David Fournier’s first two goals of the OJHL playoffs could not have been better timed, particularly the second one.
It came at 7:01 of overtime to give the Trenton Golden Hawks a 5-4 win over the Haliburton Huskies in the opening game of the Eastern Conference final.
There were about 1000 fans jammed into the Dunc McDonald Community Gardens. Fournier says they made a difference.
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This is third straight year Trenton has played in the C0nference final.
Head coach and general manager Derek Smith says experience paid off in overtime.
Audio PlayerJaxon Broda (1st), Taeo Artichuk (4th) and Cooper Matthews (10th) scored for Trenton while Devin Mauro had three assists.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Haliburton then it’s back to Trenton on Thursday at 7:30.
Raiders take 2-0 lead
The Napanee Raiders have taken a 2-0 lead in the Provincial Junior C Hockey League’s East Conference final.
Christos Chronis scored a goal and assist and Logan Vale turned aside 32 shots as Napanee downed Clarington 3-1.
Game 3 is Tuesday night at 8 o’clock in Napanee.
