Bombers beat C-Hawks in overtime

Minnedosa

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

The Minnedosa Bombers evened up their best-offive series with the Miniota/ Elkhorn C-Hawks over the weekend in dramatic fashion. Shane Jury scored in overtime on Saturday, Mar. 25, to tie the Tiger Hills Hockey League Final at 1-1.

Though Jury’s goal is credited as a game winner, the performance between the pipes by Devon Fordyce is the main reason the Bombers close out the night with the W. The former Prince George Cougars netminder made 65 saves during the game, a Herculean effort against the offensive onslaught showcased by the C-Hawks.

The goal scorers in the first period of play include Matt Saler and a pair from Bryson Werbicki-Mallett for the Bombers. Jason Bowles scored the lone goal for the C-Hawks in the opening period, to make it a 3-1 score. Shots on goal were 21-7 in favour of Miniota/Elkhorn after the first period concluded.

While the second period would be scoreless, the number of scoring opportunities were actually plentiful, especially on the power-play. Both team were assessed multiple penalties throughout this scrappy 20 minutes of action. At one point, the Minnedosa’s penalty box was packed to capacity, with four players in there at one time. Somehow though, the score remained just 3-1 with the total shots sitting at 41-16 for Miniota.

In the third, the C-Hawks tied the score at 3-3, with a pair of goals on a powerplay. First, Parker Johnson, who played his final season of Junior ‘A’ eligibility just last year with the Virden Oil Capitals, scored his fifth

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