Thunder Bay Jr. B/Juvenile/AAA Hockey News
Northern Hawks get by Nipigon

Feb. 29--Mark Menei and Basil Goodchild both tallied twice leading the Northern Hawks past the Nipigon Elks 8-2 Friday evening in Thunder Bay Jr. B/Juvenile/AAA Hockey League play at Nipigon Arena.

The duo each scored once before the contest was just over eight minutes old to make it 2-0 before the Elks Glenn Lockart cut the lead in half midway through the opening period.

Menei and Goodchild also added markers in the middle stanza as did teammate Mark Black making 5-1 after 40 minutes.

Curtis Sandberg increased the lead to five goals in the first minute of the third period before Travis Komar slammed home his 20th goal of the season past Hawks netminder Cody Pelletier at 3:13.

Kris Hardy and Matt Mitchell got the final two goals of the night for the Hawks on Nipigon netminder Cody Junttola.

Shots on goal favoured the Hawks 63-29 on the night.

The Hawks will also take to the ice in the next league game, which goes Sunday evening at Delaney Arena when they take on the North End Flames. Game time is 8 p.m.

-JRB/JUV/AAA-