Falcons Off to Fast Start in IJHL Play
Sherwood - The Sherwood A&S Scrap Metal Falcons are looking like the team to beat as the Source for Sports Island Junior Hockey League wrapped up it's first full week of action for the 2005/06 season.
The Falcons, who lost a heartbreaking seven game league championship series to the Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers last spring, sent the rest of the league a message last week by beating both of the teams expected to challenge for top spot in the five team circuit.
Wednesday night at the Cody Banks Arena, the Falcons (2-0-0) avenged their finals loss to the Vipers by beating the defending champs 5-2. Brad Dunn and Colin Younker both had a pair of goals for the winners, while David Burke, a member of the Summerside Western Capitals last season made 29 saves to pick up the victory.
Then on Sunday nightin Souris, the Falcons got another strong effort in goal from Burke (30 saves) and a pair of third period goals from Chris Gallant in a 5-2 win over Mike's Kings County Boathaulers. Kyle Chaisson scored both goals for Kings County (1-2-0).
The Vipers (2-1-0) rebounded from their mid-week loss to the Falcons by making it two in a row on home ice on Saturday with a 5-3 win over the Boathaulers. Thomas Waugh scored twice and added an assist to pace the Kensington attack. The Boathaulers had spoiled the home opener of the Pownal Metro Builders (0-2-0) on Thursday, scoring three times in the last six minutes for a 7-5 win. Steffan Cudmore and Steven Jennings scored twice for Kings County, while Jason Doyle, the Builders leading scorer in 2004/05, opened the season with a goal and four assists.
The final game of the week saw the South Shore Red Wings (1-1-0) win their first game at the Actiplex, as a three goal outburst in the second period gave them a 5-3 win over the visiting Builders. Rookie Adam Constable scored twice and added an assist for the Wings, while Jeremy Sobey (1-2) and Tyler Matthews (0-3) also had three point nights.
This Week
Five More games on the schedule this week featuring an early season battle
for first place when the Falcons travel to the Community Gardens in
Kensington for a 7:30pm match-up with the Vipers.
Other games on the schedule include Pownal at Sherwood, 8pm tonight, Cody
Banks Arena; Sherwood at Pownal, 8:15, Pownal Sports Centre on Thursday;
Kings County at South Shore, Saturday at 8:30pm, South Shore Actiplex; and
Pownal at Kings County, Sunday at 7:00pm, Eastern Kings Sportsplex.
Player of the Week
The Sherwood/Source for Sports Island Junior Hockey Player of the Week is
goaltender David Burke of the Sherwood A&S Scrap Metal Falcons. Burke was
2-0 in two appearances, posting a 2.00 goals against average and a .937 save
percentage to lead the Falcons to a pair of victories over their cheif IJHL
rivals.
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