Ingersoll Express Novice Rep vs Tillsonburg Tornadoes, News, Major Novice Tier 1 - Searles Motor Products, 2019-2020 (Ingersoll & District Minor Hockey)

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Feb 19, 2020 | Eric Bartram | 594 views
Ingersoll Express Novice Rep vs Tillsonburg Tornadoes
The battle of Oxford County resumed Thursday night when Ingersoll travelled south to Tillsonburg. We were seeking our first win vs the Tornadoes after a 2-2 tie the week before.

Kaelan took the opening faceoff centering his wingers, Nolan and Kohen. The boys gained entry into the Tillsonburg zone. Nolan passed it off to Kaelan for the first shot of the game. It's our best start to a game in a while. Tillsonburg wakes up and tests Owen with 3 attempts on net. Ingersoll clears the puck and gets another chance down low. Remy hits the speed burst on the back check to foil a shot. With the first winding down Josh takes a nice shot from the point which is gloved by the goalie. A late effort by the home team gets Charlotte in trouble with a hook. It's the end of the 1st tied 0-0.
The Express start the period on the penalty kill. Ronan Cottrell makes his presence felt when he lays it on the line to block a shot. Owen makes the kick save to end the PK. The tide has turned and Tillsonburg continues the momentum at even strength. We are stuck in our end, icing the puck to relieve the pressure. Aadrian, Remy and Rydan step it up and apply some pressure. It's short lived and the puck returns to our end. A give away in our end, ends up in the back of our net. 1-0 T-burg. A short time later and they send one off the post. Caleb gets a shot off and gives a good second effort when he crashes the net. Josh holds the blue line with his skate and keeps the puck in the zone. A shot by Rydan is saved to end our attack. We end the second period with Owen putting on a clinic starting with a glove save, a paddle save, a patent head save and ending with the trusty pad save. We are saved by the buzzer.

The 3rd period is underway and the action is back and forth. A hard battle in the corner gets Kohen a penalty. Back on the PK Levon dives and breaks up a pass that is tipped and flipped
into the air. Owen flashes the leather and snags it before it can make it to the net. We kill the penalty but aren't out of trouble. A series of toe drags by a tornado and a shot makes a rebound goal. 2-0. A combined effort off the face off and the forwards make their way in passing it around. They shoot and score 3-0. Their confidence is high when they attack again. 4-0.
Levon does his best to keep them off the sheet again when he performs another diving poke check.  We are a minute away from being shutout when Aadrian hustles to create a breakaway.
He shoots and gets his own rebound and tucks it in the corner. He gives the visiting fans something to cheer about when he does
the Patty Kane, hand to the ear celly. The game ends 4-1. A competitive warm up for our tournament in Grimsby.