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Bobcats start off 2010 with a 4 to 3 victory over the Avalanche story and photos by Ian Gibson
Sunday January 02, 2010, Centennial Arena, Elliot Lake Bobcats 4, Thessalon Algoma Avalanche 3. Like an old car that has been sitting in cold weather for three weeks, the Cats once started, were sluggish. The Avalanche had (sort of had) a practice by playing a game against the Oro Medonte 77's last night, however misfortune was their lot as their bus broke down and they didn't get to Elliot Lake until 6 a.m. this morning. Both teams were suffering from either fatigue or not having laced up for 21 days. The Cats fell behind when the Avalanche scored two unanswered goals in the first period. There was a flicker of the Bobcats that we all know, at the end of the first when the passes started to click and the speed picked up a little. The second period was a little faster version of the first, however this time goals by Johnson and Barrows went unanswered and the teams went into the dressing room tied! In the third period the sluggishness once again showed as neither team were making any great hits. The Cats pulled ahead with 8 minutes to go when #21 Eduard Sedivy found the back of the net after carrying the puck 2/3rds of the way up the ice. A bright spot in the third was when #13 Roman Jurak, unselfishly passed the puck to his winger #7 Chad Barrows for him to score as they both closed in on an empty net. Never ones to give up the Avalanche scored with one second to go to bring the score to a respectable 4/3. The Avalanche goalie #1 Justin Hogsden, played a great game as can be seen by the above photo. The Cats goalie #30 Blake Robinson was a little loose, however came up tough when he stopped a penalty shot by #12 Thomas Stewart in the second period. Shots on goal were 32 by the Bobcats to 39 by the Avalanche. More game photos:
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