Hometown Sports Weekend Recap — Friday October 2 to Sunday October 4 — Sailors Edge Mudcats in Port Dover
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Three days of hockey rolled across Norfolk and Haldimand this weekend, and the Port Dover Sailors saved their best for Sunday, edging Dunnville 3-2 at home. Saturday belonged to the Hagersville Hawks, who got a hat trick from C. Jennings in an 8-4 win. Minor hockey opened in full swing too, with the Norfolk Knights, Haldimand River Kings, Norfolk Hericanes and Haldimand River Cats all in action. Here is how it all played out.
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Game of the Weekend: Port Dover Sailors vs Dunnville Mudcats
Sunday at Port Dover Arena, 202 fans settle in for a Junior C battle between the Port Dover Sailors and the Dunnville Mudcats. Trevor Nunn gets the home side on the board in the first period, and D. Winger answers for Dunnville, so it is tied 1-1 after 20 minutes.
Dunnville's J. Pillitteri breaks the tie in the second to make it 2-1, and for a while it looks like the visitors might hang on. Then Nunn strikes again late in the period with a tying goal that sends the building into the second intermission all square at 2-2.
The third is a tight one. The Sailors, who outshoot Dunnville 36-24 on the night, finally break through at 9:09 when Cole McCallum buries the game-winner, and Port Dover holds on from there. Two goals for Nunn and a big one for McCallum make it a win the home crowd will remember, just two days after a tough road night in Grimsby.
Final: Port Dover Sailors 3, Dunnville Mudcats 2.
Around the Ice
Friday
Port Dover Sailors
Grimsby Peach Kings 8, Port Dover Sailors 2. The Peach Kings jumped in front 2-1 after the first period at Peach King Arena and stretched it to 5-1 in the second. Ty McHutchion scored for Port Dover in the first and Nunn added one in the third, but Grimsby outshot the Sailors 53-20. Port Dover had its answer two days later at home.
Dunnville Mudcats
Glanbrook Rangers 5, Dunnville Mudcats 4 (OT). Dunnville played a thriller at home and came out on the wrong side of overtime in Junior C play. Down 2-0 after the first, the Mudcats roared back behind a hat trick from L. Breadner and a goal from L. Carbone to lead 4-2, before Glanbrook tied it late and S. Cino won it 33 seconds into the extra frame. Dunnville outshot the Rangers 51-49 and gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about.
Saturday
Hagersville Hawks
Hagersville Hawks 8, Streetsville Derbys 4. The Hawks put on a show at home in Junior C play. C. Jennings scored a hat trick and J. Moriarity added two, with C. Vanderelzen, J. Ormond, and D. Fulsom each finding the net too. Hagersville led 4-1 after one and 8-3 after two. M. Russo, B. Mitchell, J. Crisp, and R. Zammit scored for Streetsville.
Norfolk Knights
U10AA, Knights 5, Milton Winterhawks 5 (tie). Norfolk led 2-0 after one and 4-2 after two at Port Dover Arena. Milton scored three in the third to pull level, and the Knights' one third-period goal was not enough to hold the lead.
U11AA, Knights 3, Niagara Falls Canucks 0. A scoreless first period, then the Knights found the net twice in the second and once more in the third for a 3-0 shutout in Niagara Falls.
U12AA, Centre Wellington Fusion 7, Knights 3. The Knights scored first in Fergus, but the Fusion scored twice in the second to lead 2-1. Centre Wellington then put it away with five goals in the third. Norfolk added two in the final frame.
U13AA, Knights 4, West Niagara Flying Aces 1. West Niagara got on the board in the first, but the Knights scored twice in the same frame to lead 2-1. One goal in each of the next two periods sealed a 4-1 win at Port Dover Arena.
U13B, Knights 7, Delhi-Norwich 59ers 1. Three goals in the first and three more in the second built a 6-0 lead at the Waterford Tricenturena. Each team scored once in the third.
U14AA, Garden City Minor Falcons 8, Knights 0. Garden City jumped out with three in the first and kept the pressure on in an 8-0 decision. A tough day at the rink, and a long season still ahead.
