OFFICIAL BOXSCORES (POINTSTREAK)
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Game Summaries (2012-13)
Saturday Feb.09, 2013
Navy Vets eliminated
The Navy Vets were beaten 6-0 in Paris on Saturday night and were eliminated in their 1st Round playoff series in 4 games to finish their 2012-13 season … Paris scored 2 goals in the 1st minute of play and never looked back …
Michael Roefs faced 42 shots in the net for the Vets …
the Navy Vets, led by veteran captain Mackenzie Langford and star goalie Michael Roefs and as many as 12 rookies on the team, should be commended for their never-say-die effort during this tough and frustrating season while proudly representing the city of Woodstock …
Paris now moves on to meet the Norwich Merchants in the West Division Semifinals …
Note: this game was originally scheduled for Friday night Feb 08 in Woodstock but was cancelled due to weather conditions ...
Tuesday Feb.05, 2013
Navy Vets face elimination after loss in Paris
The Navy Vets lost 6-3 on Tuesday night in Paris … Paris now has a stranglehold 3-0 lead in their Niagara District Junior Hockey League 1st round playoffs series …
Mackenzie Langford, Darcey Butler, & Nick Zehr scored for the Navy Vets and Michael Roefs once again was busy in the Vets goal facing 53 shots …
Game 4 goes on Friday night at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm with the Navy Vets facing elimination …
Saturday Feb.02, 2013
Navy Vets down 2-0 in 1st Round playoff series with Paris
The Navy Vets lost 7-4 in Paris on Saturday night … Paris now leads the 1st round playoff series 2-0 … Game 3 will go Tuesday night in Paris … Mackenzie Langford & Jake Schneider each had 1 goal & 2 assists for the Navy Vets … Alec Durham and Matt Jauernig scored the other Navy Vets goals … Vets goalie Michael Roefs faced 52 shots … the Vets closed to within one goal 3 times only to have Paris reply with a quick goal of their own each time to restore the 2-goal lead ...
Friday Feb.01, 2013
Navy Vets lose 1st Round playoff opener to Paris
Paris took a 1-0 series lead in the 1st round of the playoffs with the Navy Vets with a 5-1 victory at Southwood Arena on Friday night … Mackenzie Langford scored for the Vets early in the 2nd period to tie the game at 1-1 … but the Mounties scored 2 in the 2nd and 2 more in the 3rd to take the win … Game 2 goes Saturday night in Paris …
Friday Jan.25, 2013
Navy Vets lose home regular season finale before season-high crowd
The Navy Vets had the support of a season high crowd of 408 fans at Southwood Arena on Friday night … but they came up just short against Aylmer losing 5-4 in a very good game … the Vets came from behind 3 times in the game to tie the score but a goal by Aylmer with just under 7 minutes left in the 3rd period proved to be the winner despite numerous chances in the last minute of play with the Vets goalie pulled in favour of an extra attacker … Darcy Butler, Matt Jauernig, Nick Zehr with his 1st junior goal, and Christian Babb scored for the Vets and goalie Michael Roefs not only had another outstanding night in the net but also added an assist on the Babb breakaway goal in the 3rd that at that time tied the score 4-4 … the Vets completed the season in 6th place with a 6-32 record … the Navy Vets now get set to open the 2013 Niagara District Junior Hockey League 1st Round playoff series against 3rd place Paris Mounties … Game 1 will go next Friday night Feb 01 at Southwood Arena with Game 2 in Paris on Saturday night Feb 02 …
Saturday Jan.19, 2013
Navy Vets lose 6-3 in Paris
The Navy Vets lost 6-3 in Paris on Saturday night … Matt Jauernig scored 2 goals for the Vets and Christian Babb added a powerplay goal in the last minute of the 3rd period … Kyle Sephton made 23 saves in the Navy Vets net …
The Navy Vets complete their regular season schedule on Friday night hosting Aylmer at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm for Woodstock Minor Hockey & Woodstock Wildcats Night …
They will open the 1st round playoffs the following Friday Feb 01 at home against Paris …
Friday Jan.18, 2013
Walter Gretzky was in the house as Simcoe beats the Vets
The Navy Vets lost 6-2 to Simcoe at Southwood Arena on Friday night … Simcoe scored 2 goals in each period including a hat trick by Wade Metz for the victory … Christian Babb and Brandon Pyette scored for the Navy Vets … they travel to Paris for a game on Saturday night …Walter Gretzky was in the house watching his grandson play for Simcoe while signing autographs and taking pictures ...
