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A pair of wins, beginning with a 3-1 victory in  Spencerville  on Wednesday, January 21, followed by 6-2 win on home ice against the first place Kemptville #1 Panthers in Morrisburg, Sunday, helped the South Dundas Atom B Lions to leapfrog into first place by one point.  

The Lions now have three regular season games left while the Panthers have five.  

The Lions dominated the play in both of their recent wins.

In Spencerville last Wednesday, Rangers goalie Bryce Kijewski kept the game close as he made save after save against the Lions attack.  He was most impressive when he stopped Sam Connors on a clear cut breakaway with 5:40 left in the first period.  

The Lions finally got one behind him with 13 seconds left in the opening period, when Cam Shaver passed it to Dryden Buter who fired the shot. 

Kijewski made the initial save but James Martens was there waiting to put the rebound away with a powerful wrist shot for a 1-0 Lions lead.

The line struck again early in the second period when Martens setup Shaver, but the Rangers pulled within one late in the frame with an unassisted  Hayden Walker counter.

The period ended with the Lions only up 2-1 despite heavily out-shooting the Rangers for two periods.

The Lions stretched it to 3-1 early in the third period when Shaver centered the puck to Buter and that is the way it remained.

The Lions had a strong work ethic all night, winning puck battles and pressuring the Rangers at both ends of the ice.  

James Martens had an excellent game releasing some powerful shots and being strong on the puck.  

The win pulled the Lions to within a point of first place Kemptville #1, who they would host on Sunday.

Heading into Sunday’s game, the Lions talked about taking the game to the Panthers and outworking them.  

Just 19 seconds in, the Lions hit a little speed bump when a Storm Briggs shot fooled Quade Mullin, and the Panthers went up 1-0. 

The Lions quickly regrouped and replied with three goals in under a minute. 

The first was a beauty when Nate Paulino made a long stretch pass from inside his blue line to a streaking Monty Dejong at centre.  The pass was perfect as Dejong took it in stride, went in and slid the puck past Jordan Zlomislic. 

Fifteen seconds after that Sean Nicolaassen banged home a loose puck to make it 2-1, with Buter providing the assist. 

Then before the cheering Lions crowd could sit down it was 3-1. This one only took 13 seconds, when Buter slid it to Connors who sent his patented wrist shot to the upper right corner past a stunned Zlomislic.  

The opening period was a wild one that ended 3-1 in the Lions favour.

The Lions opened the second period on their power play and at 8:31 they capitalized. 

Paulino let go a  shot from the point that hit a crowd in front, and Spencer Barclay used his backhand to slide the puck past Zlomislic.  

This time it was the Panthers who countered quickly, with a Connor Arcand goal to cut the Lions advantage to 4-2.  

Late in the period, on the Lions power play, Buter finished off a pretty passing play with Nicolaassen and Connors. for a 5-2 Lions lead heading into the third period.

Early in the third, Dejong was the recipient of another stretch pass, this time it came from Jack McCann to make it 6-2. 

Mullin made some key saves throughout the game to keep his team in command. 

Two of the Lions even put their soccer skills to use.  Mullin headed a wrist shot into the corner, while on another play McCann lost his stick and used some fancy foot work to kick the puck to his teammate who took it from harms way.  

The Lions specialty teams were key as they went 2 for 3 on the power play and 3 for 3 on the penalty kill. 

It was also the second game in a row that the Lions had thoroughly outworked their opponent.

The South Dundas Atom B Lions next game will be at home on Sunday at 4 p.m. versus Smiths Falls when they will provide some great pre-Super Bowl action.

 

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–The thrill of the race will be on at the Cornwall Speedway this weekend as the local track hosts its first ever Pro-Racing Circuit tour which features renowned snowmobile racers from all over North America.

Last Wednesday, January 21 event organizers gathered at a press conference at the Au Vieux Duluth Restaurant in Cornwall, where two popular Quebec drivers, 61 year old, racing legend Jacques Villeneuve and rising superstar, 17 year old Steve Marquis made appearances to promote the Circuit Pro event.

Cornwall is the first stop on the Eastern Canada Tour. The Friday (evening) and Saturday and Sunday races will be run on the quarter mile Cornwall track, now ready and waiting with an 18 inch cover of ice. Even the pits are iced.

The Pro-Racing Circuit Tour event is a first for Cornwall and is the result of an effort  to make the track more active by owners Raymond and Jacques Lavergne who took over the Speedway in the spring of 2014 from long time owner Ron Morin.

