Kyle's Game Winner Secures #4 Seed.
The Ancaster Avalanche hosted the Centre-Wellington Fusion on
Saturday afternoon with the #3 seed in the OMHA Playdowns on the line.
The Av’s entered the game having made some line-up tweaks. Nathan and Eric were given the opportunity to play forward. The 2 had a strong first shift with Kyle and showed great energy, resulting in a couple of scoring chances. The early energy continued but the offence was difficult to find. Neither team could score and the first period ended 0-0.
Joe fired a nice shot home and showed good chemistry with Marcus for a 1-0 Ancaster lead. The lead was short lived when CW tied it up with just over 2 minutes left in period 2. CW made it 2-1 early in period 3 and had the Ancaster bench worried as it appeared that they had found another gear or at least one player with a higher gear.
Ancaster, knowing what was a t stake did not give up, Andrew made a brilliant pass to Mark for the tying goal. The 2 combined shortly after and Kyle collected the garbage for a 3-2 lead that would hold up.
The third period was a good period by Ancaster who showed the ability to score when needed but were also able to shut down the CW offence with an extra attacker. The win secures the #4 seed for the OMHA playdowns and means a win Monday against Burlington will result in an over all .500 record.
The Avalanche are 18-19-10 including tournaments and exhibition games. A .500 finish would be a superb accomplishment heading into a difficult playoff run!
Hard Hat - Caelen