The Lakehead Thunderwolves battled to a hard-fought 2-1 away win over the Waterloo Warriors Saturday night in Waterloo, Ontario. The game was in stark contrast to Friday nights 7-5 Waterloo win as both teams tightened up defensively Saturday.
Lakehead now has a 2-2 OUA record and are 4-4 overall; while Waterloo is 2-2 in OUA play and 2-4 overall.
Despite the low score, both teams had lots of good scoring opportunities and both Lakehad netminder Kyle Moir (1-1 OUA) and Aaron Barton (1-2-0-1) of Waterloo made excellent stops on the night. Barton was especially strong in the third when Lakehead had the edge in play while Moir made some great saves throughout the match. Shots on goal were 36-24 Lakehead in the game.
Lakeheads goals came from Andy Hyvarinen, his fourth of the weekend, and Tobias Whelan. Whelan also added an assist. Scoring for Waterloo was Chris Ray.
Lakehead was 0-6 on the powerplay while Waterloo went 0-5.
Lakehead returns home next weekend for a two-game homestand against the Laurier Golden Hawks.
Lakehead 2 at Waterloo 1 Game Summary
Oct 18, 2008 - Columbia Ice Field
SHOTS BY PERIOD
1 2 3 Total
Waterloo 9 3 12 24
Lakehead 11 16 9 36
1st Period
Scoring - 1. Waterloo, C. Ray (2) (D. Spooner, K. Schwende) 7:54
Penalties - C. Fraser Wat (interference) 0:12, C. Golem Wat (hooking) 12:16, S. Alphonso Lkhd (cross checking) 16:25
2nd Period
Scoring - 2. Lakehead, A. Hyvarinen (4) (T. Whelan, M. Maunu) 15:44
3. Lakehead, T. Whelan (1) (M. Soares) 18:04
Penalties - M. Soares Lkhd (tripping) 10:09, C. Ray Wat (elbowing, 10-minute misconduct) 10:09, S. Roche Wat (interference) 11:28, S. Alphonso Lkhd (10-minute misconduct) 14:26, C. Fraser Wat (hooking) 16:55, S. Dobben Lkhd (hooking) 17:27
3rd Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - S. Moir Wat (roughing) 10:09, P. Guilbault Lkhd (slashing) 10:33, M. Soares Lkhd (butt end hooking, butt end hooking) 13:41, S. Hart Wat (roughing) 14:56
LKHD Shots: 11 16 0 TOTAL: 27
WAT Shots: 9 3 0 TOTAL: 12
Power Play Conversion
Lakehead 0-6. Waterloo 0-5.
Goaltenders
Lakehead
Moir 1-1-0-0 Start: 1st 20:00 Min: 20:00 SV: 11 GA: 0 [W]
Waterloo
Barton 1-2-0-1 Start: 1st 20:00 Min: 21:00 SV: 25 GA: 2 [L]