Predators power play sinks Kings in bantam provincials’ opener

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Release date: Monday, April 2, 2018

Predators power play sinks Kings in bantam provincials’ opener

ORILLIA, Ont. – The 2018 All-Ontario Bantam Championship host North Central Predators scored four times on five-man advantage opportunities to bounce the Thunder Bay Kings 6-1 Monday in the opening game for both sides at the seven-team event in Orillia, Ont.

Connor Patey and Aaron Zurawski both tallied twice for the Predators in the triumph while Ethan Larmand and Connor Punnett supplied singles.

Hunter Matyasovszky notched the lone Thunder Bay goal in the first period on an assist from Nolan Desjardins.

North Central had two markers in each frame in skating to the win.

Taylor Coulter recorded the win in goal while Gage Stewart suffered the loss.

A pair of contests await the Kings Tuesday beginning with a 10 a.m. encounter with the Waterloo Wolves before they wrap-up the day against the Whitby Wildcats at 4 p.m.