Jansen unbeatable, as Peewee Cs win Ottawa Tournament

They did it!  The South Dundas Atom B Lions clinched first place in the East Division of the UCMHL with an 8-4 victory over the Kemptville 2 Panthers, here on Sunday.  

“We were much better ‘out of the gate’ in this one,” says coach Brian Shaver. “We came out moving the puck and skating well.”  

The Lions forced the Panthers into an early tripping penalty at 1:43.  

They applied early pressure on the power play but a blocked shot resulted in a shorthanded breakaway for Panthers Tyler Musgrave.  A perfect shot off the post beat Lions goaltender Mateo Lacroix at 3:18 for a 1-0 Panther lead.  

The Lions didn’t let the goal get them down. They picked up right they left off, and took the play to the Panthers.  

The hard work paid off at 5:53 when Monty Dejong, from Spencer Barclay, used his backhand to beat Kaitlyn Chalupka for the 1-1 tie.  

The Lions made it 2-0, 28 seconds later.  Dryden Buter had the puck in “his office” behind the Panthers net, skated to his right, then slid a pass out front to James Martens, who wasted no time in getting it off his blade to make it 2-1.

The Lions went up 3-1 at 1:07 of the second period when Alek Larocque made an outlet pass to Dejong who split the Panthers defence at the red line, went in alone, and wristed one high past Chalupka.   

Thirty seconds later Matthew Ovenden returned the favour when he split the Lions defence and went in alone to cut the Lions advantage to 3-2..  

The Lions went up 4-2 at 5:35, when Owen Patterson banged home a Sean Nicolaassen rebound.

Buter made it 5-2 fifteen seconds into the third when he  knocked in a rebound from a shot from Martens.  Zach Scarbeau put the Lions up 6-2 at 4:21 assisted by Martens.  

Cam Shaver scored an “Ovechkin” like goal from his belly after being hauled down by a Panther defender.  He was assisted by Stefan Kronstal.  

Noah Price was able to solve Quade Mullin at 5:48 to make it 7-3 assisted by Beggs.  

Nicolaassen made it 8-3 at 6:20 assisted by Scarbeau.  

The Panthers’ got their final goal from Callum Laverance at 8:32, in the 8-4 Lions win.

The South Dundas Atom B Lions opened round one of the playoffs at home Tuesday, February 17 at 7 p.m. versus NGS.

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With a pair of recent wins under his belt, Morrisburg boxer, Phil Hoftyzer says he is back and hopes to fight on a more regular basis.

After an injury last May which prevented him from training Hoftyzer says, “I kind of fell out of it.”

However, he is back training on a regular basis at Champs Eastside Boxing Club in Cornwall and the Beaver Boxing Club in Ottawa.

On Saturday, May 4, Hoftyzer, 26, participated in the third annual Help Knockout the Effect of Hunger fundraiser, which was expected to raise over $40,000 for the Agapé Centre, Cornwall, along with some of the proceeds earmarked for the Champs Club.

On the Saturday ticket, Hoftyzer won the co-main event over Shayne Brindle of Plessisville, Quebec, on a TKO when the referee stopped the contest in the first round.

At this point Hoftyzer had put Brindle to his knees twice with left hooks to the body. Then a flurry in the corner finished the fight.

For his effort, Hoftyzer was awarded the most outstanding fighter of the night.

Presented by BMO Nesbitt Bruns at the Best Western Plus Parkway Inn in Cornwall, the evening included seven amateur bouts.

Hoftyzer’s win was in the senior men’s open light-heavyweight division.

“It was a corporate event and it raised a lot of money for a good cause,” said Hoftyzer. “It’s a really nice venue.”

On April 19 in Ottawa, at the Big Fight Night in Little Italy, Hoftyzer won in a split decision over Brutus Payant in his first fight in almost a full year.

“It was a very close fight, and Brutus was extremely aggressive,” says Hoftyzer explaining it wax his ring control and counter punches that helped him to the gain the edge.

After recovering from an injury last May, Hoftyzer returned to the ring, but in December he was again forced to take time out due to injury.

He is now healthy and working hard and training regularly with the hope of fighting “at least once a month.”

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