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 Legionnaires Shoot Down Rockets
August 28, 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS


photo courtesy Anne Tigwell/Sarnia Legionnaires

 

By Dan McCaffery

Ryan Trottier scored twice Thursday to lead the Sarnia Legionnaires to their second straight pre-season victory.

Trottier – one of only two veterans in the lineup – scored with a backhander in the second period, then added an insurance marker early in the third as the local Jr. 'B' hockey club upended the Strathroy Rockets 5-3.

The Legionnaires are now 2-0 in Western Ontario Hockey Conference exhibition action. Earlier in the week, they blanked the St. Thomas Stars 3-0.

"I thought we played well, we worked hard for the second game in a row, which is nice to see,” assistant coach Justin Day said afterward.

Day handled the bench, along with fellow assistant coach Tom Norris. Head coach Mark Davis was out of town.

Day added the club played well defensively and got good goaltending from Paul Town and Nolan Hakr.

In fact, the pair made a combined total of 32 saves. The Legionnaires had 42 shots on the Strathroy cage.

Nate Rieman opened the scoring for the Legion crew with a powerplay goal. Rieman scooped up a rebound and fired home a low drive from the faceoff circle.

Jarret Marks scored the most spectacular goal of the night, streaking into the clear shorthanded before beating veteran netman Dane Gubbels from close range.

But Gubbels was able to turn back Sarnia's Parker Gilhuly when he came roaring in alone on the same penalty kill.

The Rockets closed the gap after that, with Noah Tooke and Wes Kelly both finding the back of the net to cut the home team's lead to just 3-2.

But Brock Perry gave the Legionnaires some breathing room just 11 seconds after Strathroy's second goal when he dented the twine with a blast from the slot. Not long after that, Perry just missed with another drive from the same position.

The Legionnaires return to action Sunday when they play in Strathroy.





 


 

 

 

 







 

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