Eagles win in Nick of time
Defenseman Nick Trecroce certainly picked a good time to score his first two goals as a member of the Soo Eagles.
After putting up 26 points — all assists — during the regular season, Trecroce tallied a pair of second-period goals to spark the Eagles to a 4-1, come-from-behind win over the visiting Elliot Lake Wildcats in Game 1 of the best-of-three, preliminary-round, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League series.
About 600 fans took in the playoff match tonight on a lake-effect snow evening in the Michigan Soo.
Shrugging off an injury, Adam Ostrowski also scored for the Eagles before Chris Lutz put away the Wildcats with an empty-net marker.
Kade Phipps made 26 saves for the Eagles, allowing only a game-first goal by Elliot Lake’s Nick Long.
Game 2 in the series is slated for Saturday night in Elliot Lake.