Despite this obvious difference, the Waxers squad came out with a much different work ethic then they had the previous night. They battled hard for loose pucks and won tough battles throughout the night. Both goalies again showed well.

The Waxers took the lead in the first period on an excellent power-play marker. Ben Cottreau fed Jason Duffy as he exploded out of the Waxers zone and Duffy went in on a one on two and made a quick move and shot a laser to the top corner. The Hurricane goaltender never had a chance. The Hurricanes came back quickly scoring on an odd man rush late in the period to send it to the rooms tied.

The second period was much the same story. The game was a quick physical affair and an excellent one to watch for those of us in the stands. Darryl Flowers sent a pass to Cottreau who put the Waxers into the lead again with a smoking slap shot to the top corner blocker side that the goalie just wasn't expecting. Newmarket would tie the game again. Then, on the powerplay, Steve McQueen would redirect a cross ice pass from Robert Bedard and deflect it into the wide open cage as the Newmarket goalie slid across the ice. Newmarket would score another to make the period end in a 3-3 draw.

The third saw the Hurricanes' fresher legs start to take over. They scored to lead 4-3. The Waxers fought hard and on a fantastic goal saw B.J. Quinto tap a Cottreau rebound out of mid air into the top corner to tie the game. However, the Hurricanes still had one goal left in their tank while the Waxers ran short of goals and time, losing 5-4.

This was a good game where the squad fought through the pain and exhaustion of 2 games in 24 hrs. The goalies played well making many great saves each. They showed great poise and skill in the net. The Waxers are now off the the St. Michael's Inaugural Shootout tourney on Friday September 5 and Saturday September 6.