Legionnaires Make it Three in a Row
December 10, 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS
By Dan McCaffery
The surging Sarnia Legionnaires
won their third in a row
Wednesday, climbing a notch in
the standings in the process.
Coach Mark Davis's charges
belted the LaSalle Vipers 5-1
right in the Essex County
community to move into a tie for
fifth place in the Western Jr.
'B' hockey circuit.
And they did it in style,
outshooting the home team 40-28.
More than that, they never
trailed, jumping into a 3-0 lead
after the first period and
enjoying a 4-1 advantage after
the middle frame.
"We played very well,” Davis
said. “We had to overcome four
penalties right off and we did
that. It was a combination of
everybody playing well.”
With the victory Sarnia improved
its record to 14-10-1-3.
Rookie Alec DeKoning was on
fire, scoring twice and setting
up two others. DeKoning, who was
playing his first game after
missing a month with an injury,
now has six goals on the
campaign.
"DeKoning was amazing,” Davis
said. “He was skating hard,
taking hits and giving them.”
Ryan Vendramin was almost as
hot, scoring one goal (his 12th)
and assisting on three others.
He now has an incredible 37
points in just 18 games (he
missed 10 contests due to
injury).
Brock Perry (with his 9th) and
Brad Yowart (with his 5th) had
Sarnia's other tallies. Jarret
Marks had an assist, giving him
three points in his last two
games. Perry also set up one
goal.
Aidan Hughes got the win in net,
kicking out 27 shots. The Vipers
could only beat him when they
enjoyed a two-man advantage.
Davis described the one Viper
shot that eluded his young
goalie as “a rocket.” He added,
“Hughesy made the saves when we
needed them.”
The Sarnians were playing
without three suspended players
(Captain Hunter Tyczynski, P.J.
Vandervaart and Ryan Trottier).
Alec Segers, a Jr. 'C' callup,
filled one of the holes and,
Davis said, performed well.
"Segers did his job," the bench
boss said. "He got pucks down
low. I can see him playing more
games for us for sure."
The Legionnaires return to
action tonight (Thursday, Dec.
10) when they host the London
Nationals at the Brock Street
barn.
Game time is set for 7:10 p.m.
Sarnia is just four points back
of London and Chatham, who are
tied for third in the nine-team
conference.
"We know every game from here on
in is important,” Davis said. “I
told them 'tonight's game is
over, we've got to concentrate
on the next game.'”