Bears Down Brockville 4-3 in Overtime Friday Night in CCHL Pre-season Play

Brockville – The Brockville Braves lost a 4-3 decision to the Smiths Falls Bears in overtime on Friday night in their first home game in CCHL pre-season play at the Memorial Centre.

There was no scoring in the first period. In the second Brockville got on the board from a goal by Conner Santay on the power play. Bears would then tie it at 1-1 on a goal by Matt Gaudreault.

Smiths Falls’ Finnegan Kilmurray would make it 2-1 for the Bears on his goal at 7:53 in the period. The Braves would tie it up again at the end of the second on a goal by Gabe Williams to make it 2-2.

The Bears would take the lead again in the third on a goal by Trevor Faucher at 12:49 then Braves’ Kimani Ecclestein tied it again 3-3 after his goal at 18:18 in the period forcing an overtime period.

Smiths Falls’ Davis Halls scored the winning goal in the first overtime period at 19:45.

The Smiths Falls Bears travel to Pembroke on Sunday to play the Lumber Kings. Game time is 7:00 p.m.

The Brockville Braves will host the Pembroke Lumber Kings this Wednesday at the Memorial Centre. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.

Game Recap:

1st Period:
No Scoring.

Penalties-Halls Sf (interference), 7:44; O’Brien Sf (high sticking), 10:55; Kenny Bro (hooking), 13:12; Heron Sf (roughing), 15:20; Kenny Bro (roughing), 15:20; Beks (AP) Bro (slashing), 16:27.

2nd Period:
1, Brockville, Santay 1 (Kenny), 2:37 (PP). 2, Smiths Falls, Gaudreault 1 (Parker, Hamady), 6:57. 3, Smiths Falls, Kilmurray 1 (Cormier, James), 7:53. 4, Brockville, Williams 1 (Brown, Stanutz), 8:40.

Penalties- Paquette Sf (interference), 1:34; Paquette Sf (slashing), 13:54; King Bro (slashing), 15:13.

3rd Period:
5, Smiths Falls, Faucher 1 (O’Brien, Dagg), 12:49. 6, Brockville, Ecclestein 1 (Arango, Macauley), 18:18.

Penalties-Halls Sf (cross-checking), 3:15; Brown Bro (hooking), 10:43.

1st OT Period:
7, Smiths Falls, Halls 1 (Dagg, Kilmurray), 19:45.

Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal:
Smiths Falls 18-11-15-4-48. Brockville 6-8-4-2-20.

Power Play Opportunities:
Smiths Falls 0 / 4; Brockville 1 / 5.

Goalies:
Smiths Falls, Labre 0-1-0-0 (10 shots-8 saves); Malloy 2-0-0-0 (10 shots-9 saves). Brockville, Rondina 0-0-0-0 (23 shots-21 saves); spaniol 0-0-1-0 (25 shots-23 saves).