Lakers Rally Past Walleye for 6–2 Victory
Fort Frances, ON – The Fort Frances Lakers put together an impressive comeback performance Tuesday night at the Memorial Sports Centre, defeating the Kam River Fighting Walleye 6-2 in front of the home crowd. Kam River opened the scoring at 14:53 of the first period when Mason Glousher found the back of the net, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. Despite trailing on the scoreboard, the Lakers came out determined in the second period and quickly turned the game around. The Lakers erupted for three goals in the middle frame to take control. Carter Peters got Fort Frances on the board at 2:19, finishing a setup from Lynden Gould and Bryant Linklater. Anthony Yerxa followed at 9:46 with help from Liam Starcevic and Parker Henderson, giving the Lakers their first lead of the night. Peters struck again at 11:36, converting another feed from Gould for his second goal of the game and the eventual game-winner. Kam River responded with a power-play goal from Cayden Adams at 18:02, cutting the Lakers’ lead to 3-2 heading into the final period. Fort Frances put the game away with a strong third-period performance, scoring three unanswered goals. Isaac Arsenault opened the scoring at 6:04 before Bryant Linklater added another just 56 seconds later, with assists going to Peters and Gould. Tie Schumacher capped off the night at 18:49 with his 10th goal of the season to secure the 6-2 victory. Peters led the offensive attack with two goals and an assist, while Gould recorded three assists and Linklater finished with a goal and an assist. Domenik McInenly was solid between the pipes, stopping 28 of 30 shots as the Lakers outshot Kam River 34-30. The contest ended with some extra fireworks as Peters and Kam River’s Nico Simeoni dropped the gloves, earning fighting majors and game misconducts.
