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 The
top two teams in LSSAA boys hockey faced off
Wednesday afternoon as the St. Christopher's
Cyclones tried to keep their undefeated season
alive, while LCCVI looked to leap frog them for
first place.
LCCVI came
out looking for the win, as early on they kept the
puck in the Cyclone zone and tested goaltender
Andrew Ganter. The Cyclones early chance came from
league leading scorer Corey Pawley, who used his
speed to get around the Lancer defence but fell
behind the net as he went for a wrap-around.
Coming
back the other direction Ryan Trottier had a
breakaway chance with the Cyclone defence trying to
tie him up. Trottier would get the shot off but it
would go wide of the net, and another chance soon
after couldn't be put over the pad of Ganter, who
continued to stop the Lancer attack.
Despite
the play being in the Cyclone zone, the Lancers
would be the first to give up a goal. Pawley would
receive a pass from the corner that he would put on
net. The rebound was caught in the air by Ben
Morrison who brought it back down to his stick and
jammed in the net passed Brad Jacklin for the 1-0
Cyclone lead.
After the
first the shots were tied 9-9.
To start
the second period the St. Christopher's would get
the powerplay, but getting shots to the net spelled
a problem for the Cyclones, as LCCVI got into the
shooting lanes, taking away any chance at a goal.
Despite being on the penalty kill, the Lancers
outshot the Cyclones 6-1 in the first five minutes
of the period.
When LCCVI
had a powerplay chance, Trottier had another chance
alone in front off the faceoff but his deke couldn't
get passed Ganter.
But just
as the powerplay play ends it would be Travis Rops
would puts a feed home to tie the game up at 1-1.
The
Cyclones would get three good scoring chances, but
Jacklin would shut the door or the shots would go
wide, as the Cyclones could hardly muster a shot
onto the net.
LCCVI was
getting the puck onto the net, but Ganter would
gather up the rebounds or the Cyclones were not able
to put the rebounds in as the second period ended in
a 1-1 tie. The Lancers got 14 shots in the period
compared to 4 by the Cyclones.
 To
start the third the Cyclones would start to get a
great chance to score but Jacklin would turn it
aside. Coming back the other on a 3 on 2, the
Lancers would be the ones to shoot the puck wide.
But it
wouldn't take long for the Lancers to retake their
lead, as while they were killing a penalty, as Troy
Whitely got a breakaway chance off a block shot and
deked Ganter, sliding it low blocker side to put the
Lancers up 2-1 in the middle of the third.
The
Cyclones would get a final chance to tie the game
and would pull the goalie putting six on the ice.
Pietro Restivo would send a shot on net from the
blue line which would hit the glass and bounce back
in front of the net where Randy Harding would jam
the puck into the net and tie the game with ten
seconds remaining in the period as the game ends in
a 2-2 tie.
With the
tie, St. Christopher's holds the first place spot in
the league while LCCVI is in second. Playoffs begin
next week with LCCVI taking on St. Clair and St.
Christopher's taking on Northern.
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