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Americans in seventh place

October 1, 2014   ·   0 Comments

An Orangeville Americans rally in the third period closed the gap in their Wednesday game against the Toronto Predators, but they couldn’t stop the Toronto team’s attack late in the game when the Predators scored two late goals to end the game 7-4.

It was only the second loss for the Americans this season.

Prior to the September 24, game, the Orangeville Jr A team was riding on a 3-1 record early in the season.

The Toronto squad got the early lead in Wednesday’s game scoring at 4:37 into the first period.

O-ville forward Evan Bryk tied it up late in the frame with a short-handed effort when he took the feed at centre ice and found himself alone and on the attack on a breakaway.

A nice deke around the Toronto goalie and the game was tied at one to end the period.

The Americans found themselves in trouble in the second period when Toronto notched three goals to take a 4-1 lead.

The only second period Orangeville goal came with just over a minute left in the period when Alex Dyer found the back of the net to score.

After falling to another Predators goal early in the final 20 minutes of play, the Americans rallied with a short-handed goal from Steven Fowler and a second goal from Tyler Loucks almost five minutes later to make it a 5-4 game and turn the last half of the period into a scramble to tie it up.

The Toronto squad opened the gap with a late period goal then sealed the deal with an empty netter with two seconds left on the clock when the Americans put six attackers on the ice.

The loss leaves the Americans in the number seven spot in the South Division of the Greater Metro Hockey League after five games. They are tied at six points with the Alliston Coyotes and the Bradford Rattlers.

The Toronto Attack are leading the division going undefeated after six games.

They are followed by the Tottenham Steam in second place who lost their first game of the season on Sunday (Sept. 28) night to the Bradord Rattlers in Bradford.

The Niagara Whalers are in the number four spot with two losses and ten points.

The Americans will have three road games over the next week going to Meaford tonight (Oct. 2), and in Bradford on Oct. 8 to meet the Bulls.

Then they are off to Port Colborne on October 12, to play the Niagara Whalers.

They return to home ice on Wednesday, October 15, to host the Tottenham Steam.

Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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