01.07.18 Bantam AE Thamesford Pizza (1) @ Paris Wolf Pack (4), News, Bantam AE - Thamesford Pizza, 2017-2018 (Ingersoll & District Minor Hockey)

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Jan 09, 2018 | dosmond | 304 views
01.07.18 Bantam AE Thamesford Pizza (1) @ Paris Wolf Pack (4)
The Bantam AE Thamesford Pizza squad started up the post season Christmas break by kicking off their first round OMHA playoff series against the Paris Wolf Pack. The Express could not shake off the rust and fell to the home side Wolf Pack 4-1 to trail the series 2 points to 0. The team that reaches six points first will advance to the next round.

Both sides were tentative coming out at the start of the game as neither side managed to generate much offense in the opening period. Paris would eventually open up the scoring with 8:43 left in the second period when the Wolf Pack would take advantage of the Express on an odd man rush. The Express Defense tried to take the body on the rushing Wolf Pack forward. This left two Paris forwards alone in front of the Ingersoll net.

The Express would tie the game early in the third period when forward Matt Overreem beat the Paris goalie with a hard wrist shot. The puck rang off the post behind the Wolf Pack net minder and bounced out and off a Paris defenseman and into the net.

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Battle behind the net.

Paris would regain the lead just 0:44 later and would add two more goals late in the third to finish off the scoring at 4-1.

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Isaiah rushing the zone.

The teams play game two of the series on Monday Jan. 8 in Ingersoll.

 

 

GAME STATS:

Goals: Matt Overreem (1)

Assists:

Penalties: Paris = 0

               Ingersoll = 0

Powerplay: 0 / 0

Penalty Kill: 0 / 0