Titans split weekend

The Titans home unbeaten string at home came to an end on thursday night as the Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks handed the Titans a 10-8 loss.  The visitors were a little late arriving due to bus problems but that didn't slow them down at all.  Joel Senecal opened the scoring as he beat Nicolas Filiatreault on a breakaway to make it 1-0 only 1:13 after the start.  Andre Leclair tied the score on a power play at 8:11.  But 2 quick goals only 18 seconds apart from David Amnas and Jacob Chiblow prompted coach Hewitt to send Reilly Turner to replace Filiatreault. Only 26 seconds after entering the game Senecal scored his second of the game on the first shot taken at Turner. 

The Lumberjacks had a 4-1 lead half way through the opening 20 minutes.  But then it was the Titans turn to score three unanswered goals in a span of 1:57 to draw even at four.  Richard Abbott with a pair with one on a power play and Leclair scored his second.  But with only 26 seconds to play Timmi Tamminen scored the go ahead goal.  Shots were 16-11 Lumberjacks.A total of seven goals were scored in the middle period fith the Jacks holding the advantage with four goals to the Titans three.  Andre Leclair tied the score with his hat trick. Goals by D.J. Champagne and Magic Rompowski restored the 2 goal lead.  Chris Levesque then scored for the Titans, score now 7-6 Jacks.  Steeven Nicolet mde it 8-6 then Richard Abbott with his third made it 8-7.  But again late in the period on a shot from the blueline Casey Restoule made it 9-7 after 40 minutes.  Shots were 17-14

Lumberjacks.Only 2 goals were scored in the final period.  David Amnas gave the visitors a three goal cushion as he scored at 10:12.  Later in the period while on a power play, Taylor Abbott reduced the lead to two, but that was as close s the Titans could get to the Lumberjacks.  Shots in the third were 19-18 Titans. Overall 51-44 S-Falls.3 stars were David Amnas, Andre Leclair and Richard Abbott.

After suffering their first home defeat of the season the Titans took to the ice friday evening to face the Bobcaygeon Bucks.  A little different start to this game as the Titans opened the scoring at 15:10 with a goal from Andre Leclair.  Less than 4 minutes later D.J. Tahbazian scores to make it 2-0 Titans.  That's the way the first period ended with the Titans outshooting the Bucks 14-11.

The Bucks tied the game with 2 goals in a span of 2:18 on goals from Glen Paterson and Ethan Strong.  While on a power play Richard Abbott gave the lead back to the Titans.  That lead only lasted 17 seconds as Paterson scored his second.  But then two quick goals from Andre Leclair 19 seconds apart gave the Titans a 5-3 lead going into the final period.  Shots were 21-15 Titans.

The third period was only 7 seconds old when Ross Murray scored his first goal of the season to make the score 6-3.  At 4:12, Ryan Adams made it 7-3.  Glen Paterson then scored his third of the game to bring the Bucks to within three goals.  Richard Abbott, with his second, finished off the scoring.  Shots were 25-8 Titans and overall 60-34. 3 stars Andre Leclair, Cody Labrecque and Ethan Strong from the Bucks.

From www.titanshockey.ca
by Denis Lacourse