Jr Sting take a victory on the road
Sarniasports.com  November 9th, 2010


On Sunday November 7 the Jr. Sting traveled to Stratford to face the Warriors and gained a 3 - 1 victory.

Sarnia started strong and played much of the first period in the Stratford end. The Jr. Sting defense held the blue line while throwing pucks back at the Warriors goal. At 6:27 Kaz Gudelis fired from the point and the puck found its way to the back of the Stratford Net. The referees reported that the stick of Collin Zimmer changed the direction of the puck on its way to the net so Collin was awarded the goal with an assist to Kaz.

The second period would yield no goals for either team. Jr. Sting goalie Cameron Stevens stood up to all Stratford shots that came his way. In the beginning of the third period on a beautiful cross-ice pass from Zander Campbell, Hayden Griffin broke in from the Stratford Blue line and beat the goalie to put the Jr. Sting up by two. Mathew Waun was also awarded an assist on the play.

Stratford would own most of the third period but Stevie Schaefer's solid play during his turn in the Sarnia net turned back many odd man rushes. The Warriors would finally score with 6 minutes to go in the third to put a scare into the large Sarnia crowd in attendance, however, Mat Waun would answer for the Jr. Sting just 15 seconds later with an assist going to Hayden Griffin.

The sting held off the Warriors for the next 5 minutes including the extra skater for the last minute and a half to earn the victory.

The Jr. Sting next travel to London on Wednesday November 10 to face the West London Hawks.