Six Nations Runs Away From Brampton With Explosive Middle Frame

By Gary Groob 

The Six Nations Chiefs (6-0) visited the Brampton Excelsiors (1-4) in Major Series Lacrosse action Thursday night at the Memorial Arena in Brampton, Ontario. 

The goaltending match-up had Doug Jamieson in net for the Chiefs facing Connor O'Toole in net for the Excelsiors. 

The Six Nations Chiefs used a dominant second-period surge to pull away from the Brampton Excelsiors and earn a convincing 12-4 victory. After carrying a narrow 2-1 lead out of the opening frame on goals from Shayne Jackson and Ryan Smith, the Chiefs responded emphatically when Brampton battled back to tie the game early in the second. Dhane Smith restored the lead before Brendan Bomberry, Josh Byrne, Ryan Smith, and Chris Cloutier all found the back of the net during a relentless offensive outburst that saw Six Nations score six times in the period to take an 8-3 advantage into the intermission.

The Chiefs never let up in the third period, adding four more goals to put the game out of reach. Shayne Jackson started the final-frame scoring before Lyle Thompson capitalized on the power play. Cloutier and Bomberry each added their second goals of the night as Six Nations showcased its offensive depth and ball movement throughout the contest. Dhane Smith led the attack with a dominant performance, factoring into numerous goals as both a scorer and playmaker, while the Chiefs' defense and goaltending limited Brampton's opportunities after the opening half of the game. Mike Triolo scored the lone third-period marker for the Excelsiors, but the Chiefs cruised to the eight-goal victory.

To The Game:

The Chiefs opened the scoring with an inside blast from Shayne Jackson off a Dhane Smith pass at 9:08, followed by Ryan Smith on a delayed penalty from the side of the net also off a Smith feed at 12:21.

Brampton got on the board on a delayed penalty when Curtis Ward blasted a Mike Triolo pass past Doug Jamieson at 14:40.

After one period, Six Nations 2 Brampton 1.

Second Period:

Six Nations opened the second period scoring with Dhane Smith firing a high to low shot from in close off a Shayne Jackson pass at 3:05.

Connor McClelland answered in transition off a Seth Van Schepen feed just 11 seconds later, followed by Eric Ward with a blast off a Mike Triolo pass on the power-play at 6:43 seconds to tie the game.

Brendan Bomberry gave the Chiefs the lead once again with a low bounced shot off a Dhane Smith pass at 9:53, followed by Josh Byrne with a dive from behind the net off a Chris Cloutier feed at 12:13.  

Dhane Smith then added a high to low howitzer off a Cloutier pass at 13:27, followed by Ryan Smith with an outside blast off a Josh Byrne pass at 14:26.  Chris Cloutier continued the onslaught with a sidearm snipe off a Dhane Smith pass at 15:52.

After two periods, Six Nations 8 Brampton 3.

Third Period:

Six Nations picked up where they left off with Shayne Jackson scoring off a Kasen Tarbell pass at 1:05, followed by Lyle Thompson scoring on the power-play off a Dawson Theede pass at 2:01.

Chris Cloutier converted a Dhane Smith pass at 4:15, followed by Brendan Bomberry with a low to low laser off a Josh Byrne feed at 4:53.

Mike Triolo got one for the Excelsiors off an Erich Acton feed at 11:33, but that was all the offense they could muster in the third.

Final score, Six Nations 12 Brampton 4.

The Three Stars:

1. Dhane Smith 
2. Shayne Jackson 
3. Chris Cloutier 

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