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Mar 01, 2015 | Tyard | 846 views
South Muskoka VS Collingwood...Don't poke the Bear!
This past weekend the South Muskoka Bears travelled to Collingwood for game #1 of their Ontario Semi final series.

The 1st period saw the Collingwood team come out hard and physical but the Bears weathered the initial storm and James Gee in net ​came up big to keep things even.  Finally however, the Bears found their legs and slowly
chipped away and tallied one goal, then another, then some more.  As they moved ahead, the Collingwood team seemed to lose their composure and their energy. Final score was 5-0 for the Bears but this was not a fair indication of a very close and hard fought game.

Game 2 was in Bracebridge and again the Collingwood team started fast and dominated zone time early.  In the second period, they pushed one past James Gee for their 1st goal in 5 periods of play.  But this seemed to wake up the Bears who answered quickly... and repeatedly, and before the  2nd period was over it was 3-1 for the Bears. Keeping their composure when pushed and poked was a key to success as the South Muskoka powerplay was deadly. The score ended 5-1 Bears and the 3rd period was all Bears as they dominated the sagging Collingwood team. It was a great team effort this weekend to go up 2-0 in this best of 5 series.

Game 3 is in Collingwood on the 6th.