Kemptville 73’s upend Smiths Falls Bears in CCHL shootout
The Smiths Falls Bears bench bosses (from the left) Tom McLaren (assistant); head coach Mark Grady and associate coach Walt Dubas watch the play in first period action Friday, Oct. 27 as they took on the Kemptville 73’s. Kemptville earned a 5-4 shootout victory after roaring back from a big deficit in the third period. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Bears Marc Shannon reaches for the puck in first peirod action Friday, Oct. 28 at home against the Kemptville 73’s. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Bears Marc Shannon tries to keep the puck away from Kemptville’s Joe McGrath in first period action in Smiths Falls Oct. 28. The 73’s won this game in a shootout. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Smiths Falls Blake Kettyle takes a shot in first period action Friday, Oct. 27 as the Smiths Falls Bears hosted the Kemptville 73’s in CCHL action. The Bears lost this one in a shootout. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Hayden Hart of the Smiths Falls Bears watches the play in the Kemptville end on Friday, Oct. 27. The Bears lost a tough 5-4 shootout in front of close to 400 fans during Pink the Rink night for breast cancer awareness. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Smiths Falls Bears Hunter Garlasco (22) flips the puck over Kemptville 73’s Nicholas Domitrovic in first period action in the Bears Den Friday, Oct. 27 during the annual Pink the Rink. Kemptville’s Eric Faith (28) keeps an eye on Kris Lalonde. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Smiths Falls Bears goalie Bradley Dobson flips this shot away in first period action against the Kemptville 73’s. The visiting Kemptville team earned a 5-4 shootout victory in the Bears Den Friday, Oct. 27 in CCHL league play. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Kemptville’s Alex Giguere and Eric Faith put the squeeze on a Smiths Falls Bears player in first period action at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre Friday, Oct. 28. The 73’s shot back from a third period deficit to win this one, 5-4 in a shootout. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Kemptville’s Garret Meyer wins the puck on the draw in first period action in Smiths Falls Oct. 27. The 73’s were in a deficit early, but roared back to score three unanswered goals in the third period to tie the game, forcing a scoreless OT period. Kemptville went on to win this one in a shootout, 5-4. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Kemptville’s Peter Brooks was the winning netminder Friday, Oct. 27 in Smiths Falls. He turned away 48 shots to earn a 5-4 shootout victory in CCHL league play. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Smiths Falls Blake Kettyle shoots on Kemptville’s Peter Brooks in first period action in Smiths Falls Oct. 27. Brooks was the winning goalie in this 5-4 shootout. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Bears volunteers Gladys Gunn and Beth Daly sell 50/50 tickets decked in their pink hats during the hockey team’s Pink the Rink night Oct. 27, 2017 – Laurie Weir/Metroland
Prizes up for grabs during the Bears Pink the Rink night OCt. 27, 2017 – Laurie Weir/Metroland
A bowl of pink ribbons for sale at the Bears home game against Kemptville on Friday, Oct. 27 during Pink the Rink night. – Laurie Weir/Metroland
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The Kemptville Jr. A 73’s were in town Friday, Oct. 27 and handed the Smiths Falls Bears a 5-4 shootout loss in front of nearly 400 fans on Pink the Rink Night for breast cancer awareness.
The Bears had an early handle on the game with a 1-0 lead at the end of the first, and a 4-1 hold on the 73’s by the end of the second.
But it was the Nicholas Domitrovic show in the third period as Kemptville’s sharpshooter fired in a natural hat trick to tie the score and force the overtime period.
Both goalies – Bradley Dobson in the Bears net, and Peter Brooks in the 73’s net – were stellar through the OT blocking all shots. This forced the shootout where Smiths Falls had three goals to Kemptville’s four, giving the visitors the 5-4 victory.
Scoring for the Bears was Mitchell Larabie in the first period with help from Kyle Dowdall and Michael Larose.
In the second, Alex DiCarlo had two goals, with Dowdall adding a single. Assists were credited to William Searle, Larose, Marc Shannon, Brett Humberstone and Scott Gervais.
Scoring for Kemptville was Garrett Meyer in the second period with assists from Eric Conley and John Beaton.
In the shootout, Kemptville’s winner came from Jacob Thousand on the team’s fifth shot. Other goals came from Domitrovic, Eric Faith, and Joe McGrath.
Replying for Smiths Falls were DiCarlo, Larose and Christophe Bohemier.
The Bears sit in fifth place of the Robinson division, with a 6-12 record, but they are five points ahead of the 73’s who have a 4-16 record on the season for nine points.
It was a somber night for fans and players alike as there was a moment of silence prior to the game for a young CCHL Tier 2’s Renfrew Timberwolves player, Brandon Hanniman, who lost his life in a car crash near Calabogie. Read more about that collision here: https://www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/7687954-crash-victims-from-cchl2-renfrew-timberwolves-team/
The Bears are in Ottawa Saturday, Oct. 28 to take on the Junior Senators at 7:30 p.m.
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by Laurie Weir
Laurie Weir is a news editor at Metroland Media, including The Perth Courier, Smiths Falls Record News and regionally for The Carleton Place Almonte Canadian Gazette and the Kemptville Advance. Follow her on Twitter @InOttValley or find her on Facebook at any of the publications listed.
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