Hawkesbury wins tough contest against Carleton Place, 5-3
The Hawkesbury Hawks gutted out a close 5-3 win against the Carleton Place Canadians.
No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Liam Alcalde at 14:22 of the third period.
Jonathan Cyr was all over the ice for Hawkesbury, as he registered two goals in the win. Cyr scored on the power play at 9:30 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Hawkesbury and again while 11:39 into the third to make the score 3-3.
Hawkesbury additionally got points from Jason Brochu, who also had one goal and one assist. Hawkesbury also got a goal from Damien Charette as well. More assists for Hawkesbury came via Nicholas Centauro, who had two, Reid Murphy, who had three, and Pierre Ouellette and CJ Stubbs, who contributed one each.
Carleton Place forced the Hawks goalie Gunner Rivers to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots. The Canadians' normally stingy defense allowed more goals than usual. Carleton Place averages 2.1 goals allowed per game.
The Canadians were helped by Owen Stewart, who racked up one goal. Stewart scored 15:23 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Carleton Place. Wesley Baker provided the assist. Carleton Place also got points from Adam Lloyd, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Bryce VanHorn, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, Carleton Place received assists from Willie Brooks, who had one.
Rivers recorded 28 saves for Hawkesbury. The Hawks incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Adrian Clark made 22 saves for Carleton Place on 26 shots. The Canadians incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.
