Athens Aeros Win 1 and Lose 1 Over Weekend in EOJHL Pre-season Action

Athens – Over the weekend, the Athens Aeros won one game and lost one game in EOJHL action.

On Friday night they won 4-1 over the Winchester Hawks in Winchester, while on Sunday, they lost 3-2 to the Richmond Royals.

Athens travels to Embrun on Friday night to face the Panthers. Game time is 8:00 p.m.

Athens 2 – Richmond 3

Sunday, September 17th Game Recap:

1st Period:
1, Richmond, Stretch 3 (Marsden, Chapman), 1:54. Penalties-Buffam Rch (interference), 5:55; Leaver Ath (cross-checking), 15:59; Sullivan Rch (roughing), 18:46.

2nd Period:
2, Richmond, Rorwick 9 (Platt, Hames), 0:58 (SH). 3, Athens, Trueman 1 (Dixie), 2:50 (PP). 4, Athens, Botting 1 (Palmer, Spinelli), 10:20. Penalties-Sullivan Rch (cross-checking), 1:38; Stretch Rch (interference), 5:17.

3rd Period:
5, Richmond, Bujold 1 (Hames, Platt), 12:14. Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal:
Athens 18-21-7-46. Richmond 10-16-13-39.

Power Play Opportunities:
Athens 1 / 0; Richmond 0 / 0.

Goalies:
Athens, Donovan 1-1-0-0 (39 shots-36 saves). Richmond, Lennon 2-1-0-0 (30 shots-28 saves); Nolan 1-0-0-0 (16 shots-16 saves).

Aeros 4 – Winchester Hawks 1

Friday, September 15th – Game Recap:

1st Period:
1, Athens, Horan 1 18:34. Penalties-Diniz Win (cross-checking), 3:01; Leaver Ath (interference, unsportsmanlike cnd.), 10:05; Desrosiers Win (boarding ), 13:39; Baccardax Win (tripping), 14:28.

2nd Period:
2, Athens, Viau 3 (Boyer, Trueman), 6:25. 3, Athens, Blevins 3 9:52 (SH). Penalties-Horan Ath (cross-checking), 9:33; Johnston Ath (check to the head), 13:48; Leaver Ath (tripping), 18:06.

3rd Period:
4, Athens, Spinelli 1 (Neelin, Cyr), 0:44. 5, Winchester, Filion 1 (Potvin, Moodie), 13:34 (PP). Penalties-Cyr Ath (cross-checking, check to the head, check to the head), 11:30; Fisher Win (slashing), 11:37; Kingsbury Win (check to the head), 13:30; Dixie Ath (check to the head, check to the head), 13:37; Johnston Ath (roughing), 13:37.

Shots on Goal:
Athens 9-11-8-28. Winchester 7-11-5-23.

Power Play Opportunities:
Athens 0 / 3; Winchester 1 / 7.

Goalies:
Athens, Spicer 1-1-0-0 (23 shots-22 saves). Winchester, Russell 0-2-0-0 (16 shots-14 saves); Casault 0-0-0-0 (12 shots-10 saves).