Bad first costs Jr. 'A' Trappers in Sudbury

COPPER CLIFF, ON. - Chris Kangas and Jordan Mills had 1 goal and 2 assists each to lead the Sudbury Jr. Wolves to a 5-3 victory over the North Bay Jr. 'A' Trappers in front of about 170 fans at the McClelland arena Wednesday night.

The Jr. Trappers found themselves in a hole early as goalie Michael Mitchell allowed 3 goals on the first 6 shots he faced as the visitors were down 3-0 after 20 minutes. Kiryl Rybalkin replaced Mitchell late in the first period.

Morgan Rudiger and Brendan Galley scored second period goals to close the gap to 3-2, but Jordan Mills and Kyle Shaw scored goals less than 30 seconds apart midway through the middle frame to help the Jr. Wolves regain their 3-goal lead.

Michel Ouellette scored the only goal of the third period.

Jr. 'A' Trappers head coach Ian Swalucynski felt the sluggish start and a pair of soft goals cost the team a chance at a road victory.

“We didn’t do what we did in the first two games that made us successful and we couldn’t recover,” said Swalucynski.

"We have to win more battles all over the ice. That’s something we will be working on in practice this week.”

Luc Comtois and Justin Larriviere had the other goals for the now 1-1-1 Jr. Wolves.

The loss drops the Jr. A Trappers record to 2-1 on the season. The Trappers are back on the road Friday when they travel to Manitoulin to take on the Islanders and then on Sunday afternoon they travel to Blind River for a matinee with the Beavers.