Alvinston’s Duncan heads to Alberta for junior hockey
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Squires douse Delhi Flames
October 30, 2025
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The Petrolia Squires rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Flames, 6-2 in Ontario Elite Hockey League action Saturday in Delhi.
Trailing 2-0 after a period, Josh Barraclough and TJ Harris scored in the middle frame to send the teams into the second intermission tied at two.
Ben Schoch scored the eventual game-winning marker early in the third period as the Squires scored four unanswered goals. Barraclough completed his hat trick scoring twice in the third along with Colby Ackworth. Ryan Fraser and Isaac McLean both had two assists.
Connor McKinlay stopped 20 shots for his first win of the season for the Squires. Petrolia outshot the Flames, 44-22.
Friday at home, Jakob Knowles turned aside 46 shots to lead the Squires to a 3-1 win over Milverton.
After a scoreless first period, Schoch and Harris gave the home team a 2-0 advantage after 40 minutes. Wes Brooks scored early in the third to increase the Squires’ lead before Milverton spoiled the shutout bid just before the seven-minute mark of the final frame.
Petrolia, now 3-0 on the season, is at Seaforth on Saturday. The next home game is against Erin on Nov. 7.
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Alvinston’s Duncan heads to Alberta for junior hockey
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Barry Wright/The Independent The next stop on the junior hockey path for Hayden Duncan will be Drayton Valley, Alberta. The Alvinston goaltender has signed with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Thunder for the coming campaign. Drayton Valley is in oil country, southwest of Edmonton. The 20-year-old goaltender won 19 games split between three teams in the OJHL last season. Prior
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Bluewater Health takes over family doctor recruitment in Central Lambton
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Heather Wright/The Independent Bluewater Health and the Ontario Health Team in Sarnia-Lambton will be in charge of recruiting new doctors in all of Lambton County. That’s according to Rosanne Orcutt, a long-time Petrolia health care advocate and the now former head of the Central Lambton Recruitment Committee. Bluewater Health had always recruited for specialists in the hospital. The Blue Coast
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