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The Sarnia Sting AA Atom team is starting to Peak at
the right time, just before the playoffs!
The Team went to Woodstock on January 22, to face
off against their division rivals the Woodstock Navy
Jets. The Jets took the last meeting in a close
match, and Sarnia was ready to redeem themselves.
The Navy Jets started out fast, and within the first
5 minutes, had the Sting in a 1-0 hole. The Sting
was ready for the Call to action, and after Coach
Drury calmed them down, Nathan Armstrong took a pass
from Cole Goossens and Andrew Czycrcko and popped
the first goal of the Nite.
The play went end to end for the next 5 minutes, and
Colby Ramsdale had to be strong in the net stopping
every thing thrown at him!!
Nolan Rannie and Brendan Bouterse played a great
game on Defence, assuming their Defensive Role with
Aidan Clark also playing a stellar mistake free game
on the blue line.
With 3 mintues in the Third Period, Cole Goossens
Took a Pass from Spencer Baillie, went around the
last defenseman, and fired a bullet in the top shelf
to give the Sting the lead.
In the Second period, the Sting kept the pressure on
full! Kaleb Zetinouglou had 2-3 great opportunities,
and Logan Tardiff applied pressure at both ends. The
Sting ended up in the Penalty box, but the Navy Jets
also found themselves in the Sin Bin, and with only
a few minutes left in the second, Sarnia had a
fantastic opportunity with a 5-3.
The Sting banged away at the puck, had a few good
opportunities, but were not able to pull the
trigger, until the 2:30 minute marker, when Spencer
Baillie jammed a goal past the Navy Jet Goalie,
Giving the Sting a commanding 3-1 lead heading into
the Third period!
In the Third, Jason Caley, and Gavin McGregor came
close with some great shots, but the Navy Jet goalie
kept the puck from crossing the line.
The Play went end to end for the next 10 minutes,
the refs called equal penalties for both teams, and
with 1:45 left in the game the sting found
themselves in the penalty box, and after a time out
was called, the Navy Jet goalie was pulled (leaving
behind his goal stick, in front of the net) and with
only 38 seconds left, the Navy Jets scored their
second of the game.
Coach Drury wisely changed the lines, put out the
defensive specialists, who cleared the puck from our
zone, and the buzzer went to end the game.
Final score Sarnia Sting 3, Navy Jets 2
The Sting Travel to London to face the Knights on
Monday Jan 21 @ 6:45pm
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