Image
Callum Anderson photo
Elijah Grant had 20 saves in the Flyers 7-4 win over Lucan Sunday in Petrolia.

Petrolia Flyers one win from first round playoff sweep of Lucan

February 24, 2025

Tobias Iantorno had a hat trick and Andrew Jaques scored and added two assists to power the Petrolia Flyers to a 7-4 win over Lucan at Greenwood Rec Centre Sunday.

Owen Peters, Phoenix Timmington and Lucas Rogers also scored for Petrolia. Ethan Flintoff, Caleb Kennedy and Noel Sanderson each had two assists.

Elijah Grant made 20 saves.

Lucan’s first goal at 5:53 of the first period broke a goalless span of nearly 126 minutes dating back to consecutive shutouts by the Flyers in the first two games of the best-of-seven PJHL series.

Petrolia leads the series, 3-0 with the brooms at the ready as they travel to Lucan Wednesday.

Saturday in Lucan, Flintoff had two goals and two assists and Iantorno recorded four assists as the Flyers blanked the Irish, 6-0.

Ethan Everaert earned the shutout.

Share This

Image
Front Page

In an election of Trumps and Tariffs, ‘Agriculture is a non-topic’

April 25, 2025

Blake Ellis/The Independent “Agriculture is a non-topic,” says Brian Eves. The president of the Lambton Federation of Agriculture is about the federal election campaign.The Independent talked to Eves and Lambton dairy farmer, Kevin Forbes about the issues farmers face and what the politicians are saying that is catching their attention. Less than two percent of the Canadian population are farm

Read More

Image
Front Page

Canada’s future, affordability and local journalism all part of the final debate

April 25, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent The very last speaker of in the very last Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong debate threw away his prepared closing remarks. After listening to the problems Canada is facing, and the historic choices voters will make April 28, Liberal Candidate George Vandenberg said he wanted to speak “from the heart. “My family came from war torn Europe in 1951, 1952. My

Read More

Image
Front Page

York1 project will still follow environmental rules says MPP

April 24, 2025

‘This is the hand I’ve been dealt’ says Pinsonneault Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault is trying to reassure Dresden residents the York1 Environmental Waste Solution’s plan to expand the derelict dump will still have to follow environmental standards. Pinsonneault is spoke to The Independent a week after the Ford Government quietly announced it wants to clear away some

Read More

Image
Front Page

Plans for Camlachie mini arena shelved

April 24, 2025

The project’s drivers – the Huron Shores Optimists – say it would place a financial burden on the club Heather Wright/The Independent The Huron Shores Optimist and the Town of Plympton-Wyoming say they will be working together on a recreation project in Camlachie, but it won’t be the $2.3 million outdoor arena project. The Optimist floated the idea of an

Read More