COMMUNITY 5 / MISSIONARY 2
With one point separating these two teams, and the final spot in the A Division was up for grabs.
Community earned two quick goals late in the first. Kevin Gingrich snapped in a rebound and Joe Clemmer wired a slap shot under the crossbar seconds later. Assists were earned by Terry Horst, Trent Lutz and Tanner Hackbart.
Missionary came back with an early goal in the second Brady Franklin teed up Curtis Bolts who fired a low shot along the ice for the goal.
Community opened the third with a powerplay goal. Rick Brubacher and Gerald Martin created a scramble at the net. Gingrich finished with a shot into the top corner.
Community added another when Nick Stevens and Cal Martin sent the puck back to Terry Horst who slapped it in.
Bolts scored his second with a tidy wrist shot on the blocker side, assisted by Scott and Paul Vandenberg.
Community put the game away with one final goal. Tony Martin slipped a centring pass to Nick Stevens who buried it.
FLORADALE 9 / LISTOWEL 3
Floradale waited until the final minute of the first to open the scoring. Tim Freeman and Nick Martin moved the puck to Dan Martin who scored.
Floradale added a goal midway through the second. Josh Brohman started the play with a pass to Javon Martin, who blasted a shot on net and Gary Martin tipped it to the ice to roll it into the corner.
Floradale added two more before the period ended. Nick Martin and Tim Freeman scored, assisted by Freeman, Dan Martin and Rod Shantz.
Listowel opened the third with a goal. Phil Shantz won the face-off, took the puck to the net and blasted a shot in.
Floradale responded with three more. Ryan Weber, Gary Martin and Josh Brohman scored, assisted by Brohman (2), Javon Martin (2), and Tim Martin.
Listowel’s Phil Shantz scored his second for the night. Kyle Streicher and Matt Shantz set up the play.
Max Brubacher scored off a Phil Shantz pass for Listowel. Gary Martin scored the final pair for Floradale. assisted by Javon Martin and Rod Shantz.
DRAYTON 7 / BETHEL 1
Drayton scored three unanswered goals in the first period. Robyn Curry, Scott VanOostveen and Eric Dekkers scored the goals. Assists were earned by Rob DeWeerd, Eric Dekkers, Robyn Curry, Brandon Rumph, Dave Mulder and Mark Timmerman.
Drayton added two more in the second. Curry and VanOostveen added the pair, assisted by Rob DeWeerd on both, Jerry Robous and VanOostveen.
Bethel struck for their one and only goal in the second period. Kyle Martin and Tim Bauman teed it up for MacKenzie Bauman, who blasted a slap shot off the inside of the post for the goal.
Drayton responded with two goals in the second and two more in the third. Robyn Curry, Scott VanOostveen, Mike DeWeerd and Dave Mulder scored the goals, assisted by VanOostveen, Mike DeWeerd (2), Jerry Robous, Mulder, Timmerman, Mike DeWeerd and Scott Nieuwland.