Event promoter Brian Mulligan expressed the great excitement everyone has for the weekend event.

Each day we will have a complete racing program. Both Saturday and Sunday will feature 40-45 races. The Pro-Champ, Outlaws, Formula 500 Open, 440 Vintage, Single Cylinder Mod Open, Junior 340 Open, along with the 4-Wheeler and Motorcycle will all be on hand during the weekend.

Ice oval sleds are not the average snowmobile. A Pro-Champ sled can run as high as $30,000 and sled speeds will often surpass the 100 mph mark down the backstretch and over 80 mph into the corners.

A first for Cornwall race fans, organizers are hoping to make the Pro Racing Circuit stop an annual event.

“We’ve tried to incorporate the best of every track in the Eastern tour in the Cornwall facility,” said Mulligan. “It’s going to be a success, and it is going to be here forever.”

“It’s a remarkable event,” said Barry Holigroski who is working with Mulligan. “Just to see the veteran and the rookie in the same room here today is great. These are world class racers. They will be coming into the corners at 80 mph. They are flying. It takes a lot of skill and a lot of heart. You will see the very best ability.” 

“Me I like to win, ” said veteran driver Jacques Villeneuve. “I like to pass whoever is in front of me all the time. Cars you are paid to drive, and it is something you like to do. Snowmobile racing is physically harder and I am on my own. I have to find the money myself.”

Both Villeneuve and young Steve Marquis expressed their excitement of the upcoming weekend tour stop in Cornwall.

Friday night (January 30) and Saturday, (January 31) admission is $20. Sunday (February 1) admission is $25 and a weekend pass can be purchased for $50. There is reduced pricing for children 16 years and under. Friday night’s program will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude with fireworks. Action begins at 10:30 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

Mulligan says that he thinks the price is right. Admission includes access to the pit area where they folks can warm up under a heated tent. 

“It is the first race of the year,” said Tour President, George Samson. “I am sure every driver is excited to get out there, and I am sure that the team here in Cornwall has done a super job.”

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A pair of 5-1 hockey games spelled both good news and bad news for the South Dundas Novice B Lions in Upper Canada Minor League action this week.

Last Thursday night, January 22, the Lions picked up a home ice 5-1 win against the visiting South Grenville #1 Rangers, but then on Sunday, January 25, they were on the road to Kemptville where they were dealt a 5-1 loss by the B 2 Panthers.

Sunday in Kemptville, Nick Connors scored the lone Lions goal, spoiling Gareth Robinson’s shut out late in the second period. Luke Byvelds provided the helper.

After a scoreless first period, the Panthers went up 3-0 in the second period on goals by Brandon Taylor, Nolan Dulmage and Carter Lemay.

Dulmage counted his second goal early in the third period, and Rhett Mclean made it 5-1 minutes later.

Last Thursday night in Morrisburg, it was goaltender Aiden Hutt’s game as he gave up only one goal early in the third period to Zander Pittman.

Lions Devon Honders (from Cooper McCooeye) and Nick Connors (from Mason Hummel) gave the Lions a 2-0 first period lead.

Three unanswered goal in the last five minutes of the second period put the Lions in the driver’s seat.

Nick Connors kicked it off with his second of the game with help from Hummel and McCooeye, and then it was McCooeye with the goal and Connors providing the assist.

Ben Radley counted the Lions fifth and final goal with 35 seconds left in the second period with Luke Byvelds providing the assist.

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This past weekend our ladies’ team of Kathy Killick, Linda Murphy, Penny Charlebois and Liz Locke Doherty competed against seven other foursomes in Ontario playdowns here, for curlers with five or fewer years of curling experience. 

Morrisburg defeated one  of the three R.A. teams in their first match, and followed that up with a victory over Richmond. That put them into the “A” final against a Granite foursome. 

In the “B” final, two R.A. quartets duelled for one trophy, in 10-end matches. Cartwright’s team defeated their clubmates, led by Clarke, for the “B” trophy, while Granite’s Stinson won out over the Morrisburg ladies for the “A” championship. The L.C.A.’s Virginia Cunningham presented pins to all four teams, and the trophies to the victors. Our lounge was crammed with spectators, and as usual, a large number of volunteers worked to make the event run smoothly. Congratulations to our team, and we hope all who qualify will consider entering again next year. We’re proud of you.

