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April 2, 2024

The Alvinston Killer Bees broke the home game curse, beating Stratford 5-2 to head to the WOSHL final.

Brennan Feasey scored first for the Killer Bees at 3:06 off the stick of Jacob Chantler and James McEwan. Graham Broulotte of the Irish tied it up with a minute left in the first.

McEwan scored twice in the second for the Bees – once two tenths of a second before the buzzer.

Rylan Bowers scored twice in the third. Goalie Nolan DeKoning assisted on the final goal.

Stratford scored one more with just 1:55 left in the period but it wasn’t enough and the Killer Bees won the semi final.

They’ll take on Tillsonburg in the final.

Teammates check on Goalie Nolan DeKoning after a hit during Tuesday’s game. DeKoning faced 42 shots in the 5-2 victory.

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