Sunday Jan.13, 2013
Roefs faces record 79 shots in Navy Vets loss
The Navy Vets lost 6-2 tonight in Simcoe … former Navy Vet Jamie Kelly scored 3 goals for Simcoe … Spencer Franklin & Brandon Pyette scored the Vets goals … Vets goalie Michael Roefs was amazing again while facing a team record 79 shots on goal …
The Vets have lost 13 consecutive games …. They host Simcoe at Southwood Arena on Friday night @ 7:45 pm ….
Friday Jan.11, 2013
Navy Vets play New Hamburg tough but still lose
The Navy Vets lost 7-4 tonight to New Hamburg at Southwood Arena … Darcey Butler scored twice for the Vets in the 1st period including one with 7 seconds left in the period that tied the game at 3-3 after the opening period … New Hamburg scored twice in the 2nd period … and then twice again in the 3rd period … Jake Schneider scored the other Vets goal in the 1st period while Matt Jauernig completed the scoring for the Vets in the 3rd … Michael Roefs faced 54 shots in goal for the Vets … they have now lost 12 straight games …
The goal and assist by Matt Jauernig tonight gave him a team season high 6-game scoring streak … he has 4 goals and 3 assists during those 6 games … the streak matches the total reached by only 4 other players in the last 5 seasons …
they travel to Simcoe on Sunday night for a game against the Storm …
Friday Jan.04, 2013
Norwich spoils Mueller debut
The Navy Vets lost 6-2 tonight in Norwich … the debut for new GM/Head Coach Frank Mueller did not go as planned as the team extended it’s losing streak to 11 games … Brandon Morrow had a goal and an assist for the Vets while Darcey Butler had the other goal … the game also marked the return from a suspension of Vets goalie Michael Roefs who faced 36 shots … the Vets host league leading New Hamburg next Friday night at Southwood Arena … meanwhile goalie Michael Roefs, defenceman Ian Bartlett, and forwards Mackenzie Langford & Jake Schneider will be in Paris tomorrow night to represent the Navy Vets at the annual Niagara District Junior Hockey League All-star game …
Saturday Dec.29, 2012
Navy Vets 10 straight loss triggers coaching change
The Navy Vets were beaten badly 14-2 by New Hamburg at Southwood Arena on Saturday night …. Alec Durham and Matt Jauernig scored the Vets goals … Kyle Sephton faced 55 shots in the Vets goal …
the Vets travel to Norwich for a game on Friday night ...
Saturday Dec.22, 2012
Navy Vets losing streak reaches 9 games
The Navy Vets lost 5-1 in Aylmer tonight … the Spitfires scored twice in the 1stand twice in the 2ndand once more midway thru the 3rdbefore Matt Jauernig scored the only Vets goal in the last minute of play … Braeden Wabie made 22 saves for the Vets in his 1ststart as a junior goalie … the Vets head into the Christmas break on a 9-game losing streak … they host New Hamburg on Saturday night Dec 29 at Southwood Arena @ 7:30 pm for Family Night …
Friday Dec 21, 2012
Grimsby dominate the Navy Vets
The Navy Vets lost 11-2 against Grimsby on Friday night at Southwood Arena … the Peach Kings dominated that game scoring 5 in the 1stand 4 more in the 2nd… Matt Jauernig and Christian Babb scored the Vets goals … Kyle Sephton and Braeden Wabie (in his 1stjunior game) shared the duties in goal for the Vets ….
