(Posted 6:30 p.m., Jan. 25)
Grads surrender three goal lead in the third, lose to Kanata in a shootout
By Fred Sherwin
Orléans Online

The Cumberland Grads had the Kanata Stallions right where they wanted them at the Navan Arena Sunday afternoon. They were up 3-0 with 13:27 left to go in the third and their goalie Adam Laderoute had stopped everything the Stallions had thrown at him.

But then the unthinkable happened, Gabriel Parent's goal at the 14:20 mark of the period sparked a three goal outburst by the Stallions, fueled by back-to-back penalties at the 12:22 mark and the 10:21 mark which resulted in a power play goal with 9:57 left in the game, and culminated in a shorthanded goal with two minutes left in regulation to force overtime

After neither team scored in the extra session, Kanata managed to score the only goal in the shootout to steal the extra point from the Grads who are now winless in their last three games.

The Grads started out well enough, directing 10 shots at Kanata goaltender Sebastien Parker in the first period, including a shot from Doug Harvey which found it's way into the back of the net for the opening goal.

Following a scoreless second period in which the Grads outshot the Stallions 13-7, Cumberland got a jump on Kanata in the third, scoring two goals in the first two and half minutes, including a goal by Kevin Tansey off the opening faceoff.

Greg Sartoretto gave the Grads a three goal lead off a pass from Rob Caperelli before the wheels started to fall off.

The Grads only have three days to regroup before they play back-to-back road games on Thursday and Friday against the Cornwall Grads and the red hot Gloucester Rangers who are 6-0-0-1 since the holiday break.

They Grads will return to Navan for a game against the Nepean Raiders on Sunday. The opening faceoff is at 3 p.m.

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