Almost 900 people came to Southwood Arena for Game 1 of the PJHL Doherty Quarterfinals between the Highway 59 rivals Navy Vets and Norwich Merchants ....
and they were treated to a classic battle !!!
the game was fast paced with plenty of hitting and tremendous goaltending ...
after a scoreless 1st period the Merchants took a 2-1 lead into the 3rd period ... the game went end-to-end in the 3rd with both teams having chances for Norwich to put the game away and for the Vets to tie it up ...
but then in the last minute with Vets goalie Keaghan Brett on the bench for an extra attacker Vets overager Dylan Wettlaufer who has been the hottest player in the division the last month batted in a rebound from in front of the net to tie the game 2-2 and send it to Overtime ...
then just 1:55 into the overtime period Navy Vets veteran overager Austin Richardson made a terrific shot converting a pass from Warren Gorman on a 2-on-1 break to give the Vets the exciting 3-2 win and send most of the fans home happy !!
Jared Prekup had the 1st Navy Vets goal ...
Game 2 goes on Saturday night down in Norwich ...
