from http://www.guelphhurricanes.com
WINTERHAWKS START FAST
The Cambridge Winterhawks found a way to take the larger than normal Hurricane crowd out of the game early. They scored at the 9 second mark. That goal stopped the eager Canes dead in their tracks and it took a while for them to get into the groove. Once they did it was a very exciting game.
The final score was 4-1 but it was really a 2-1 game. It was fast entertaining and had everything a charity hockey game should.
Ray Scapinello, Paul Henderson, Paul's wife and GOJHL President Shawn McKelvie during the Ceremonial faceoff
The ladies from Habitat for Humanity put on quite a show. They had hockey Hall of Famers Paul Henderson, yes that Henderson, Local hero Ray Scampinello and their wives drop the puck as part of the opening ceremonies. Mid Western head honcho Shawn McKelvie also took part.
The ladies had autographed sweaters, sticks, pucks, t-shirts, Tim Hortons stuff, Pizza prizes and a pair of Platinum Tickets to a Raptor game. Throw in Magic FM morning duo Kevin and Jennifer doing the announcing and you have an awesome night of entertainment.
The hockey game provided lots of excitement as the Hurricanes fought back after the bad start and created a number of great scoring opportunites only to be denied by the goaltending of Jeff Flager.
After the shaky start goaltender Chris McDougall settled down and made some outstanding saves to keep the Canes close. Guelph’s young defense played well including 16 year olds Daniel Cotroneo and Brandon Anselmini who are getting more ice time as their play improves.
A goal by Jake Weidner made the score 2-1 and it stayed that way until the 10:00 minute mark of the third when a defensive giveaway led to the Hawks 3rd goal. They later added an empty net goal to make the final score 4-1.
The Canes next game is this Saturday (Jan 16th) at the Sleeman Centre when they face off with the Elmira Sugar Kings. Game time is 7:30 p.m.