Late period surge lifts Hawks over Broncos
A strong one-minute stretch of hockey served as the difference as the Nipawin Hawks knocked off the Humboldt Broncos 3-2 in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action from Humboldt.
The Dec. 15 contest saw the Hawks score twice in 41 seconds in the final minute of the second period turning a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 lead.
The game got off to a poor start for the Hawks as Derek Patter sent teddy bears raining down from the rafters, scoring his ninth of the year at 6:37.
Fortunately for the black and gold, the lead lasted barely more than three minutes before Jake Tremblay scored his ninth of the year to tie the score at one after the first period.
After a seemingly quiet second period, the Hawks offense came alive in the final minute as Brett Harasymuk scored his 11th at 19:18, and Michael Grant added his 17th at 19:59, giving the Hawks a 3-1 lead after the second period.
Evan Thomas scored his fourth of the year at 5:01 of the third period, but the Hawks shut the door the rest of the way to skate away with a 3-2 win.
It was a quiet night for both teams’ special teams, as they each finished the evening 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Jake Anthony picked up the win in the Hawks goal turning aside 18 of the 20 shots he faced as the Hawks outshot the Broncos 32-20.
Quick strike offense leads Hawks to win over Broncos
An excellent start to the second period served as the difference as the Nipawin Hawks picked up a 3-2 win over the Humboldt Broncos in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action from Nipawin.
The Dec. 16 contest saw the Hawks score twice in the first three minutes of the second period turning a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 Hawks lead.
The game got off to a fast start for the Hawks as Caleb Paisley scored his first career SJHL goal at 3:26 of the first period.
Unfortunately for the Hawks, the Broncos were able to tie the game up before the end of the first period as Conner Lukan scored his 11th of the year.
The Hawks then quickly changed the momentum early in the second period as Michael Grant and Austin Mikesch scored at 1:52, and 2:53 respectively to give the Hawks a 3-1 lead after two periods of play.
Jaxon Joseph pulled the Broncos back to within one with his 15th of the year at 4:36 of the third, but that was as close as the Broncos would come as the Hawks shut the door the rest of the way to pick up a 3-2 win.
After a quiet night on special teams in Humboldt, which saw the teams combine to go 0-for-6, it was an even quieter night in Nipawin with the Broncos finishing 0-for-2 with the man advantage and the Hawks 0-for-1.
Anthony picked up the win in the Hawks cage turning aside 18 of the 20 shots he faced as the Hawks outshot the Broncos 45-20.
The Hawks will look to push their season high points streak to 16, and head into the holidays on a high note when they visit the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Dec. 19 in their final game before the Christmas holiday.
