Muskies squeezed out in overtime

January 28, 2015 · 0 Comments

They battled hard, but the Shelburne Muskies had to settle for an overtime loss to the Elora Rocks on Saturday (Jan. 24) at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Centre in Shelburne.
After intense first period, the Muskies were leading on a goal from Tyler Wilson.
Each team were accessed one minor penalty for the period.
Elora got back in the game in the second period on a goal from Trevor Atkinson that tied the game and made it a 1-1 contest going into the final 20 minutes of play.
When the Rocks scored early in the final frame the pressure was back on the Muskies to respond – and they did when Chris Greer got the tie goal with 12:24 left on the clock.
With both teams battling hard to get the winning marker, they turned to playing some serious hockey and no penalties were given out in the final period.
Neither team could get ahead and the game when into overtime.
The Rocks managed to get the sudden death winner to take the game 3–2.
Elora came to Shelburne with a 13–8 record.
The Muskies have been struggling this season and were looking for their fifth win of the season.
After 23 games the Shelburne squad is the number seven spot in the North Division of the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior AA League.
It was the final home game on the regular season game for the Muskies for the 2014/15 season.
The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks are currently leading the North Division with 35 points followed by the Durham Thundercats one point behind with 34.
The Mapleton-Minto 81’s are in third place with 32 points. Elor is in the number four spot with 28 points after 22 games.
We’ll publish playoff news as soon as it becomes available.

By Brian Lockhart