Legionnaires
Blank Stars
August
25, 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS
By Dan McCaffery
Brock Perry scored twice Tuesday
to pace a rookie-laden Sarnia
Legionnaires hockey club to a
3-0 victory over the St. Thomas
Stars.
Coach Mark Davis's team won the
Western Jr. 'B' exhibition game
despite the fact that it did not
have a single veteran in the
lineup. The Stars, meanwhile,
dressed eight players who saw
action with them last winter.
Perry opened the scoring,
lifting a backhander just under
the crossbar early in the first
period. Austin Bottrell, who was
a threat all night, got an
assist, along with Derek
Johnson, who was a force to be
reckoned with on the blueline.
Perry continued his heroics in
the third stanza, shovelling a
loose puck into the open side of
the cage to make it 3-0. The
marker, which came with less
than two minutes to play, was
unassisted.
Johnson had Sarnia's other goal.
He came off the point in the
middle frame to rifle a low shot
past Stars goalie Josh Diamond.
Helpers were credited to Jarret
Marks and Parker Gilhuly.
Legionnaire netminders Jake
Wilkins and Travis Moore split
the shutout, making a combined
total of 38 saves. The Sarnians
had 30 shots on goal.
After the game, which was played
before a big crowd at Clearwater
Arena, Davis was full of praise
for his charges.
"We started a little slow in the
first period but, after that,
the guys settled right down.
Wilkins kept us in the game in
the first period. I thought both
goaltenders played solid.”
Wilkins made 19 saves in the
opening 20 minutes, including
three splendid glove grabs.
Asked who else impressed him,
Davis said, “I thought they all
played well. They came out to
compete. It's going to be pretty
tough (to make further cuts).”
The Legionnaires return to
action Thursday when they host
the Strathroy Rockets at
Clearwater's red rink. Game time
is set for 7 p.m.