Weekend junior B roundup
The St. Catharines Falcons scored four times with the man advantage en route to a 6-1 win at Pelham in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Conference action Sunday afternoon in Pelham.
The win moves St. Catharines into a tie for second place with the Niagara Falls Canucks. Both teams have 64 points. The Falcons have earned one more win while the Canucks have played one fewer game. The two teams meet for the final time Monday, Feb. 17 at 3 p.m. in Niagara Falls.
“It was nice to get another win as we get that much closer to the playoffs,” Falcons coach Tyler Bielby said. “I thought we played a physical game and for the most part stayed disciplined.”
Bielby was pleased the way the Falcons took care of business in their own end.
“We have been stressing the importance of the defensive side of the puck and I thought you could see that in their game,” he said. “Over the last three games we have been fortunate to find the back of the net. As nice as that is, it’s our own end we must be proud of. We can’t score goals if we don’t defend to get pucks back.”
The Falcons took a 1-0 lead after one period and extended the lead to 3-0 after two.
Captain Curtis Egert led the Falcons offensively with three goals and an assist while Xavier Drummond added a goal and two assists. Thomas Lenart and Brady Caruso added singles.
Terry Bridgland netted the lone goal for Pelham.
Blair Coffin made 14 saves for the win.
The Falcons peppered Pelham goaltender Nick McGowan with 45 shots.
Meteors 4 Junior Canadians 3
The Fort Erie Meteors rallied with a pair of late goals to edge the Welland Junior Canadians Sunday night in Welland.
Jayden Baldinelli tied the game at 3-3 at the 14:18 mark before Tyler Decoff netted the winner with 43 seconds to play.
Nico Paone and Noah Czyżewski also scored for the Mets.
Brenden Morin, Noah Yerdon and Lucas Trimarchi replied for Welland.
Jacob Hearne made 25 saves for the win.
Darren Papineau faced 36 shots in goal for the Junior Canadians.
Saturday at home, the Meteors blanked the red-hot Hamilton Kilty B’s 3-0.
Hearne made 42 saves for the shutout.
Baldinelli, Riley Sutherland and Dylan Abbamont scored for the Meteors.
Justin Easter faced 36 shots in goal for the Kilty B’s.
Corvairs 7 Panthers 2
Zach Manazzone had three goals as the Caledonia Corvairs topped the visiting Pelham Panthers Saturday.
Cole Tymkin added two for the winners while Nick Giunta and Dylan D’Agostino also scored.
Cody Miskolczi and Devin Sanders scored for Pelham.
Aidan Hughes made 20 saves for the win.
Tiago Rocha faced 44 shots in goal for the Panthers.
Standings
1. Caledonia 45-40-4-0-1-81
2. St. Catharines 46-31-13-2-0-64
3. Niagara Falls 45-30-11-2-2-64
4. Hamilton 46-28-15-2-1-59
5. Thorold 44-23-17-2-2-50
6. Pelham 46-17-26-0-3-37
7. Fort Erie 45-13-27-0-5-31
8. Buffalo 45-8-32-2-3-21
9. Welland 46-5-37-3-1-14
This week
Monday
Thorold at Hamilton, 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Hamilton at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Buffalo at Thorold, 7:07 p.m.
Friday
Pelham at St. Catharines, 7 p.m.
Welland at Niagara Falls, 7 p.m.
Fort Erie at Caledonia, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Buffalo at Fort Erie, 7:15 p.m.
St. Catharines at Caledonia, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
Niagara Falls at Welland, 7:05 p.m.
Monday
St. Catharines at Niagara Falls, 3 p.m.
Caledonia at Fort Erie, 3:30 p.m.
Thorold at Pelham, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at Hamilton, 7 p.m.
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