LISTOWEL 3 COMMUNITY 3
Kevin Gingrich sprang into this game with a purpose and in less than a minute of ice time gave his team a 2-0 lead. Tanner Hackbart, Sam Bauman and Colin Snyder assisted on the goals.
Listowel battled back for a goal. Phil Shantz worked hard to get a pass to Josh Shantz who finished the play with a goal.
Listowel tied the game midway through the second. Travis Kuepfer and Phil Shantz worked the puck along the left boards and centred a pass to Trevor Streicher. A quick shot through the five hole tied the game.
Community regained the lead in the final second of the period. Colin Snyder teed one up for Tony Martin at the right side. Martin blasted a shot over the goaltender.
Listowel fought back again to tie the game early in the third. This time the tie would remain. Good puck movement by the forward line ended with a Phil Shantz wrist shot past the goaltenders glove for the goal. Assisted by Max Brubacher and Kyle Streicher.
Bethel grabbed the first goal late in the opening period. Brandon Wideman patiently drifted the puck deep along the left post and then flipped a shot into the opposite corner. Assisted by Caleb Bauman.
Missionary tied the game in the final minute of the second period. Curtis Bults took the set up passes by Matt Burnett and Brady FrankIin to skate the puck through the neutral zone. Bults drifted along the blue line and rifled a slap shot underneath the crossbar to send the water bottle flying.
Bethel regained the lead early in the third with a pair of quick goals. Zac Bauman caught the far side corner with a low shot along the ice, and Caleb Bauman snapped a shot into the short side, assisted by father-son duo Jim and Brandon Wideman.
FLORADALE 2 DRAYTON 1
This game remained scoreless until the middle of the second period. Then a blistering slapshot by Mike DeWeerd from the right boards put Drayton in the lead. Herman Mulder and Pat Landman assisted on the play.
Floradale tied the game with a two-man advantage power play. Nick Martin teed one up for Corey Wideman at the point. Wideman drifted forward until he saw the open spot and fired the puck through it.
Floradale kept the pressure going and took the lead shortly after. Ryan Martin moved the puck around the zone and Brandon Martin buried it in the back of the net.
Drayton played hard for the equalizer but Floradale pushed them back for the win.
FLORADALE 5 BETHEL 1
Good fore-checking got Floradale on the score board late in the first period. Mike Martin intercepted a clearing attempt and gave Matt Horst a tip into the open corner.
Bethel kept the game close and tied the score late in the second. Russ Shouldice snapped a shot into the pads and Zac Bauman buried the rebound.
The tie was short lived however, as Floradale regained the lead in the next face-off. Corey Wideman set up the play and Javon Martin scored the goal.
Floradale added an insurance goal early in the third. Dan Martin sent Ryan Martin flying down the left boards. Martin cut in front of the goaltender and tucked the puck into the net.
A power play gave Floradale another goal. Tim Martin and Ryan Weber set up the play and Willis Martin was in the spot to slip the puck into the back door behind the net minder.
One final goal by Javon Martin put the game away midway through the last period.
COMMUNITY 1 DRAYTON 0
This game remained scoreless until early in the second period. Then a heads up play by Joe Clemmer gave Community the lead. Community was on the penalty kill when Clemmer sent a loose puck under the pads of the goaltender for the short-handed goal.
Both teams played hard for the next goal, but it never materialized as Community held on for the one-goal win.
Chris Stevens held back nineteen shots for his shut out.
MISSIONARY 5 LISTOWEL 2
Listowel scored the opening goal midway through the first period. Max Brubacher set up Andrew Jantzi who forced the puck through the goaltender for the goal.
Missionary tied the game to start the second. Scott Vandepas grabbed a loose puck and slipped it into the short-side corner.
Listowel regained the lead shortly after. Jantzi sent Phil Shantz skating in on net with the puck. Shantz deked the net minder and slipped the puck into the corner.
Missionary mirrored the play a minute later to even the score again. This time it was Rich Colwill sending Curtis Bults screaming to the net. Bults, pulled the puck back and tucked it into the corner.
Missionary took the lead late in the third with two quick goals. Netminder Charlie Wagler sent a pass to Bults, who hit the blue line and snapped a rising shot into the corner. Seconds later Tom Chambers snapped a hard shot along the ice underneath the pads, assisted by Bults.
