Rams win in overtime
Stittsville News
By John Curry
They're the top two teams in the Valley Division of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League and so you expected a close game.
And that's just what last Friday night's game between the visiting Stittsville Rams and the hometown Renfrew Timberwolves was at the Renfrew arena in Renfrew. Indeed, the game even went into an overtime period where Jordan Boutillier of the Rams ended things quickly, scoring after just 26 seconds of play, giving the Rams a 3-2 victory.
Jake Oliver and Mike Di-Bello picked up assists on this game winning overtime goal.
The game was tied 1-1 after the first period, with Renfrew scoring early in the period and Stittsville coming back five and a half minutes later to tie it up on a goal by Cole Carter, assisted by Parker Aimers and Matt Allan.
After a score less second period, the teams went into the third period deadlocked at one goal apiece.
Renfrew struck at the 5:44 mark to take a 2-1 lead but the Rams came back late in the period, with Connor Cobbold scoring at the 17:24 mark to tie up the game. Jake Oliver and Mike DiBello earned assists on this game tying goal. It was then into overtime with the dramatic early goal by Jordan Boutillier giving the Rams the 3-2 victory.
The game was also close in shots on net, with Stittsville directing 36 shots at the Renfrew net and Renfrew blasting 38 shots at Rams' goalie Matt Couvrette.
The Stittsville Rams had ten power play opportunities in this game, scoring on only one of them, namely Cole Carter's first period goal.
Renfrew Timberwolves had four power play opportunities and failed to score on any of them.
This was the Stittsville Rams only game of the past week. The Rams hit the ice three times this week, playing the Ottawa Canadians at the Sandy Hill Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 18 before returning home to play the visiting Almonte Thunder in a 7:30 p.m. game at the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena this Friday, Nov. 21.
This coming Sunday, Nov. 23, the Stittsville Rams will host the Shawville Pontiacs in a 2:30 p.m. game at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road in Stittsville.
