Sep.12, 2014 (Home Opener)
The Navy Vets beat Wellesley 5-2 on Friday night at Southwood Arena before 750 fans in the 2014-15 season home opener …
Captain Jake Schneider led the way scoring a hattrick … Justin Elms added a goal and 2 assists while Mike Gillespie had the other goal … 16 year old rookie defenceman Max Coyle from Tillsonburg chipped in 4 assists in his junior hockey debut …
Mike Roefs made 23 saves in the Vets net …
The Vets scored 3 times in the first period and then opened the lead with 2 more in the 2nd period … they had 3 powerplay goals in the game …
They next play next Friday night Sep. 19 when they host Burford at Southwood Arena ..
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Sep.19, 2014
The Navy Vets lost 3-1 to Burford at Southwood Arena on Saturday night … Burford scored their 3rd goal into an empty net as time expired …
Newcomer Dylan Wettlaufer scored his 1st goal in a Vets uniform to tie the score in the 1st period after Burford had taken an early lead …
after a scoreless 2nd period the Bulldogs scored 5 minutes into the 3rd to break the tie and then held on for the win …
Rookie Jackson Swindells was very strong in the Navy Vets net making 27 saves including a 2-on-0 breakaway late in the 2nd to keep the game tied at that time …
The Vets record now stands at 1-1 …
The Vets will host rival Norwich Merchants next Friday night September 26 at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm in the 1st game of this season’s “Battle of Highway 59” series …
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Sep.26, 2014
The Navy Vets lost 4-2 to Norwich on Friday night at Southwood Arena ..
It was the 1st game of this season’s “Battle of Highway 59” …
The Vets started strong scoring just over 3 minutes into the game and added a 2nd goal near the midpoint of the 1st period …
But then their fortunes turned … Norwich scored once in the latter part of the 1st period … added 2 goals in the 2nd to take the lead … and then sealed it with a last minute goal in the 3rd period …
Captain Jake Schneider scored both Vets goals giving him 5 goals in 3 games this season … Michael Roefs made 20 saves in the net for the Vets …
It was the 1st win of the season for Norwich who had lost their 1st 3 games …
The Navy Vets travel to New Hamburg on Saturday night and then host Wellesley at Southwood Arena on Tuesday night @ 7:45 pm ….
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Sep.27, 2014
The Navy Vets lost a close game 6-4 in New Hamburg on Saturday night …
Jake Schneider with his league leading 6th goal of the season, Chris Jensen with his 1st junior goal, Austin Richardson with his 1st goal as a Navy Vet, and Justin Elms scored the Navy Vets goals …
Rookie goalie Jackson Swindells made 39 saves in net for the Vets, his 2nd strong start of the season …
Elms opened the scoring 5 minutes into the game before New Hamburg scored 2 to lead 2-1 after the 1st period … it was 3-3 at the end of the 2nd period … Schneider’s goal gave the Vets the lead just over a minute into the 3rd period but then the Firebirds scored 3 unanswered goals including the last one into an empty net to get the victory …
The Vets lost both games on the weekend and their record falls to 1-3 on the season …
They host Wellesley on Tuesday night at Southwood Arena at 7:45 pm …
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Sep.30, 2014
The Navy Vets lost 4-1 to Wellesley at Southwood Arena on Tuesday night …
after a scoreless 1st period the Applejacks scored 3 goals in the 2nd period to open a big lead …
Justin Elms scored for the Navy Vets less than 3 minutes into the 3rd period with assists to Dylan Wettlaufer and Jake Schneider … but the Vets could not get any closer …
Wellesley sealed the win with an empty net goal in the last minute …
Michael Roefs faced 22 shots in the Vets net …
The Navy Vets travel to Ayr for a game on Thursday night … and then they host the defending league champions Paris Mounties on Friday night at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm …
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Oct.02, 2014
The Navy Vets lost 7-3 in Ayr on Thursday night …
The teams traded goals in the 1st period and were still tied at 3-3 after 2 periods …
Ayr scored early in the 3rd period and then scored twice shortly after on a 5 minute powerplay to blow open the close game … they added another later in the final period to complete the victory …
Veteran Mackenzie Langford scored his first 2 goals of the season for the Vets in the 2nd period after Mike Gillespie had scored in the 1st period … rookie goalie Jackson Swindells faced 45 shots in the Navy Vets net …
Their record falls to 1-5 …
They will host Paris Mounties on Friday night at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm …
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Oct.03, 2014
The Navy Vets won 3-2 in the 2ND Overtime period at Southwood Arena on Friday night over Paris …
Paris scored in the 1st period and Austin Richardson scored for the Vets in the 2nd period …
Paris took a 2-1 lead 6 minutes into the 3rd period …
Dylan Wettlaufer had a penalty shot with just over 3 minutes left but could not score to tie the game …
With less than a minute left the Vets pulled their goalie and the Vets dramatically tied it with just 20 seconds left to force OT … with the goal being scored by none other than Wettlaufer … now that is sweet justice ….
The league is going with a 5 minute 4-on-4 overtime period followed by a 5 minute 3-on-3 overtime period if no one scores … if it is still tied there will be no shootout and the game will end in a tie with each team getting 1 point in the standings …
The first overtime period went scoreless … but then just 38 seconds into the 2nd overtime period veteran Mackenzie Langford scored on a breakaway to give the Navy Vets the thrilling victory …
Michael Roefs was outstanding in the Vets net facing only 25 shots but many of his saves were of the game-saving variety …
The Vets played a great game and carried much of the play and were well deserving of the big win …
They are off now until next Friday night Oct.10 when they host Delhi at Southwood Arena at 7:45 pm …
Great game guys !!!!