The Navy Vets play in Aylmer tomorrow night before taking a Christmas break and then hosting New Hamburg next Saturday night for Family Night …
Sunday Dec.16, 2012
Navy Vets suffer worst loss of season
The Navy Vets lost 12-3 in Simcoe on Sunday night …
after Jamie Kelly scored the 1st goal of the game just over 4 minutes in, the Vets watched Simcoe score 7 straight goals over the next 30+ minutes before Christian Babb scored for the Vets late in the 2nd period …
Simcoe added 5 more goals in the 3rd period while Jamie Kelly added his 2nd of the game for the Navy Vets to make the final score 12-3 …
rookie Vets goalie Kyle Sephton faced a season league high 68 shots in the game …
this was the 7th consecutive loss for the Vets matching their longest losing streak of the season …
they will try to snap this latest streak when they host perennial powerhouse Grimsby on Friday night at Southwood Arena …
Friday Dec 14, 2012
Early 3rd period goals sink Navy Vets
The Navy Vets lost 5-2 to Norwich Merchants on Friday night at Southwood Arena … the score was tied 1-1 after the 1st period and Norwich led 2-1 after the 2nd … the Merchants scored early in the 3rd and add a 4th a few minutes later … the Vets score late in the 3rd to get closer but Norwich sealed it with an empty net goal … Spencer Franklin and Jamie Kelly score the Vets goals … Kyle Sephton was solid in net for the Vets … they travel to Simcoe for a game on Sunday night …
Saturday Dec.08, 2012
Vets beaten badly in New Hamburg
The Navy Vets were beaten up 9-0 in New Hamburg on Saturday night … Nick Pope scored 4 goals for the Firebirds … New Hamburg got 4 of their goals on the powerplay … the Vets did not record a shot on goal in the 2nd period …
Kyle Sephton started in goal for the Vets and was replaced part way thru the 3rd period by Michael Roefs …
Roefs received the Niagara District Junior Hockey League West Division player of the month for November from league convenor Ron Park before Friday night’s home game against Paris …
The Vets host Norwich next Friday night @ 7:45 pm at Southwood Arena …
Friday Dec.07, 2012
Paris wins on "Teddy Bear Toss Night" at Southwood Arena
The Navy Vets lost 6-3 to Paris at Southwood Arena on Friday night … Paris scored twice in the 1st period and then again 3 more times by just over the halfway point of the 2nd to take a 5-0 lead … Matt Jauernig scored with 4 minutes left in the 2nd for the Navy Vets which brought down a flurry of Teddy Bears in the annual Teddy Bear Toss game …. Shortly after though Paris scored again to take a 6-1 lead into the final period … the Navy Vets scored twice in the 3rd to make the game closer but could not complete the comeback … Cole Malatches and Kyle Jones scored the other 2 Vets goals … Jamie Kelly and Mackenzie Langford each assisted on all 3 Vets goals …. The winners of the Remembrance Day Sweaters Auction were presented with their jerseys prior to the game ... The Vets play in New Hamburg on Saturday night ….
Saturday Dec.01, 2012
Tavistock beats up on the Vets
The Navy Vets lost 8-3 in Tavistock on Saturday night … Tavistock blew open the game with 4 goals in the 2nd period for a 5-0 lead going into the 3rd … Christian Babb scored twice early in the 3rd for the Vets as they tried to mount a comeback but Tavistock scored 3 more to seal the victory … Tavistock put 56 shots at the Vets goalies Michael Roefs and Kyle Sephton … the Navy Vets host Paris on Friday night @ 7:45 pm at Southwood Arena for the annual “Teddy Bear Toss Night” ….
