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Pacers
Drop to 0-3 Early in Season
Friday, May 2 at Wallaceburg
Final Score: Wallaceburg -
9 Sarnia - 2
by
Deb Lawrence
In
goal for Wallaceburg was Bob
Smith and between the pipes
for Sarnia was Justin
Matthews.
1st Period: A
bout featuring Dustin Howlett of
the Red Devils and Pacers John
Pilkey took place at the 13:27
mark and to the right of
Sarnia's goaltender. Each
picked up five minute fighting
majors with Pilkey getting an
additional two for high
sticking. His minor was served
by Chris Gibbs. Just 27 seconds
later, Wallaceburg struck with a
power play marker off the stick
of Rob Pollock from
Seth Griffins and Chadd
Murphy. Holding was the
call at 15:37 that sent off
Justin Belanger of Wallaceburg
to the sin bin. Although the
Pacers enjoyed the man advantage
for the second time in the
period, it was Wallaceburg that
netted a goal. Scoring the
unassisted short-handed marker
at 16:21 was Kyle VanDamme.
With just under 33 seconds to
play, Sarnia called a timeout
and when play resumed, they took
possession of the ball deep in
their own end and with their
goaltender pulled for an extra
attacker. Unfortunately for
Pacer fans, they were unable to
maintain possession and the
period ended with the Red Devils
up by two. Wallaceburg was 1
for 2 on the power play and
Sarnia was 0 for 2 with the man
advantage this period.
2nd Period: The
Red Devils found themselves on
the power play again when the
Pacers took yet another too many
men minor (their third of the
game) at the 5:55 mark.
Wallaceburg scored on the power
play at 6:23 with a marker off
the stick of Josh Lucier
from Clint Lamarsh and
Chadd Murphy. They made it
4-0 on an unassisted goal at
8:20 by Clint Lamarsh.
The score became 5-0 at the
13:15 mark when Clint Lamarsh
scored and picking up the assist
was Rob Pollock. High
sticking was the call at 18:42
that would see Dustin Howlett of
Wallaceburg spend some time in
the sin bin. As the Pacers
pressed for a goal, a loose ball
was scooped up and bulging the
net for a Red Devils
short-handed marker at 19:08 was
Rob Pollock with an
assist to Ozzie Long.
Sarnia finally managed to get to
Smith eight seconds later as
T. J. Mara scooped up a
rebound and swished the net for
the Pacers. Picking up assists
were Mike Butler and
Riley Thompson. Wallaceburg
was 1 for 2 on the power play
and Sarnia was 1 for 4 with the
man advantage this period.
3rd Period:
Unnecessary roughness was called
at 5:23 and off to serve five
minutes was Jesse Gross of the
Red Devils. Wallaceburg's
Josh Lucier lit the lamp for
another short- handed goal for
the Red Devils at the 8:17
mark. An assist went to
Shane Pollock. Sarnia's
Dallas Knight went off at 10:08
for high sticking and the power
play units of Wallaceburg
responded with a goal,
unassisted, at 11:17 off the
stick of Rob Pollock.
Cross checking was the call at
12:31 that put Matt Murphy of
Wallaceburg in the penalty box
but Sarnia pulled their goalie
for an extra attacker while they
had possession of the puck prior
to the call. Just 15 seconds
later, Jim Purves notched
a power play marker for the
Pacers with assists picked up by
Riley Thompson and T.
J. Mara. Wallaceburg closed
out the scoring with a marker at
15:45 off the stick of Clint
Lamarsh and picking up an
assist was Dustin Howlett.
Wallaceburg was 1 for 2 on the
power play this period and were
3 for 6 in the game with 3
short-handed goals. Sarnia was
1 for 2 with the man advantage
this period and were 2 for 8 in
the game with no short-handed
goals.
Players of the Game:
WAL: #29 - Bobby Smith
SAR: #41 - Justin Matthews
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