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WAXERS SKID
GROWS TO THREE What Herrington wished his club could have had though, was a healthy Chris DelRosario between the pipes. It might be hard to reason that one player could have made a difference. But DelRosario's presence after he replaced starter B.J. Forsyth, who was making his first start in three weeks after incurring a concussion, with the Waxers trailing 1-0 after just 15 seconds appeared to light a spark. A powerplay goal by Lawne Snyder and a pair of shorthanded tallies by Chris Petracco and Paul Robinson vaulted the Waxers to a 3-1 lead. After the Hurricanes cut the deficit with a goal, the Waxers took a 5-2 lead to the dressing room thanks to a shorthanded marker by David Colucci and a powerplay goal by Kevin Tompkins. But DelRosario was forced to leave the game after a pulled leg muscle he suffered in Thursday's loss to St. Michael's flared up. Herrington noted the injury incurred by DelRosario is not serious. He anticipates the Markham native could return to goal for Thursday's road contest against the Stouffville Spirit. "He couldn't push off with one leg and couldn't move it," said Herrington of the injury. The Hurricanes had Forsyth's number as they erupted for five unanswered goals to take a 7-5 lead through 40 minutes.
Joel Kitchen scored a shorthanded goal in the final frame to round out the Waxers scoring. "Our special teams played well. And even when we were playing five-on-five I thought we carried the play," assessed Herrington after his club lost its third straight game and now sport a 4-4-1-1 mark. "We chased out their number one goalie (Jason Hooper) when it went 3-1 and when he went back in goal at the start of the second period he stoned us." "I thought we played physical and disciplined although the penalties and powerplay opportunities might not show it. I thought we played strong in both ends of the rink. It was just one of those nights." Herrington is optimistic the club's fortunes will change. "We just need to get some breaks that other teams have been getting against us. We, the coaches, left the rink feeling proud of our guys and felt we can compete with the top teams in the league. I thought we deserved better."
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