Markham Waxers (Game Report: Game 1, September 17/98)

Markham Waxers Game Report

SEP. 17/98 (Game 1)	P1	P2	P3	OT	FINAL
MARKHAM WAXERS	1	1	4	-	6
HUNTSVILLE WILDCATS	2	1	1	-	4

MULTIMEDIA

The Waxers got off on the right foot by winning the 1998-99 season opener by a 6-4 count over the Wildcats. Markham spoiled Huntsville's Home Opener by earning a come-from-behind victory, trailing by scores of 2-0, 2-1 and 3-2 before surging ahead to stay.

Mike Lee recorded his first victory in the OPJAHL, stopping 27 shots along the way.

Huntsville opened the scoring on 2 powerplay goals before Ian Malcolm scored the Waxers first goal of the year assisted by Kevin Tompkins and Andrew Robillard.

Chris Petracco scored to tie it at 2-2 assisted by Jim Ulcar and Chris Bahen. After the Wildcats scored their third powerplay goal of the game in the concluding minutes of the second, Malcolm add his second of the game from Tompkins and Bahen to even it up at 3-3.

The Waxers then continued their strong 3rd period play by outscoring the opposition by a 4-1 count. Petracco deflected a Lawne Snyder shot in for his second with Bryan Lachapelle earning the other assist. Snyder scored the eventual game winner on a setup by Rob Mazzuca. Daniel Sisca then added his first Jr. A goal to round out the scoring with assists going to Jim Stamatopoulos and Bahen.

The Waxers threw 45 shots at two Huntsville goalies to jump out to a 1-0 record. The Waxers play their home opener Friday night against the Wexford Raiders.

G A M E S U M M A R Y

PERIOD 1
1. Huntsville, Campbell (PP) (Byrne, Woods), 5:57.
2. Huntsville, Daniel (PP) (Robinson, Welch), 14:18.
3. Markham, Malcolm 1 (Tompkins, Robillard), 19:06.
PENALTIES: Bench Hun (minor), 0:00; Stoyan Mar (holding), 5:26; Sheppard Hun (roughing), 6:03; Tompkins Mar (high sticking), 8:07; Stoyan Mar (high sticking), 13:21.

PERIOD 2
4. Markham, Petracco 1 (Ulcar, Bahen), 12:26.
5. Huntsville, Higgs (PP) (Daniel, Welch), 16:42.
PENALTIES: Gelinas Mar (roughing), 5:27; Hawke Hun (high sticking), 7:50; Selby Mar (roughing), Welch Hun (high sticking, roughing), 9:49; Snyder Mar (tripping), 16:10; Welch Mar (hooking), 19:57.

PERIOD 3
6. Markham, Malcolm 2 (Tompkins, Bahen), 1:19.
7. Markham, Petracco 2 (Snyder, Lachapelle), 4:52.
8. Markham, Snyder 1 (Mazzuca), 7:14.
9. Huntsville, Campbell (Best, Dunn), 10:59.
10. Markham, Sisca 1 (Stamatopoulos, Bahen), 18:07.
PENALTIES: Petracco Mar (hooking), 0:59; Bahen Mar (cross checking), 8:47; Tompkins Mar (roughing), Higgs Hun (roughing), 14:03; Mazzuca Mar (roughing, misconduct), Woods Hun (roughing, misconduct), 18:07; Welch Hun (roughing), 19:14.

GOALTENDERS: Markham: Lee. Huntsville: Venturelli, Leclair.
POWERPLAYS: Markham 0-8; Huntsville 3-8.

SHOTS ON GOAL	P1	P2	P3	OT	FINAL
MARKHAM WAXERS	11	18	16	-	45
HUNTSVILLE WILDCATS	11	7	13	-	31

G A M E S T A T I S T I C S
No.	PLAYER	G	A	PTS	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
4	Jimmy Ball	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Jim Ulcar	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
6	Mike Clarke	did not play
7	Dan Britt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Chris Bahen	0	3	3	2	0	0	0
9	Daniel Sisca	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Alex Stoyan	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
11	Ben Buxton	did not play
12	Kevin Tompkins	0	2	2	4	0	0	0
14	Joel Kitchen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Robert Burrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Ian Malcolm	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
18	Chris Petracco	2	0	2	2	0	0	0
19	Bryan Lachapelle	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
20	Brett Barrer	did not play
21	Jim Stamatopoulos	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
22	Andrew Robillard	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
23	Rob Mazzuca	0	1	1	12	0	0	0
25	Matt Selby	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
27	Lawne Snyder	1	1	2	2	0	0	1
32	Locky Gelinas	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
29	Mike Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	Tom Lawson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS		6	11	17	30	0	0	1

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