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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
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