At Metcalfe last Saturday two of our ladies’ teams competed in their four-club competition, the Broder. Greta McGann, Kathy Hardy, Betty Locke and Janie Connolly defeated Metcalfe in their morning match, but lost to Russell in the afternoon. In the “A” final, a Russell team emerged victorious.

Susan McIntosh, Kathy Norg, Joanne Baker and Leanne McCooeye dropped their first game against Metcalfe, and after lunch went onto the ice again, emerging victorious over one of the Winchester teams. That put them into the “B” final in the evening after the banquet and the annual meeting. While they curled well, they lost to the other Metcalfe representatives. Well done, ladies!

A team of day ladies were in Ottawa’s Granite club for a bonspiel last week. Greta McGann, Janie Connolly, Penny Charlebois and Joan MacKinnon played Carleton Heights in the morning, and Perth in the afternoon. Our ladies came out on the short end of both tight matches, but nevertheless enjoyed their outing.

Our senior men hosted Prescott last week in a friendly bonspiel. Jack Barkley, Bill Magee, Paul Gunther and Kent Dawley, Peter Zeran, Ron Beaupre, Eric Johnson and Glenn Cougler, as well as John Allison, Rick MacKenzie, Peter Byvelds and Albert DeJong hosted our visitors. Our men won their matches  and this week three more teams head off to Brockville for another friendly bonspiel. Isn’t retirement wonderful?

Our hard-working board of directors meet on a regular basis to plan and oversee the business operations of our club. They work hard on our behalf, and we are grateful for their efforts. They’ve made some changes so far this year. In case you haven’t attended or seen minutes of their meetings, we’ll have highlights from time to time. As per the club’s constitution, the plan is to have members serve two year terms, with two new members elected at the Spring General meeting for continuity. They plan fall meetings as well. 

In closing, we were saddened to learn of the passing of Ian McGillis. He died too young, of cancer. Ian was a former president of our club, assisted behind the scenes on our behalf, and continued to work for the Ontario Curling Association until his death. Our sympathies go out to Nancy and to Ian’s family.

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The Morrisburg Junior B Lions were just 20 seconds away from their ninth win of the season here Friday night, January 16, when Westport Rideaus’ Cam Goldsmith got in their way.

The clock was ticking down on the Friday night match, and with less than a minute to be played the Lions were protecting a 2-1 lead.

It was at 19:40 that Goldsmith, with help from Simon Corriveau, would come up with the goal against Lions goaltender Keiran Weir to tie the game 2-2 and force it into overtime.

After the scoreless overtime play, the shoot out netted no success for Lions shooters Jacob Kendrick, Michael Paquette and Alex Sifton.

The Rideaus starting shooter Dawson Fawcett was also unsuccessful, and it was their shooter number two, Patrick Drouin who would provide the winner and force the Lions to accept the one point for the shoot out loss.

Friday night’s game got rolling with a scoreless first period.

Forty-two seconds into the second period, Johnny Moor put the Rideaus on the scoreboard.

Then at 9:54 the Lions, Alex Sifton struck to tie it with assists provided by Ryan Griffin and Curtis Evans.

The 1-1 tie held until 11:49 of the third period when a Jacob Kendrick goal from Landon Veenstra and Brodie Barkley put the Lions ahead 2-1.

Eight minutes later Goldsmith provided the tying goal to force the overtime.

Sunday, January 18, it was the Lions “pack the rink” day with all area youth 16 years and under invited by the Lions as their guests at the game, courtesy of Horner & Pietersma, Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries, Morrisburg. 

The attending youth were proudly wearing their South Dundas sweaters and a number of free door prizes topped off the day.

Unfortunately, it was not a good day on the ice for the Lions who were doubled 4-2 by the visiting Char-Lan Rebels.

The Rebels went right to work in Sunday’s game to go up 2-0 in the first period on goals by Brian Landry and Liam Vipond.

Jesse Fontaine made it 3-0 on the Rebels’ power play at 6:14 of the second period.

That’s the way it stayed until the Lions found themselves in the first 10 minutes of the third period.

Ryan Griffin put the Lions on the scoreboard on their power play at 3:13 with Dylan Nixon providing the assist.

At 6:53, Eric Evan (from Jordan Smail and Jacob Kendrick) got it to within one goal of the tie, but that was it.

The Lions were unable to put anything more past Rebels goaltender Kevan Dumouchel, while the Rebels got one more from Brennan Markell for the 4-2 win.

