Cochenour, ON
The Red Lake Miners snapped a two-game losing skid Friday night defeating the Ironwood Lumberjacks 7-2 in front of a hometown crowd at the Cochenour Arena.
Mathias Sibileau and Hudson Gagne scored for the Miners in the first period to give the Miners a 2-0 lead heading into the intermission.
Seth Baptiste and Jakob Boekelder each added their third goals of the season in the second period as the Miners took a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes of play.
Makhi Wandler had back to back goals to open third period scoring for the Miners before Mason Keramidas and Chadrick Schulz got the Lumberjacks on the scoreboard. Jakob Boekelder would close out the nights scoring with his 4th of the season to give the Miners a 7-2 win.
Gabe Donohue stopped 32 shots in the win for the Miners while Holden Fauchon made 39 saves in the loss.
Game 2 of the 3 game series goes Saturday night at 7:05pm.
