Braves Lost 4-2 to Hawkesbury Saturday Night in CCHL Action – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Brockville – The Brockville Braves dropped a close one to Hawkesbury Hawks 4-2 on the road on Saturday night in the CCHL.

The Braves returned to their “Matt Ward” style of play and effort on Saturday night but were unable to hang onto a very tentative 2- 1 lead in the 3rd period.

Edouard Piché, in one of his rare starts, was once again very strong in the Braves net and made 44 saves during the game.

Brockville will host the Nepean Raiders on Friday night at the Memorial Centre. The puck drops at 7:30 pm.

Video Highlights below:

Game Summary:

1st Period:
No Scoring.

Penalties-Minville Haw (tripping), 10:09; Campbell Haw (slashing), 19:38.

2nd Period:
1, Brockville, Mugunthan 4 (Lumsden, Arango), 11:43. 2, Hawkesbury, Gagne 10 (Fournier, Stubbings), 17:31.

Penalties-Stubbings Haw (hooking), 1:52; Legault Bro (slashing), 14:18; Reid Bro (slashing), 17:59.

3rd Period:
3, Brockville, Eccleston 10 (Coyle, Arango), 5:27 (PP). 4, Hawkesbury, Billequey 20 (Thompson, Beauchemin), 6:46. 5, Hawkesbury, Minville 16 (Stubbings), 15:58. 6, Hawkesbury, Gagne 11 (Fournier, Schultz), 17:45 (SH EN).

Penalties-Skoczylas Haw (interference), 4:17; Bandu Haw (boarding ), 17:13.

Shots on Goal:
Brockville 8-8-8-24. Hawkesbury 18-13-17-48.

Power Play Opportunities:
Brockville 1 / 5; Hawkesbury 0 / 2.

Goalies:
Brockville, Piche 0-2-0-0 (47 shots-44 saves). Hawkesbury,
Chabot 10-5-1-0 (24 shots-22 saves).