Brett Hahn was in the Lions net for the loss.

The Rebels sat out 30 minutes on 11 penalties and the Lions were assessed 28 minutes on 10 infractions

Coming up on Sunday, January 25, the Lions will host the St. Lawrence Division’s first place Casselman Vikings. Game time is 2:30 p.m.

The final games of the regular season will be played the weekend of Friday, February 13-15.

The Vikings are 19 points ahead of the second place Alexandria Glens with 59 points to the Glens 40. The Winchester Hawks, 37 points, are looking solid in third place and are chasing the Glens, while the Rebels 29 points, and the Akwesasne Wolves, 26 points, are battling for the fourth and final playoff position.

The Lions are in last place with 17 points. 

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The Morrisburg Junior B Lions were handed a pair of losses on the weekend, both in Gananoque.

Saturday, January 10 they opened the Rideau-St. Lawrence Division Showcase against the Prescott Flyers with a 6-1 loss.

Then on Sunday, January 11, again in Gananoque, they lost to the hometown Islanders 6-4.

Saturday, against the Flyers, Landon Veenstra managed the lone Lions goal at 7:18 of the first period for a 1-0 lead. But that was it.

The Flyers came back for three to carry a 3-1 lead into the second period where another three goals produced the 6-1 win. 

Keiran Weir and newcomer Brett Hahn shared the Lions net duties. Hahn replaces veteran Lions goaltender John Gilmer who recently signed with the Nepean Raiders.

Sunday, the Lions held the Islanders to a 1-1 first period tie, the Lions getting their goal from Eric Evans, unassisted.

The Islanders charged up for a second period showing that produced four unanswered goals against Lions goaltender Brett Hahn.

The Lions found themselves in the third period to make a game of it with three consecutive goals.

Landon Veenstra, unassisted on the Lions power play, got it started just 53 second in and that was followed by a Justin Lefevbre powe-play goal at 2:30.

At 11:11 of the third, Dylan Nixon cut the Islanders advantage to 5-4 with help from Ryan Griffin and Curtis Evans, but that was it.

Brett Arrowsmith scored the final goal of the game at 13:59 of the third period for the 6-4 Gananoque win.

Coming up, the Lions are in Westport this Friday night. They will host the Char-Lan Rebels, Sunday, January 18. Game time is 2:30 p.m.

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With a showdown between the top two Atom B House teams in the eastern division of the Upper Canada Minor Hockey League on Saturday in Kemptville, the South Dundas Lions were looking to get the two points to leap frog over Kemptville 1 Panthers into first place. Unfortunately, after falling behind they gave it a good effort but ended up on the wrong side of a 3-2 count. 

South Dundas carried the play early. They spent the first two shifts in the Kemptville zone and opened the scoring just 1:23 into the game.  

Left winger Zach Scarbeau moved the puck into the Panthers corner.  Centre Spencer Barclay dug out the loose puck and passed in front of the net to right winger Monty Dejong who knocked in the first goal of the game for a 1-0 Lions lead.  

Play was back and forth, with the Panthers slowly regaining some of that momentum and starting to press for the equalizer.  

With 2:32 left in the first period, Kemptville got one by goaltender Quade Mullin to knot the game at one goal each.  

With 30 seconds left in the period, the Panthers made the rink a lot more uncomfortable with their second to take a 2-1 lead.  

Carrying that emotion, Kemptville went up 3-1 early in the second period with Mullin being injured on the play.

Goaltender Mateo Lacroix was forced to come into the game a few minutes early instead of the half way point, and try to hold the Panther attack at bay to give the Lions a chance to battle back. 

Less than a minute later, the Lions did answer with Spencer Barclay banging home the rebound after Owen Paterson rang one off the iron.  

This brought the Lions within one goal with lots of time left.  

Late in the second period the Lions had their opportunity with the Panthers short-handed two men with one of them being a five minute major.  However, the Kemptville penalty killers thwarted the Lions power play and they escaped with no damage.  

In the third period, the Lions ran out of gas, and they were not able to find the net again. The end result was a 3-2 loss which kept them in second place.  

The Lions next game is Tuesday night in Akwesasne and their next home game is January 25th, a rematch against the Panthers.  

Great seats are still available for this game – get your tickets early – you won’t want to miss it.

