A short staffed Tommies played to win this evening in Charlottetown but ended up on the wrong side of a 6 to 3 decision. Alex Labonte, Erick Tremblay and Chris Van Laren did not suit up for STU. Prince Edward Island native Randy Cameron scored all three goals for St. Thomas.
The Panthers scored two goals in the first period for a 2 - 0 lead, out shooting STU 11 - 6.
Randy Cameron (Andricopoulos, Morin) scored his first at 1:13 of the second period on the powerplay, riffling a bullet past Jhase Sniderman in the UPEI net. Jarod Gomes responded 58 seconds later giving UPEI a 3 - 1 lead. Just over a minute later, with the Tommies back on the PP, Cameron took a great pass from Felix Poulin to shrink the lead to one. Bryan Main had the other assist. UPEI's Dana Fraser restored the two goal lead at 11:18 and Matt Carter, with a beauty, beat Charles Lavigne for a 5 to 2 advantage heading to the third. Matt Eagles was knocked out of the game in the second period and did not return.
With only nine forwards and 5 defensemen, the Tommies looked a little overwhelmed by the Panthers early on in the third. To their credit they didn't quit and Randy Cameron completed the hat trick, his second one of the season, to shrink the lead to two goals with 5:30 to play. Dana Fraser would get his second of the night in the last three minutes to cement the win for UPEI.
Tough weekend for the STU crew and they have until Friday night to mend any wounds, as arch rival UNB invade the Lady Beaverbrook Rink looking to continue their dominance of the Tommies.
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