In what is probably one of the
most heated rivalries in the OPJHL the Thornhill Major Islanders came into
Markham
last night for the first of the Home and Home series to be completed Saturday
in Thornhill. Both teams looked to be well prepared for the game as even
warm-up saw an intensity not seen since the playoffs last year.
The game had a quick pace and
was hard hitting affair beginning at the drop of the puck and continuing
through to the final buzzer and even a little after. The Waxers would find the
net first as Jamie Wright, in
his second game back off the IR, found the net after Nathaniel Brooks won the
face-off. Sending the puck back to Wright
at the point, he faked a shot took a step around the charging forward and fired
a shot that evaded everyone’s legs including the goalie's. The Islanders
would find the
Markham
net as the period was winding to a close to send it to the rooms tied 1-1.
The second was much the same
as the Waxers found the net in much the same manner as the first. Mike
Standon scored his first goal as a Waxer with the low shot from the point,
which deflected off a Thornhill player and into the net. Again as the period
wound down the Islander found a way to send it to the rooms tied 2-2.
The third saw the Waxers come
on with even more than they had all game. On the powerplay, after
controlling the puck for what seemed to be forever, Ryan
Olidis found Ben Cottreau
he in turn sent a cross ice pass to Brooks who put it in the net between the
goalies pads. Then shortly after that Brooks caused a turnover in the neutral
zone, head manned the puck to Jeff
Paisley who took a quick release shot that was deflected by the Thornhill
player in to the top corner. However Thornhill did not give-up on a nice set
play breakout off a face-off they scored to make the score 4-3. Then like has
happened so many times this season Cottreau did his best to seal the victory.
In what was a pure snipers goal, Cottreau saw a opening and quickly put the
puck through it into the net (assist to Daniel
Torres). Thornhill would fget one more, bouncing the puck in of a
Waxer player, but could not get the equalizer.
G A M
E S U M M A R Y |
PERIOD
1
1. Markham, Wright 3 (Brooks)
5:44.
2. Thornhill, M. Duco (PP) (Prawdzik) 19:03.
PENALTIES:
Jacobs Mar Ovenden Tho (roughing) 2:47, Brooks Mar (roughing after
the whistle) 5:57, Shariff Tho (slashing) 7:10, Gleason Tho (cross
checking) 10:06, Wong Mar Ovenden Tho (roughing) Shariff Tho
(tripping) 16:21, Lyall Mar (elbowing) 18:39
PERIOD
2
3. Markham, Standon 1
(unassisted) 12:11.
4. Thornhill, J. Duco (unassisted) 18:57.
PENALTIES: Flowers
Mar Dillon Tho (fighting, game misconduct) 0:11, Olidis Mar
(slashing) 0:47, Torres Mar Zulauf Tho (misconduct) 14:36, Dias
Mar Ovenden Tho (fighting, game misconduct) 15:56, Prawdzic Tho
(slashing) 19:16
PERIOD
3
5. Markham, Brooks 12 (PP)
(Olidis, Cottreau) 1:15.
6. Markham, Paisley 4 (Brooks, Wright) 2:20.
7. Thornhill, M. Duco (Siekris, J. Duco) 4:03.
8. Markham, Cottreau 22 (PP) (Torres) 10:04.
9. Thornhill, M. Duco (unassisted) 16:48.
PENALTIES: Jacobs Mar J.
Duco Tho (roughing) Zulauf Tho (slashing) 8:50GOALTENDERS:
Markham: Anthony
Guadagnolo, Thornhill: Kyle Zoon
POWERPLAYS:
Markham: 2 for 5.
Thornhill: 1 for 3. |
SHOTS ON
GOAL |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
OT |
FINAL |
THORNHILL
MAJOR ISLANDERS |
8 |
9 |
10 |
- |
27 |
MARKHAM
WAXERS |
15 |
15 |
13 |
- |
43 |
|