Ravens U12 rout Riverside

ESSEX — The Essex Ravens U12 hockey team continued their OMHA round robin play this past weekend playing the Riverside Rangers at home on Saturday, skating away with a 9-0 victory.

Right off the opening face-off, Jo Jo McLeod fed his partner Maxim Pyne, who passed to Ben Liebrock. Liebrock then fed Lucas O’Neil, who skated wide right around the defence and unleashed a snapshot 11 second in.

Later in the period, Jonathan Recker took the puck and weaved into the offensive zone taking his shot on net, and Liebrock patiently found the rebound and slid it in.

With 1:00 left in the first, Kayden Cook intercepted a pass and skated in and wired a shorthanded slapshot to make it 3-0.

Early in the second frame, Tyler Thomas chipped the puck to Derek Dunn at the top of the circle and he ripped his shot glove side to go up 4-0.

Liebrock completed his hattrick on a goal midway through the period from Mark O’Neil and Brayden Foster to form a five-goal lead.

A few minutes later, Austin Goudie moved the puck low to AJ Youssef who made no mistake and buried his wrister.

After only 10 seconds, Foster flipped the puck off the glass hitting a stanchion and off the goalie’s back where O’Neil banged it in to go up 7-0.

With about four minutes left in the game, Pyne stopped a Riverside clearing attempt and his shot found its way through traffic to the back of the net.

Cook got the final goal on a clapper from the blueline.

Kevin Ondic, though not tested often, made some key saves to secure the shutout.