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 The
Sarnia Legionnaires let what could have been an
important triumph slip through their fingers Sunday
night.
Leading 4-1 after two periods in St. Thomas, the
Legion crew fell asleep in the final frame and lost
5-4 to the hometown Stars.
A
victory would have lifted Sarnia into sole position
of fifth place in the Western Ontario Hockey
Conference, just one point out of fourth and only
two out of third.
Instead, the team remains in sixth, one point behind
the St. Marys Lincolns.
"In
the first period we took it to them, in the second
period there was too much standing around, and in
the third period we got outworked,” assistant coach
Mike Fleming said afterward.
Sarnia took command early, with rookie Tyler Annett
scoring at 2:05 of the first frame.
"He
broke down the wing and took a nice shot that fooled
the goalie,” Fleming said.
Jesse Drydak and Tanner Tomlinson also found the
back of the net to give the visitors a 3-0 lead
after one period. In the second stanza, Drydak
scored again to give the Legionnaires a 4-1 lead.
But
St. Thomas scored four quick goals early in the
third to take the win.
Goalie Kyle Washer, who made 36 saves, took the
loss, dropping his record to 14-3-1.
An
official shot total for Sarnia was not available
last night, although Legionnaires general manager
Bob Williamson recalled it being announced as “27 or
28.”
 The
seventh place Chatham Maroons, who defeated Lambton
Shores 11-1 Sunday, have climbed within three points
of the Legionnaires.
Game notes:
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Sarnia assists went to captain Tyler Cicchini, Ilya
Arkalov, Jordan McBeath, Bredan Kavaratzis, Andy
Sokol, Nathan Mater and Shawn Waldie.
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Despite the close score, all three stars were from
St. Thomas.
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The
Legionnaires were 0-for-3 with the man advantage
while St. Thomas was 1-for-5.
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Drydak now has 23 goals on the season, while
Tomlinson has 11. Annett's tally was his first of
the season. The rookie spent much of the first part
of the campaign playing on defence.
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The
Legionnaires are home Thursday to the Brantford
Golden Eagles of the Midwest Conference of the
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
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Blake Thomas, who is the property of the OHL's
Sarnia Sting, had two goals for St. Thomas. He has
27 points in 18 games since the Sting sent him down
to Jr. 'B' earlier this season.
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