On Thursday November
10 at the Germain
Arena the Jr. Sting
Major Atom MD faced
their arch rivals
the North London
Nationals.
North London and
Sarnia sit in first
and second place
respectively in the
Alliance MD West
division and have a
history of hard
fought close games.
Despite initial
indications that
this would be a easy
win for North the
Jr. Sting came back
from a 3 goal
deficit to tie the
game and salvage a
single point.
The Nationals
started the game
with plenty of
energy, scoring
within the first
minute of the first
period. North London
kept the pressure on
and added to their
total half way
through the first
frame on another
goal mouth scramble.
With two minutes
left in the period
Mat Waun surprised
the London goalie
with a low hard shot
on a nice pass from
Spencer Baillie.
Collin Zimmer was
also credited with
an assist on the
play. The Nationals
came right back and
capitalized on some
miscommunication
between the Sarnia
net minder and his
defence, pouncing on
a loose puck and
depositing it in the
back on the Sarnia
cage.
The Nationals would
add to their goal
total six minutes
into the second
period making it 4
1 for the visitors.
Cameron Stevens
played well in net
despite allowing 4
goals as London
out-chanced the Jr.
Sting for the first
half of the game.
Sarnia would do the
normal rotating of
goalies half way
through the second
period and with the
arrival of Stevie
Schaefer in net the
momentum seemed to
shift to the home
team. Evan Trigatti
beat the London
goalie high glove
side from Cole
Goosens to finish
off the 2nd.
Early in the third
Collin Zimmer scored
on a rebound from
Nathan Oliphant and
Ian Bailey would tie
the game with 6
minutes to go on a
nice tip-in from
Tyler Talbot-Ellis
and Greg Ross.
Sarnia would need to
kill a penalty late
in the third but
hung on for the tie.
Stevie Schaefer was
awarded the coach’s
player of the game
puck while Aiden
Clark picked up
another accolade as
he was awarded the
parents player of
the game puck. The
Jr. Sting drive to
Stratford on
Saturday November 12
to take on the
Warriors.