OHL Windsor Spitfires

Spitfires Storm Back to Top Sarnia

Published on March 11, 2012 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Spitfires News Release


Michael Clarke and Kerby Rychel each had four points, as the upstart Spitfires erased three Sarnia leads on their way to a 7-5 win over the Sting, before 5,881 at the WFCU Centre on Sunday afternoon.

Rychel scored twice (37, 38), Clarke had a goal (14) and three assists and 11 different Spits hit the scoresheet, including John Bowen with his first-ever OHL point.

On his 18th birthday, Brady Vail scored the game winner, his 20th of the season, at 12:39 of the third period.

Jaroslav Pavelka made 25 saves for the win.

The Spits trailed 2-0, but goals by Stephen Alonge (4) and Zack MacQueen (18) in a 1:15 span of the first period got the Spits even at 2-2.

Rychel tied the game twice: at 3-3 at the 8:33 mark of the second and again at 5-5 just 50 seconds into the third period.The goal chase Brandon Hope from the game in favour of JP Anderson.

But he faired no better.

Vail's winner came on a 2-on-1, on which he faked a slapper before roofing one past JP Anderson.

Rychel later set up Ben Johnson's empty-net goal (16) at 19:45 to round out the scoring.

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