Two preseason losses to North Dundas . . .

Tuesday, Sept. 17th - Morrisurg’s Junior Lions dropped a pair of pre-season games over the weekend while entertaining  a home and home preseason event with the North Dundas Rockets. On Saturday afternoon at Morrisurg the Lions played host to their neighbours to the north with each icing a roster of numerous tryouts seeking to wear a team sweater for the coming regular season.

        Fans were treated to 69 minutes of goaltenders, Matt Saari and Owen Villeneuve (Rockets), Nick Lyons and Bailee  Bois (Morrisburg) battling to keep their opponents off the score board. Neither allowed a goal through the opening 30-minutes.

        Following a second 30-minute run of scoreless action the officials called for a 10-minute overtime period  that was 90-seconds short of over when the Rockets Parker Lefebrve beat the Lions Bailee Bois on a semi-screened shot over the net minder’s out-stretched glove for the 1-0 victory.

        Hosting the Lions at Winchester on Sunday afternoon the Rockets grabbed a 1-0 lead in the opening period and outscored the Lions 3-1 in the final frame for the 4-1 win. The double victory gives the pre-season title between the two to  the Rockets for 2024.

        “Starving for a team practice the guys (both team) played a pretty sloppy style of hockey,” pointed out Lion’s Coach Jamie Smith, “We appear to have a good penalty-kill developing and with a bit of time our power-play will start to click.”

        “At this time of year nothing is set in stone and we have a lot of tough decisions to make over the next few weeks,” Smith said, adding, “We’ll be looking forward to our home opener on Saturday night at Morrisburg. Should be an eye-opener for everyone.”