The Winterhawks proved themselves to be unwelcome 

guests as they they travelled to Ripley on Saturday

night and handed the Wolves a 7-2 defeat.

Both teams came out strong, trading chances early with

Hawks' goalie Josh Carolan and Ripley netminder Kurt

Edwards making nice saves to keep the game scoreless.

The 'Hawks got on the board when James McHaig scored

off a feed from Jason Hutchinson to give the 'Hawks

a 1-0 lead with just over four minutes remaining in the

1st period.

It proved to open the floodgates as the 'Hawks struck two

more times in the 1st, including a beautiful wraparound 

shorthanded goal by Ryan Dudgeon as he and line-mate

Darryl McKinnon worked their magic all night long. 

Brendon Haefling capped off the scoring by fire a shot

past Edwards with 37 seconds left in the 1st period to

send the 'Hawks to the intermission with a 3-0 lead.

The 'Hawks didn't let up in the 2nd period as captain Greg 

Thede blasted a shot from the point past Edwards for

a powerplay goal to take a 4-0 lead just 4:54 into the 2nd.

The Wolves found themselves in more penalty trouble as

they went down two men halfway through the period and

the 'Hawks took full advantage as Matt Turcotte finished

off a nifty tic-tac-toe passing play with Dudgeon and

McKinnon to make it 5-0 for Saugeen Shores.

Ripley's Nick Locking and Mark Stanley would respond

with goals in the last half of the 2nd period to make it a

5-2 game after 40 minutes.

The 'Hawks made amends for letting Ripley back in the

game by taking a 6-2 lead just 1:23 into the 3rd as

newcomer Greg Virgo notched his first goal as a 'Hawk.

Virgo then set up line-mate Blake Underwood to cap off

the scoring, giving the 'Hawks a 7-2 victory over Ripley.

Josh Carolan made 25 saves in goal for the 'Hawks 

and was backed up for the second straight night by

 Kyle Underwood.

The Winterhawks travel to Walkerton next to take on the 

Capitals on Saturday Nov. 5th at 6:30pm. The next home

game is Saturday November 12th against the Ripley

Wolves. Game time is 8:30pm at The Plex.

Boxscore

1st Period:

Scoring:

Saugeen Shores - McHaig (Hutchinson) - 15:50

Saugeen Shores - Dudgeon (McKinnon,Thede) SH-18:11

Saugeen Shores - Haefling (McHaig, MacDermid)-19:23

Penalties:

Ripley - Regier (Slashing) - 9:39

Saugeen Shores - Jackson (Elbowing) - 13:25

Ripley - Regier (Interference) - 13:43

Saugeen Shores - Jackson (Boarding) - 16:50

2nd Period:

Scoring:

Saugeen Shores - Thede (McKinnon, Dudgeon)PP-4:54

Saugeen Shores - TurcotteDudgeon,McKinnon)PP-10:15

Ripley - N. Locking (Armstrong, Regier) PP-11:51

Ripley - M. Stanley (Gallant, M. Locking)-16:50

Penalties:

Saugeen Shores - Thede (Roughing) - 1:11

Ripley - N. Locking (High Sticking) - 1:11

Ripley - M. Stanley (Slashing) - 3:48

Ripley - B. Stanley (Hooking) - 5:33

Ripley - Colling (Checking From Behind) - 9:22

Ripley - Colling (Game Misconduct) - 9:22

Ripley - McQuillin (Hooking) - 9:48

Saugeen Shores - Underwood (High Sticking)-10:44

Saugeen Shores - Underwood (Tripping) - 13:30

Ripley - McCrae (Slashing) - 19:29

3rd Period:

Scoring:

Saugeen Shores - Virgo (Underwood, Smith) PP-1:23

Saugeen Shores - Underwood (Virgo, Jackson)-10:59

Penalties:

Saugeen Shores - Bench (Too Many Men) - 3:30

Saugeen Shores - Young (Interference) - 4:46

Ripley - M. Locking (Tripping) - 8:37

Saugeen Shores - Dudgeon (Roughing) - 17:46

Ripley - Lowry (Roughing) - 17:46