Local roundup: Legionnaires lose in OT; McGregor goes for gold
The Sarnia Legionnaires’ shedding streak hit 9 video games in heartbreaking style Thursday.
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The Sarnia Legionnaires’ shedding streak hit 9 video games in heartbreaking style Thursday.
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The St. Marys Lincolns scored the tying aim with 34 seconds left in regulation and added the winner 1:31 into additional time for a 6-5 victory earlier than a crowd of 810 at Pat Stapleton Area.
The seventh-place Legionnaires (9-14-4-0) held 4 one-goal leads. They needed to accept solely their second level up to now 9 video games (0-7-2-0) within the Larger Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Western Convention.
Jackson Birkbeck scored his first junior aim for the Legionnaires. The 16-year-old from the Lambton U18 AAA Jr. Sting was referred to as up for his third profession GOJHL recreation.
Nathan Lavender, Brayden Krueger, Jaxon Priddle and Adam Maitland additionally scored. Logan Phillips made 46 saves.
The Legionnaires have been outshot 33-11 after the primary interval.
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Maitland’s aim put the Legionnaires forward 5-4 with 2:19 left within the third interval, however Jacob Chantler scored to power additional time.
Michael Elliston’s second aim of the evening was the winner. Eric Smith additionally had two objectives for the second-place Lincolns (18-5-3-0), Ethan Lamoureux had one and Carter George made 20 saves.
The Legionnaires will host the St. Thomas Stars on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7:10 p.m.
McGregor leads Canada into closing
Captain Tyler McGregor of Forest had a hat trick and one help in Canada’s 7-0 semifinal win over Czechia on the Para Hockey Cup on Thursday in Bridgewater, N.S.
McGregor scored the successful aim 1:11 into the primary interval.
Canada will play within the gold-medal recreation Saturday at 3 p.m. ET in opposition to america, which beat Italy 11-0 within the different semifinal.
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McGregor has scored at the least two objectives in each recreation. He has a tournament-high 9 objectives in 4 video games and is tied for the scoring title with 12 factors.
Stamkos reaches 1,000 profession factors
Former Sarnia Sting star Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated his 1,000th profession level within the NHL common season Thursday with one help in a 4-1 highway win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
“It’s a sense that you just’re going to recollect without end,” Stamkos stated to Bally Sports activities Solar. “I don’t assume I’ve ever celebrated a (secondary) help extra in my profession, to be sincere. It was simply actually particular.”
Stamkos, 32, has 494 objectives and 506 assists in 945 video games. He’s performed his whole NHL profession with the Lightning and is the primary participant in franchise historical past with 1,000 factors.
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Harse scores aim in Flyers’ defeat
Noah Harse scored and Maddox Nazwaski made 37 saves within the Petrolia Flyers’ 3-1 dwelling loss to the Lucan Irish on Thursday within the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Yeck Division.
The Flyers (4-13-1-2) dressed solely 16 gamers, 4 under the restrict, earlier than a crowd of 276 on the Greenwood Recreation Centre. They have been undermanned due to suspensions levied after a line brawl of their final recreation.
The Flyers will go to the Thamesford Trojans on Friday.
Jr. Sting’s Nesbitt invited to camp
Ahead Jack Nesbitt of the Lambton U16 AAA Jr. Sting has been invited to the Staff Ontario analysis camp for the 2023 Canada Winter Video games.
The 40-player camp might be held from Dec. 8 to 11 in Kitchener. The ultimate 20-player roster might be introduced in January.
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Boys’ hockey might be performed on the Canada Winter Video games in Prince Edward Island from Feb. 18 to 25.
Nesbitt is one in all six Alliance Hockey gamers going to the analysis camp.
Nesbitt is the Jr. Sting’s main scorer with 31 factors in 16 video games. He’s scored 10 objectives and assisted on 21.
Davies honoured as All-Ontarian
Distance runner Ryan Davies of Sarnia has been named a 2022 All-Ontarian by Athletics Ontario (AO) within the under-18 boys’ division.
Davies received gold in 3,000 metres on the AO indoor championships. He received gold within the 2,000-metre steeplechase and bronze in 3,000 metres on the AO outside championships.
He’s ranked No. 1 in Canada within the U18 boys’ 2,000-metre steeplechase.
A Northern scholar, Davies competes on the membership degree with the London Western Observe and Subject Membership.
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A digital awards ceremony might be held Tuesday.
Greenshields performs at Dubai Sevens
Sarnia’s Julia Greenshields and the Canadian ladies’s staff are scheduled to play three pool matches Friday on the Emirates Dubai Sevens on the World Rugby Sevens Collection.
Canada is in a pool with america, Australia and China.
The playoffs might be on Saturday.
Luciani, Gryphons attain semifinals
Level Edward’s Daniel Luciani and the Guelph Gryphons will face UBC in a championship semifinal Friday on the Canadian college males’s rugby championship in Vancouver.
Sarnia’s Matthew Gouveia and the Laurier Golden Hawks will play Victoria in a comfort semifinal.
Guelph beat Memorial 28-22 and Laurier misplaced to McGill 23-22 in Wednesday’s quarter-finals.
The medal video games and comfort finals might be performed Sunday.
