The Trenton Golden Hawks have prolonged their 2025-26 season and Buckland Cup championship defence at least one more game.
With their backs against the proverbial wall, the Hawks doubled the Newmarket Hurricanes 6-3 in Game 4 of the OJHL East Conference Semifinal Series.
Trailing 3-0 in the series, Trenton got the exact start it was looking for when Joey Brehmer struck 24 seconds into the night for his second of the postseason from his starting linemates Isaiah Shantz and Thomas Kuipers.
Continuing the pesky behaviour they’ve displayed all series, the Hurricanes managed to tie and then go ahead on goals less than a minute apart courtesy of Chase Yanni on a powerplay and Kristian Lamanna.
The Hawks got their fight back in the second stanza, burying a pair via veterans Josh Penney and Andrew Wycisk.
Penney, the Odessa native, buried a powerplay goal at 8:29 from Shantz and Kuipers, before Wycisk’s counted for his first of the playoffs on account of help from Lucas Digiantommaso and Duncan Schneider.
The Hawks jumped further ahead with two more in the final frame courtesy of another powerplay tally, this one from Digiantommaso, and an even strength goal, the first of the postseason from Wyatt Gregory.
The Gregory marker chased the previously stellar Carter Froggett from the net in favour of Alex Armellin for the remainder of the night.
The two teams traded powerplay markers, scored by Lucas Teixiera and Digiantommaso with Trenton holding onto its three-goal advantage.
Colton Drillen-Roach turned in a solid performance with 24 saves as Trenton outshot Newmarket 43-27.
The Hawks will host Game 5 on Sunday at 5 p.m., aiming for at least one more road trip.
