The Amherstburg Stars Select 7 travel hockey
team put forth a strong effort Saturday night but came up short against a very
skilled and powerful team from Essex.
The first period opened with a flurry of shots from the
Ravens and if not for the strong defensive efforts of Cameron Sinasac, Layne
Sinasac, Gavin Meloche, Andrew Digiovanni, Alexandra Seagris and Hayden Bondy and
great goal tending from Jayden Duchesne, the game would have slipped away
early. Drake McGowan also chipped in
with a strong defensive effort as well early in the first period to break-up a
2 man break-away for the Ravens.
The Stars had several great scoring chances in the
first period from Sebastien Tronchin, Noah Duggan, Rees Kozar and Hayden Bondy but were not able to get one past the Raven's tender. Tronchin just missed on the short side on a partial break-away as did Noah Duggan. Rees Kozar fired a hard wrist shot from the slot that just missed the top right corner and Hayden Bondy just missed streaking in on the left wing.
The second period started very much the same as the first
with the Ravens sending a lot of rubber towards Duchesne and he can up with
several key saves. It was at 4:05 of the
second period when Carson Allen took a great feed from Drew Booker and stick
handled his way to the net and buried a nice forehand shot into the left side
of the net to get the Stars on the board.
Just minutes later, Sebastien Tronchin with the help of Kieran Thrasher
and Drake McGowan just missed a goal on a nice wrap-around move from behind the
net. But Tronchin refused to be denied
as he positioned himself in front of the net as Drake McGowan battled for the
puck along the boards and was able to get the pass away while still on his
knees. The pass came right to Tronchin
in front of the net and he buried the shot to get the Stars their second tally
of the game. Strong efforts and scoring
chances from Colin Cote, Owen Beaudoin, Rees Kozar and the rest of the forwards
and the outstanding play from all of the Stars defence, especially Gavin
Meloche who earned the "hard hat award" for the hardest working player, kept the
game within reach.
The third period opened with the Stars being called for a
tripping penalty just 20 seconds in.
Being a player short, the Stars had to make several strong defensive
plays and Brock Boyko made several key saves to keep the Ravens off the board
early. Boyko made many more great saves
the remainder of the game, but the Ravens would come out on top 11 – 2 this
game despite the team’s efforts.
The Stars put the armour on for their next game on Monday night against
LaSalle and I’m sure we’ll see another great effort from a great group of kids
that make up a great team who know how to have fun.
Good luck and remember, go to the net and keep your stick on
the ice!!
This week’s feature player is Drew Booker. As always, Drew put forth an outstanding
effort and played strong all night. Drew’s
great vision allowed him to find Carson Allen open in the high slot and earned
himself an assist for his efforts. Keep
up the great work Drew and we all look forward to seeing you suited up again on
Monday night.
Name – Drew Booker
Shoots – Right
Favorite team – Detroit Red Wings
Favorite player – Pavel Datsyuk
Future ambition – Hockey Player
Favorite food – Watermelon
What he likes best about hockey – Scoring goals
Favorite part of today’s game – The great pass and assist to Carson Allen