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Friday Oct.10, 2014 vs Delhi
The Navy Vets beat Delhi 4-0 at Southwood Arena on Friday night … it was their 2nd straight victory and boosts their season record to 3-5 …
The Vets got 3 powerplay goals in the first 11 minutes of the 1st period from Austin Richardson, Dylan Wettlaufer, & Jake Schneider …
Mackenzie Langford added the other goal late in the 2nd period …
Michael Roefs benefitted from strong defensive play by his teammates in front of him and had to face only 14 shots in recording the Vets 1st shutout since 2009 …
The Vets wore pink jerseys in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness …
Injured Navy Vets’ forward Dan Haig had his long hair cut during the 1st intermission for donation to the Cancer Society …
Another good crowd of 465 were on hand to support the guys and were sent home happy after another entertaining effort by the team …
The Vets travel to Tavistock on Saturday night …
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Saturday Oct.11, 2014 @ Tavistock
The Navy Vets won 4-1 on Saturday night in Tavistock … it was their 3rd straight win … the last time they won 3 in a row was in Dec 2011 …
Mackenzie Langford led the Vets with a goal and 2 assists … that gives him 5 goals and 3 assists in the last 4 games …
Austin Richardson, Justin Elms, and Dylan Wettlaufer scored the other Vets goals …
Tavistock scored at 14:31 of the 2nd period ending a streak of almost 100 minutes of shutout goaltending by the Vets’ Michael Roefs over the last 3 games …
The Vets’ 3rd ranked powerplay in the league scored another 2 powerplay goals in the game … giving them 5 in 2 games …
The game saw a steady stream of players from both teams going to the penalty box in the 2nd period as the game turned into a real chippy affair …
The Vets will play next again on Friday night Oct 17 in Norwich …
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Friday Oct.17, 2014 @ Norwich
The Navy Vets 3-game win streak came to an end with a tough hard-fought loss against the Merchants down in Norwich on Friday night – the 2nd game in this season’s “Battle of Highway 59” …
the Merchants won the 1st game 4-2 back in September at Southwood Arena …
The Navy Vets poured 37 shots at the Norwich net but were unable to solve Merchants goalie Justin Pacheco …
Michael Roefs faced 17 shots in the Vets goal and again held the opposition to 2 goals or less good enough to move up to 3rd in the league with a 1.98 Goals Against Average …
The Navy Vets and Merchants are now tied for 5th place in the standings with identical 4-6 records …
The Vets will try to get another win streak started when they travel to Delhi on Sunday afternoon to face the last place and winless Travellers @ 2:00pm … they shutout the Travellers 4-0 last Friday at Southwood Arena …
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Friday Oct.17, 2014 @ Norwich
The Navy Vets won 5-1 in Delhi on Sunday afternoon …
Delhi opened the scoring midway thru the 2nd period but then the Vets scored late in the period and took over the game in the 3rd period …
Chris Nauts led the attack with 2 goals for the Vets … Mike Gillespie added a goal and 2 assists, while Braden Hutchison and Austin Richardson added the other goals …
Jackson Swindells stopped 22 of 23 shots in the Vets net …
The Navy Vets sit in a 4-way tie for 4th place with Paris, Norwich and Tavistock in the tight league standings with 10 points on a 5-6 record …
The Vets host 1st place Ayr Centennials at Southwood Arena on Friday night @ 7:45pm …
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Friday Oct.24, 2014 vs Ayr
The Navy Vets mounted a spirited comeback in the 3rd period but fell just short in a 5-4 loss to league-leading Ayr Centennials on Friday night at Southwood Arena …
Ayr scored 3 goals in the 1st 11 minutes of the game to chase Vets starting goalie Jackson Swindells from the net to be replaced by Michael Roefs … they added another goal late in the period to take a 4-0 lead into the 2nd period …
5 minutes into the 2nd they increased their lead to 5-0 … Mike Gillespie scored with 5 minutes left in the 2nd period to break the shutout …
Then cue the comeback … Braden Hutchison, Gillespie with his 2nd of the game, and Mackenzie Langford scored just over 2 minutes apart 8 minutes into the 3rd period in a flurry that caused Ayr to take a timeout with the Vets now with a goal …
The Vets pulled Roefs with just over a minute left and that combined with a penalty to Ayr gave them a 6 attackers on 4 … they buzzed all around the goal trying to get the equalizer but were stymied by the Ayr goalie …
Gillespie added an assist to his 2 goals to lead the Vets … the Vets fired a season high 46 shots at the Ayr net …
The Vets now have a record of 5-7 and are in 6th place in the standings …
The Vets travel to Wellesley on Saturday night for a game against the Applejacks @ 7:30pm …
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Saturday Oct.25, 2014 at Wellesley
The Navy Vets won 3-1 in Wellesley on Saturday night …
After spotting the Applejacks a 1-0 lead in the 1st period, Mike Gillespie and Mackenzie Langford scored in the 2nd period for the Vets to give them a 2-1 lead going into the 3rd period …
Dylan Wettlaufer scored into an empty net with 14 seconds left to seal the game …
Rookie defenceman Jeremy Racicot added 2 assists for the Vets …
Michael Roefs faced 28 shots in the Vets net …
The Vets now have a record of 6-7 and remain in 6th place in the standings …
They remain on the road for 2 games next weekend … Friday night in New Hamburg and then Saturday night in Norwich …
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Friday Oct.31, 2014 at New Hamburg
The Navy Vets went into New Hamburg on Friday night and beat the 2nd place Firebirds 6-4 …
New Hamburg scored twice in the 1st period to take a lead … but the Vets scored twice in the first 2 minutes of the 2nd period to tie the score with Jake Schneider and Chris Nauts getting the goals … the Firebirds scored less than a minute later to take the lead again but the Navy Vets’ Mike Gillespie scored less than a minute after that to tie the score once again … the Navy Vets then took the lead for the first time in the game 5-3 on goals by Austin Richardson and Justin Elms early in the 3rd period … New Hamburg pulled their goalie and scored in the last minute of play with the extra attacker to bring the game to within 1 goal … but Navy Vets defenceman Cam Leslie sealed the victory with his 1st goal and point as a Navy Vet into an empty net with 4 seconds left …
Nauts and Richardson led the Navy Vets with 1 goal and 2 assists each …
Michael Roefs faced 47 shots in the Vets net to record his 6th win of the season bettering his total of last season and equally his high from 2 years ago …
The Vets now have a 500 record of 7-7 and sit in 5th place …
The “Battle of Highway 59” series continues on Saturday night when the Navy Vets travel to Norwich for a game @ 7:30pm …
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Saturday Nov.01, 2014 at Norwich
The Navy Vets problems against the Merchants continued with a 4-3 loss in Norwich on Saturday night …
The Vets jumped out to a very early 2-0 lead on goals by Dylan Wettlaufer and Chris Nauts before the game was 2 minutes old …
Norwich scored once late in the 1st period to cut the lead to 2-1 at the end of the period … the Merchants then scored twice in the 2nd period to take a 3-2 lead but Jake Schneider tied it for the Vets with 5 seconds left in the 2nd period …
Norwich scored 5 minutes into the final period and held on when the Vets pulled their goalie in the last minute to preserve the win …
The result leaves the 2 teams tied for 5th place with identical 7-8 records …
The Navy Vets will host Burford on Friday night at Southwood Arena @ 7:45pm ….
