Declan Hobbs perfect in relief, Hawks come back to win 5-4
Until Sunday, Nov. 4, the Nipawin Hawks had only surrendered four goals or more on four different occasions in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.
On top of that, the Hawks have never had to pull their goaltender in the middle of a game. Both those things happened in the first 10 minutes against the Melville Millionaires.
The Millionaires took a 2-0 lead seven minutes into the game, but the Hawks tied it up in less than a minute until the Mills scored another two goals to lead 4-2 halfway through the first.
A tip-in from Daniel Liberty on the Millionaires’ power play was the final goal head coach Doug Johnson allowed goaltender Patrick Pugliese to be in net for.