GOHL: Warriors take two game lead over Lincolns in Western Conference final

A balanced scoring attack led Stratford Warriors to a 7-6 win Sunday in the GOHL Western Conference final.

Before a crowd of nearly 1,500 at William Allman Memorial Arena, Coen Galbraith, Joseph Curtin, Dominic Marshall, Jaxon Broda, Quinn Kipfer, McQuen Haylock and Max Wildfong each scored for the Warriors, now up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series against their Highway 7 rivals.

Ryan Hodkinson contributed a hat trick, including a short handed goal for the Lincolns. Ethan Weir and Blake Elzinga scored on the power play. Chase MacQueen-Spence also scored for the Warriors.

Rhyse Brown opened the scoring in the first period and added an empty netter for the Warriors in their 4-2 road win in the series opener on Saturday.

Colin Slattery and Haylock also scored for the Warriors.

Hodkinson and Weir scored for the Lincolns.

Game 3 is back in St. Marys on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Paul Cluff
Paul Cluff
Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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