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Friday Nov.07, 2014 vs Burford
The Navy Vets beat Burford 6-3 on Friday night at Southwood Arena …
Burford opened the scoring midway thru the 1st period but Dylan Wettlaufer tied the game for the Vets late in the period …
The Bulldogs took the lead again 4 minutes into the 2nd period … but then Braden Hutchison, Mike Gillespie, and Dan Haig scored for the Vets in just over 6 minutes to give the Vets a 4-2 lead after 2 periods …
Chris Nauts scored with just over 5 minutes left in the game to give the Vets a 5-2 lead but Burford responded just 6 seconds later to close the gap to 2 goals once again …
Gillespie scored his 2nd goal of the game into an empty net in the last minute of play to close out the 6-3 victory for the Navy Vets …
The Vets directed a season high 51 shots at the Burford net including 26 in the 2nd period …
Jackson Swindells was solid in the Vets net facing 29 shots …
The Vets now have a season record of 8-8 , which ties their most wins total for the past 4 seasons , and are tied with Paris for 4th place in the standings …
The same 2 teams meet again on Saturday night when the Navy Vets travel to Burford for a 7:30pm start time …
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Saturday Nov.08, 2014 at Burford
The Navy Vets moved into 4th place in the Midwestern league standings with a resounding 8-3 victory in Burford on Saturday night to complete a weekend sweep of the Bulldogs …
that win followed the 6-3 win at Southwood Arena on Friday night by the Vets …
The Navy Vets scored twice in the 1st period and added 3 each in the 2nd period and early 3rd period …
Austin Richardson led the Vets with 2 goals and 2 assists … Chris Nauts also scored twice for the Vets and they got singles from Dylan Wettlaufer, Mackenzie Langford, Justin Elms who also had 2 assists , and Mike Gillespie … Cam Leslie added 3 assists …
11 players in total recorded at least 1 point in the game …
Jackson Swindells faced 26 shots in net for the Navy Vets … Swindells recorded both wins on the weekend …
The Bulldogs ran into serious penalty trouble on Saturday night with the Vets having an astounding 18 powerplay opportunities in the game scoring on 4 of them …
The win gives the Vets a record of 9-8 for season … the 9 wins being the most wins by the club in 5 years …
The Navy Vets will host New Hamburg on Tuesday night at Southwood Arena @ 7:45pm in their annual Remembrance Day game …
The game also will present the opportunity for the Vets to move to within 2 points of the Firebirds and Burford, who are currently tied for 2nd in the standings behind Ayr, should they be able to win …
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Tuesday Nov.11, 2014 vs New Hamburg
The Navy Vets beat New Hamburg 3-2 at Southwood Arena on Tuesday night to pull to within 2 points of 2nd place in the Midwestern Junior C Hockey League …
Mike Gillespie scored his 2nd goal of the game with just over 5 minutes left in the game to give the Vets their 3rd straight victory … and 5th win in their last 6 games …
New Hamburg opened the scoring late in the 1st period … 5 minutes into the 2nd period Gillespie scored his first goal of the game to tie it …
Dylan Wettlaufer gave the Vets the lead 7 minutes into the 3rd period …
but the Firebirds tied the score less than 4 minutes later to set up the exciting finish …
Gillespie broke in on a 2-on-1 and placed a perfect shot in the far-side top corner of the net for the winner …
New Hamburg pulled their goalie in the last minute of play but could not get the equalizer …
Mike Roefs made several outstanding saves including a couple of breakaways while facing 30 shots in the Vets net …
The Navy Vets now have a 10-8 record and stand only 2 points behind New Hamburg and Burford who are tied for 2nd place behind Ayr …
The Vets travel to Delhi for a game at 7:30pm on Friday night before returning to Southwood Arena on Sunday night to host Highway 59 rival Tavistock Braves @ 7:45pm …
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Friday Nov.14, 2014 @ Delhi
The Navy Vets won 4-2 in Delhi on Friday night …
Their 4th straight win pulls the Vets into a 3rd place tie with Burford who have a game in hand …
Mike Gillespie, Nathan Innes, Justin Elms, and rookie defenceman Nich Mercier with his 1st junior goal scored for the Navy Vets … Gillespie`s goal moved him into 6th place in league scoring …
Jackson Swindells faced 25 shots in the Vets net …
The Vets will host Highway 59 rival Tavistock Braves on Sunday night at Southwood Arena at 7:45 pm …
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Sunday Nov.16, 2014 vs Tavistock
The Navy Vets exploded for 5 goals in the 3rd period to come from behind and defeat Tavistock 6-2 at Southwood Arena on Sunday night …
it was their 5th consecutive win … tying their longest winning streak in over 8 years …
Tavistock scored twice in the first to open a lead but Mackenzie Langford got his first of 2 goals midway thru the 2nd period to set up the dramatic final period …
Dylan Wettlaufer scored just 11 seconds into the 3rd period to tie the game and Mike Gillespie scored his first of 2 goals as well just 3 minutes later for what proved to be the winning goal …
Langford and Gillespie then each scored their 2nd goals of the game and Chris Nauts rounded out the Vets scoring …
Gillespie added an assist to help vault him into 3rd in league scoring with 24 points including a league-leading 15 goals …
captain Jake Schneider had 2 assists to extend his scoring streak to 7 games, the longest streak by a Navy Vet in over 5 years …
Wettlaufer also added 2 assists while Ryan MacDonald also picked up an assist for his first point as a Navy Vet …
Mike Roefs faced 26 shots in the Vets net allowing only the 2 goals to move him into 2nd place in league goalies with a 2.25 Goals Against Average …
The Vets are tied with Burford for 3rd place with a 12-8 record although Burford has a game in hand on the Vets …
The Navy Vets have a busy weekend coming up …
they will travel to Ayr to face the league-leading Centennials on Thursday night before hosting Paris at Southwood Arena on Friday night @ 7:45 pm and then will follow that up with a return match in Paris on Saturday night …
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Friday Nov.21, 2014 vs Paris
The Navy Vets shutout Paris 7-0 tonight at Southwood Arena for their sixth straight win .. The victory moves the Vets into 3rd place ...
