Bandits win 9th straight following dominant victory in Whitecourt
WHITECOURT, AB – The Brooks Bandits (33-1-1) had their highest offensive output of the season, dominating the Whitecourt Wolverines 11-2 on Saturday at the Scott Safety Centre for their 9th straight win.
Defenceman Tim Rego (Mansfield, MA) scored a hat trick, while forward Randy Hernandez (Miami, FL) had two goals and an assist and captain Jakob Lee (Owen Sound, ON) added a goal and two assists. Goaltender Pierce Charleson (Aurora, ON) made 24 saves for his league leading 27th win of the year.
The Wolverines took a double minor for high sticking Bandit forward Marc-Antoine Benoit (Drummondville, QC) early in the first period and it proved costly. Brooks got two powerplay goals as forward James McIsaac (Winnipeg, MB) fired in a shot from the left circle at 1:53, followed by a Hernandez goal at the 2:12 mark, who finished off a behind-the-net pass from forward Brayden Krieger (Elora, ON). The Wolverines pulled their goalie Connor Ungar after the 2nd goal, with Vincent Duplessis coming in for the rest of the game.
Just 30 seconds later, Rego got his first of the night and it was 3-0 Bandits just 2:36 into the game.