Essex blanks Blades 4-0
ESSEX – A look at the game sheet for the Blenheim Blades and Essex ’73s Provincial Junior Hockey League Stobbs Division matchup Tuesday night in Essex reveals that the game was essentially over at the 19 second mark of the first period.
Essex veteran William Stradder put the puck behind Blades netminder Chris DeWulf with just 19 ticks off the clock, and that goal was all the ’73s needed enroute to a 4-0 shutout that saw the Blades record drop to 2-3-0-1 after six starts.
Stadder scored again at 16:18 of the second period; with Dallas Anderson making it 3-0 on a powerplay before the middle 20 minutes was complete.
Quinn Fazekas upped the Essex lead to 4-0 at 3:38 of the third period.
Essex now has a 5-1-0-1 record good for 11 points and third place in the division, while the Blades remain in seventh having played the fewest games of the nine teams with just six starts.
Dresden Kings, who the Blades host Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Blenheim arena, are in first place with 17 points after 10 starts.
Photo By Kelsey Captures
Saturday the Blades travel to Mooretown to tangle with the fifth-place Flags at 7:30 p.m.
Both teams managed 29 shots on goal with Essex taking 34 minutes in penalties and Blenheim 32.
BLADES BITS: The Blades have been on a bit of a scoring draught over their last three games that ended in two defeats and a tie as they managed just four goals for while giving up eight…The Blades would like to thanks all those who attended, and helped make, the team’s Quarter Fundraiser at the Blenheim Legion last Friday night a huge success.
