Penalty problem plague Hawks in loss to Rebels
Posted Feb 19, 2010 By John Nelson
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Tweet ThisEMC Sports - Penalty problems and an early 3-1 deficit were too much for the Junior B Hawks as they dropped at 7-4 decision to the visiting Char-Lan Rebels on Feb. 5.
Troy Gove got the visitors on the board 2:29 into the game, but Graham Loyst responded for the home side at 7:31. Assisting on Mr. Loyst's 23rd of the season were Brandon Kelly and Ronnie Brohman.
Char-Lan went back on top at 12:10 when Jacob Dawson scored with two Hawks in the penalty box. The visitors brought the tally to 3-1 just 43 seconds later when Ryan Herrington notched another power-play goal.
Phil Theriault's power-play goal 8:29 into the second frame extended the Rebels lead to 4-1 before Brohman scored his fourth of the campaign at 10:53. Assists went to Mr. Kelly and Mr. Loyst.
Ramsay Wheeler restored the three-goal cushion for Char-Lan when he found the net at 13:39 to give his team a 5-2 lead heading into the final period.
Mr. Theriault picked up his second for Char-Lan at 5:50 before Shane Ramsey scored his eighth of the year at 11:47. Assists went to J.F. LeFort and Ryan Leckie.
Mr. Loyst followed with his second of the game at 14:54 to cut the deficit to 6-4, with assists going to Mr. Kelly and Mr. Brohman, but Mr. Theriault completed his hat trick for Char-Lan when he sealed the win at 19:46.
Cory Athaide took the loss, allowing three goals in 26:30 of work. Michael Hitesman conceded four goals in 33:30.
The Hawks record stands at 18-18-2, just two points behind the Rebels for third place in the Eastern Ontario Hockey League's St. Lawrence division.
Mr. Loyst lead the Hawks in scoring with 24 goals and 24 assists for 48 points. Ben Brayman is next at 13-31-34 and James Kirkwood, leading the way from the blue line, is third at 11-22-33.
Mr. Hitesman has faced the bulk of the work between the pipes, posting an 11-12-0 record with two shutouts and a 4.57 goals against average in 26 games. Mr. Athaide checks in with a 1-6-1 record in nine games while Ryan Hay posted a 6-0-1 record, two shutouts and a 3.27 goals against average in nine games.
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