Legionnaires Take Solid Win Against Preds
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
By Dan McCaffery
The Sarnia
Legionnaires were clicking on
all cylinders Sunday.
Coach Dan Rose's Western Jr. 'B'
hockey club got goals from all
four lines – and from the
defence as well – on its way to
an 8-2 win over the Lambton
Shores Predators.
"We played well, we moved the
puck well and our special teams
did a great job,” Rose said.
“Our PK (penalty kill) did
well.”
In fact, Sarnia killed off all
eight shorthanded situations it
faced. The Legionnaires,
meanwhile, scored three times on
a dozen powerplays.
Rookie defenceman Cameron Clarke
was the top gun for the Legion
crew, picking up two goals and
three assists for five points.
The line of Ryan
Vendramin, Jordan Fogarty and
Brandon Layman was on fire.
Indeed, Vendramin had two goals
and an assist, Layman had a goal
and Fogarty had four assists.
Vendramin now has 26 goals on
the campaign.
Cody Trowell got his
team-leading 32nd of the season,
while Hunter Tyczynski had his
fourth, Captain Nathan Mater
collected his eighth and Brandon
Layman scored his seventh.
Riley Babkirk and Brendan
Trottier had two assists each,
with Mitch Read and Kyler
Keating also getting helpers.
Preds goals were credited to
Brendan Trottier and Drew
Marlatt.
Ryan Vendramin
(file photo)
Sarnia goalie Andrew Masters
kicked out 32 shots, including
one on a breakaway, to earn his
seventh win of the season.
Anthony Hurtubise took the loss,
although he made 41 saves.
The Legionnaires are now 30-15-1
and need just one more point to
wrap up third place in the
nine-team Western Conference.
LaSalle, which sits in fourth,
is four points back of the
Sarnians.
The Legionnaires return to
action Tuesday when they host
the last place St. Marys
Lincolns. Game time at the Brock
Street barn is set for 7:10 p.m.
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