
Delhi Flames’ Mitchell Britton, left, is in shot-blocking mode against the Tillsonburg Thunder, who had two players positioned in front of Delhi goalie Benjamin Blacker on Dec. 28.
By Advocate Staff
The Delhi Flames men’s hockey team went into a five-game WOSHL road trip in December fresh off a convincing 7-3 win over Tilbury at the Delhi Community Arena.
The Flames rolled to a 6-3 victory in Strathroy a week later, scoring three late goals including two into an empty net in the final minute. Chris Martin scored the winner with 6:51 left to play.
It was tough sledding in Dunnville on the back end of the two-game weekend, losing 10-4 to their Hwy 3 east rivals. Sebastian Guastadisegni scored a late second period power-play goal and Hunter Monkhouse netted a short-handed goal before the period ended. Sixteen penalties were called in the same period, including eight five-minute fighting majors.
First-place Alvinston edged Delhi 6-4 on Dec. 21, outshooting the Flames 68-34 at the BAI Community Centre Complex. The Killer Bees scored the winner with 3:50 left in the third on a power play. Grant Spence added insurance for Alvinston – and they needed it. Danny Attridge’s fourth goal of the season closed the gap to one on the power play, but with just 18 second left, the visitors ran out of time. Delhi goalie Benjamin Blacker faced 23 shots in the first period and 26 in the second, but the Flames only trailed Alvinston 3-2 going into the third.
Back on the road Dec. 28, the Flames dropped a 4-3 decision in Tillsonburg. Tied 2-2 after two periods, the Thunder scored the eventual winner with 11:29 left, going up 4-2. Delhi captain Chris Donnelly replied with 2:55 remaining in the third on a power-play, but the Flames were short one player for the final 1:07.
On Jan. 4, Delhi concluded the five-game away stretch at Strathroy’s Allman Memorial Arena. Christian Lloyd scored Delhi’s only goal in a 7-1 loss to the fourth-place Fighting Irish, battling Tillsonburg for a top-four spot in the Western Ontario Super Hockey League standings.
The Fighting Irish again topped Delhi on Jan. 11, posting another seven in a 7-3 victory at the Delhi Community Arena.
NEXT GAME
That brings Delhi (7-12-1), currently trailing Dunnville by two points with four games remaining in the 2024-25 regular season, to their next 8 p.m. home game against the Aeros, on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Dunnville is coming off back-to-back one-goal losses to Elora and Petrolia.
The Flames travel to Tillsonburg Jan. 25 (7:30), and they are back on home ice Feb. 1 (7:30) in a Thunder rematch. Delhi’s final scheduled regular season game Feb. 7 is in Tilbury.
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