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 The
Lambton
Jr. Sting Atom's (AAA) were looking for their first
win of the Silver Stick tournament when they took
the Barrie Colts in their third and final game.
Unfortunately, it wouldn't go their way as the boys
lost 2-1 in a close battle.
Josh Bayne
got the start for the Sting and made a big stop
early in the first as a Colt is left in front of the
net all alone. He would make another key stop as
Justin Winn came down on a breakaway but Bayne shut
the pads and kept the game scoreless. But the Colts
continued to press and their efforts finally paid
off as Connor deVries spotted Derek Sweeny cross
crease for the put in to give the Colts a 1-0 lead
through one.
In the
second period the Sting were given powerplay
chances. On their first opporunity, Barrie kept the
puck in the Sting zone with a heavy fore-check,
killing seconds off the clock on the penalty. The
Sting just couldn't get the puck up the ice and
sustain any pressure on the powerplay. On their
second chance which happened shortly after their
first, Barrie had a breakaway opportunity but Bayne
made the stop to keep it a one goal game.
Lambton
though they had finally got on the board, but a high
stick called the play dead just as the Lambton
player put it into an open net. Lambton would change
their goalies mid period as Jakob Knowles stepped in
between the pipes. He would be tested early as Winn
would get a second breakaway chance, but again be
denied a goal. Knowles even turned away a 3 on 1
chance the Colts had.
But to
many chances would finally catch up to Lambton, as
in the third, Noah Minns would be left wide open in
front of the net and slip a shot five hole on
Knowles to make it 2-0. Lambton would reply quickly
as Carson Payne made it a one goal game as he picks
up a deflected point shot and puts it by Jacob
Ingham to give Lambton a chance.
Lambton
would add pressure late in the period, hitting the
post and sending shots wide of the net, but they
couldn't get the equalizer to go in, and Barrie
skated away with a 2-1 win.
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