Jonathan Cyr had two goals and two assists to lead the Hawkesbury Hawks to an 8-3 victory over the Brockville Braves.
Cyr scored at 8:03 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Hawkesbury and again while on the power play 17:54 into the second to make the score 6-3 Hawkesbury.
Hawkesbury found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. The Hawks have scored at the pace of 3.2 goals per game during the current campaign.
Hawkesbury also got points from Jason Brochu, who also finished with one goal and two assists. Hawkesbury also had goals scored by Rory Gagnon, who had two and Alex Anderson, Marc-Antoine Bourbonnais, and Liam Alcalde, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Hawkesbury were Pierre Ouellette, CJ Stubbs, Jonathan Tecce, Chris Harper, Phil Johansson, and Hunter Racine, who contributed one each.
Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.
Brockville was helped by Francesco Tolfa, who grabbed one goal. Tolfa scored on the power play 11:19 into the second period to make the score 3-3. The Braves had gotten the advantage when Hawkesbury's Gagnon was sent off for tripping. Andrew Peski picked up the assist. Brockville additionally got points from Brett Van Stralen, who also registered one goal and one assist. Brockville also got a goal from Eric Israel as well. In addition, Brockville received assists from Dylan McCrory, who had one.
Gunner Rivers made 21 saves for the Hawks on 24 shots. Hawkesbury incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Brockville's starting goalie, David Poirier, made 16 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Bo Taylor, who stopped four shots. The Braves incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.