The Vets got goals from 7 different players … Dan Haig, Jake Schneider, Mike Gillespie, Mackenzie Langford, Justin Elms, Garrett Whetham, and Tyler Lyons …
Schneider’s goal extended his point-scoring streak to 8 games, longest current streak in the league … Gillespie’s goal was his league-leading 16th … and both Whetham & Lyons goals were their 1st of the year …
Elms added 2 assists … as did Dylan Wettlaufer and Jeremy Racicot …
Paris ran into a lot of penalty trouble and the Vets capitalized with 3 powerplay goals …
Michael Roefs got his 2nd shutout of the season … the first Vets goalie to record multiple shutouts in a season since Chris Lee had 3 in 2008-09 … the shutout also made Roefs the top goalie in the league with a 2.09 GAA …
The same 2 teams meet on Saturday night in Paris @ 7:30 pm …
Next home game for the Navy Vets is next Friday Nov.28 at Southwood Arena @ 7:45pm vs their Highway 59 rival Norwich Merchants …
it will be Minor Hockey Night with all players attending wearing their minor hockey or Wildcats jersey admitted free when accompanied by an adult …
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Saturday Nov.22, 2014 @ Paris
The Navy Vets swept the weekend series with Paris Mounties with a 5-1 win tonight in Paris for their 7th straight victory …
the win keeps the Vets in 3rd place , now 4 points up on 4th place Burford and only 2 points behind 2nd place New Hamburg …
even more exciting is that they are only 4 points out of 1st place although Ayr does have 2 games in hand …
Dan Haig opened the scoring for the Vets midway thru the 1st period on the powerplay, and Jake Schneider extended his league best point scoring streak to 9 games with a goal early in the 2nd period to make it 2-0 …
Paris got one back 7 minutes into the 3rd period …
But then Justin Elms restored the Vets’ 2 goal lead just over a minute later …
Dylan Wettlaufer made it 4-1 for the Vets when he scored with 6 minutes left …
and Mackenzie Langford sealed the game with a powerplay goal with under 2 minutes left to make the final 5-1 …
Mike Gillespie got an assist in the game to take over the league scoring lead with 26 points including a league-leading 16 goals …
Schneider moved up to 6th place in scoring while 4 other Vets (Wettlaufer, Richardson, Elms, Langford) are also in the league top 20 scorers …
Michael Roefs won his 4th straight start in the Vets net and allowed only 1 goal in the 2 weekend wins over Paris … he leads the league with a 2.02 GoalsAgainstAverage and is 3rd with a .922 SavePercentage …
One of the biggest reasons the team is performing so well is the defence …
despite 4 of the 6 defencemen being rookies they have kept the opposition to an average of 25 shots per game … well down from the average of 39 shots per game allowed last season …
and they have really been helping Roefs out by clearing any rebounds after he makes the first save …
The Navy Vets now prepare for their “Battle of Highway 59” matchup with rival Norwich Merchants on Friday night Nov.28 at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm …
It will be Minor Hockey Night and everyone attending the game wearing their minor hockey or Wildcats jersey will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult …
The team has the city in a buzz !!! let’s come out and pack the arena on Friday night to cheer on our Vets over their nemesis Norwich !!!!
GO VETS GO !!!!
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Friday Nov.28, 2014 vs Norwich
The Navy Vets broke a long losing streak against Norwich while winning their 8th straight game in a 3-0 victory at Southwood Arena on Friday night before 810 fans celebrating Minor Hockey Night …
Michael Roefs was outstanding in the Vets net making 19 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season … he leads the league in goaltending with an amazing 1.89 Goals Against Average …
After a scoreless 1st period Jake Schneider scored on the powerplay midway thru the 2nd period to gave the Vets the lead …
Austin Richardson scored late in the 2nd period to make it 2-0 Vets after 2 periods … he added his 2nd goal of the night into an empty net late in the game to make the final score 3-0 …
Richardson also assisted on Schneider’s goal for a 3-point night … Schneider’s goal extended his league-leading point scoring streak to 10 games …
Mike Gillespie also had an assist in the game as both he and Schneider remain in the top 6 league scoring leaders …
The Vets remain in 3rd place 2 points back of New Hamburg …
They travel to Burford for a game on Saturday night at 7:30 pm …
Their next home game is next Friday Dec. 05 vs winless Delhi …
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Saturday Nov.29, 2014 @ Burford
The Navy Vets 8-game winning streak came to an end with a 3-2 loss in Burford on Saturday night …
After a scoreless 1st period Burford took a 1-0 lead just 3 minutes into the 2nd period …
However just 13 seconds later Mike Gillespie scored for the Vets to tie the score …
Burford took the lead again just over 2 minutes later and then went up by 2 goals 7 minutes into the 3rd period …
Gillespie scored his 2nd goal of the game on the powerplay late in the 3rd period to setup an exciting finish …
The Vets pulled goalie Michael Roefs for an extra attacker in the last minute but could not get the equalizer …
Gillespie’s 2 goals give him a league-leading 18 for the season …
Jake Schneider had an assist on the 1st Vets goal to extend his league-leading point scoring streak to 11 games …
Roefs faced 32 shots on net and maintained his league lead in goaltending with a 1.96 Goals Against Average … it was his 1st loss after 5 straight wins …
The Vets are still in 3rd place but fell to 4 points back of 2nd place New Hamburg and now are only 2 points ahead of 4th place Burford …
They will try to start another streak on Friday night when they host winless Delhi at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm …
Great job and congratulations boys on the streak !!!
