TWO WINS AND ONE LOST FOR THE HAWKESBURY HAWKS

The Hawkesbury Hawks brought home two victories out of their three games last week, putting them in first place in their division with 23 points.

The Hawks crushed the Nepean Raiders 4-1 on Wednesday, October 10. Fletcher Anderson opened the scoring for the Hawks with his first-period goal. Geoff Dempster responded with a goal of his own for the Raiders, early on into the second period, followed two minutes later by Yanic Crete for Hawkesbury.

The Hawks then solidified their lead, late into the second period, with two more goals, bringing the score to 4-1. Michael Marleau and Zachary Fournier got the final words for their team, scoring the last two goals of the game. The third period saw no scoring. Nicolas Elia of the Hawks was named first star of the game for his two assists.

The Rockland Nationals then visited Hawkesbury on Friday, October 12. The teams were neck and neck the entire game, with no goals on either side for all of 65 minutes, including a five-minute overtime period. The Nats and the Hawks were then forced into shootouts, where the Hawks took the win 1-0. Luke Grainger scored the winning goal and the only shootout goal. He was named the third star of the game.

The goaltenders took home the other two stars of the game, playing to their fullest until the very end. Joseph Giacobbo saved 34 shots throughout the game, while Hawks’ goaltender Matthew Petizian saved 33 of his own.

The Hawks’ winning streak came to an end on Sunday, October 14 with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Carleton Canadians. The Hawks took a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals from Jeremy C{tp and Patrick Callahan. There was no scoring in the second period, but the Hawks took a 3-0 lead early in the third period with a goal from Zachary Fournier.

The Canadians, however, did not give up. With three back-to-back goals, they tied the game up 3-3 at the end of the third period. Jackson Sterrett, Elliot McDermott and Peyton Francis pulled through for their team with a goal each.

Ryland Mosley then sealed this great comeback for the Canadians with his overtime goal at 1:42 into the five-minute period.

The Hawks will have their chance at a rematch with the Carleton Place Canadians on Friday, October 19. They will also face off with the Pembroke Lumber Kings on Sunday, October 21, and with the Smiths Fall Bears on Tuesday, October 23.

—Ice Level photographer Robert Lefebvre Les Hawks de Hawkesbury ont remporté deux victoires en trois matchs la semaine dernière, ce qui leur a valu la première place dans leur division avec 23 points. Les Hawks ont battu les Raiders de Nepean 4-3 et les Nats de Rockland 1-0, mais ont perdu contre les Canadians de Carleton Place 4-3. Les Hawks pourront se reprendre lors d’une revanche contre les Canadians, le vendredi 19 octobre. Ils affronteront également les Lumber Kings de Pembroke le dimanche 21 octobre et les Bears de Smiths Falls, le mardi 23 octobre.