Lakers Down 2-0 After Second Loss To Chiefs

By Anna Taylor
Photo Credit: David Pickering

 

PETERBOROUGH, ON – The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers have an even steeper mountain to climb after a second consecutive loss to the Six Nations Chiefs in the MSL Finals. The Lakers fell 11-7 in Game 2 on Tuesday night at the Memorial Centre. 

 

Game 3 is at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Six Nations on Thursday, with Game 4 back at the Memorial Centre on Saturday night at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the Grant Thornton box office. 

 

Mike Robinson led the Lakers with a pair of goals and four assists. He scored twice in the first period where the Lakers found themselves down 3-2 after 20 minutes. Goaltender Drew Hutchison was forced to stop a penalty shot to Lyle Thompson early in the game after the Lakers were called for too many men on a breakaway. 

 

Dhane Smith and Saris traded goals in the second period before the Chiefs broke it open with a four-goal run. Brad McCulley scored shorthanded, but Shayne Jackson put the ball in the back of the net with 3.7 seconds left in the period to put the Chiefs ahead 9-4.

 

Kason Tarbell picked up a transition marker, his first of the playoffs, to open the third period before Saris responded, just eking the ball over the line. Brendan Bomberry put the Chiefs up 11-5 with a goal at the side of the net. Holden Cattoni and Thomas Hoggarth, breaking a three-game scoring drought, helped push along a late effort but the Lakers just couldn’t catch the Chiefs. 

 

Dhane Smith led the Chiefs with a pair of goals and three assists, Ryan Smith had two goals and one assist, and Ian MacKay two goals. Josh Byrne contributed five assists. Doug Jamieson made 45 saves.

 

Hutchison made 40 saves for the Lakers, a team that isn’t new to facing adversity, with their semifinal series having come down to overtime in Game 7.

 

 

Mike Robinson (2-4)

Braedon Saris (2-0)

Holden Cattoni (1-1)

Thomas Hoggarth (1-1)

Brad McCulley (1-0)

Joe Resetarits (0-2)

Robert Hope (0-1)

Dustyn Birkhof (0-1)

Colton Armstrong (0-1)

Taite Cattoni (0-1)