Essex pounds Petrolia
An 11 goal explosion has the Essex 73’s within a game of winning the Provincial Jr. C Hockey League Western Conference playoff title.
In front of a home crowd of 515 at the Essex Center Complex, the 73’s lit up the Petrolia Flyers 11-3 on Tuesday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best of seven series. Game 4 is slated for Petrolia on Thursday.
Carter Dembinski paced Essex to the 11-3 lambaste with two goals and two assists. Gabriel Piccolo also potted a pair of goals while Nate Dowling had a goal and three assists and Gabe Barrette had four helpers.