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Friday Dec.05, 2014 vs Delhi
The Navy Vets beat Delhi 6-0 tonight at Southwood Arena behind a 2-goal game from rookie Ryan MacDonald (his 1st 2 junior goals) and a 14-save performance by rookie goalie North Davies in his first Junior game ...
After a scoreless 1st period Nathan Innes scored on the powerplay from the blueline to open the scoring for the Vets.
Ryan MacDonald made it 2-0 with his 1st junior goal.
MacDonald scored his 2nd goal of the game early in the 3rd period … newcomer Ricky Johnston scored his 1st goal with the Vets to make it 4-0 … Justin Elms and Michael Nutt closed out the scoring for the Vets …
Jake Schneider had 2 assists to extend his league-leading point scoring streak to 12 games … Mike Gillespie had 2 assists to move into a 3-way tie for the league scoring lead with 31 points … MacDonald also added an assist to give him a 3-point night …
Rookie goalie North Davies made 14 saves including some big ones when the score was close to earn the shutout in his 1st junior game …
The Vets remain in 3rd place with a 16-9 record … 6 points back of 2nd place New Hamburg and 4 points up on 4th place Burford … they have 9 out of their last 10 games …
The Vets go right back at it again on Saturday night when they host highway 59 rivals Tavistock Braves at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm …
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Saturday Dec.06, 2014 vs Tavistock
The Navy Vets lost 4-3 in OT to Tavistock on Saturday night at Southwood Arena ...
Mike Gillespie scored all 3 goals for the Vets ..
Tavistock had a 2-0 lead after the 1st period … but Gillespie scored twice in the 2nd period to pull the Vets even before Tavistock scored with just 26 seconds left in the middle period to take a 3-2 lead into the 3rd period …
Gillespie blocked a shot at the Vets blueline and skated in on a breakaway to score a shorthanded goal for his hat-trick goal midway thru the 3rd period that tied the game 3-3 …
The game went into overtime with the Vets having a couple of good chances before Tavistock scored at the 3:26 mark of the OT period for the victory …
Michael Roefs faced 27 shots in the Vets net …
The Vets remain in 3rd place with a 16-10 record … 6 points back of 2nd place New Hamburg and 4 points up on 4th place Burford …
Gillespie’s goals boosted him into the league lead in scoring with 34 points including a league-leading 21 goals …
Jake Schneider’s 12-game point streak ended … but Gillespie extended his current point streak to 11 games which now is the longest current streak in the league …
Roefs fell to 2nd place in goaltending with a 2.06 average …
The Navy Vets next game is next Friday when the host Tavistock again at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm …
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Friday Dec.12, 2014 vs Tavistock
The Navy Vets won 3-1 over Tavistock at Southwood Arena on Friday night ...
League league scorer Mike Gillespie opened the scoring on the powerplay 9 minutes into the 1st period with his 22nd goal of the season … he now leads the league in points with 35 and goals with 22 …
Justin Elms stole the puck behind the Tavistock bench and came out in front to stuff a shorthanded goal 7 minutes later to give the Vets a 2-0 lead after the opening period …
Tavistock cut the lead to 2-1 in the first minute of the 2nd period …
Mackenzie Langford scored 5 minutes into the final period to restore the Vets 2 goal lead … he also had an assist on Gillespie’s goal to give him a 2-point night …
Michael Roefs was solid again in the Vets net facing 29 shots … he leads the league with a 2.01 Goals Against Average …
The win moves the Vets to within 4 points of 2nd place New Hamburg …
The Navy Vets have 2 tough games coming up next … travelling to Ayr on Sunday afternoon for a 1:30 pm game with the 1st place Centennials … and they will host those same Centennials next Friday night Dec.19 at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm …
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Sunday Dec.14, 2014 @ Ayr
The Navy Vets travelled to Ayr on Sunday and put in a good battle but came out with a 4-2 loss to the top place Centennials …
The Vets led 1-0 after the 1st period on a goal by Ricky Johnston …
Ayr scored 2 goals in the first 6 minutes of the 2nd period to take the lead … Dylan Wettlaufer tied it again for the Vets just under a minute later … but Brendan Schaefer scored his 3rd goal of the game for Ayr to take the lead again midway thru the period …
The Vets pulled their goalie in the last minute to try to tie the game but Ayr scored into the empty net to seal the victory …
Michael Roefs was busy and faced 45 shots in the Vets net …
Mike Gillespie's 12-game scoring streak ended ...
