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Spencer Craig Swipes Canton Hockey Record
Junior goalie Spencer Craig makes 20 saves as Chiefs demolish Eagles.
When the final buzzer sounded Wednesday night in Hartland, Canton goalie Spencer Craig was swarmed by teammates.
It wasn’t for the simple fact they shut out the Hartland Eagles, 6-0, and it was the first time the Eagles have been shut out all season, but Craig, a junior, set the Canton High School hockey record for shutouts in a season with five.
“Our defense played really well and I saw the puck really well tonight,” Craig said. “We had a few defensive breakdowns but I was up to it. …With the amount of guys we have out we did real well. We’ve been coming together as a team.”
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Craig finished with 20 saves including one off a point-blank shot by Hartland senior captain Zak Bodziak, who leads the Eagles in goals. He also fended off five Hartland power-play chances. Hartland got off 11 of their 20 shots on the power-play.
“He’s been playing outstanding for us. He’s kept us in every single game, in games that we maybe shouldn’t have been in,” Canton head coach Jeremy Majszak said.
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The Chiefs took an early lead four minutes into the contest. Jimmy LaFontaine, Canton’s senior captain, fired a wrist-shot from 14-feet out that was rebounded and put in net by AJ Rosales.
LaFontaine added a goal of his own to open the third period. He split two Hartland defenders leaving him with a one-on-one chance against Aaron Zeddell and he capitalized on the opportunity.
Canton broke the game open in the second period after scoring three goals. Jordan Smith popped a shot over then goalie Austin Kinzel. Brandon Grillo deked Kinzel and passed to a wide-open Martin Sisolak who pushed the puck into the net. Jon Rizzo added the last goal via a wrist shot following a turnover in the Hartland defensive zone. Kinzel was pulled following the Rizzo goal in favor of Zeddell.
“We skated well. We came out with a lot of intensity,” Majszak added. “This was a mental game for us to see where we stood. We have some big games coming up. …We wanted to send a message. We feel pretty good and pretty confident right now.”
