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        Novice Rapids Start 2016 with a Winning Streak



                                                 The following weekend, the Raiders  the Rapids’ zone.
        By Carrie Seguin                      visited the Rapids on home ice in
                                                                                       January  16th  saw the  Rapids face
                                              Maxville.   The Nepean team attacked   off against  the Kanata  Blazers, a  team
           ust three days into the New Year, the  the net fi ercely during the fi rst minutes
                                                                                    they have been battling with for second
        JSVR Novice Rapids were on the road  of play, scoring a quick one off the
                                                                                    place  over the  last  months  of league
        to visit the Nepean Raiders.  Coming off  bat.  Toward the end of the period, the
                                                                                    play.    Toward  the  final  minutes  of  a

        their tournament win in St. Catharines,  Rapids evened things up with a goal of
                                                                                    back-and-forth  first  period,  the  Rapids

        the Rapids were ready for play; but the  their own.  Period two was scoreless as
                                                                                    got one past the Blazers’ goalie  to put
        Raiders, who are close behind the Seaway  the  net  minders defended  their  creases
                                                                                    them in the lead.  Just under 2 minutes
        team in league standings, weren’t going  solidly.  Early in the third period, the                                        Warren Lalonde
                                                                                    into the second period, the Kanata team
        to give up a win easily.  At the end of  Raiders scored to push them ahead by 1,   cracked the Rapids’ net and tied things

        first  period  play,  the  game  remained  but, taking advantage of Nepean penalty
                                                                                    up.  Game play continued in a ping-pong
        scoreless.  During second period action,  trouble, the Rapids scored two power
                                                                                    fashion with the Rapids netting another

        SVR was first to hit the score board with  play goals to tie and take the lead.  With
                                                                                    goal  and  then  the  Blazers  scoring  just
        two goals within 40 seconds of each  less than 4 minutes left in the game, the
                                                                                    afterward.  By the end of the second
        other.  The Raiders answered back with a  Raiders  were awarded  a  penalty  shot,
                                                                                    period,  the  score  was  tied  at  3.   Third
        goal of their own, but the Rapids widened  however goalie Eli  Seguin stopped   period belonged to the SVR team:  the

        the gap with another just seconds later.  the  fi ve-hole  attempt.    The  Raiders
                                                                                    Rapids offence notched 4 goals and the
        Third period game play was intense with  continued to work hard to tie the score   defensive squad allowed nothing past

        both teams finding themselves in penalty  up, but the Rapids scored another putting
                                                                                    them.  The Hydro One score of the game
        trouble, however strong penalty killing  them ahead by 2.  In the fi nal seconds
                                                                                    ended 7-3 in SVR’s favour.  Delormier,      Chancey Novosad
        by both teams resulted in no power play  of the matchup, Nepean scored to bring
                                                                                    Parker Thompson, and Delisle scored for
        scoring.  The Raiders pocketed the only  them to within 1, but time ran out and the
                                                                                    the Rapids team.  Delormier also logged
        goal of the third period.  The Hydro One  Rapids skated away with the win.  Rapids
                                                                                    3 assists.  Delormier’s offensive pressure

        final score of the game was 3-2 for SVR.   goals were scored by Owen McMillan,
                                                                                    and team play earned him the J. Bernier
        Points were earned by  Tristan Delisle,  Jenson  White,  and  Delisle.    Assists
                                                                                    Excavations Player of the Game.
        and Zachary Carroll.   The  Villeneuve  were awarded  to Owen Corput,  Alex
        Group of Businesses Player of the Game  Delormier, Chancey  Novosad, Delisle,   With this three game win-streak to start
        was earned  by defenceman  Warren  and White.  The Hydro One fi nal score  the back end of the season off, the SVR
        Lalonde.  He worked especially hard in  of the game was 4-3.  Chancey Novosad  Novice team again fi nd themselves tied
        the third period to keep the Raiders from  was named the AJ Sports Player of the  with the Kanata Blazers for second place
        capitalizing during three separate power  Game for his tenacious effort at manning  in league standings, and only 7 points
        play opportunities.                   the blue line and clearing the puck out of  behind fi rst place Gloucester Rangers.    Alex Delormier
                                                                 MARCH 5








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