The Navy Vets have never beaten Ayr in 8 games … dating back to last season when the 2 teams became charter members of the Midwestern Junior C Hockey League …
The Vets will have a chance again to change that when they host Ayr at Southwood Arena on Friday night @ 7:45pm …
It will be the annual “Teddy Bear Toss Night” … everyone is encouraged to bring a stuffed animal to the game and when the Vets score their 1st goal toss it on the ice where they will be collected and given to a charity …
The Vets will also be hosting an “After Party” in Goff Hall following the game with games, music, silent auction and refreshments … admission is $5.00 or free with a Dec.19 game ticket …
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Friday Dec.19, 2014 vs Ayr
The Navy Vets lost 6-3 to 1st place Ayr on Friday night at Southwood Arena …
Justin Elms scored just over 16 minutes into the 1st period to give the Vets a 1-0 lead and started the raining down of Teddy Bears on the annual “Teddy Bear Toss Night” …
Ayr tied it just a minute later and then scored again in the last minute of the period to take a 2-1 lead into the 1st intermission …
The Centennials scored twice in the 1st half of the 2nd period … Justin Elms scored his 2nd goal of the game on the powerplay to cut the lead to 4-2 … but then Ayr scored twice more late in the period to open a 6-2 lead going into the final period …
Jake Schneider scored late in the game on the powerplay to make the final 6-3 … Elms assisted on the goal for a 3-point night …
Michael Roefs and Jackson Swindells faced 34 shots in the Vets net …
The Vets travel to Wellesley for a game on Saturday night before closing out their pre-holiday schedule by hosting 2nd place New Hamburg at Southwood Arena on Tuesday night @ 7:45 pm …
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Saturday Dec.20, 2014 @ Wellesley
Mike Gillespie scored just over a minute into OT to give the Navy Vets a 2-1 win in Wellesley on Saturday night …
The teams played scoreless until the 3rd period … then Wellesley opened the scoring less than a minute into the 3rd … just over 3 minutes later though Dan Haig tied it for the Vets with Gillespie and Austin Richardson getting assists …
That set the stage for Gillespie’s winner assisted by Jeremy Racicot …
Jackson Swindells faced 34 shots in the Navy Vets net …
The Navy Vets sit in 3rd place after 30 games … 8 points back of 2nd place New Hamburg and 4 points up on 4th place Burford …
The Navy Vets close out their pre-holiday schedule on Tuesday night at Southwood Arena against New Hamburg @ 7:45 pm …
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Tuesday Dec.24, 2014 vs New Hamburg
The Navy Vets lost a high-scoring game to New Hamburg 8-6 at Southwood Arena on Tuesday night …
The Vets go into the holiday break in 3rd place with an 18-13 record …
New Hamburg stormed out to a 4-1 lead at the end of the 1st period but the Vets stormed back to tie the game 5-5 after 2 periods …
The Vets scored early in the 3rd period to take their first lead of the game 6-5 … but the Firebirds scored 3 unanswered goals to take the win …
Jake Schneider and Dylan Wettlaufer each had 2 goals and 1 assist for the Navy Vets while Dan Haig and Mackenzie Langford had the other goals … Mike Gillespie, Austin Richardson, and Justin Elms each had 2 assists in the game …
Mike Roefs started in the Vets net and was replaced by Jackson Swindells … the tandem faced 33 New Hamburg shots …
The Vets return to action on Saturday night Dec.27 in Paris …
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Saturday Dec.27, 2014 @ Paris
The Navy Vets lost 4-3 in OT in Paris on Saturday night …
Paris scored just 11 seconds into the 1st period and then scored 2 more later in the period to take a commanding 3-0 lead at the end of the 1st period …
After a scoreless 2nd period the Navy Vets mounted a big comeback …
Dylan Wettlaufer scored 7 minutes into the 3rd period to get the Vets on the board … Ricky Johnston scored with just over 3 minutes left to make it a 1-goal game … and then with the Vets goalie headed to the bench for an extra attacker Mike Gillespie scored with 1:16 left in the 3rd period to complete the comeback and tie the game and send it into OT …
But 2:16 into OT Paris scored on the powerplay to win the game …
Jackson Swindells started in net for the Vets but was replaced early by Michael Roefs … the tandem faced 29 shots on net …
The Navy Vets now have a record of 18-14 … the loss, coupled with a Burford 4-2 upset of 1st place Ayr on Saturday night, dropped the Vets into a 3rd place tie with Burford, but with a game in hand …
The Navy Vets are off now until next Friday Jan 02 when they travel to New Hamburg for a game against the 2nd place Firebirds … they then will play an afternoon game on Sunday Jan 04 in Norwich in another instalment of the “Battle of 59” …
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Friday Jan.02, 2015 @ New Hamburg
The Navy Vets lost 3-2 in double overtime in New Hamburg on Friday night … the Firebirds scored 15 seconds into the 2nd OT period to get the win …
New Hamburg scored once in the 1st period and once again in the 2nd period to take a 2-0 lead into the 3rd period …
Austin Richardson scored a powerplay goal just over 12 minutes into the final period and them Mike Gillespie tied it for the Vets again on the powerplay with just under 3 minutes left …
The teams played a scoreless 1st OT period before the Firebirds scored early in the 2nd OT period for the win …
Jake Schneider had 2 assists for the Vets …
Michael Roefs faced 28 shots in net for the Vets …
The Vets travel to Norwich for the next installment of this season’s “Battle of Highway 59” on Sunday afternoon …
Meanwhile …
6 Navy Vets will participate in the Midwestern Junior C Hockey League Prospects Game tomorrow afternoon in Ayr – Austin Richardson, Cam Leslie, Justin Elms, Dylan Wettlaufer, Max Coyle, and Jackson Swindells …
4 Navy Vets will also participate in the league All-Star Game that will follow the Prospects Game – Michael Roefs, Nathan Innes, Mike Gillespie, and Jake Schneider …
Mackenzie Langford was also named to the All-Star Game but tomorrow the Navy Vets veteran will be getting married …
Congratulations Mackenzie and Rachel !!!
