Blackhawks win in debut at JGA

12-Oct-2007 · 9:55pm

The Thorold Blackhawks flew their coop Friday night and travelled along highway 406 to the Geneva Street exit to face the St. Catharines Mountainview Homes Falcons inside the Jack Gatecliff Arena for their first visit this season.

The Falcons welcomed their escarpment opponents by grabbing the first goal of the night. Chris Stevenson scored his 3rd goal of the season to give St. Catharines a 1-0 lead 2:34 into the first period. JT MacDonald and Adam Moroney assisted on the even-strength goal that beat Blackhawks goaltender Rick Scarsella.

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	1	2	1	4
	1	0	1	2

Thorold tied the game just under 5 minutes later when Johnson Andrews beat Steele De Fazio on the power-play at 7:29 of the same period. Shane Davidson and former Falcon Jason Aucoin added assists on the tying goal.

The first period ended in a 1-1 tie, with Thorold leading in shots on net 12-8 over St. Catharines. The Falcons were called for 4 penalties in the first, while the Blackhawks were penalized twice.

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The Blackhawks scored first in the second period. With under four minutes remaining, Jason Aucoin grabbed his second point of the game on the power-play to give Thorold a 2-1 lead, with helpers from Andrews and Drew McAvoy.

Thorold grabbed another goal late in the second period to make the Blackhawks lead over St. Catharines 3-1 leading into the 2nd intermission. CJ Dickson scored an unassisted power-play goal with 1:05 remaining in the period.

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	12	8	15	35
	8	11	12	31

The Falcons troubles continued in the third period, when Thorold scored their fourth goal of the game 2:33 into the third. Zach Graham netted the goal, with help from McAvoy and Mario Cote. The goal all but snuffed out the Falcons offence in front of 1,323 fans inside the Jack Gatecliff Arena.

The Falcons grabbed a late marker on the power-play from St. Catharines defenseman Mike Stone to make the score 4-2 in favour of the Blackhawks. Daultan Leveille assisted on goal at the 18:00 minute mark.

The game ended in a 4-2 loss for the Falcons, only their second loss on the season not including overtime losses. But a loss is a loss, and they sting even more when they are delivered by their escarpment rivals, the Thorold Blackhawks.

The Falcons next game is on the road when they visit the Warriors in Stoney Creek on Saturday, October 13th. The puck drops at 7:30pm inside the Valley Park Arena.

The Falcons next home game is Friday, October 19th, when the Welland Jr. Canadians make their first stop to the Jack Gatecliff Arena. Game time inside the Jack is 7:30pm.