Innisfil Lakers leap over King Wild

Photo by Bill Rea King Wild player Brandon Beadow was trying to get away from the clutches of Innisfil Lakers foe Robert Ward in the first period of Saturday night's contest. The Lakers won the game and leapfrogged over the Wild for sixth place in the Greater Metro Junior A standings. The Lakers play Richmond Hill Tuesday. The Innisfil Lakers only had one game last week, and it ended in a hard-fought win over the King Wild in King City Saturday night.

As a result, the Lakers leapfrogged over the Wild into sixth place in the Greater Metro Junior A standings with 12 points. The Wild dominated the opening period, outshooting the Lakers 13-5, but they were only able to notch one goal for their pains, off the stick of Chris Martella, helped out by Marc Fortin and John Adams. The second period was a bit closer, as penalties got the better of the Wild. Brandon Ellis scored late in the frame while the Lakers were enjoying a two-man advantage, with assists going to Anthony Gambacorta and Anton Holm.

The Wild had chances in the third, but Patrick Corrado notched another power-play goal for the Innisfil crew midway through the period, with Gambacorta helping out on that play too. Jonathan Dew put the icing on the cake for the Lakers with a goal into the empty King net. The Lakers next outing is next Tuesday, when they travel to Richmond Hill to face the Rams, starting at 7:30 p.m.