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Jesse Drydak of the Sarnia Legionnaires has been
named Western Ontario Hockey Conference
player-of-the-month for December.
The
speedy right-winger won the honour for a spectacular
run in which he scored nine goals, 12 assists and 21
points in eight games between Dec. 2 and Dec. 30.
In
a pre-game interview just before his most
sensational achievement of the month, Drydak said,
“I've always had that itch to score goals, that's
for sure. It's my forte. I kinda like scoring big
goals late in the game.”
Within hours of making that statement, he scored
three goals, including the game-tying marker and the
shootout winner.
Here's how Drydak won the award:
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On
Dec. 2 he got four goals and an assist as Sarnia
defeated Lambton Shores 9-3.
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On
Dec. 4 Drydak had one assist in a 3-2 loss at
Strathroy.
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On
Dec. 9 he had one goal in a 7-6 victory over
LaSalle.
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On
Dec. 11 Drydak had two assists in a 6-5 loss to
Chatham.
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On
Dec. 12 Jesse scored three goals and added an assist
as the Legionnaires rallied late, then won in a
shootout at Chatham. One of his three tallies does
not officially count in his totals because it was
the shootout winner.
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On
Dec. 16 he had an assist on the overtime winner as
Sarnia defeated St. Marys 3-2.
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On
Dec. 19 he had one assist in a 7-4 loss at St.
Thomas.
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On
Dec. 30 Drydak scored one goal and added five
assists in a 12-5 triumph over Lambton Shores.
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