Point Edward Blackhawk Atoms Kickoff A New Season.

The Point Edward Blackhawk Atom hockey team kicked-off their Lambton-Middlesex League season versus the South Huron Sabres and took away a 2-2 tie to start the season.

Both teams started their season in a defensive mode and they didn’t take too many chances. Both teams had some good opportunities in the first period but the defense and both goalies did an excellent job keeping the rebound opportunities to a minimum. South Huron had a strong push at the end of the period but Reinders came up big to keep the period at 0-0.

As the second period progressed both teams started to find their legs and scoring opportunities began to increase. The constant pressure from the Point saw them wear down the Sabres defense to hit the scoreboard first midway through the period as Laframboise & Potvin help get Noah Best a clear shot from the face-off circle to beat the Sabres goalie. Action was end to end for the remainder of the period as it ended 1-0 for the Point.

The third period saw the Sabres catch the Hawks off guard as they tied the game at 1-1, 30 seconds into the period. The Hawks continued to pressure South Huron digging hard for the puck and the pressured paid off when Garrett Kennedy slammed in a rebound with assists going to Caley and Young. The South Huron team didn’t let up and their persistence paid off when late in the period they where able to bang in a rebound the Hawks couldn’t clear and the game ended 2-2.

Blackhawk’s Scoring Summary