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Sunday Jan.04, 2015 @ Norwich
The Navy Vets lost a tight one 1-0 in Norwich on Sunday afternoon …
The Merchants scored 5 minutes into the 1st period and the goal held up the rest of the game …
The Vets pulled their goalie with 34 seconds left for an extra attacker but were unable to get the equalizer …
Michael Roefs faced 19 shots in the Vets net …
The loss drops the Vets record to 18-16 …
The win moves Norwich to within 1 point of the 4th place Navy Vets but with a game in hand …
The Navy Vets will host Wellesley on Fri Jan 09 at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm …
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Friday Jan.09, 2015 vs Wellesley
The Navy Vets lost 3-2 to Wellesley on Friday night at Southwood Arena …
Each team scored once in the 1st period and Wellesley scored early and late in the 2nd period sandwiching a Navy Vets goal to take a 3-2 lead into the 3rd period …
The Navy Vets pulled goalie Jackson Swindells with 1 minute left in the final period for an extra attacker to try to tie the game but were unable to beat Applejacks goalie Tim Bester …
Justin Elms and Matt Jauerning with his 1st goal of the season had the Vets goals …
Swindells faced 25 shots in the Vets net …
The loss drops the Navy Vets record to 18-17 and into 5th place in the standings …
The Vets travel up Highway 59 for a game in Tavistock on Saturday night …
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Saturday Jan.10, 2015 @ Tavistock
The Navy Vets shutout the Braves 3-0 in Tavistock on Saturday night …
The Vets scored once in each period … Austin Richardson 5 minutes into the game, Braden Hutchison, and Michael Nutt into an empty net got the Vets goals …
Rookie Vets goalie Jackson Swindells made several great saves facing 39 shots in recording his 1st junior shutout …
The Vets now have a record of 19-17 and are in a real tight battle with Norwich and Burford for the 3rd thru 5th places in the standings with 4 games left in the regular season …
Norwich and Burford played on Saturday night in Burford …
the Navy Vets will host Burford on Friday night at Southwood Arena @ 7:45 pm in a very important battle for home-ice advantage heading into the playoffs …
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Friday Jan.16, 2015 vs Burford
Dylan Wettlaufer scored 1.28 into OT to give the Navy Vets a 2-1 win over Burford at Southwood Arena on Friday night ..
After playing the 1st and 2nd periods scoreless Buford opened the scoring just 31 seconds into the 3rd period … but just 3 minutes later Austin Richardson tied the score for the Navy Vets …
The game remained tied for the remainder of the period with both teams getting plenty of chances to win the game in regulation …
but the game went into overtime … and that set up the scene for Wettlaufer’s heroics …
Jackson Swindells played his 3rd straight game in the Vets net facing 29 shots …
The win moves the Vets 4 points ahead of Burford in the race for 4th place and home-ice advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs … Burford has 2 games in hand though …
The Navy Vets will travel to Delhi on Sunday night to face the winless Travellers … before returning home to close out their regular season home schedule next Friday night at Southwood Arena against Paris for “ Fan Appreciation Night “ …
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Sunday Jan.18, 2015 @ Delhi
Rookie goalie Jackson Swindells made 27 saves and got his 2nd shutout of the season in a 7-0 Navy Vets win in Delhi on Sunday night …
The Vets scored 3 times in each of the 1st 2 periods to cruise to the victory …
Chris Nauts had a big night in only his 2nd game back from an injury that kept him out of 14 games … he had a goal and added 3 assists to lead the attack …
Dylan Wettlaufer continued his hot scoring pace with 2 goals … he had the big OT winner on Friday night over Burford at Southwood Arena …
Austin Richardson, Ricky Johnston, Michael Nutt, and Braden Hutchison scored the other Vets goals …
The Vets win was their 21st win of the season equaling their total back in 2007 when current Vets head coach Adam Wallace was a young tough defenceman with the team …
Their record is now 21-17 and they sit temporarily in 3rd place just 1 point up on Norwich who have 3 games in hand …
The win also set up a BIG GAME on Friday night at Southwood Arena against Paris Mounties for “Fan Appreciation Night” …
the Vets are 4 points ahead of Paris and the game could decide who ultimately gets 4th place and home-ice advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs which start the 1st week of February …
on a side note … the loss was Delhi’s 3rd of the weekend and kept the young Travellers team winless in a very tough season with a record of 0-36 …
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Friday Jan.23, 2015 vs Paris
The Navy Vets lost 4-1 to Paris on Friday night at Southwood Arena …
that loss coupled with the Norwich win over Burford tightened up the standings with Norwich now 3rd with 43 points, the Vets 4th with 42 points, and Paris 5th with 40 points …
Paris scored twice in the 1st 7 minutes of the game to chase starter Michael Roefs from the Vets net … he was replaced by Jackson Swindells … the 2 combined for 22 saves …
Paris scored again in the 2nd to take a 3-0 lead into the 3rd period …
Mike Gillespie with his 26th goal of the season on the powerplay halfway thru the final period got the Vets on the scoreboard …
the Vets fired a total of 20 shots at the Paris net in that final period but could not beat the Mounties goalie and Paris clinched it with an empty net goal in the last minute of play …
The game was the Vets final regular-season home game and it was Fan Appreciation Night … 694 fans attended the game making it the 3rd largest crowd of the season …
The Vets will conclude the regular season schedule next Sunday Feb 01 in Ayr …
The playoffs will begin the 1st week of February with the Vets’ quarterfinal series opponent and schedule still to be determined …
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Sunday Feb.01, 2015 @ Ayr
The Navy Vets lost 3-0 in their regular season finale in Ayr on Sunday afternoon …
Michael Roefs faced 53 shots in the Vets net …
The loss means the Vets finish in 5th place with a 21-19 record … 16 wins better than last season …
They will face 4th place Paris Mounties in the Quarterfinals that begin this week … more details on the playoffs will be announced soon …
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Tuesday Feb.03, 2015 vs Paris (QF Game#1)
Michael Roefs played outstanding in goal and Dylan Wettlaufer scored twice as the Navy Vets beat Paris 2-0 in the 1st game of their quarterfinal series tonight at Southwood Arena ..
