Former Belleville Bulls Cory Tanaka, Cody Thornton, Marc Rancourt and Ryan Rorabeck helped the St. Mary’s Huskies to a 3-2 overtime win over the University of Albert Golden Bears in the championship game at the 2010 University Cup at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay on Sunday.

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Belleville Bulls’ defenceman Shawn Lalonde played his final home game at Yardmen Arena on Wednesday. QuinteHockey.ca caught up with him after the game.

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Adam Payerl must be saving his best for last.

The 19-year-old forward scored four times to pace the Belleville Bulls to a 5-3 win over the Oshawa Generals in their final home game of the season on Wednesday.

Payerl, who had never had a multiple goal game in the OHL and had scored just one goal in the past eight games, scored two goals in the first period then added singles in the second and third. Three of his markers were on the powerplay.

Alain Berger counted for the Generals midway through the second period to break up Payerl’s four goal effort. Michael Curtis added a powerplay goal late in the third period to seal the win for the Bulls.

Defencemen Stephen Silas and Shawn Lalonde – who played in his final game at Yardmen Arena after four seasons with the Bulls – had three assists in the win. Richard Panik had a pair of helpers while captain Luke Judson and sophomore defenceman Bjorn Krupp – who may have played his best game as a Bull – chipped in with singles.

Rookie netminder Tyson Teichmann made 30 saves in the win.

Belleville native Kevin Bailie got the start for the Generals but was pulled after giving up two goals on 11 shots in the first period. Michael Zador came in and gave up three goals on 23 shots.

Christian Thomas and Tony DeHart also counted for the Generals.

Notes: Judson left the game in the second period after taking a knee-on-knee collision in the neutral zone…there have been just three goalies selected in the first round of the OHL Priority Selection in the past decade and all three played in the game tonight…veteran Kyle DeCoste missed his third straight game with concussion-like symptoms. Andy Bathgate was also scratched and will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.

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The Wellington Dukes made team history and will continue along the playoff trail after a remarkable come-from-behind win over the Markham Waxers in Game 7 of their Central Canadian Hockey League East Division semi-final  series at the Duke Dome on Sunday.

The Dukes battled back from being down 3-0 in the series and for the third straight game, rallied from a two-goal deficit to win the game.

Joe Zarbo was the hero on Sunday when he scored the game-winner 3:55 into overtime to give the Dukes the unlikely win.

Anthony Bergin scored a pair of first period goals to stake the Waxers to an early lead before Sean Rudy cut the lead in half with a powerplay goal in the first period. Zarbo tied the game early in the second period and the game remain deadlocked through regulation.

Jordan Ruby made 31 saves in the win.

It was the third game in the series that went to overtime with the Waxers coming out on top in the first two.

The Dukes will open the East Division semi-final in Bowmanville against the Eagles later this week.

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For the second time this week, the Belleville Bulls were able to keep the Canadian Hockey League’s top rated team in a close game. Unfortunately, the Bulls didn’t earn points in either game, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Barrie Colts on home ice in a rare Sunday afternoon game after a 4-3 loss in Barrie on Thursday.

Former Colt Adam Payerl opened the scoring for the Bulls on Sunday with a powerplay marker in the first period and Luke Judson restored the one-goal lead with a penalty shot later in the opening frame. Unfortunately, that was all the offence the Bulls could muster.

Former Bulls Luke Pither and Bryan Cameron, who are both having career seasons as overagers in Barrie, connected for the game-winning goal midway through the second period. Usually this season it’s been Pither feeding Cameron, who has a league-high 50 goals, but this time Cameron found an open Pither at the side of the net. Pither potted his 35th of the season to give the Colts a 3-2 edge.

Canadian World Junior Alex Pietrangelo rounded out the scoring for the Colts with a powerplay goal in the third period.

Anthony Peters made 27 saves in the loss while Mavric Parks turned aside 29 shots for the Colts, who are the OHL’s top team with 54 wins and 110 points this season.

The Bulls fell to 18-39-2-6 and are winless in their past seven games. They return to action on Wednesday when they host the Oshawa Generals in their final home game of the 2009-10 season (7:05 p.m. on TV Cogeco and AM 800 CJBQ).

Prior to the game, the Bulls and the OHL honoured Stirling resident Al Detlor, who work his last game as a linesman after 25 years in the OHL. The Bulls also recognized John Wilson (The Cymbal Man) with the Medigas Hounslow Season Ticket Award.

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The Belleville Bulls jumped out to an early lead and then rallied to tie the game late but ultimately had to settle for a single point in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Kingston Frontenacs in a Saturday matinee at Yardmen Arena.

Alex Aleardi opened the scoring for the home team midway through the first period and then Austen Brassard counted a little more than three minutes later. But the Frontenacs rallied with four goals in the second period, including a pair of markers in the last 1:03 of the middle frame to wrestle away the lead.

Aleardi added his second of the game early in the third period before Derek Froats restored the Frontenacs’ two-goal cushion midway through the third period.

Kyle DeCoste cut into the lead with less than seven minutes left in the third period and then Aleardi completed his hat trick and tied the game with 2:39 left in regulation.

