Floradale blanks Bethel in NDCHL action

FLORADALE 4 BETHEL 0

Floradale grabbed a quick goal from the opening face off. A hard shot by Andrew Martin set up Clinton Dechert to bury the rebound.

Greg Martin added a goal for Floradale to start the second. Martin stepped into a loose puck and blasted a shot inside the short side post for the unassisted goal.

Floradale added another midway through the third. A scramble at the net ended with Braeden Gingerich stuffing the puck in, assisted by Gary and Tim Martin.

Floradale added one more short-handed goal to put the game away. Ryan Martin left a rebound for Gary Martin to snap over the netminder.

Colin Horst defended the Floradale net for his first shut out of the season.

DRAYTON 4 COMMUNITY 2

Community opened the game with a short-handed goal. Kevin Gingrich won the face off and Joe Gerbe rushed down the ice with a breakaway and slid the puck under the pads for the goal.

Drayton tied the game before the period ended. A scramble at the net saw Mike Hessels blast a loose puck into the open corner.

Drayton took the lead in the dying seconds of the period. A leading pass by Mark Scholten gave Herman Mulder a breakaway rush and a shot past the stick side.

Drayton added to their score again in the second. A give away by Community in the neutral zone allowed Rob DeWeerd to gain the puck and fire it over the blocker.

Less than a minute later Jessie Hoekstra set up Colton Hoekstra for a goal to further strengthen the Drayton lead.

Community finally came back with a power play late in the third. Kyle Wideman dropped the puck to Tony Martin. Martin hit the blue line and rifled the puck into the net with a slap shot.

MISSIONARY 3 LISTOWEL 2

Listowel scored early goal after a wrap-around attempt by Phil Shantz ended with a tip-in goal by Zack Gingrich, assisted also by Josh Shantz.

Missionary tied the game late in the period. Thomas Rottimann dropped a pass to Pat Landman at the right side. Landman blasted a slapshot along the ice and in.

Missionary took the lead early in the third. Rottimann buried the puck from a rebound left by a Landman wrist shot. Curtis Bults also assisted.

Listowel came back to tie the game. Gingrich scored his second goal with a scramble at the net. A quick shot

past a fallen goaltender tied the game. Josh and Phil Shantz assisted.

Missionary took the lead again early in the third. Dustin Bults skated a loose puck deep along the right boards and sent the puck into the opposite corner with a rising wrist shot.

Although Listowel pulled their goaltender in the final minute, the Bults goal held for the Missionary win.