Vets split games setting up big final week !!

An exciting weekend at Southwood saw the Navy Vets get a big win on Friday night over New Hamburg but then lose a tight one to Tavistock on Saturday night …

FRI
rookie Navy Vets goalie Kobe Nadalin was terrific in the net stopping all 34 shots for his 1st junior shutout leading the Vets to a 4-0 victory over New Hamburg at Southwood Arena on Friday night …
Owen Ireton and Liam Gorman each had 1 goal and 1 assist while Ethan Markle and Tate McKenna scored the other Vets goals …
Kingston McPherson chipped in 2 assists …
one of the best crowds of the year of over 640 saw the entertaining game …

SAT
Tavistock scored with just under 3 minutes left to pull out a tight 3-2 victory in a 1st place battle at Southwood on Saturday night …
Ethan Markle and Tavio Kauzlaric scored the Vets goals …
Kobe Nadalin had his 2nd strong game of the weekend making 38 saves in taking the loss …
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the Vets division lead is now just 3 points over the Braves … both teams have 3 games left …

the Vets’ Owen Ireton still leads the scoring race by 1 point over Yann Raskin of Tavistock with 32 goals & 35 assists …
Vet’s defenceman Charley Barnes was held pointless on Saturday to halt his 13-game point streak … he still leads division defencemen in scoring with 20 goals and 25 assists …
Nadalin still leads the division goaltending with 2.04 GAA and .945 SV% … teammate Tyler Bouck is runnerup in both categories as well as leading with 4 SO and 2nd with 14 W …

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the Vets will play a re-scheduled game in Hespeler on Tuesday night before finishing up at Southwood Arena next weekend with Fan Appreciation & Overagers Recognition Night on Friday against Hespeler and the Family Day game on Monday afternoon against Paris.

the Vets need 4 points in their last 3 games to clinch the 1st place pennant for the 2nd time in 5 seasons !!!