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The Morrisburg Junior B Lions kicked off the new year in Alexandria on Friday night, January 2, and, after a 12-9 loss to the Glens there, they brought their game home to Morrisburg, Saturday night, when they lost to the Winchester Hawks, 4-1.

The Lions now have 11 games left on their regular season schedule. They are holding the St. Lawrence Division’s last place position with 16 points, behind the Char-Lan Rebels who have 21 and the Akwesasne Wolves with 26.

The Casselman Vikings continue to dominate the division with 49 points, while the Alexandria Glens and the Winchester Hawks are battling for second spot with 35 and 31 points respectively.

Friday night at the Glengarry Sports Palace in Alexandria, the Lions were first on the scoreboard at 3:42 of the first period with an unassisted goal from Eric Evans.

But that would be it as the Glens went to work to nab Lions goaltender, Keiran Weir for four consecutive goals to go up 4-1.

After Austin Merkley struck for the Glens on their power play at 2:45 of the second period, the Lions found themselves, to come back with three goals and cut the gap to 5-4.

Cole Blanchard got it started on the Lions power play with help from Jacob Kendrick and Dallas Blacksmith, and then it was Blacksmith for two in a row. The first was assisted by Jacob Kendrick and the second by Kendrick and Cole Blanchard on the Lions power play.

The 5-4 count held until 11:47 of the second when Jeffrey Rhainds ignited the Glens for another three, allowing them to carry an 8-4 advantage into the third period.

It was back and forth action and back and forth scoring to start the third period, with the Glens getting three goals and the Lions getting two from Eric Evans and Landon Veenstra, both on the Lions power play. That put the game at 11-6 in the Glens favour.

At 10:14 of the third period, tensions boiled over and when it was all sorted out, 112 minutes in penalties were assessed to effectively lower the head count on the two benches.

At 10:14 the Lions Justin Lefevbre and Landon Veenstra were both assessed five minute fighting majors (in the last 10 minutes of the game) and game misconducts.

From the Glens, Ryan Allen and Pierre-Luc Sabourin got matching penalties and Connor MacLeod was assessed a checking form behind penalty and game misconduct. David Sirois got two, five minute fighting majors, two corresponding game misconducts and a third game misconduct as the third man in. 

In total, the game saw 144 minutes in penalties, 112 of them at 10:14 of the third period.

Back playing hockey, the Lions found the Alexandria net three more times with two goals collected by Dallas Blacksmith for a four-goal game and a single from Jacob Kendrick.

Keiran Weir was credited the Lions loss. He was in net for 36:53 and was relieved by Justin Lalonde. Liam Lascelle saw action for the Glens for 43:07 and Nicholas Maheux saw action for 16:53.

The Lions counted five times on 10 power-play opportunities, and the Glens were successful in two out of four opportunities.

Sunday, the Lions were without the services of Lefevbre and Veenstra as they met the Hawks on home ice for the 4-1 loss.

After a scoreless first period, the Hawks went up 3-0 in the second period on goals by Austin Rothe, Josh Stubbings and  Kris Johnson.

Bryden Van Kessel counted on the Hawks power play, early in the third period, to push it to 4-0, and Dallas Blacksmith spoiled Brandon Lowry’s shutout at 13:32 of the third period with help from Eric Evans and Kevin Dionne.

John Gilmer was in net for the Lions loss.

The Lions are on the road to play two games this weekend against the Rideau Divisions Prescott Flyers and Gananoque Islanders. On Saturday, January 10 they will open the annual Rideau-St. Lawrence Showcase at 9 a.m. in Gananoque against the Rideau Division’s first place Prescott Flyers. This year’s event is hosted by the Islanders.

Ten teams in the Rideau-St. Lawrence Conference will feature five games of hockey, with the opening game at 9 a.m. and the final game (Casselman versus Gananoque) scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

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The South Dundas Atom B Lions skated into the new year here on Sunday, January and got off to a good start with a 5-1 victory over the hosting South Stormont Selects.

The newly formed “S” line of Sam Connors, Spencer Barclay, and Sean Nicolaassen nearly scored 10 seconds into the game.  Barclay took a pass from Nicolaassen, fired a shot that beat Selects goalie Owen Villaneuve but rang off the post.  

Monty Dejong put the Lions up 1-0 at 1:59 of the first frame when Cam Shaver centered the puck out and he used his backhand to tip the puck into the bottom corner past Villaneuve. 

Mateo Lacroix made a nice kick save a few minutes later to keep the Lions ahead.

