By Kari Janzen, Staff Reporter
Tofield Satellites (1-3-0) won its first game of the North Central Hockey League senior season on Saturday with a 7-6 overtime win over Westlock Warriors at Tofield Arena.
Conor MacLean scored the winner with 35 seconds remaining in OT.
“Our first win in 10 years,” joked Tofield Satellites president and general manager Chris Roy, considering the team folded after the 2014/15 hockey season.
“It was good; our group needed it.”
Carson Pewarchuk and Ty Yoder scored for the Satellites in the first period, which left them down 3-1. Conor Maclean scored twice in the second period and Austin Lightning scored with 23 seconds left in period two to tie the game 5-5.
Satellites were losing 6-5 in the third frame when Ty Yoder scored his 5th of the season from Landon Van Engelen to send the game into extra time.
The goal was Ty’s second of the game.
Conor MacLean got a hat trick in the contest. Other scorers were; Austin Lightning, and Carson Pewarchuk (1g 1a). Assists went to; Dylan Powell, Kole Gable, Matthew Tateson, Landon Van Engelen (2a), and Cody Taylor. Braedyn Funke got the win in goal.
“We had a pretty decent crowd, all things considered, with the Blue Jays playing Game 7 against the Dodgers at the same time. We didn’t do a tally, but I would say there were about 100-150 people in the stands,” Roy said.
Ty Yoder leads the Satellites in scoring at this point in the season with 5g 2a for 7 pts in 4 GP. Carson Pewarchuk and Landon Van Engelen have six points each.
On Saturday, Lacombe will visit Tofield Arena.
