LISTOWEL, ONT. — Aidan Renaud and Ethan Fischer each recorded a goal and three assists as the Listowel Cyclones defeated the London Nationals 9–2 on Friday night at Steve Kerr Memorial Complex.
Thomas Paleczny added a goal and two assists, while Jack Bree stopped 28 of 30 shots to help Listowel secure its third consecutive victory. Nine different Cyclones scored, and 13 players recorded at least one point as the club improved to 3–1–2.
Dax Vader opened the scoring at 6:24 of the first period with his second goal of the season, assisted by Fischer. Heath Bradley doubled the lead at 9:54, scoring his fifth of the season on the power play, with Renaud and Paleczny collecting the assists.
The Cyclones carried that 2–0 advantage into the first intermission, then struck twice in the opening 2:19 of the second period to take a four-goal lead.
Shayne Keefe made it 3–0 with a power-play goal at 1:20, assisted by Renaud and Fischer. Just 59 seconds later, Fischer scored his first goal of the season, with Paleczny and Renaud providing the assists.
London got on the board at 4:18, but Renaud restored Listowel’s four-goal cushion at 7:44. His first goal of the season came on the power play and gave the Cyclones a 5–1 lead, with Fischer and Vader assisting.
The Nationals added a second goal at 17:10, leaving Listowel ahead 5–2 after 40 minutes. The Cyclones then closed out the victory with four unanswered goals in the third period.
Lyndon Cabral extended the lead to 6–2 at 11:22, scoring Listowel’s fourth power-play goal of the night off assists from Bradley and Hudson Wiles. Paleczny followed at 14:49, with Roman Shtefan earning the assist on the Cyclones’ seventh goal.
Taynton Berfelz made it 8–2 at 16:01, assisted by Ryan Cranny. Clark deBoer completed the scoring two minutes later at 18:01, with Trenton Harris and Cranny collecting the assists.
Vader and Bradley each finished with a goal and an assist, while Cranny’s two third-period assists gave him a two-point night. Listowel’s final four goals came in a span of 6:39.
Congratulations to Aidan Renaud (first star), Ethan Fischer (second star) and Thomas Paleczny (third star) on being named the game’s three stars.
The Listowel Cyclones also extend their sincere best wishes to Jack McGurn and the London Nationals following the accidental cut McGurn sustained on the ice during Friday’s game. The health and safety of every player always come first. We wish Jack a full and speedy recovery and send our support to him, his family and his teammates.
The Cyclones return to action Saturday, Oct. 3, when they visit the Woodstock Navy Vets at the Reeves Community Centre. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:45 p.m., and fans can also watch live on FloHockey.
— Listowel Cyclones Hockey Club
