If there was a trophy for wildest start to a season for any team in the OJHL so far, the Trenton Golden Hawks would take it.
The Hawks and Lindsay Muskies pumped home 15 goals to fill the nets at the Lindsay Rec Complex in a 8-7 Muskies overtime victory in Trenton’s season opener.
The Hawks led 4-1 after the first on goals from returnee Mason Musclow and newcomers Liam Fisher, Evan Norris and Ethan Brassard before the ‘Fish’ stormed back to tie in the second.
After Lindsay’s three unanswered goals, Kale Mace potted Trenton’s fifth of the night past Milo Slayer with 25 seconds left in the middle frame on a powerplay to give the Hawks the lead back going into the third.
Mason Quinn for the Muskies and Trenton’s Kaiden Harmon scored less than a minute apart early in the third before Lindsay climbed into the lead for the first time in the game on tallies from Quinte Red Devils graduate Jack Foley and Ty Rupnow.
Trenton refused to quit though and managed to even the score again through Beckett Ewart’s equalizer with 1:17 left in the third with the help of Brassard’s third assist of the game.
One shot was all that was needed in the extra frame from the Muskies to win it, coming from Shane Brown 1:22 into the overtime period, sending the home opener crowd away with smiles.
Hayden Jeffery stopped 37 shots as the Muskies edged the Hawks 45-44.
Trenton will quickly turn it around with a date in Toronto against the defending Buckland Cup champion Toronto Patriots at 7 p.m. Saturday.
