By David Clark
Both teams came out with some urgency but finally at 15:11 of the first, Phil Varone from a very talented Otters team tapped in a pass from Brett Thompson while cherry-picking in front of Campbell’s crease. A new acquisition, Varone arrived in Erie from a struggling London Knights team and has performed very well offensively since he became an Otter. A career high, Phil accumulated 81 points during the regular season at the Centre position with an impressive +/- at 21 to go along with his outstanding numbers.
Once again, this time in the 2nd, Brett Thompson directed the puck to a well-positioned Anthony Luciani who was at the door of the crease and went top shelf when the puck arrived. Luciani was @ +26 during the regular season and contributed 78 points to the cause this year. Luciani is a savvy veteran on the RW and hails from Maple, Ontario. His D.O.B. is May 13, 1990. Anthony has skated with the Otters for his entire OHL career.
The goaltending on both sides was excellent last night. Sadikov really stole the show, stopping 40 of 41. Almost everything that came at him except one was stopped by his acrobatic play but Spitfire Jack Campbell shut the door on a very offensive Erie team but surrendered two in the process. It was a 2-1 final in favour of the Erie Otters. The score should have been in favour of the Spits if they hadn’t squandered eleven power play opportunities in the game.