U15AA, Knights 7, Hamilton Steel 2. One goal in each of the first two periods gave Norfolk a 2-0 lead, then the Knights blew it open with five in the third. Hamilton Steel added two, but the Knights took the win at Chedoke.
U15B, South Oxford Storm 4, Knights 3. South Oxford scored twice in the second to lead 2-0 heading to the third. The Knights answered with three in the final frame, but South Oxford scored twice as well and held on 4-3 at the Waterford Tricenturena.
Haldimand River Kings
U10A (NDHL), River Kings 0, Glancaster Bombers 0 (tie). A scoreless draw at Morgan. Neither team could find the net.
U15A, River Kings 11, Stoney Creek Warriors 1. The River Kings scored three in the first, three more in the second, and piled on five in the third at home in Dunnville. Stoney Creek got its lone goal in the final frame.
U15B, NOTL Wolves 5, River Kings 3. Scoreless after one. NOTL scored three in the second to the River Kings' two, so Haldimand trailed 3-2 heading to the third. The River Kings scored once more, but NOTL added two for the 5-3 win in Dunnville.
Norfolk Hericanes (OWHA)
U18BB: Flamborough Falcons 1, Norfolk Hericanes 0
U18B: Waterloo Ravens 3, Norfolk Hericanes 0
Haldimand River Cats (OWHA)
U13A: St. Catharines Brock Jr. Badgers 1, Haldimand River Cats 0
Sunday
Norfolk Knights
U10B, Knights 7, Glancaster Bombers 1. The Knights rolled to a 7-1 win at Morgan.
U11AA, Knights 7, Brampton 45s 2. Brampton scored first at Port Dover Arena and the Knights answered to make it 1-1 after one. Then Norfolk took over, scoring three in the second and three more in the third.
U12AA, Garden City Minor Falcons 10, Knights 2. The Knights jumped out front with two goals in the first period. Then Garden City scored seven in the second to flip the game on its head, and added three more in the third.
U13AA, Knights 9, Flamborough Sabres 1. Three goals in each period gave the Knights a 9-1 win at Port Dover Arena. Flamborough's lone goal came in the second.
U13B, Knights 8, Tavistock Titans 0. A shutout from start to finish: two goals in each of the first two periods, then four more in the third at Port Dover Arena.
U18B, Knights 4, Brant Battalion 1. The Knights scored once in the first and twice in the second to lead 3-0. Brant broke the shutout in the third, but Norfolk added one more to close it out.
Haldimand River Kings
U11B, Glancaster Bombers 3, River Kings 1. The River Kings led 1-0 after the first period in Cayuga. Glancaster tied it in the second, then scored twice in the third to win.
U12A, Welland Tigers 7, River Kings 3. Haldimand scored first and led 1-0 after one. Then Welland scored five times in the second to take control. Each side added more in the third, with the River Kings scoring twice.
U13B, River Kings 1, Glancaster Bombers 1 (tie). The River Kings scored in the first and held a 1-0 lead through two periods at Morgan. Glancaster tied it in the third.
U14A, River Kings 2, Welland Tigers 2 (tie). Welland scored twice in the first period. The River Kings fought back with one in the second and one in the third to earn the tie.
U15B, River Kings 4, Glancaster Bombers 0. Scoreless after one, then a goal in the second and three in the third gave the River Kings a 4-0 shutout at Morgan.
U16A, River Kings 3, Niagara Falls Canucks 1. One goal in the first and two in the second built a 3-0 lead. Niagara Falls got one in the third, but the River Kings held on.
U18A, River Kings 1, Niagara Falls Canucks 1 (tie). Niagara Falls scored first in the opening period. The River Kings tied it in the second, and neither team scored in the third in Cayuga.
Norfolk Hericanes (OWHA)
U15B: Norfolk Hericanes 5, St. Catharines Brock Jr. Badgers 3
U18B: Norfolk Hericanes 1, Flamborough Falcons 1 (tie)
U13BB: Burlington Barracudas 4, Norfolk Hericanes 0
U18BB: Niagara Rapids 0, Norfolk Hericanes 0
Haldimand River Cats (OWHA)
U15A: Stoney Creek Sabres 9, Haldimand River Cats 0
U18BB: Amherst Knights 2, Haldimand River Cats 0
