Legionnaires Suffer Loss in London
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
By Dan McCaffery
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The London Nationals defeated
the Sarnia Legionnaires 5-3
Wednesday.
It was a contest in which the
Legionnaires just couldn't seem
to get untracked.
In fact, the Nats peppered
Sarnia goalie Andrew Masters
with 20 shots in the first
period, grabbing a 2-1 lead in
the process.
Kevin Madden and Derek
Todosichuk scored for the
Londoners, with Ryan Trottier
replying for the visitors.
Trottier's goal, his 10th of the
season, came after he took a
pass from Cody Trowell and
scored from point blank range.
Davis Boyer had the other
assist.
The score would have been worse
expect for Masters, who foiled
Kevin Madden's penalty shot
attempt.
On the other hand, the
Legionnaires just missed a
couple of great chances of their
own. In fact, Ryan Vendramin
nearly tied the game before the
period was out, but his drive
hit the crossbar.
In the middle frame the
Legionnaires dominated
proceedings but the Nats got the
only goal (off the stick of
Tanner Ferreira) to go ahead
3-1.
Bobby King had the best Sarnia
chance, but was unable to find
the back of the net after
bursting into the clear and
going in alone on goal.
Hunter Tyczynski also came
close, dancing through the
entire London team, only to be
thwarted at the lip of the
crease.
Sarnia made a game of it in the
final stanza, with Cody Trowell
scoring early to get the
visitors back in it. Trowell's
rising shot from the bottom of
the faceoff circle beat Nats
goalie Justin Tugwell high on
the stick side. Captain Nathan
Mater assisted on the play.
Not long after that, Vendramin
scored to tie the game. Jordan
Fogarty and Brandon Layman got
helpers.
But London's Austin Kemp scored
on a late powerplay and Drew
Worrad added an empty net marker
to seal the win.
Cameron Clarke came close to
tying the game when he barged
through the London defense, only
to be denied at the last moment.
The Nationals outshot the
Legionnaires 40-35.
With the outcome the
Legionnaires are now 29-15-1 and
sit in third place in the
Western Jr. 'B' hockey
standings, three points behind
Chatham.
Sarnia is back in action tonight
(Thursday, Feb. 12) when the
Legionnaires host the last place
St. Marys Lincolns.
Game time at Sarnia Arena is set
for 7:10 p.m.
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