Storm edge Attack
It was a playoff atmosphere at the Sleeman Centre on Friday night in the front end of a home-and-home against the Owen Sound Attack. Brock McGinn proved to be the difference as he provided all of the offence for the home side in an exciting 2-1 win.
Garret Sparks continued his stellar play in goal for the Storm outplaying Team Canada netminder Jordan Binnington. Overall, it was a complete team effort for Guelph with strong games up and down the lineup.
After a scoreless first, McGinn opened the scoring as he banged in a rebound for his 16th of the year. The Attack’s Holden Cook replied with a rebound goal of his own to even the score setting the stage for McGinn’s heroics. Streaking up the ice on a two-on-one with Jason Dickinson, McGinn fought off an Owen Sound defender and flipped a backhander over Binnington’s shoulder as he was being hauled down.
McGinn’s second of the contest proved to be the winner with the Storm defence shutting down the Owen Sound offence and hanging on for the victory in a nervous third.
Tomorrow night, the Storm will move from the friendly confines of the standing room only Sleeman Centre to the not so friendly confines of the standing room only Bayshore Community Centre for a 7:30 start live on Rogers 20 and 1460 CJOY.
Owen Sound Attack 1 at Guelph Storm 2 – Status: Final
Friday, January 25, 2013 – Sleeman Centre
Owen Sound 0 1 0 – 1
Guelph 0 2 0 – 2
1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Kosmachuk Gue (hooking), 9:21; Ceci Os (tripping), 13:23.
2nd Period-1, Guelph, McGinn 16 (Garlent, Posa), 1:03. 2, Owen Sound, Cook 12 (Ceci, Hope), 4:33. 3, Guelph, McGinn 17 (Dickinson, Garlent), 18:05. Penalties-Smith Os (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 9:43; Harpur Gue (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 9:43; Beukeboom Gue (holding), 11:54; Janes Os (high sticking), 12:43; Janes Os (interference, fight-inst. upon), 16:01; McNaughton Gue (instigator, fighting, misc-instigating), 16:01.
3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-MacDermid Os (fighting), 7:10; Horvat Gue (fighting), 7:10; Brace Os (instigator, fighting, game misc-inst. (last 5:00)), 17:35; Catenacci Os (holding), 17:35; Pedan Gue (roughing, holding), 17:35.
Shots on Goal-Owen Sound 8-5-10-23. Guelph 12-7-9-28.
Power Play Opportunities-Owen Sound 0 / 2; Guelph 0 / 3.
Goalies-Owen Sound, Binnington 21-7-1-3 (28 shots-26 saves). Guelph, Sparks 24-8-0-4 (23 shots-22 saves).
A-4,670
Referees-Scott Hoberg (13), Chris Carnegie (44).
Linesmen-Dustin McCrank (68), Frank Rocca (38).
