Sarnia Legionnaires
Former
Sarnia Legionnaires star
Matt Abercrombie had two
goals and an
assist Wednesday as the
Thorold Blackhawks defeated
the St. Catharines Falcons
5-2 in GOJHL play.
One of his
goals came on the powerplay
and another was a
short-handed marker.
Abercrombie,
who led both the
Legionnaires and the Western
Ontario Hockey Conference in
scoring last year, now has
four points in two games
with Thorold, including two
goals. He joined the Hawks,
along with former
Legionnaires teammate Scott
Stafford, this fall.
Both left
Sarnia to become students at
Brock University.
Despite his success, he was frequently criticized, both at
the rink and on Internet forums,
by a small number of Sarnia
fans who suggested he got
special treatment because his
father, Bill, was the
Legionnaires coach. If he played
on a team not coached by his
dad, they suggested, he wouldn't
be a star.
Stafford, a
one-handed player, has yet to
score for the Hawks. He had six
regular season goals and two
playoff markers last year with
the championship-winning
Legionnaires.
