Lakers Fall In Game One Of MSL Finals

By Anna Taylor

OHSWEKEN, ON – Although the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers got off to the hot start they wanted, they eventually fell 11-6 to the Six Nations Chiefs in Game 1 of the MSL Finals.

 

Game 2 of the best-of-seven series goes Tuesday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. Series bundles go on sale at 9:30 a.m. this morning, with single-game tickets following on Tuesday morning.

 

It is the fifth season in a row and ninth out of 10 that the Lakers and Chiefs have faced each other in the Finals. The Chiefs have won the last two Mann Cup national championships.

 

“We are climbing a mountain,” said Lakers’ head coach Mike Hasen. “We said to the guys, it’s a wakeup call here. Tuesday night we have to come prepared and get back at it and play with a little bit of a hate for these guys. They took it to us tonight. We’ll be waking up after this one and will be much better Tuesday.”

 

Braedon Saris and Taite Cattoni each scored twice for the Lakers with Joe Resetarits and Jake Withers also scoring. Dhane Smith led the Chiefs with a sock trick and three assists. Nick Rose started the game but was lifted in the second period for Drew Hutchison. Warren Hill went the distance in goal for Six Nations.

 

“We know they’re beatable in our building,” stated Cattoni. “They’re a really good team and it’s playoffs so they’re holding nothing back. We have to match their intensity.”

 

 

 

Braedon Saris (2-2)

Taite Cattoni (2-0)

Joe Resetarits (1-1)

Jake Withers (1-0)

Holden Cattoni (0-2)

Mike Robinson (0-1)

Carter Page (0-1)

Matt Gilray (0-1)