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MULTIMEDIA
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Friday night the Waxers faced a good test as the
Stouffville Spirit (in the midst of a real dogfight for first place in the
North) paid a visit to Markham Centennial. The Waxers with a big assist to the
howitzer toted by the oft-forgotten Derek
Doucette (he joined the Waxers with older brother Adam, a deal that has
to easily be the deal of the year). With Markham down 4-3, Derek unleashed a
pair of bombs to first tie and then put the Waxers ahead for good to give the
Waxers their fifth straight win.
The Waxers struck quickly when Jimmy
Ball and Kevin Cribari
worked the puck in the offensive zone before Cribari fed Jason
Duffy at the top of the left faceoff circle, Duffy wired a wrist shot
into the Stouffville cage for the game's ice breaking goal.
Stouffville evened the score shortly thereafter
when a centering pass deflected off a Waxer defender's skate past netminder Rick
Marnon who had zero time to react to the pinball effect.
Mark
Menonte and Paul
Robinson controlled play deep in Spirit territory while on a penalty
kill, then just as the penalized Waxer stepped on to the ice, Menonte fed
Robinson in front who made no mistake for his 14th of the year. Alex
Stoyan back in the lineup after missing Thursday night's contest due to
work commitments drew the other assist.
Later the Spirit scored a powerplay goal, a
formidable feat for the opposition as the Waxer penalty killing units have been
first class lately.
The Waxers wasted no time regaining the lead in
the second period, while on a powerplay, Menonte fed Adam
Doucette who waited until he had the shot he wanted and then ripped the
disc home for his 31st goal of the year.
Late in the period the Spirit put together a
pair of goals less than a minute apart to vault into the lead for the first and
only time in the contest.
With just over eight minutes remaining in the
contest, Derek Doucette ripped a bullet past the backup Spirit tender to tie
the game at 4-4. Andy
Schofield and South Division Most Valuable Player Kevin
Tompkins earned the assists. Four minutes later Derek Doucette ripped
home his second of the night, his 15th of the year from Cribari and Robert
Burrows.
With time winding down and the Spirit unable to
mount any real attack to gain the equalizer, Jason
Young spotted an opening and slid the puck three-quarters the length of
the ice for the final goal of the night.
Marnon once again gave the Waxers a solid effort
between the pipes and shut the door after the Spirit gained the lead to give
his club a chance to mount the comeback.
The Waxers victory was a testament to the
"team first" mentality that is prevailing and the hard work that
results from such an attitude. Their next game is Friday (Feb. 2) against the
Pickering Panthers, a special night as the Waxers will be paying tribute to
their graduating players.
| G A M
E S U M M A R Y |
PERIOD
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1. Markham, Duffy 8 (Cribari, Ball), 5:59.
2. Stouffville, O'Shell (unassisted), 7:17.
3. Markham, Robinson 14 (Menonte, AStoyan), 13:24.
4. Stouffville, Bond (PP) (Minicucci, Veilleux), 15:18.
PENALTIES:
Tompkins Mar (hooking), 11:21; Ferrante Mar (boarding), 13:45;
Tucciarone STO (slashing), 18:19; Tompkins Mar (roughing), O'Shell
STO (tripping major), 18:58.
PERIOD
2
5. Markham, ADoucette 31 (PP) (Menonte), 1:05.
6. Stouffville, Rebic (Minicucci, Veilleux), 14:22.
7. Stouffville, Johnston (O'Shell, Bond), 15:13.
PENALTIES:
Schofield Mar (slashing), 2:36; Tompkins Mar (roughing), 6:12;
Menonte Mar (aggressor, fighting, game misconduct), Duchesne STO
(cross checking major, game misconduct), 8:22; Ball Mar
(roughing), ADoucette Mar (slashing major, game misconduct),
Marnon Mar (leaving the crease), Bond STO (roughing), Eliopoulos
STO (aggressor, fighting, game misconduct), 9:18; Graham STO
(holding), 11:12; Bench Mar (too many men), 10:29.
PERIOD
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8. Markham, DDoucette 14 (Schofield, Tompkins), 11:50.
9. Markham, DDoucette 15 (Cribari, Burrows), 15:55.
10. Markham, Young 10 (EN) (unassisted), 19:45.
PENALTIES:
AStoyan Mar (high sticking), 9:06; Bond STO (cross checking),
9:22; Hamilton STO (high sticking), 13:42.
GOALTENDERS:
Markham: Rick Marnon. Stouffville: George Eliopoulos, Thomas Lee
(9:18 of 2nd).
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| SHOTS ON
GOAL |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
OT |
FINAL |
| STOUFFVILLE
SPIRIT |
10 |
10 |
7 |
- |
27 |
| MARKHAM
WAXERS |
12 |
8 |
10 |
- |
30 |
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