The Milton Menace had themselves a great weekend!
On Friday, January 26th, the Menace welcomed in their North Halton rivals, the Georgetown Raiders. Heading into this match-up, the Menace were undefeated against Georgetown, winning the two games so far this season. They kept that rolling on Friday.
It was a powerplay goal that got things started for the Menace in the first period. Jonathan Mead buried it home at the 7:12 mark. His 6th of the season was assisted by Isaac Barrett and Joseph Macchione. Milton led Georgetown 1-0 after 20 minutes of action.
In the second period, Madden MacDougall scored shorthanded to make it a two goal game for the Menace. The 19th goal of the Guelph-native’s season was assisted by Mead and Alessandro Petreccia. The Raiders would then get on the board shortly after, making it 2-1 heading into the second intermission.
Aidan Puley continued his strong campaign, scoring his 23rd goal of the season with help from Captain Connor Driscoll and Ivan Fabjan. Georgetown would make it close, but it was a GOALIE GOAL that buried the dagger. Glen Crandall from his own net made it a 4-2 win for the Menace. Driscoll and Marcus Tryfon got the apples.
MAKING OJHL HISTORY… to our knowledge there has never been two "GOALIE GOALS" scored in a one season in the History of the OJHL. Congratulations to Glen Crandall of the Milton Menace.@MenaceOJHL @Sportsnet @TSN_Sports pic.twitter.com/u73rT4fZ4H
— OJHL (@OJHLOfficial) January 27, 2024
On top of his first goal of his career, Crandall also stopped 25 of 27 shots, giving him a solid .925% save percentage.
Next up for the Menace was the Pickering Panthers on Sunday, January 28th.
Captain Connor Driscoll opened the scoring on the road. His 21st of the year was assisted by Ivan Fabjan and Marcus Tryfon. The Panthers would tie the game 1-1 in the final seconds of the frame.
In the second period, Tristan Tremble found twine to make it 2-1 Milton, with an assist from Isaac Barrett. Pickering tied the game again, but the Menace begun to run away with it thanks to a powerplay goal from Alessandro Petreccia. It was assisted by Joseph Macchione and Johnathon Mead. Driscoll then added his second of the game in the dying seconds of the period. It was 4-2 Milton after two periods of play.
The good play continued in the third for the Menace, with Tremble scoring his 2nd of the game, assisted by Sett Ursomarzo and Petreccia. MacDougall then reached the 20-goal mark, with help from Evan Grobanopoulos. A late goal from Pickering was not enough, as the Menace won 6-3.
In net on Sunday was a returning Forbes Andersen. His first game back was fruitful, as he got the win and stopped 24 of 27 shots, good for an .889% save percentage.
Next up for the Menace is the Leamington Flyers. They’ll play at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre on Thursday, February 1st. Puck-drop is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.
The Menace won’t return home until Sunday, February 11th when they play the Niagara Falls Canucks. With it being the day of the Super Bowl, game-time is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Milton Menace home tickets for this OJHL season can be found here.
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