Bombers stun Fighting Walleye in SIJHL final opener

OLIVER PAIPOONGE – The Kam River Fighting Walleye last suffered the taste of the defeat on Jan. 27 in a 4-1 road loss to the Sioux Lookout Bombers.

Sioux Lookout jumped out to a 3-0 lead and withstood a comeback bid by the Fighting Walleye as they came away with a 5-3 triumph in Game 1 of the Superior International Junior Hockey League final. “We told the guys that they weren’t going to go away, especially in the playoffs. We expected them to push back hard once we got up a couple of goals and they did that, but we were able to get the win by sticking to good habits.”Fighting Walleye netminder Ashton Sadauskas was looking to clear the puck away from an onrushing Jonah Smith, only to see it bounce off the Bombers forward and trickle into the back of the net.“I was just trying to do what I do best and that’s crash the net.

Despite the loss, Fighting Walleye head coach Jessie Messier was pleased with his team’s performance after they fell behind 3-0.

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