The 2015 Minto Cup series was expected to be a defensive affair but so far Wednesday night’s game has been the best illustration of how stingy these two teams are.
The Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs were down 4-2 with six minutes left in the game when Matt Symes was finally able to break the Six Nations Arrows defence and pot a goal.
Just over a minute later, Andy Campbell managed to do the same after being setup by Chris Cloutier to tie the game before Jean-Luc Chetner helped the club to a lead with three minutes left to go, again assisted by Cloutier.
The 5-4 score held until the buzzer, tying the up the best of seven series for the Adanacs.
But the flurry of goals in the third was rare Wednesday night in game where the final tally looked more like hockey than a lacrosse score.
The Arrows got on the board first with a marker from Austin Staats five minutes into the game and James Rahe followed up six minutes later to make it 2-0 for the home squad. Chase McIntyre was able to get Coquitlam on the board after being setup by Mike Rybka before the first period was finished and Six Nations took a 2-1 lead into the middle frame.
Coquitlam briefly tied things up eight minutes into the second period when Cole Shafer, who has had a strong series with the A’s, potted his first of the game.
But two goals in a row put the Arrows in the driver seat for the last part of the game, before the A’s were able to bounce back and take the lead.
Adanacs goalie Christian Del Bianco turned away 36 of the 40 shots he faced, while Arrows netminder Doug Jamieson stopped 46 of 51. Things did not go as well for the Adanacs on Tuesday, when the club fell behind early and eventually surrendered the 8-5 win to the Arrows.
Six Nations were dominant in the first half, building up a 6-2 lead in the second and the Adanacs could not dig themselves out of the hole. The next game was scheduled for Thursday night, after The Tri-City News’ deadline.
