Athens Aeros Win Both Weekend Games in EOJHL

Athens – The Athens Aeros won both of their EOJHL games over the weekend.

Friday night saw the Aeros beat the Winchester Hawks 3-2 in a shootout in Winchester, while on Saturday they won a 5-1 decision over the Renfrew Timberwolves.

The Aeros travel to Richmond on Wednesday night to face the Royals. The puck drops at 8:30 pm.

Athens Aeros 3 – Winchester 2 Friday Night:

Game Summary:

1st Period:
1, Winchester, Zito 2 (Connell), 3:09.

Penalties:
Berry Win (boarding ), 8:49; Dulmage Ath (boarding ), 19:38.

2nd Period:
2, Athens, Curson 17 (McGlade, Clarke), 16:20 (PP).

Penalties:
Thompson Ath (tripping), 5:35; Chisholm Win (goalie interference), 10:44; Taylor Ath (tripping), 12:25; Mailhot Win (too many men), 14:27; Clarke Ath (kneeing, kneeing), 17:04.

3rd Period:
3, Athens, McGlade 7 (Palmer, Taylor), 18:40 (PP). 4, Winchester, Bradley 5 (Zito), 19:34.

Penalties:
Clarke Ath (high sticking), 3:50; Dulmage Ath (hooking), 15:15; Ross Win (slashing), 18:21.

1st OT Period:
No Scoring.

Penalties:
No Penalties

Shootout:
Athens 2 (Imerti NG, Curson NG, Palmer G, McGlade NG, Dulmage NG, Clarke NG, Palmer NG, Hawkins NG, Viau NG, Blevins G), Winchester 1 (Taylor NG, Dube NG, Monaghan G, Bell NG, Houle NG, Bradley NG, Tangalin NG, Ross NG, Connell NG, Zito NG).

Shots on Goal:
Athens 10-9-8-1-1-29. Winchester 9-7-13-3-0-32.

Power Play Opportunities:
Athens 2 / 0; Winchester 0 / 0.

Goalies:
Athens, Riff 8-4-2-0 (32 shots-30 saves). Winchester, Boyd 0-6-1-1 (28 shots-26 saves).

Athens 5 – Renfrew 1 – Saturday:

Game Summary:

1st Period:
1, Athens, Thompson 2 (Blevins, Clarke), 6:55 (PP). 2, Athens, Palmer 9 12:59. 3, Renfrew, Kenny 5 (Brown), 13:16.

Penalties:
Brown Ren (charging), 4:36; Jackson Ren (tripping), 5:37.

2nd Period:
4, Athens, Curson 18 (Palmer, Thompson), 4:29.

Penalties:
Tornberg Ath (roughing), 10:59.

3rd Period:
5, Athens, Blevins 3 (Tornberg), 5:39. 6, Athens, Palmer 10 (Viau, Curson), 12:26.

Penalties:
Kenny Ren (cross checking), 4:59; McGlade Ath (roughing), 4:59; Hunter Ath (boarding ), 13:59; Herrick Ren (interference), 15:21.

Shots on Goal:
Renfrew 18-17-10-45. Athens 14-7-10-31.

Power Play Opportunities:
Renfrew 0 / 2; Athens 1 / 3.

Goalies:
Renfrew, Osipenko 4-3-1-0 (31 shots-26 saves). Athens, Riff 8-4-2-0 (45 shots-44 saves).