Image
Heather Wright Photo
All eyes were looking up after goalie Ethan Everaert kicked up the puck and it deflected into the air Saturday at the Greenwood Recreation Centre.

Flyer take game one of semis with 6-5 win over Bulldogs

March 8, 2025

The Petrolia Flyers only led once in the Yeck Division semi-final opener but it was when it mattered the most as they prevailed 6-5 over the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs Saturday.

Tobias Iantorno’s second goal of the game at 19:46 of the extra period brought the home team back from 3-1, 4-2 and 5-4 deficits. He also had two assists.

Ryan Richardson scored twice and Austin Harper added a goal and two assists. Harper was also unsuccessful on a penalty shot in the second period. Owen Peters also scored for Petrolia and added an assist with Andrew Jaques registered two assists. Richardson was the Flyers’ player of the game.

Ethan Everaert made 44 saves as the visitors out shot the Flyers, 49-46. Former London Knights goalie Aiden Berry took the loss.

Sarnia’s Nathan Lavender had a goal for the Bulldogs.

Game two is in Mt. Brydges on Sunday night.

Ethan Everaert had 44 stops Saturday
Ethan Everaert had 44 stops Saturday
Collision in front of the next in the third period.
Ethan Everaert and Mateo Craievich celebrate Saturday’s win.
Ryan Richardson celebrates after his second goal of the night

Share This

Image
Front Page

Middlesex man facing seven charges after Wyoming crash

October 22, 2026

The Independent An accident in Wyoming led to multiple charges including uttering death threats. Oct. 21, just before 6 pm, the OPP was called to a home on Brooke St. near London St. for a disturbance. There was a single car accident and police conducted a traffic stop. A 41-year-old man from Middlesex County was arrested and charged with He

Read More

Image
Front Page

Water restrictions lifted in Lambton

October 22, 2026

The Independent People in Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick, Brooke-Alvinston and Forest can resume normal water use. Yesterday, the Lambton Area Water Supply System asked people to conserve water while workers repaired a major problem on London Line. Clinton Harper, LAWSS general manager, said crews were working on a waterline on London Line near Mandaumin when there was a problem. He says the

Read More

Image
Front Page

Chicago man on his way back to US charged with impaired driving

October 22, 2026

The Independent A Chicago man’s travels were delayed after Canada Border Services stopped someone they thought was impaired. Oct. 19, just before 8 am, Lambton OPP went to the Blue Water Bridge. They arrested a 48-year-old Chicago man and charged him with impaired driving. The man was given a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his vehicle was impounded for seven

Read More

Image
Front Page

McGregor scores as Team Canada advances to semis

October 22, 2026

THE INDEPENDENT Forest’s Tyler McGregor notched a second period goal in Team Canada’s 7-0 win over the host team at the IPH Para Cup in Czechia on Wednesday. McGregor has four goals and an assist in three games at the tournament. Canada will play Czechia in a rematch in semifinal action on Friday. The U.S. takes on the World Selects

Read More