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CCHL NewsEarly Penalty Trouble Nearly Costly for Crushers in Showcase Battle with PeterboroughDate: Dec 30, 2009
The second game on Wednesday, December 30th at the Ray Twinney Complex featured the Peterborough Stars vs the Orangeville Crushers. This was a big game for both teams. The Stars needed a win today to get back in there division race with teams that are only ahead of them by one or two points. Orangeville had a chance to close the gap on the Hurricanes with a win tonight. Right of the face off Orangeville came out in a very offensive way getting 6 straight shots on net in less than 4 minutes. Surprisingly the Stars got on the board first with Ryan Donohoe stopping at the top of the circle, taking a wrist shot, putting it top corner to get the one goal lead. The Crushers answered right back with Tyson Fawcett at the side of the net, roofing it to tie the game at one a piece. Alex Guptill picked off a Peterborough defender taking a shot and Fawcett gets his second of the game, burying a rebound. At the start of the first the Stars were on the fly getting a quick goal 48 seconds into the period. Troy Barss put it a rebound tying the game at two apiece. Orangeville was awarded a penalty shot for a questionable call. Guptill had the honours of shooting but Stars goaltender Zac Fryia read the move easily shutting him down with his left pad. Peterborough kept their attack going with Cory O'Brien taking the initial shot that had Mac Balson banking in the rebound to move ahead with a one goal lead. Nick Quinn of the Orangeville Crushers walked into the slot and took a quick wrist shot going cross bar, down, evening things up. The Stars answered right back with Steve Evans going high glove at the side of the net to regain the lead right away. The score headed into the third would sit at 4 - 3 Peterborough. So far three out of Peterborough's four goals came on the power play; Head Coach Paul Mattucci discussed about the success with their special teams "We had some good movement. The "D" got pucks to the net, and guys got to the net for some good timing goals". Head Coach of the Orangeville Crushers, Dale Hawerchuk commented about his team's offensive explosion early in the third period and how he prepared them "I didn't really say much, we had a real good comeback our last game so I kind of reminded about that, and I told them they really need to take it upon themselves and that's what they did". Orangeville came out with all the momentum early in the third, with Philip Teri getting a quick goal 2:50 into the period tying the game at four. Griffin Lacey was on the attack taking a wrist shot, scoring a goal high blocker side. A little over a minute later Jared Martin tapped in a rebound from the point giving his team a commanding two goal lead. The Stars pulled their goalie hoping to get two quick goals to tie the game, but the Crushers added an empty netter, ending the game. The final score of the contest was 7 - 4 Orangeville. The shots on net were a final 40 - 25 in favour of the Crushers. With Orangeville getting the big "W" this afternoon, they slowly close the gap on the Newmarket Hurricanes who are presently ahead of the Crushers by just one point. Back to news articles |
