Community and Drayton skate to tie in hockey action

COMMUNITY 3 DRAYTON 3

Community struck first with a goal late in the first period. Delmer Frey and Terry Horst set up Tanner Hackbart near the left corner. Hackbart feathered a shot between the goalie’s shoulder and the post to send the puck to the back of the net.

Drayton came back to tie the game in the final minute of the period. Brandon Rumph snapped a shot that bounced the puck over the stick of the goaltender to even the score, assisted by Herman Mulder and Eric Deckers.

Drayton took the lead in the second with a face-off on the right side of the Community net. Brent Dekoning won the draw and Herman Mulder sent a low shot along the ice to beat the netminder.

Community used the extra ice of a four-on-four play to momentarily tie the game. Tony Martin and Kyle Roes worked the puck to the side to give Kevin Gingrich a shot through the crowd to find the high corner.

But Drayton came back on the same four-on-four situation to regain the lead. Scott Nieuwland and Jason Mohle set up the play and Eric Deckers found the open corner for the goal.

Community stormed the net for a goal to end the period in a tie. Joe Clemmer scored the goal off passes from Tanner Hackbart and Josh Martin.

Both teams played hard for the winning goal, but were denied. Community out shot Drayton 35 to 19.

LISTOWEL 6 MISSIONARY 5

Missionary scored early to take a quick lead. Dave Arndt and Brady Franklin set up Matt Freund at the right face-off circle. A rising shot found the top corner for the goal.

Listowel used a power play to tie the game. Kyle Streicher sent Trevor Streicher across the blue line with the puck. Streicher snapped a rising shot past the defenceman to beat Charlie Wagler in net.

Listowel took the lead early in the second with two quick goals. Andrew Jantzi slapped the puck along the ice to send the puck under the pads of the goaltender for the first of the pair of goals. Less than a minute later Max Brubacher took the pass off the back boards and slipped the puck under a sliding goaltender. Assists were earned by Phil Shantz, Lowell Martin and Trevor Streicher.

Missionary edged back into the game. Matt Duff teed up Dave Arndt who blasted a slap shot to send the puck to then back of the net.

Both teams exchanged goals one more time before the period ended to have Listowel hold onto their one goal lead. Andrew Jantzi scored the Listowel goal, assisted by Phil and Josh Shantz. Curtis Bults scored the Missionary goal with a wrist shot, assisted by Rich Colwill.

Listowel padded their lead early in the third with a power play. Josh Shantz blasted a shot on net and Andrew Jantzi buried the rebound.

Missionary came back with a goal to stay in the game. However Listowel answered with a goal to re-establish their two goal spread. Rich Colwill scored the Missionary goal with a pass from Dave Arndt. Andrew Jantzi answered for Listowel with set up passes by Phil and Josh Shantz.

Missionary pressed hard for one final rush at the net. Matt Freund and Matt Duff created the scramble and Tom Chambers finished the play with a goal.

FLORADALE 3 BETHEL 0

Floradale earned the opening goal to start off the second period. Ryan Martin teed up Josh Brohman at the point. Brohman blasted a slap shot to send the puck past the blocker and into the net.

Floradale added another goal midway through the period. Andrew Martin fed the puck to Corey Wideman who snapped a shot and net. Brendan Jefferson stepped toward the net to bury the rebound.

Floradale added one more goal late in the third. Brendan Jefferson started the play to send Tim Martin deep behind the net. Martin centred a pass and Bradon Gingrich stayed with his own rebound to score the goal.

Jason Newton turned back 20 shots to earn the first shut out of the season.

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