Faint playoff hopes still alive

By Mark Newman, News Staff

The Hamilton Red Wings played their best game of the season on home ice Monday night, an 8-1 drubbing of the St. Michaels Buzzers.

It was the teams third win in a row and kept alive their slim shot at a post season birth.

We had all four lines going, said Red Wings head coach Mike Galati, whose troops dominated the Buzzers at both ends of the ice. From start to finish (it was) the most complete 60 minutes since Ive been here.

Laine McKay, Lucas Condotta, Matt Smith, Ryan Punkari, Kris Hamlin, Josh La France, Rylee St. Onge and Otis Goldman scored for Hamilton, while Cameron Wright was the only Buzzer to get the puck pas Red Wings goalie Jordan Cartney, who turned in a solid effort with 24 saves.

The Red Wings are chasing the Buzzers and the Buffalo Junior Sabres for the seventh and eighth (and final) playoff spots in the Ontario Junior Hockey Leagues South-West Conference.

As of Tuesday afternoon the 20-30 Red Wings had 41 points while St. Mikes had 46 points and Buffalo had 45 points.

The Red Wings are healthy and have four games left in the regular season.

Galati feels the team can go unbeaten for the rest of the campaign.

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