Six Nations Rebels
1st Annual Pre-Season Tournament - March 26, 2008

The Sarnia Jr. B Pacers saw pre-season action at the Six Nations Rebels 1st Annual Pre-Season Tournament.

In game 1 the Pacers went up against the Halton Hills Bulldogs and both sides tied with 3 each. Halton Hills opened the scoring at 4:59 on a power play goal just 30 seconds after Mike Butler of Sarnia went off for slashing.  Sarnia notched the game at one each at the 11:10 mark with a goal by Mike Butler from Jim Purves.

In the second period, Sarnia gained the lead at 4:43 with a goal off the stick of Connor Wright and picking up assists were Lance Ross and Josh Yurchuk. The In Motion Pacers took a two goal lead with a short-handed marker at the eight minute mark and notching the final Pacers goal was Terry Millar.  Picking up assists were Josh Yurchuk and Connor Wright. Halton Hills responded with a goal to get to within one at the 10:28 mark and Sarnia went into the dressing room with a one goal lead.

In a period filled with penalties, the only goal scored was by Halton Hills at the 4:06 mark. Halton Hills took three penalties in a row but Sarnia was unable to capitalize. All penalties in this tournament were three minutes in duration.  Things got a bit messy with 2:23 to go as one Hills player was called for roughing while Sarnia's Steve General was called for high sticking, roughing and given a game expulsion.

Halton Hills took 12 penalties for 36 minutes, Sarnia was 14 penalties (and an expulsion) for 42 minutes.  Halton Hills was 1 for 10 with the man advantage and Sarnia was 0 for 1 but they did have one short-handed goal.

Game 2 vs. Oakville Buzz -- loss of 10-3

Sarnia opened the scoring on a power play goal at the 1:54 mark.  Scoring the goal was Connor Wright with an assist picked up by Riley Thompson.  Oakville tied the game at the 2:55 mark before the In Motion Pacers responded - with two goals and would take a 3-1 lead into the dressing room after 20 minutes of play.  Scoring the second Pacers goal at 5:38 was Shane Cox from Terry Millar and Josh Bujaki.  With 2:14 remaining in the period Riley Thompson bulged the back of the net for the Pacers with assists picked up by Connor Wright and Mike Butler.

In the second period, it was all Oakville as they reeled off four in a row, the first coming before the period was 90 seconds old, and took a 5-3 lead into the dressing room.  The third period found the In Motion Pacers spending too much time in the penalty box, taking five penalties to Oakville's one.  The Buzz made Sarnia pay, scoring three power play goals, and then added a short-handed marker with 13 seconds remaining in the game.

Oakville took 8 penalties for 33 minutes, Sarnia took 10 penalties resulting in 40 minutes of penalties.  The Buzz were 3 for 9 with the man advantage and Sarnia was 1 for 6 on the power play.

Game 3 vs. Hamilton Bengals -- loss of 7-4

A tightly contested game was played by the Pacers against the Bengals and it was Hamilton that opened the scoring with a goal at the 1:53 mark.  Sarnia notched their first goal of the game at 10:59 off the stick of Jamie Schieman with an assist picked up by Lance Ross.  The Bengals regained the lead at 14:02 but it lasted for all of 56 seconds before Sarnia's Lance Ross bulged the twine to tied the game at two apiece.  Assisting on this goal was Jahn Budziewicz.

Hamilton opened the scoring again and early this time taking the lead at 1:46 for the third time this game.  Again, Sarnia tied the game with an unassisted goal at 2:26 by Riley Thompson.  The Bengals scored two more quick goals the first at 3:07 and their fourth goal 1:41 later.  That would be all the scoring for this period, but it got a bit hot under the collar and a pair of fights took place netting five minute majors for two players for each team (incorrect numbers were entered as Sarnia had no one dressed with number 8 or 22).

In the third period, Hamilton scored their sixth goal at 6:42 but Sarnia pulled to within one on a Shane Cox marker at the 11:02 mark.  Assisting were Jarod Henderson and Jahn Budziewicz.  Just 21 seconds later, off went Jamie Schieman for unsportsmanlike conduct, leading to a power play goal by Hamilton at the 13:19 mark.

Each team took 8 penalties and were assessed 28 minutes in the sin bin.  The Bengals were 1 for 3 with the man advantage while Sarnia went 0 for 3 this game.