Friday Nov.30, 2012
Norwich wins "Battle of Highway 59" matchup
The Navy Vets lost 4-1 to their rivals Norwich Merchants on Friday night at Southwood Arena … Norwich scored 3 goals in the 3rd period to break a 1-1 tie for the victory … Vets rookie defenceman Ian Bartlett opened the scoring in the game in the 1st period but Norwich tied it later in the period … the teams played a scoreless 2nd period before Norwich’s rally in the 3rd …. Michael Roefs once again was stellar in goal for the Vets facing 40 shots for the 11th time this season … the Vets play in Tavistock on Saturday night …
Thursday Nov.29, 2012
Roefs faces 57 shots in Navy Vets loss in Chippawa
The Navy Vets lost 4-1 in Chippawa tonight … after a scoreless 1st period the Riverhawks scored twice late in the 2nd period to take a 2-0 lead into the 3rd … Ian Bartlett scored for the Vets 6 minutes into the 3rd to cut the lead to 2-1 but then Chippawa scored twice more late in the game to seal the victory … Vets goalie Michael Roefs faced a season high 57 shots on goal – the 10th time this season he has faced 40+ shots in a game …
The Vets host arch-rival Norwich Merchants on Friday night @ 7:45pm at Southwood Arena … the Merchants have won all 3 of the previous games this season …
Saturday Nov.24, 2012
Navy Vets snap losing streak with Shootout win in Paris
The Navy Vets snapped their 7-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory in a Shootout in Paris tonight … Mackenzie Langford and Christian Babb scored in the Shootout while Michael Roefs stopped all the Paris shooters to clinch the victory for the Vets … Paris had opened the scoring in the 1st period but Brandon Morrow tied it up for the Vets midway thru the 2nd period … the teams played a scoreless 3rd and OT period to force the shootout … Roefs faced 50 shots in the game – the 2nd time this season he has faced 50+ shots in a game … the Navy Vets now have a record of 6-16 … they will travel to Chippawa for a game Thursday night …
Friday Nov.23, 2012
Navy Vets lose to Dunnville
The Navy Vets lost 5-3 tonight to Dunnville at Southwood Arena … Dunnville scored 2 quick early goals and led 2-1 after the 1st period … after trading goals in the 2nd the Navy Vets scored early in the 3rd to even the score at 3-3 … but a shorthanded goal 7 minutes into the 3rd gave Dunnville the lead and they added an empty net goal for the win … Brandon Pyette, Mackenzie Langford, and Brandon Morrow scored the Vets goals while Tyler Lyons added 2 assists … the Vets play in Paris on Saturday night … they have now lost 7 in a row and their record is 5-16 …
Tuesday Nov.20, 2012
Navy Vets fall further back of Aylmer
Aylmer scored twice in each period to beat the Navy Vets 6-1 at Southwood Arena tonight ... Christian Babb scored the lone Navy Vets goal ... their 6th straight loss pushes the Vets to 6 points back of Aylmer in the standings ... they will host Dunnville at Southwood Arena on Friday night ...
Friday Nov.16, 2012
Navy Vets fall in New Hamburg
The Navy Vets lost 5-3 tonight in New Hamburg … New Hamburg scored 3 goals in the third period to comeback for the victory – once early in the period to tie the score 3-3, once again near the midway point of the 3rd to take the lead and then they added an empty netter to seal the win … Mackenzie Langford scored twice in the 2nd period for the Vets to give them the lead after 2 periods and Alec Durham added the other Vets goal in the 1st period … Vets goalie Mike Roefs once again faced over 40 shots (42) for the 8th time this season … their record falls to 5-14 … the Navy Vets will host Aylmer on Tuesday night @ 7:45 pm at Southwood Arena …
Thursday Nov.15, 2012
Navy Vets beaten in Dundas
The Navy Vets were beaten 11-2 in Dundas tonight … Christian Babb with a goal just 15 seconds into the game and Ben Thornton with an early 3rd period powerplay goal scored for the Vets … Mike Roefs and Kyle Sephton shared the goalie duties for the Vets … they play in New Hamburg on Friday night … they remain in last place with a 5-13 record …
Saturday Nov.10, 2012
The Navy Vets lost a heartbreaker 6-5 tonight in Norwich
The Navy Vets got goals by Jamie Kelly (on the powerplay), Spencer Meron, and Alec Durham (with his 1st junior goal) to take a 3-0 lead after the 1st period ... 3 goals in the first half of the 2nd period (one powerplay, one shorthanded, and one even strength) tied the game for the Merchants and it remained that way after 2 periods ... 2 quick goals (including another shorthanded goal) midway thru the 3rd period gave the Merchants the lead 5-3 ... Durham's 2nd goal of the game with just over 4 minutes left narrowed the score for the Vets to 5-4 and then Ryan Wells scored a powerplay goal with just over 2 minutes left to tie the score for the Vets at 5-5 ... but then Ryan Stephenson scored for Norwich with only 7 seconds left in the game to give the Merchants the win ...