Wettlaufer scored early in the 1st period to give the Vets the lead …
Roefs made several outstanding saves including 2 on breakaways to keep the game 1-0 thru the 1st period …
Wettlaufer scored again late in the 2nd period on the powerplay to give the Vets a 2-0 lead and a little bit of breathing room …
and then it was left up to Roefs who made several more outstanding saves in the 3rd period including 2 more breakaways to preserve the win …
Roefs made 27 saves for the shutout … the first playoffs shutout by a Navy Vets goalie in over a decade …
The win was also the first Vets playoff win since a 5-3 win in Norwich on Feb.24, 2009 in the Niagara District West Division Semifinals …
The Vets now lead the best-of-seven quarterfinal series 1-0 and head to Paris on Thursday night for Game #2 at 7:00 pm …
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Thursday Feb.05, 2015 @ Paris (QF Game#2)
The Navy Vets had to hang on for a big 2-1 win tonight in Paris to go up 2-0 in their quarterfinal series !!!
Dan Haig scored what proved to be the winning goal 12 minutes into the 2nd period and assisted on Justin Elm’s goal that opened the scoring 5 minutes into the 2nd period …
Paris scored with just under 2 minutes left in the 3rd period and pulled their goalie in the last minute but were unable to solve Vets goalie Michael Roefs for the tying goal …
Roefs was outstanding again in the Vets net facing 35 shots with 20 shots alone in the 3rd period as Paris made a big push …
The 2 teams meet again in Paris for Game #3 on Saturday night @ 7:30 pm …
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Saturday Feb.07, 2015 @ Paris (QF Game#3)
The Navy Vets lost 4-3 in Paris on Saturday night in Game #3 of their QF series which they still lead 2-1 …
Paris scored both early and late in the 1st period to take a 2-0 lead after the opening period …
The Vets quickly tied it in the 2nd period with a goal by Chris Nauts just 28 seconds in and then a shorthanded unassisted breakaway goal by Dan Haig that tied it 2-2 only 5 minutes into the middle frame …
Paris took the lead once again 3-2 just over a minute later …
With just 5 minutes left in the period Mike Gillespie scored for the Vets to send the game into the 3rd period tied 3-3 …
But under 2 minutes into the 3rd Paris scored what proved to be the winning goal and held on for the 4-3 win …
Michael Roefs had his 3rd terrific game of the series facing 45 shots in the Vets net …
The series moves back to Southwood Arena for Game #4 on Tuesday night @ 7:45 pm …
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Tuesday Feb.10, 2015 vs Paris (QF Game#4)
The Navy Vets lost 8-2 to Paris at Southwood Arena on Tuesday night …
Paris opened the scoring just 30 seconds into the game and kept rolling opening a 4-0 lead at the end of the 1st period …
They made it 5-0 early in the 2nd period before Braden Hutchison scored a shorthanded goal to put the Vets on the scoreboard …
But Paris then scored 2 more goals before Hutchison scored his 2nd of the game to make the score 7-2 after 2 periods …
Paris added another goal midway thru the 3rd period to make the final score 8-2 …
Michael Roefs and Jackson Swindells faced 32 shots in the Vets net …
Game #5 is on Wednesday night in Paris at 7pm with the series now tied 2-2 ..
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Wednesday Feb.11, 2015 @ Paris (QF Game#5)
The Navy Vets won a BIG GAME tonight in Paris , 4-1 … they now lead the series 3-2 with Game #6 at Southwood Arena on Friday night @ 7:45 pm …
After a scoreless 1st period the Vets scored 3 goals in less than 3 minutes midway thru the 2nd period to chase starting Paris goalie Davis McLean …
Chris Nauts , Mackenzie Langford , and Austin Richardson got the Vets goals and Tyler Lyons added a powerplay goal in the last minute of the 2nd period to give them a 4-0 lead going into the 3rd period …
Paris ruined Vets rookie goalie Jackson Swindells shutout bid when they scored with just 12 seconds left in the game …
Jake Schneider and Mike Gillespie each added 2 assists for the Vets while Richardson also had an assist to go along with his goal for a 2-point night too …
Swindells faced 33 shots in the Vets net …
Friday night’s game should be an exciting one … we need a HUGE CROWD to come out and cheer on the boys … they will be trying to win the first playoffs series since 2009 when the team was known as the Renegades …
GO VETS GO !!!!
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Friday Feb.13, 2015 vs Paris (QF Game#6)
Paris scored a fluke goal with just under 7 mins left to win 3-2 over the Navy Vets at Southwood Arena on Friday night before a season high crowd of 861 noisy fans ..
Braden Hutchison scored in the 1st period and Dylan Wettlaufer scored in the 2nd period for the 2 Navy Vets goals …
Jackson Swindells was strong in the Vets net making several great saves while facing 39 Paris shots …
The series is now tied 3-3 .. Game #7 goes on Saturday night in Paris @ 730 pm ..
The winner will move on to the semifinals to face an as yet to be determined opponent … the loser’s season will be done …
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Saturday Feb.14, 2015 @ Paris (QF Game#7)
The Vets lost 7-5 on Saturday night in Paris in game 7 ending their great season ..
Paris opened a 2-0 lead after the 1st period …
the Vets tied it early in the 2nd with 2 goals just over 6 minutes apart … but Paris then scored 3 goals in less than a minute to open up a 5-2 lead after 2 periods …
the Vets made a comeback again scoring 2 goals in the first 3 minutes of the 3rd period to close to within one goal at 5-4 … but that was as close as they could get as Paris scored 20 seconds later to restore a 2-goal lead at 6-4 …
then Paris added another later in the period to go up 7-4 … the Vets scored again with 5 minutes left to bring it back to within 2 goals but could not get any closer …
Dylan Wettlaufer led the Navy Vets with 2 goals and 1 assist … Tyler Lyons and Mackenzie Langford each had a goal in what turned out to be their final junior hockey game … Braden Hutchison got the other Vets goal …
Jackson Swindells again was very strong in the Vets net facing 52 shots …
Paris now moves on to meet top place Ayr in the semifinals while Vets highway 59 rival Norwich, who won their series with Burford on Saturday night also, will face New Hamburg …
The Navy Vets had a terrific season … finishing with 21 wins after only 5 last season … and then took the defending champs to 7 games in the playoffs …
Congratulations to the entire Navy Vets organization and especially the players for a great season !!!
