The
Shield took both of their games over the weekend accumulating an
amazing 26 goals for and only 5 against. The wins also made in another
five in a row, completing their second 5 game win streak in only
13 games so far this season. Two notable Shield players not in the
line-up this weekend were forwards Dylan Sontag
and Troy Storm. Both were in New York competing
for the GMHL all-star team against three Division III schools including
Plattsburg, Potsdam, and Utica.
Friday
night the Shield hosted the Espanola Kings and took the win rather
convincingly. The Kings managed to keep it close for a short period
as they only allowed 2 goals in the first 20 minutes of play. However
the Shield hit their swing just over halfway through the second
scoring 4 goals in under 5 minutes to end the second. Heading into
the third the score was 7-1 in favour of the Shield and it didn't
get much better for the Kings as the Shield scored another 3 goals
to the Kings 2 in the third.
The
Final score was 10-3 for the Shield with John Thomson
getting the win. Big scorers for the Shield were Rob Childs
with 3G, 2A for 5
points and Adam McBeth with 1G,
3A for 4 points.
Saturdat
the Shield travelled to Tamworth to take on the Cyclones. After
suffering some bus issues the game, origianlly scheduled for an
8:00 PM start, didn't get underway until after 9:00 PM. The Shield
dominated this game the whole way through scoring 4 in the first,
5 in the second and another 7 in the third. Only two shots made
it past goaltender Eric Pye to make the final score
16-2 for the Shield.
Big
scorers for the Shield on saturday were Derek Rodgers
with 3G,5A for 8 points
and Chad Meagher with 2G,
2A for 4 points.
The
Shield Will look to continue their winning streak this weekend as
they face the Toronto Canada Moose at home Friday night. Game time
7:30 PM at the Gravenhurst Centennial Center. Then on Saturday the
Shield will make a trip north to Ville-Marie and 'la belle province'
to face the dragons for their second meeting in three weeks.
As
always, come out and support YOUR
Shield!
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