession of
the ball but
neither were
able to put
anything further
behind the
goaltenders.
Shots on goal:
Windsor – 15/55
Sarnia – 10/41.
Windsor was 2
for 3 with the
man advantage
while Sarnia had
no power play
chances this
period.
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Overtime:
The closest
anyone came to
scoring in
overtime was
near the four
minute mark when
Michael Jacques
of the Pacers
rang one off the
sidebar. The
only penalties
taken during
this minors were
Brett overtime,
the game remain
tied at nine
goals each with
each team
receiving one
point. Shots on
goal: Windsor –
7/ 62 Sarnia –
6/47. Neither
team had power
play chances
during the
overtime,
Windsor was 6
for 9 this game
and Sarnia was 0
for 2.
Players of
the game:
Windsor:
Mike Rivait
(6a)
Sarnia :
Jimmy Purves
(4g 2a)
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