by Romano Di Franco
The Nepean Raiders traveled to the Robert Hartley Sports Complex to begin a brief two game road trip, starting with a road game against the Hawkesbury Hawks. Nepean has played the Hawks once before and that came almost a month ago on September 15th during the Showcase at the Benson Centre. They won that game by a final score of 5-4 in Overtime. John Gedraitis who was fantastic in his last start against the Smiths Falls Bears got the start in this game. Meanwhile for Hawkesbury, Jabe Breitzke got the call in goal.
- First Period: Both teams came out strong, with the score tied 3-3. Nepean’s Nicolas Papineau netted two goals, and Hawkesbury’s Michael Minchello scored his first of the night.
- Second Period: Hawkesbury pulled ahead 5-3, thanks to goals from Brayden Besner and Michael Minchello (his second). Both goals came on power plays.
- Third Period: Nepean tried to make a comeback with a goal by Deklyn Campbell and a last-second tally from Luka Benoit at 19:56, but Edward Downey’s unassisted goal at 15:31 helped Hawkesbury secure the win.
Three Stars of the Game:
- Michael Minchello (Hawkesbury Hawks) – 2 goals, 1 assist
- Edward Downey (Hawkesbury Hawks) – 1 goal
- Remi Gelinas (Hawkesbury Hawks) – 1 goal, 2 assists
A high-energy match with strong offensive plays and intense back-and-forth action!
Nepean’s next game will be a Sunday night game which is a 7:00PM puck drop against the Pembroke Lumber Kings.
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