Watford mourns loss of long-time firefighter
Petrolia Squires silence Thunder
January 13, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent
Josh Barraclough’s shootout goal cemented a 6-5 win for the Petrolia Squires in Tillsonburg.
Carson Perry had also scored in the shootout for the winners Saturday while Jakob Knowles had made a pair of saves for Petrolia in the penalty shot portion of the contest.
Perry tied the game with less than six minutes to play in regulation time after the Thunder had rallied for a 5-4 lead with a pair of goals in 46 seconds midway through the third period.
TJ Harris scored twice for the Squires with Isaac McLean and Evan Wammes also scoring. Derek Folkard and Ben Schoch each had two assists for the Squires who played with a short bench of only 12 skaters.
Knowles made 29 saves through overtime for the Squires.
Petrolia, now 11-5 on the Ontario Elite Hockey League season, is home to Milverton on Friday night.
The Squires have won four of their last five games at home. Milverton is 4-8-4 on the campaign.
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