Wingham, Durham tied at two games apiece.
After winning away from home the first two games, the teams traded wins on home ice to force a fifth and deciding game in Wingham on Saturday @ noon.
Tuesday January 20th - Game#3 in Wingham.
We had a plan......... it didn't work!......so we changed plans........ that didn't work either.......so we worked at winning each remaining shift..... and we won the third period. Unfortunately we were already down six goals when this breakthrough came, but it did give us some hope.
Wingham scored two in the first and then added four more in the second to take a commanding six to zero lead into the third. Durham finally notched one with eleven and a half minutes left when Bryden Ridgeway was rewarded for his hard work. His goals was assisted by Josh Jenkins and Noah Johnson. Wingham countered but Durham added one more before the end of the game. Nic Whiteside's wrist shot from the blue line found it's mark, assisted by the efforts of Colton Stoddart and Landon Halloway. The final was 7-2 Wingham.
Wednesday January 21st - Game#4 in Durham
We
thought about having a plan...........but we didn't need one cause the boys played awesome!!!!!!!!
The game remained locked at zeros for most of the first period until Brady Becker continued his strong series and put the Huskies in front at the 2:48 mark. Brody Mediers & Larsen Lorenz drew the assists. Wingham tied the game 46 seconds later and they game was tied entering the second. With a little over 8 minutes remaining the second, Noah Johnson wristed a short-handed marker high over the Wingham goalie's shoulder. This goal would give Durham momentum and they added to the lead just three minutes later. Hard work, forechecking and going to the net resulted in this third goal, Jeffrey Aljoe would put the final touch's on this shift, assisted by Becker & Halloway. With a three to one lead going into the third, the Huskies continued their strong play and were rewarded early on. Austin Hutcheson from Aljoe and Becker made it four to one and then Becker would finish off the scoring from hutcheson & Colton Stoddart. The game would end 5-1 in Durham's favor to tie the series at two's.
Paw Prints: Durham was hit with the flu bug prior to game four, Bryden Ridgeway was unable to play and Austin Hutcheson was also sick but managed to short shift and make it through. With the series tied at twos, the fifth and final game will be Saturday in Wingham at 12 Noon. See you there, it should be interesting.