Point Edward Blackhawks win series; latest results
sarniasports.com march 4th, 2011

February 27th

The Blackhawks traveled to the old Strathroy arena on Feb 27th to play the Mt Brydges Cougars in the Fourth game of the series.

The Hawks came out fast and were able to keep the puck deep in the Cougars zone for most of the first period. The Hawks continue to struggle with the power play having had two opportunities with an extra man advantage. The Cougars goalie was able keep the Hawks off the board with some quick glove saves. The period ended in a 0-0 tie.

Midway through the second period, the Cougars got a lucky goal off of a misunderstanding between Brandon Fortey and a defenseman. The Cougars continued to keep the puck in the Hawks zone but were unable to come up with a second goal. Defenseman, Bryce Potvin and Noah Young along with Center Jett Terpstra got the Blackhawks crowd cheering with some exceptional checking on the Cougars as a retaliation to the Cougars strong hitting. The period ended in favor of the Cougars 1-0.

Chris Courtemanche got things moving in the third period. Chris moved the puck with an explosive burst of speed coming around the back of the Hawks net and rushing the puck past many of the Cougars players. Just short of the net, Chris releases the puck with blazing speed past the Cougars goalie to tie the game. The hawks continued putting a lot of pressure on the Cougars goalie with plenty of shots hitting the posts as well as the goalie. The Hawks netminder Brandon Fortey kept the Hawks in the game with rock-solid goaltending between the pipes.

The series total: Blackhawks in the lead with 5 points and the Cougars with 3 points.

February 26th

The Point Edward Blackhawks got some time to prepare during a 10 day hiatus since they last met the Mt. Brydges Cougars on Feb 15th. The Third game in this series of playoffs brings the Cougars to the Blackhawks home ice on Feb 26th.

The first period stared out quiet. Neither team making any big plays or hits. The Hawks created an opportunity late in the period when Daniel Marr accepts a pass from Chris Courtemanche and finds the back of the Cougars net to make it a 1-0 game.

The Cougars started to put the pressure on in the second period however the Hawks did not falter. The Cougars took a roughing penalty midway through the period. But the Hawks were unable to capitalize during the advantage. Nearing the end of the period Bradley Hunking picks up the puck just outside the Hawks zone which generated a breakaway with his shot going just wide of the net. Shortly after that, Bradley stepped up and gave a Cougars player a solid check stopping the player from making a shot on the net! The score remained 1-0 after two periods of play.

Early in the Third period, the Cougars shot the puck which got a lucky bounce off of a defenseman’s pants to make it a 1-1 game. The Hawks kept cool headed and continued to try to get past the Cougars Defense. Late in the period the Cougars managed to get a bench penalty, giving the Hawks another one man advantage. For a second time this game the Hawks were unable to make the most of the advantage and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

The series total: Blackhawks in the lead with 4 points and the Cougars with 2 points.

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