By SooToday Staff
SooToday.com
Sunday, November 01, 2009

NEWS RELEASE

SOO EAGLES

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Soo Eagles within 2 points of first-place Soo Thunderbirds

A pair of previous tricks finally led to a treat for the Blind River Beavers over the Soo Eagles.

Blind River netted a 5-4 overtime win over the visiting Eagles on Hallowe'en night, a treat of a triumph for the Beavers, who had earlier been tricked twice by their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League rivals from the Michigan Soo.

Saturday's 5-4 Beavers win over the Eagles reversed the outcome from the first two times the teams had met this season. In both of those games, the Eagles needed extra time to edge the Beavers by identical 5-4 scores.

Matt Dozois was the hero as Blind River finally exorcised its demons with Saturday's triumph over the Michigan Soo. Dozois scored twice, including the OT winner, to lift the Beavers to victory.

Dereck Hurley, Kyle Paat and Chad Richard also scored for Blind River, which got 42 saves from Chandler Long in the win.

Justin Scott with a pair, Kyle Slicker and Jimmy Morris replied for the Eagles, who were stunned 6-2 by the previously-winless Manitoulin Islanders on Friday night. Clayton Brackett and Jordan Crews scored for the Eagles in the loss to Manitoulin, which got a pair of goals from Nathan MacLeod.

The Eagles visit Manitoulin again this Friday before playing host to the Sudbury Jr. Wolves on Saturday night in a 7:00 start at Pullar Stadium.

Entering play this week the Eagles have 21 points from a 10-3-1 record, two points behind the West Division leading Soo Thunderbirds who have 23 points from 11-4-1 record. The Eagles have two games in hand on the Thunderbirds.

Blind River is in third place in the West with 17 points from a 6-5-5 record.

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