Blades Ground Thunderhawks

Thunderhawks defenceman Jeremy Oriet covers Blades captain Alex
Cunningham in front of goaltender Jacob Lister. Lister faced 46 shots on the night, only giving up two goals. Cunningham scored a goal in the third period for the Blades – Photo by Wyatt Williams/ CKSN.ca

The Blenheim Blades were able hold the Wallaceburg Thunderhawks off the score sheet for a 2-0 win Sunday night in Blenheim.

The game was a rather chippy affair with both teams playing short handed often, and not a lot of flow to
the game.

The Blades Tyler Davis put his team up with a quick goal 1:32 seconds into the first period. That would be all the scoring until the Alex Cunningham put the Blades up by two, at the 3:29 mark of the third. Blenheim outshot Wallaceburg by a count of 46-20, and Thunderhawks’ goaltender Jacob Lister was a standout.

Blades’ Chris Dewulf registered the shutout.

The Thunderhawks, who the night before suffered a tough 6-0 beating at the hands of the powerhouse Lakeshore Canadiens, bounced back to play a solid game in Blenheim and are showing signs of development. The Thunderhawks next game is on Wednesday in Wheatley against the Sharks, a team that has surrendered Wallaceburg’s two wins.

The Blades are off till Saturday when they host the Petrolia Flyers.