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Mooretown Flags
Wins Final Regular
Season Game in Shoot Out
january 21, 2014
By Pat Brethauer
In the final regular season Jr. C league game the Flags defeated the Amherstburg Admirals in a shoot out with a final score of 5 - 4.
Both teams shared two goals in the first period. Defenceman Sam McCormack's power play goal put the Flags on board first at 5:32 with Sam Jasmin and Macgregor Haddon assisting. Amherstburg went on and added two goals the first at 10:25 by Ryan Alexander and a power play goal at 16:41 by Tyler Lawrance to take the lead for the first time. In the final minute of the first Brett Podgorski tied things up with Austin Ainsworth and Sam Jasmin.
After a scoreless second period
Amherstburg took a 3 - 2 lead with just over a
minute off the clock in the third period. The
equalizer came at 14:06 on a power play by
defenceman David Addley assisted by Spencer Bronzi.
Neither side scored in the over time
period that sent the game to a shoot out where the
Flags came out on top 2 - 1 after eight shooters.
Macgregor Haddon was the first shooter and scored
the first goal for the Flags. Matt Brandon
scored the game winner. Kyle Carter was the
first and only shooter to score for the Admirals.
Amherstburg outshot the Flags 46 -
42. Spectacular goaltending by both ends.
Brandon Johnson earned the win for the Flags,
Klinton Kenney took the loss.
Mooretown went two for seven on power plays,
Amherstburg scored once on four opportunities.
Heading into this game the two teams
were jockeying for 6th place as Amherstburg was just
one point behind the Flags.
Mooretown took the 6th spot with a
record of 20-17-1-2 for 43 points. Amhersburg
remained in 7th place with a final record of
19-18-1-2.
The season standings ended with Essex leading in the
Great Lakes League with a record of 34-3-1-2.
Belle River came second (23-15-2-0, Blenheim third
(21-14-2-3). Wheatley took fourth (22-16-1-1),
Alvinston fifth (22-17-0-1) then Mooretown sixth
followed by Amerherstburg seventh and Dresden taking
the eighth and final spot (14-20-3-3).
The Playoffs brackets as follows:
Essex (1) vs Dresden (8)
Belle River (2) vs Amherstburg (7)
Blenheim (3) vs Mooretown (6)
Wheatly (4) vs Alvinston (5)
Mooretown's playoff schedule will be posted when
it's made available.
Mooretown
Flags Hockey Club
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