The Selects, Weston TerHorst tied the game 1:35 into the second period.  

It appeared that the whistle had been blown for an injured Selects player before the puck crossed the line, but it was ruled a goal after further review.  

The “S” line used a heavy fore check to go up 2-1 at 3:58, this time Nicolaassen scoring from Connors.  

Dryden Buter and James Martens had a key shift when they killed a penalty at the six minute mark of the period, and created more scoring chances than the Selects did on their power play.

Quade Mullin had the save of the game in the third period when he took a hard wrister off the cage without even flinching.  

Zach Scarbeau was robbed by Villaneuve shortly after,  when Shaver passed the puck out from behind the net to Scarbeau who used a quick release.  

The “S” line struck again at 2:18 of the third period when Nicolaassen and Connors broke in two on one.Nicolaassen passed the puck hard over to Connors, who pulled it back and fired a wrist shot to the roof of the Selects net.  

Owen Patterson made it 4-1 about a minute later when he hammered home a rebound from a Buter shot.  

The Lions fifth goal at 4:36 was similar to their fourth. This time Dejong scored on a rebound from a Shaver shot.

The win keeps the South Dundas Atom B Lions in sole possession of second place in the East, and the goaltending duo of Lacroix and Mullin continue to shine having only given up two goals in their last three games.  

The Lions defence of Nate Paulino, Stef Kronstal, Alek Larocque, and Jack McCann have had a helping hand in the goals against department.

Assistant captain, McCann had another solid game on defence, shutting down the opposition while making great passes to get his team out of their zone quickly and safely.

Next game will be on the road against the East division leading Kemptville 1 on Saturday, January 10th.

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After a pair of holiday losses, the Morrisburg Junior B Lions put together a 3-2 win against the Gananoque Islander to finish off 2014.

The Lions lost 9-5, to the Char-Lan Rebels in Williamstown, on Saturday, December 20, and then to the Akwesasne Wolves on home ice on Sunday, December 21st.

After a break for Christmas they were back on the ice in Morrisburg, on Saturday, December 27 to claim the 3-2 win against the Islanders.

The win, their eighth of the season, leaves them five points behind the St. Lawrence Division’s fifth place Char-Lan Rebels and 10 points back of the fourth place Wolves.

The Casselman Vikings continue to dominate the division at 49 points.

The rest of the division, again this year, falls well back of the Vikings with the Alexandria Glens in second with 31, the Winchester Hawks in third with 29 and the Wolves at 26.

Saturday night in Morrisburg, Michael Paquette opened the Lions scoring with an unassisted goal at 9:37 of the first period.

Tyler Murray evened it at 17:48 of the first period on the Islanders’ power play, but Landon Veenstra gave the Lions a 2-1 advantage at 18:27 with help from Eric Evans and Zach Belaire.

The lone goal of the second period came from the stick of Cole Hamilton allowing the Islanders to tie the game, 2-2.

That set the stage for Cole Blanchard’s winner just 1:04 into the third period. Lions goaltender Keiran Weir dug in and the Lions went to work to protect their slim lead and hold on for the 3-2 win.

Providing the help on Blanchard’s game winner were Eric Evans and Justin Lefevbre.

Sunday, December 21 the Lions lost to the Akwesasne Wolves on home ice 7-3.

The Wolves led 2-1 after the first period and 5-3 heading into the third period.

Derik Dionne and Brock Daze had two goals each for the Wolves, and Chris Wert, Tylor Alguire and Jacob Swamp added singles.

Michael Paquette and the Blacksmith brothers, Dakota and Dallas provided the Lions scoring.

On Saturday, December 20, the Lions were on the road where they were handed a 9-5 loss by the Char-Lan Rebels.

The Rebels built a 5-0 first period lead and led 6-2 after two.

Jamie Lepine and Brennan Markell had two goals each for the Rebels and singles came from the sticks of Jackson Thompson, Matthew Gregoire, Jesse Fontaine, Brian Landry and Jayden Lemire.

Jacob Guillot answered with two goals for the Lions and Paquette, and Lefevbre and Ryan Griffin scored singles.

Coming up, the Lions have a busy weekend schedule to kick off the new year.

On Friday, January 2 they are on the road to take on the Alexandria Glens.

Saturday night, January 3 they host the Winchester Hawks at 7:30 p.m., and then on Sunday, January 4, they are back on the road to play the Akwesasne Wolves.

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