it was a gut-wrenching finish to a game that saw the Vets squander a surprising early 3-0 lead on the Merchants by allowing 5 straight goals then showing heart in coming back to tie the game late in the 3rd period only to see it slip away with that last seconds goal by Norwich ...
Michael Roefs faced 45 shots in the Navy Vets net ... 7th time this season he has faced 40+ shots in a game ...
the Vets loss coupled with a shocking Aylmer 6-1 victory over Paris tonight dropped the Vets into last place 2 points behind the Spitfires while the Merchants win vaulted them into 1st place 1 point ahead of New Hamburg ...
Vets scoring:
Goals - Alec Durham 2 , Jamie Kelly 1 , Spencer Meron 1 , Ryan Wells 1.
Assists - Cole Malatches 3 , Ian Bartlett 2 , Mackenzie Langford 2 , Jamie Kelly 1 , Kyle Jones 1 , Curtis Cartmel 1.
Friday Nov.09, 2012
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Navy Vets lose close one to Simcoe
The Navy Vets lost 3-1 to Simcoe tonight at Southwood Arena in a close game .. Jamie Kelly opened the game’s scoring with a powerplay goal for the Vets 9 minutes into the 1st period .. but 2 quick Simcoe powerplay goals within 23 seconds of each other with just over 5 minutes left in that opening period erased the lead .. after a scoreless 2nd period Simcoe scored an insurance goal 4 minutes into the 3rd period .. Michael Roefs made 29 saves in the Vets goal … a pre-game ceremony including a colour guard honoured 4 veterans from the Legion Branch 55 and the Oxford County Naval Veterans Association who were presented with special Remembrance Day jerseys the team wore for the game that will be auctioned off at the end of this month with the proceeds going to the 2 organizations … the team’s record is now 5-11 good for 5th place in the standings .. the Navy Vets continue the “Battle of Highway 59” with a game in Norwich on Saturday night …
Sunday Nov.04, 2012
Navy Vets lose big to New Hamburg
Kyle Mohr scored 4 goals for New Hamburg in the 1st period and the Firebirds added 2 more in the period to lead 6-0 after the opening period and went on to an easy 8-1 victory over the Navy Vets at Southwood Arena on Sunday night … Curtis Cartmel scored a powerplay goal midway thru the 3rd period for the Vets to break the shutout … the Vets record now stands at 5-10 as they still sit in 5th place … they host the team they are chasing in the standings Simcoe on Friday night Nov 9 at Southwood Arena …
Saturday Nov.03, 2012
Navy Vets end losing streak with shootout victory in Aylmer
Mackenzie Langford scored in the Shootout to give the Navy Vets a 5-4 win in Aylmer on Saturday night ... the victory ends the Vets 7-game losing streak ...
Christian Babb, Spencer Meron (with his 1st goal of the season), Andrew Pocs, and Spencer Franklin scored the other goals for the Navy Vets ... Vets goalie Michael Roefs made 48 saves ...
Aylmer led 1-0 after the first and the Vets scored 3 in 2nd period to take a 3-2 lead into the 3rd period ... the teams then exchanged goals early in the 3rd until Aylmer tied it 4-4 on a shorthanded goal with just over 4 minutes left to force overtime ... there was no scoring in the extra period setting the stage for Langford's shootout heroics ...
the 2 points pulls the Vets to within 1 point of 4th place Simcoe with a game in hand ...
the Navy Vets host New Hamburg on Sunday night @ 7:45 pm at Southwood Arena ...
