It was Star Wars Day at CBBA, and the Ontario Reign dueled a San Jose Barracuda squad getting off the mat after a 5-0 pummeling yesterday afternoon.
The Barracuda swam ahead early, as Daniel Doremus swiped an errant Nic Dowd pass that had been earmarked for a vacated Reign blueline. Closing in all alone, Doremus bobbled the puck at the last moment, but Peter Budaj was still forced to use his pad. Shortly thereafter, John McCarthy backhanded a rebound off a Gus Young point shot, which Budaj sucked up.
Deep into the opening frame, Ontario's attack still couldn't get on track.