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Dresden 4 Wallaceburg 8 January
23, 2008
The Dresden Jr. Kings are quickly running out of time and
chances to make the playoffs this season after their second
straight loss in a week to the Wallaceburg Lakers on Wednesday
night. After losing 5-3 in Dresden Friday, the Kings played a
very spirited game in Wallaceburg on Wednesday, only to drop a
discouraging 8-4 game. The Jr. Kings sit four points back of
the Blenheim Blades for the final playoff spot, and have four
games remaining to the Blades’ five.
As has been the case lately, Dresden fell behind
early. By the seventeen-minute mark of the first period, the
Lakers built up a 4-0 lead on two goals each by Justin Durston
and Anthony Walker. Dan Hyatt put the Jr. Kings on the
scoreboard at 19:01 of the period, with assists going to Jake
Welch and Jeremy Park. Durston then finished his first period
hat trick at 19:30 to give the Lakers a 5-1 lead going into the
intermission. The Kings were down by four, but outshot the
Lakers 17-12 in the opening period.
Dresden fell behind 6-1 at 6:36 of the second period
on a Ryan Lounsbury goal. The Jr. Kings tried to make a game of
it by striking twice late in the period on goals by Joe Deboer
and Jeremy Park.
Tyson Issac scored early in the third to put the
Lakers ahead 7-3. Then Toby Brune scored a short-handed goal to
seal the victory for Wallaceburg, before Brent Shaw rounded out
the scoring with his first goal as a Jr. King, after joining the
team a few weeks ago. Welch and Kyle Vink drew the assists.
The Jr. Kings fired 42 shots at Ryan George in the
Wallaceburg nets, while Kyle Straatman and Cameron Graham
combined to face 28 shots in the Dresden net. The Tunstall
Three Stars were ……… Kyle Vink, Joe Deboer, and Jeremy Park.
The Jr. Kings are at home on Friday night (Jan. 25) against the
Belle River Canadiens before traveling to Blenheim on Sunday to
face the Blades in a must win situation. Game time Sunday is at
7:15 p.m. |
