The Strathcona Paper Centre was packed as the Napanee Raiders and Port Hope Panthers played game 3 in their East Tod Division semifinal series.
Port Hope opened scoring early within the first 3 minutes of the game for a 1-0 lead. Then at 16:46 Napanee ties the game with a goal by Cameron Krupa with an assist by Christos Chronis. It was an exciting second period that saw many scoring chances for the Raiders, but no goals scored for either team. During the first half of the third period, Port Hope scored twice to take a 3-1 lead. Then with minutes left in the game, Napanee pulled goalie Bailey Maracle for the extra man on the ice. With less than 2 minutes left Port Hope scored on the empty net for a 4-1 final score.
The Port Hope Panthers now lead the series 3-0.
The remainder of the semifinal schedule plays as follows:
Sunday, Mar 26 @ PH – 6:30pm
Wednesday, Mar 29 @ Home – 7:30pm*
Thursday, Mar 30 @ PH – 8pm*
Sunday, Apr 2 @ Home – 1:30pm*
* – If needed
If you’re unable to attend any of these games, make sure you tune in to 88.7 myFM game time for live play-by-play action with Trevor Struthers, brought to you by Harvest Brinery.
In the other East Tod Division Semifinal match up, the Picton Pirates beat the Amherstview Jets in game two 2-0 Thursday night to tie their series 1-1. Game three goes Sunday, March 26th in Amherstview.
Written by Emily Chatwood
