PADUA, Ohio — It's hard to keep a good team down. Lake Catholic's hockey team found that out Friday as Padua, winners of five of its past eight contests, dug deep to knock off the Cougars. The Bruins made it a thriller for the fans before Dave Nowak converted on a power play late in the third period in...
PADUA, Ohio — It's hard to keep a good team down. Lake Catholic's hockey team found that out Friday as Padua, winners of five of its past eight contests, dug deep to knock off the Cougars.
The Bruins made it a thriller for the fans before Dave Nowak converted on a power play late in the third period in a 2-1 win.
It kept Padua (12-8, 2-4), which had been in the basement of the Red North Division before the contest, relevant for next month's Baron Cup -- the top five teams from the division qualify.
"Tonight was a big game for us," Bruins coach Doug Hauser said. "We found ourselves down, 1-0, and it's been like that a lot of games. But we didn't get discouraged. I think this might be the game we look back on and realize we became a team."
Nowak's goal was a lesson in discipline as the squad peppered Cougars keeper Keith Parker all night, but had little to show for it.
When Lake Catholic defenseman Nigel Bennett picked up his third penalty of the contest, Nowak capitalized.
Jared Bogdan and Nick Placko crashed the net hard and Nowak slipped it past Parker for the game-winner with 5:29 remaining.
The senior forward's shot was just one of many as the Bruins held a 36-23 advantage in the category.
"It was just a matter of time," Nowak said. "I was screening the goalie and it was sitting on the line, so I buried it."
Lake Catholic (5-12-2, 1-4-1) got on the board first with a little more than three minutes gone in the second period when Joey Duffy converted a one-timer.
The lead was short-lived as the Bruins took advantage of some open ice.
With both teams playing a man down, Matt Hartman tested Parker with a shot low and to the right.
The junior deflected it, but forward Mike Palasics was there for the rebound to tie things up with 7:37 left in the period.
The Cougars were shorthanded with four regulars missing the game for a variety of reasons.
"It hurts missing two of our defensemen," Lake Catholic coach Shawn Sadler said. "The boys aren't used to rolling four deep instead of six.
"It was a combination of Padua working hard and us not winning the small battles. We wanted to take advantage of this one, but there are still games left where we can get a handful of [wins]."
Brad Bournival is a freelance writer in North Royalton.
Source: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/8513987933006940958
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