Skyhawks edge Eskimos

Danny Loach's third period goal broke a 3-3 tie and a goal with less than 3 minutes remaining by Yves Bastien ended up being the winner as the Skyhawks beat the Abitibi Eskimos 5-4 in Iroquois Falls Saturday night.

The win gives the Skyhawks a big 5 point lead on second place Abitibi in the NOJHL's East Division.

The Skyhawks next action is this Wednesday as they travel to McClelland Arena to take on the Sudbury Northern Wolves.

The Skyhawks return home Friday as they play host to the Manitoulin Wild at Memorial Gardens (7:30 start).

Game Summary

First Period
1. NB: David Cappadocia (Marc-Andre Rizk) 00:50
2. AB: Kurtis Camirand (Dan Dube) 09:50
3. NB: Josh Merson (Yves Bastien) 17:08

Second Period
4. AB: Jessy Lebel (Nick Torresan) 03:40 PP
5. AB: Luc Champagne (Kevin Kozlowski, Kurtis Camirand) 10:01 PP
6. NB: Josh Merson (Marc-Andre Rizk, David Cappadocia) 18:19 PP

Third Period
7. NB: Danny Loach (Chase Gallacher) 07:44
8. NB: Yves Bastien (Quinn Waller) 17:06
9. AB: Kurtis Camirand (Luc Champagne, Yves Bernard) 19:31 PP

With files from NOJHL.com