Lincolns Nip Flyers 4-3 In OT

Posted By by C. Scott Holland

Posted 2 months ago

- For 561 hockey fans last Thursday night's Flyers game vs the st. Mary's Lincolns was a good one to watch. But in the end it was another one that got away from the Flyers.

- The Leamington Flyers dominated much of the contest, but a missed offside call and an unusual OT penalty turned the tide in St. Mary's favor.

- Despite the loss, the Flyers knew that they had outworked the Lincolns and had reaped a point. However, midway through the third, a missed offside call resulted in a St. Marys' goal that tied the game, then in OT, Flyers' forward Nick Butts was given a boarding penalty which resulted in the Lincolns scoring the game-winner with 33 seconds left in the overtime period.

- Those two factors took a bit of wind out of the Flyers' positives on the night. For the first time since late February and last season's playoffs, Adam Dunmore donned a Flyers' jersey and played in a game. By the game's conclusion, Dunmore looked comfortable and had adjusted to his new linemates.

- Prior to the game, Dunmore said, "The doctor has given the green light to play, so I hope I get a chance to play tonight."

- The Lincolns grabbed an early 1-0 lead courtesy of a powerplay goal and Cheyne Matheson had a good opportunity slip away from him as he tried to get away on a breakaway but lost the puck before he could get in position to shoot.

- St. Marys came right back and tabbed a second goal for a 2-0 margin. At 13:24 the Flyers got on the board when Dylan Solecki and Brendon Anger hooked passes to Kyle Bowman, who blasted a shot from the slot which narrowed the game to 2-1.

- From the opening face-off of the second frame, Tyler Raymont worked the puck to Solecki whose shot caromed off Lincs' goalie Greg Dodds. Bowman pounced upon the rebound and with a lightning quick move deposited it into the open left side.

- The Flyers vaulted themselves into the lead at 12:55 when Marco Canzoneri and Trevor Crevatin laid the groundwork for Brendon Anger who pounded his first goal as a Flyer into an open left side of the Lincs' net.

- In the third period, St. Mary's found it tough getting anything past Flyers' starter Ryan Malinowski and thanks to a missed offside call at 7:18 collected the tying goal.

- The OT penalty call which led to the eventual St. Marys' game-winner, was made at 2:36. and the Lincolns notched a powerplay goal with 33 seconds left in overtime.

- Flyers' forward Kyle Bowman was thrilled with his performance and that of his teammates, "I felt good tonight, I stepped my game up and so did a lot of the other (Flyers) players." NOTES: A moment of silence was observed prior to the singing of the national anthem in honor of late Flyers' player Keith Lindsay ...Scout groups from Comber, Essex, Wheatley and Leamington were at the hockey game, enjoyed the contest and got to see the Flyers' dressing room and players ...The attendance of 561 paid was the most for the Flyers in quite some time ...In December the Flyers will play three home games, two of which are on Saturday nights. Schedule: Sat. Nov. 21 - @ Strathroy Rockets 7:30 pm Tues. Nov. 24 - @ St. Marys Lincolns 7:30 pm Thurs. Nov. 26 - vs St. Thomas Stars 7:10 pm