87’s & Railers Advance to Premier Championship
Lumberjacks Hockey Club vs Railers Jr Hockey Club
The second contest hosted the Lumberjacks again, but this time head coach Jack Lowery and company faced-off with the Jr. Railers Hockey Club for a 2:30 p.m. puck drop. While the ‘Jacks displayed a commendable fight – the Jr. Railers were too much to handle for their opponents.
Matt Pacheco wasted no time inking his name and the Jr. Railers on the scoresheet, after he cashed in twice less than 7:00 minutes into the contest. It seems that the blue train was on the right track from puck drop. With 7:00 remaining in the first period, Jr. Railers’ forward Matt Lombardi found the back of the net off a one-timer from the right circle.
While the Lumberjacks responded with a late first-period goal, the two sides were scoreless in the second period and setup all the dramatics for the game’s final frame.
Less than 2:00 into the third period, Jr. Railers forward Ethan Blanchard buried a rebound goal past the Lumberjacks’ sprawling goaltender and provided the squad with a 4-1 lead. However, just when things looked like they were getting interesting again – the Jr. Railers defelated the ‘Jacks.
After the Lumberjacks scored midway through the period to make the contest a two-goal game, the Jr. Railers responded with a goal less than 30 seconds later. This time around, it was #73 Zach Stimeling who added the clutch goal for the squad. Yet, the Jr. Railers didn’t stop at that goal. TJ Ezzard netted the Jr. Railers’ sixth and final goal for the day, which advanced the team to the 2020-21 final.