Saturday Oct.27, 2012
Navy Vets break scoring drought but still lose in Paris
Friday Oct.26, 2012
Navy Vets shutout by Tavistock in interlocking game
The Navy Vets lost 4-0 to the Tavistock Braves on Friday night at Southwood Arena … the Braves scored 2 powerplay goals including one by ex Vet Derek Cowing … they led 2-0 after the 1st and then scored once in each of the last 2 periods … the Vets mustered only 20 shots at Braves goalie Tim Porter who got the shutout … 351 people attended the Breast Cancer Awareness game in which the Vets wore pink jerseys that were auctioned off following the game … the winning bids will be presented their sweaters in a pregame ceremony next Sunday Nov 04 when the Vets host New Hamburg …. The Vets record now stands at 4-8 after 6 straight losses …
Sunday Oct.21, 2012
Navy Vets lose 5th straight game in a close one with Norwich
Norwich scored a goal early in the 2nd period and then another late in the same period and that was all they needed as they beat the Navy Vets 2-0 tonight at Southwood Arena …
it was the 2nd win in as many games between the arch-rivals with the Merchants having won 3-1 down in Norwich earlier this month ... it was the 5th straight loss for the Vets after a good start to the season and they have now slipped to 5th place in the division standings with a 4-7 record ..
they will host Tavistock Braves on Friday night at Southwood Arena ...
Friday Oct.19, 2012
Navy Vets lose 4th in a row
The Navy Vets lost 5-2 in New Hamburg tonight …
New Hamburg led 1-0 after the 1st period and scored 3 more in the 2nd to open up a 4-0 lead …
Jamie Kelly scored both Vets goals – the first one in the last minute of the 2nd period and the other early in the 3rd period to bring the Navy Vets within striking distance at 4-2 … Kelly leads the team in scoring with 5 goals and 3 assists …
but New Hamburg scored into an empty net with 1 second left to make the final score 5-2 …
Mike Roefs made 27 saves in the game for the Vets …
The Vets record is now 4-6 and they remain in 4th place …
the Navy Vets arch-rival Norwich Merchants make their first visit to town on Sunday night at 7:45 pm at Southwood Arena …
Friday Oct.12, 2012
Navy Vets lose close one to Paris
The Navy Vets lost 3-1 to Paris on Friday night at Southwood Arena before 349 fans … Paris opened the scoring late in the 1st period and made it 2-0 midway thru the 3rd after a scoreless 2nd period … Jake Schneider scored with 1:31 left in the game to bring the Vets close but a goal by Paris just 19 seconds later sealed the win … Mike Roefs had another strong night in goal for the Vets … it was a fast paced game with only 3 minor penalties called … the loss puts the Vets record at 4-5 but still in 4th place in the division standings … The Vets travel to New Hamburg next Friday night before hosting arch rival the Norwich Merchants on Sunday night at Southwood Arena …
Wednesday Oct.10, 2012
Saturday Oct.06,2012
Navy Vets lose close one in Norwich
The Navy Vets lost 3-1 tonight in Norwich ... it was the 1st game of the “Battle of Highway 59” series for this season … the Vets opened the scoring and led 1-0 after the 1stperiod on a powerplay goal by Mackenzie Langford … but the Merchants scored twice in the 2ndand once more in the 3rdfor the victory … Vets goalie Michael Roefs faced 48 shots in another strong game … the Vets record is now 4-3 good for 3rdplace in the standings while the Merchants lead the league with a 7-1 record … the Navy Vets travel to Glanbrook on Wednesday night for a game with the East Division leaders before hosting Paris on Friday night at Southwood Arena …
Friday Oct.05, 2012
Navy Vets win 2nd in a row
The Navy Vets beat Aylmer tonight 7-5 … newcomer Andrew Pocs scored twice and added an assist in the win … Spencer Franklin, Tyler Lyons, & Kyle Jones scored within a span of just over 5 minutes late in the 3rd to break a 4-4 tie … Ian Bartlett and Christian Babb had the other Vets goals … the Vets record now stands at 4-2 … the Vets play in Norwich on Saturday night …
Sunday Sep.30, 2012
Navy Vets win 4-2 in Simcoe
Simcoe opened the scoring ... Jamie Kelly tied it for the Navy Vets late in the 1st period ... 1st period ended 1-1 with 8 shots apiece ... Jamie Kelly scored his 2nd goal of the game 37 seconds into the 2nd period ... Ian Bartlett gave the Vets a 3-1 lead 1:10 later at 1:47 of the 2nd period ... Simcoe scored a powerplay goal at the 15:02 mark of the 2nd period to make the score 3-2 for the Navy Vets ... Mackenzie Langford scored with 9 seconds left in the 2nd period to make the score 4-2 for the Navy Vets ... Navy Vets lead 4-2 after the 2nd period ... no scoring in the 3rd period ... Final Score: Navy Vets 4 Simcoe 2 ...
