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Ice Crushers give up one goal loss

September 23, 2015   ·   0 Comments

It came down to the third period in Wednesday’s home game between the Orangeville Ice Crushers and the Alliston Coyotes at the Alder Street arena in Orangeville.

The September 16, game got off to a slow start – at least in scoring – when the only goal in the first period came when Alliston’s Vasilii Zhizhenkov scored at 2:33 into the frame.

It wasn’t for a lack of effort. Both teams put on a good show during the first period but no one could put it into the net.

The second period had Orangeville’s Darian Harris tie it up with an early goal just 1:14 into play, but again both teams played the rest of the frame with out changing the score clock setting up the third period as a fast and furious 20 minute game to see who could take the win.

Harris got his second of the game on a powerplay situation to give the Ice Crushers a one goal lead.

That lead evaporated just over a minute later when the Coyotes responded scoring two goals 45 seconds apart.

A third Alliston goal with just over four minutes remaining on the clock gave the Coyotes a 4-2 lead and putting all the pressure on the Ice Crushers to get back in the game.

The O-ville team managed a late game goal on a powerplay with eight seconds left on the clock but it was too late to make a difference and the Ice Crushes had to take a 4-3 loss for the night.

The loss gives the Ice Crushers a 2-2 record after four games into the season.

It’s too early to tell how things are shaping up in the central division of the GMHL but the Bradford Bulls and Alliston Coyotes are leading in the standings with four points each. But there’s a long way to go before the League standings tell the real tale.

The Ice Crushers played their usual home game on Wednesday, September 23, against the Colborne Chiefs with results not available at press time.

They will return to home ice on Wednesday, September 30, to host the Alliston Coyotes.

Game time is 7:30 p.m.

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