Admirals recently acquired forward Jayden Seguin (left) battles against Flags’ Masen Flett during Sunday’s game.
If it was a movie script, it could not have been written with a happier ending.
Friday night in Lakeshore, the Amherstburg Admirals hung on to edge the defending Provincial Junior Hockey League (Junior C) champions, 2-1.
It was way back on Dec. 2, 2018, when the Admirals last beat the Canadiens in a 4-1 win at the Libro Centre.
“It is definitely a big leap forward for us to beat them. They are super-talented,” said Admirals head coach Zack Gervais. “It shows that if we put the work in, good things happen.”
To add even more drama, Friday night’s win came when a pair of veterans were celebrating significant milestones.
After Drew Booker gave the visitors a 1-0 lead just 2:38 into the game, less than six minutes later, defenceman Jaydn Brown notched his first of the year, assisted by Allan Djordjevic. For Brown it was his 125th game with the blue-and-white and Djordjevic was playing in Game 100.
Lakeshore’s Nicolas Rosati got one back late in the opening period and there was no scoring in the defensive battled second and third frames. It was just the fourth loss of the season for the Canadiens who remain in a race for first place with the Essex 73’s in the West Stobbs Division.
“We did a good job line matching. We kept them to the outside and didn’t give them much and Vaughan was outstanding for us,” said Gervais.
Named the game’s first star, Amherstburg rookie goalie Russell Vaughan made 39 saves.
Playing in their third game in five nights last Sunday against Mooretown, the Admirals won 4-3 over the Mooretown Flags.
Defenceman Jake Goudreault got the winner just 2:07 into overtime. Also scoring for Amherstburg were Booker, Jack Bulmer and Dallas Kelly. Rookie Cory Leach continues to impress and he had a pair of assists.
“He’s skating super hard and he sees the ice really well. He’s a good teammate and picks guys up on the bench,” said Gervais of Leach.
Sunday night’s win over the Flags has the Admirals at 11-10-0-0 which surpasses last season’s win total.
Last Wednesday night in Wheatley, it was the host Sharks coming out on top 4-2. Blueliner Freddy McCroy put the visitors up 1-0 just 41 seconds into the game and Brett Jones connected in the third. Dominic DeZorzi made 38 saves in net for Amherstburg.
Scoring for the Sharks were former Admiral Stefan Jacobs who had a goal and a pair of assists with a pair from Vito Alfano and one from Grant Symons.
Back-to-back games for the Admirals this weekend as they travel to Dresden Friday and return home Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop against Wheatley.
The November 21 postponed game at Walpole Island has been rescheduled for January 18 at 4 p.m.
SLAPSHOTS: The Admirals have added 20-year-old Jayden Seguin who comes over from the Essex 73’s where he had three goals in 10 games thus far and last year put up numbers of 14-14-28… PJHL is having All-Star games this year, Stobbs Division which includes the Admirals goes Dec. 28 in Dresden.
Admirals upset defending provincial champs 2-1
By Fred Groves
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