Myers’ Hat Trick Lifts Maroons
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The Leamington Flyers could not stop the Chatham Maroons’ Sean Myers, who tallied a hat trick in a 5-2 win.
Myers’ first goal came 2:06 into the second period. He then added goals at 17:21 into the second and at 18:39 into the third.
Chatham forced Leamington goalie Austyn Roudebush to work between the pipes, taking 32 shots.
Chatham additionally got points from Brennan Feasey, who also finished with one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Chatham also got a goal from Alexander Morgan as well. More assists for Chatham came via Nate Pietens, who had one, Steven Szekesy, who had two, and Blake Blondeel, who had three.
The Flyers’ offense rang up 40 shots on the Maroons’ net.
Leamington was led by Riley Babkirk, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Babkirk scored 15:18 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Leamington. Chris Scott provided the assist. Jared Dennis also scored for Leamington. In addition, Leamington received assists from Troy Cox and Eric Leardi, who each chipped in one.
Darien Ekblad made 38 saves for Chatham on 40 shots. The Maroons totaled 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 0-for-2 on the power play. Chatham ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Morris Branden was ejected from the game. Roudebush rejected 27 shots on goal for the Flyers. Leamington incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.