Feb 10, 2013 | Justin Pullen | 856 views
Strong Start to the Playoffs!
February 9 and 10 – Goderich
at BCH Ice Dogs and Lucknow Sepoys. Seven was the magic number this
weekend with the Sailors taking their first two games of the playoffs with
decisive 7-3 and 7-2 wins over BCH and Lucknow! The first game against the BCH Ice Dogs started with a nice
set-up from Brendan to Ryan to make it 1-0. Remi then put the Sailors ahead 2-0 with his signature wrist
shot – however, the Ice Dogs answered back near the end of the first period to
make it a close 2-1 game.
The Sailors came alive in the second the third periods with Remi landing 2 more goals for a hat trick and Joey and Ryan securing 2 more to close the deal. Assists of the game went to Curtis, Paige, Aiden and Connor. Tyler was superb in net and made some outstanding saves to keep the Ice Dogs muzzled at just 3 goals. All the kids moved the puck beautifully and showed great teamwork. The second game against the Lucknow Sepoys started off as an even match, with 2 Lucknow goals to match the 2 goals by Ryan and end the first period 2-2. Remi put the Sailors ahead 3-2 in the second period with a ‘5 hole’ goal between the legs of the Sepoy goalie. The fragile 3-2 lead soon ended as the Sailors turned-up the heat in the third period to land 4 more goals. The first was set-up by Ciaran with a nice rush to the net with Ryan landing the rebound. Curtis landed the next goal on a breakaway with a sneaky deke. Cody and Ryan closed the deal with 2 more goals and took and final score to 7-2. Once again, Tyler played an outstanding game in net and was supported with some great defensive play by Jack, Adrien, Ciaran and Connor. Let’s keep it going Sailors for the rest of the playoffs!