Friday Sep.28, 2012
Navy Vets win streak ends at 2 games
St.George Dukes scored 2 goals within 34 seconds in the first 1:16 or the 3rd period to break open a close game and go on to a 6-2 victory on Friday night at Southwood Arena ... ending the Navy Vets 2-game winning streak . Coles Malatches and Matt Jauernig each with their 1st junior goals scored for the Navy Vets ... a game played before 306 fans.
Friday Sep.21, 2012
Navy Vets Shoot Out Storm For 4-3 Win
Woodstock won their second game of the season on Friday night at Southwood Arena before 273 fans ... putting them above the 500 mark for the first time in over three seasons. Riding on the back of Mike Roefs, who held off the Simcoe Storm during the last 10 minutes of the third period and overtime, with outstanding goaltending. This includes a game saving breakaway stop in OT and stopping the two shoot out tries from the Storm.
Spencer Franklin opened the scoring in the 1st period on the powerplay, scoring just as the penalty expired. Brad Herriott tied the score on Simcoe's own powerplay just under 2 minutes later. Ian Bartlett added his first goal in junior "C" and the Vets with a hard wrist shot into the top corner giving the Vets 2-1 lead after one.
Clayton Chalmers scored two goals in the second, one on a two man down powerplay making the score 3-2 for the Storm after two.
Garrett Whetham scored early in the third to tie the score 3-3 and to make himself the leading scorer for the Vets with 4 points (2G-2A).
Overtime did not settle the game so Chris Babb scored on his first goal attempt in the shootout and Jamie Kelly clinched it when he scored on the Vets third shootout try.
Woodstock is off this weekend not playing again until next Friday against the St. George Dukes.
Saturday Sep.15, 2012
Roefs Steals Victory on the Road
After the terrible start Friday night the Vets took a 3-0 lead against the Spitfires and hung on for a 5-3 win Saturday night in Aylmer. Woodstock goalie, Mike Roefs was solid in net making 31 saves ensuring the win in which the Navy Vets maintained the lead throughout the game. Scoring their first goals as Vets were Garrett Whetham and Jake Schneider who scored the winning goal with less than 7 minutes to play in the third period. Darcey Butler opened the scoring in the game with his 1st junior goal also and Mackenzie Langford scored his second unassisted goal in as many games taking a 2-0 lead after one period. Chris Babb scored an empty netter to close out the scoring. Curtis Cartmel had 2 assists and Cole Malatches played in his 1st junior game for the Vets.
Friday Sep.14, 2012 - Home Opener
Navy Vets lose home opener
The Navy Vets 1st goal of the season tied the game at the midway point of the 1st period on a powerplay goal by Jamie Kelly with his 1st junior goal in his 1st junior game … but Paris scored a shorthanded goal just 43 seconds later that seemed to take the air out of the Vets balloon as Paris went on to score 4 straight goals by the end of the 2nd period and never looked back … Mackenzie Langford scored on a breakaway early in the third for the other Vets goal …. The play turned very chippy and nasty in the third when the outcome became obvious … Mike Roefs and Kyle Sephton in his 1st junior game shared the duties between the pipes for the Navy Vets … Ian Bartlett, Spencer Franklin, Alec Durham, Jake Schneider, and Garrett Whetham were also playing in their 1st junior game ... The loss spoiled the enthusiasm that had developed after a successful preseason record of 3-0-1 …
