The Sarnia Legionnaires
face what may be
their toughest tests of
the season Saturday when
they play the powerhouse
Stratford Cullitons at
the Greater Ontario
Junior Hockey League
annual showcase
tournament.
"They're supposed to be
a good team, so it
should be a good test,”
said Jordan Black, the
Legionnaires forward who
scored the winning goal
in Sarnia's 3-2 win over
St. Marys on Thursday.
In fact, Stratford leads
the league's Midwest
Conference.
WHO: Sarnia
Legionnaires (5-4-2) vs.
Stratford Cullitons
(9-2-0).
WHEN: Saturday,
4:50 p.m.
WHERE: St.
Catharines:
WHOSE HOT:
Stratford: Kyle Wilhelm
has scored 21 points in
11 games, including nine
goals and 12 assists.
Sarnia: Jordan Black
isn't accustomed to the
role of scoring hero. In
fact, the 5'10, 175
pounder scored just one
goal last winter while
patrolling the blueline
for the Western Ontario
Jr. 'B' hockey
champion Legionnaires.
But when coach Jeff
Perry took over the club
this year he moved the
Northern Collegiate
student up to one of the
forward lines. And Black
took advantage of his
new position Thursday,
firing home his first of
the year to give the
Legionnaires a thrilling
come-from-behind 3-2 win
over the St. Marys
Lincolns. “"I went down
the side and tried for a
shot on net,” Black
explained afterward. “I
knew Andy Sokol was
going to the net and I
was hoping to get him a
rebound, but it went in
low on the catcher
side.”
The goal, coming at
11:31 of the third
period, stood up as the
winner and sent the
season-high crowd of
1,306 fans home happy.
"It was nice (to get a
game winner),” Black
said. “Our line has been
working really hard.”
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Stratford has a
powerplay that clicks
27.4 per cent of the
time and a penty killing
unit that gets the job
done 92 per cent of the
time. Sarnia's powerplay
is functioning at an
18.2 per cent rate,
while PK is working 80.9
per cent of the time.
BEST BET:
Sarnia's best bet for a
win may by the play of
goalie Kyle Washer, who
was named the first star
of Thursday's game