The Sarnia
Jr. Sting
Major Atom
MD defeated
the visiting
Stratford
Warriors by
a score of
4-1 on
Saturday
January 28
at the
Clearwater
Arena.
Mathew Waun
opened the
scoring in
the first
period
unassisted
as he jumped
on a
Stratford
turnover and
buried a
shot top
shelf.
Both teams
would have
chances in
the second
but neither
would score.
In the third
Stratford
would tie it
up with 6
minutes left
in the game.
Nathan
Oliphant
would
restore
Sarnia’s
lead less
than a
minute later
from Damon
Skinn-Wai
and Collin
Zimmer. Cole
Goossens
would add an
insurance
marker
shortly
after from
Tyler
Talbot-Ellis
and Beynon
Jonas.
Nathan
Oliphant
would add
his second
of the game
from Tyler
Talbot-Ellis
to finish
off the
scoring.
Cameron
Stevens
played
another
solid game
in net for
the Jr.
Sting,
denying the
Warriors on
several goal
mouth
scrambles.
Greg Ross
was the
coach’s pick
for player
of the game
and Damon
Skinn-Wai
was the
parents
pick.
The Jr.
Sting were
back in
action on
Sunday
January 29
when they
drove to
London to
face the
West London
Hawks and
came home
with a 4 - 2
win.
Cole
Goossens
opened
the
scoring
at
the
four
minute
mark
for
Sarnia but the
early
lead
was
short
lived
as
the
Hawks
answered
10
seconds
later
to
even
the
game
at
one.
In
the
second
period
Collin
Zimmer
fired
a
power
play
marker
with
5
minutes
left
in
the
frame
and
a
short
handed
goal
on a
beautiful
setup
from
Spencer
Baillie
with
2
minutes
left
in
the
middle
period
to
put Sarnia up 3-1. The Hawks
would
add
to
their
scoring
with
a
minute
left
in
the
second
period
to
make
it a
3-2
game.
In
the
third
Ryan
Eyre
would
score
on a
nice
passing
play
from
Cole
Goossens
and
Evan
Trigatti
to
restore
the
two
goal
lead.
Sarnia
net
minder
Stevie
Schaefer
shut
the
door
on
the
Hawks
and
the
game
ended Sarnia 4, West London
2.
Mat
Waun
was
the
coach’s
pick
for
the
player
of
the
game
and
Tyler
Talbot-Ellis
was
the
parents
choice.
The
Major
Atom
MD
are
back
in London on Wednesday February 1 to face the Oakridge
Aeros.
