Patriots hang on to keep Goderich winless

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Patriots scored four times in the second period and then held on for a 7-5 victory to prevent themselves from being the first team in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Pollock Division from dropping a point to the Goderich Flyers this season.

A hot Tomas Brintell in the Goderich net prevented the margin between the teams from being larger. He had 64 saves in the game.

Mount Forest Patriots 7 Goderich 5

The teams were tied 1-1 at the end of the first period and they scored a goal apiece in the first 7:03 of the second before the hosts scored three later in the second at the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex.

Christopher Prucha led the Patriots with a four-goal outing while Hayden Coulter, Darcy Winkler and Jared Rowe each scored once. Winkler had three assists while Calan Tanzi-Foshay and Adam Murray each had two and Reid Caswell, Malcolm Skeete, Prucha, Benjamin Demoe, Caleb Cribbin, Riley Torrie and Benjamin Tenhag each had one.

Riley Kuepfer had three power-play goals for Goderich while Kyler Patterson and Ethan Hill also scored. Parker Gibbings collected three assists and Carson Fletcher had one.

The Patriots outshot the Flyers 71-36 including a 32-10 advantage in the second period alone. Mount Forest was a perfect 3-for-3 on its power play while Goderich was 3-for-7.

Joshua Peters had 31 saves to get the win in net for the Patriots.

The Patriots are to complete their pre-Christmas schedule next weekend by hosting the Kincardine Bulldogs Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex and playing the Mitchell Hawks at the Mitchell arena Saturday at 7 p.m.

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