The Bulls started the overtime period killing off a penalty to captain Luke Judson, who had a great opportunity to score when he was hit with a breakaway pass coming out of the penalty box. Ethan Werek, who just returned to the Frontenacs’ roster from an injury, ended the game with his 27th goal of the season 3:01 into the extra frame.

Brassard had three assists in the game while Andy Bathgate chipped in with a pair of helpers.

Tyson Teichmann got the start for the Bulls but was replaced after two periods after he allowed four goals on 30 shots. Anthony Peters stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced in the third period and overtime. The Frontenacs outshot Belleville 53-39 in the game.

Belleville dropped to 18-36-2-6 and are seven points behind the Niagara IceDogs and Sudbury Wolves, for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with six games to go in the regular season.

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The Belleville Bulls got on the board early, but couldn’t hold on to the lead as they fell 4-2 to the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors at Yardmen Arena on Wednesday.

Luke Judson scored his team-leading 26th goal of the season on a powerplay just 2:26 into the first period to stake the home side to an early lead. Rookie defenders Steve Strong and Alex Basso picked up assists on the goal.

But the Majors rebounded with first period goals by T.J. Battani and Riley Brace to take a lead that they didn’t relinquish. Devante Smith-Pelly and Rob Flick also scored in the win.

Andy Bathgate added a powerplay goal in the second period for the Bulls with assists by Shawn Lalonde and Stephen Silas.

Rookie netminder Tyson Teichmann went the distance in the Belleville goal, allowing four goals on 31 shots. The Bulls directed 25 shots on Majors’ goalie Chris Carrozzi.

The Bulls were two-for-six on the powerplay and held the Majors scoreless on three extra-man situations.

The Bulls suffered their second straight loss and slipped to18-35-1-6. They trail the Niagara IceDogs by six points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with eight games left on the schedule. The Bulls are in Kingston on Friday (7:30 p.m. on TV Cogeco and AM 800 CJBQ) before hosting the Frontenacs in a rare Saturday matinee (2:00 p.m.).

The Bulls honoured the Hasty P’s Regiment before the game.

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Belleville native Drew Bannister of the Binghamton Senators played in the American Hockey League’s Mirabito Outdoor Classic in Syracuse, NY on Saturday. QuinteHockey.ca caught up with the Senators’ captain after the game.

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By his own estimation, it’s been more than a decade since Kevin Lalande has played outdoor hockey.

Lalande, the former Belleville Bulls’ all-star netminder, was the first star after making 36 saves in a 2-1 win over the Binghamton Senators in the American Hockey League’s Mirabito Outdoor Classic on Saturday.

Despite the two points that were on the line for the Crunch, Lalande said that he felt like a kid again playing on the outdoor rink.

“Absolutely,” Lalande said. “It was probably at least 10 years ago – the back yard at my parent’s house with my brother and sister. It’s been a really long time.”

It was the AHL’s first attempt at an outdoor game and they set a new league attendance record with 21,508 fans in attendance.

“We knew that this was going to be a fun day and something that everyone would remember for the rest of their lives,” Lalande said. “It was great. It just goes to show the support that we have and that the community is behind us.”

Belleville natives Drew Bannister and Derek Smith also played in the game for the Senators.

Bannister, the Senators’ captain and a graduate of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, said that playing in the outdoor game was a unique experience.

“It was an exciting experience,” Bannister said. “Once you get out there you realize it’s basically the same game. The ice gets a little bit chipped up and a little bit snowy but that’s to be expected. When the wind’s in your face – that’s a little bit different but you just get used to it.”

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In what both teams will no doubt see as a must win game, the Belleville Bulls travel to Oshawa to face the Generals on Friday (7:30 p.m. on TV Cogeco and AM 800 CJBQ).

The Bulls are on the outside looking in on the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but a streak-snapping 4-2 win at home over the Kingston Frontenacs on Wednesday kept their hopes alive.

The Bulls trail the Generals and Sudbury Wolves by six points for the final playoff spot in the East. The Bulls and Generals both have 11 games left on the schedule while the Wolves have 12 to play.

The Generals looked like they were cruising to a playoff berth but have lost nine straight games to fall into the perilous position they are in now. No doubt they will see Friday’s game against the Bulls as a tremendous opportunity to snap out of that funk.

Oshawa has won four of the six meetings between the two clubs this season – with three of those wins coming in shootouts. Both of Belleville’s wins have come in Oshawa, including an 8-2 win on January 3. Former Bulls Cody Alcock and Tyler Taylor are now with the Generals although neither player suited up in Thursday’s loss to the Barrie Colts.

In the past 12 years of the OHL Priority Selection there has only been three goalies taken in the first round and all three of them will be in the lineup tonight – Michael Zador (a first round pick of the London Knights in 2007 and was traded to Oshawa last season), Kevin Bailie (the Generals’ first rounder in 2008) and Belleville rookie Tyson Teichmann. Bailie and Teichmann both played minor hockey in Belleville for the Quinte Red Devils.

The Bulls are back at home on Saturday when they face the Erie Otters, who are closing in on locking up a playoff berth for just the second time in the past five years.

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