Thunder raise $6,131 for Hockey Fights Cancer
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Scoreless after two periods Saturday night at the Tillsonburg Kinsmen Memorial Arena, the WOSHL Stratford Fighting Irish scored five times in the third period to defeat the Tillsonburg Thunder 5-0.
The Thunder lost the game but were winners at fundraising by collecting $6,131.30 for Hockey Fights Cancer.
Stratford’s Dylan Buckholz scored the game winner 1:31 into the third. Brodie Smith and Mav Petrie added insurance with short-handed goals before Buckholz scored his second of the night into an empty net with 2:02 remaining. Smith’s second goal made it 5-0 with 1:39 left.
Shots on goal were 12-12 in the first period. Tillsonburg had a 15-9 advantage in the second and Stratford 12-8 in the third.
Saturday’s loss ended Tillsonburg’s four-game winning streak, which included wins over Petrolia (7-6), Dunnville (8-2), Orangeville (9-4) and Delhi (5-4 OT).
Thunder’s Chris McGuffin scored Friday’s winner against Delhi in overtime at the Kinsmen Memorial Arena. Tillsonburg had a 4-1 lead in the third before Delhi roared back to force overtime on goals by Chris Donnelly, Christopher Martin and Luke Sinclair.
Tillsonburg (7-2), tied with Petrolia at the top of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League, travels to Delhi Saturday, Nov. 25 for an 8 p.m. game.
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