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From the Times: Complete wins for Hawks
Complete wins for Hawks Tyler Snyder did all the little things right. The just turned 18-year-old Cambridge Winter Hawks forward was at his best during Saturday’s 6-0 win over the Kitchener Dutchmen, blocking shots, potting a goal and killing penalties. He also added a bang-on impersonation of former Winter Hawks Kyle Helms, knocking 30 seconds off a penalty by working the puck along the boards against three Dutchmen. But what will people remember most from Snyder’s night? Probably his failed attempt at an open net near the end of the second period when the Winter Hawks could have added on to their 4-0 lead. With Cody Gratton in the penalty box for roughing, the Dutchmen pulled goalie Mario Duscio for a 6-on-4 advantage to try to put a dent in the Winter Hawks’ lead. Snyder managed to get loose and was in a foot race with a Kitchener defenceman for the open net. He put on the brakes to go around him and the puck bounced away. You could practically hear the groans from the Winter Hawks bench. So what happened? “I don’t know,” Snyder said, trying to cover his laughter with the towel hanging around his neck. “I just turned my head and I just lost the puck. It skipped up; I’ll get it next time.” Even head coach Peter Crosby couldn’t resist taking a shot at Snyder. “Snydes had an awesome game. We just have to work on the open net shots for him,” he said with a smile. And there were grins all around the Cambridge dressing room as the team dominated the Dutchmen for 60 minutes and helped Lucas Machalski earn his first Junior B shutout. The fact that they also held onto the 4-0 lead, despite some deficiencies in that area a couple of weeks ago, also put the team in a good mood. “We put up a good performance and closed them out,” Snyder said. “That was something we weren’t doing earlier in the year, but we stepped it up and got the win.” Snyder certainly stepped up his game against Kitchener and his tenacious style of play, along with linemate Lawrence Pagnan, kept the Dutchmen at 0-for-5 on the power play. He’s also a player who knows his role and accepts it. “I’m just a fourth line guy and I just go out there and play defensively, try not to get scored on and my line tries to chip in every once in a while. It’s what I do to have my spot,” he said When Snyder can add to the offence, that’s a bigger bonus. He did get a hometown bounce on his goal, as he put the Winter Hawks up 2-0 when his shot on a 2-on-1 rush with Lawrence Pagnan was stopped, but deflected in off a Kitchener player. Ryan Clarke also scored twice for the Winter Hawks, while Gratton, Brandon Zimmerman and Christian Barnard – on a pretty passing play with Cameron Pentsa – had singles. The Winter Hawks took momentum from that game and used it to beat previously undefeated Elmira 5-3 on Sunday. Courtesy of Bill Doucet at the Cambridge Times. See the original article here!
