Muskies open OFSAA with win over Sault Ste. Marie high school

A pair of goals from Troy Veldhuisen helped the Fort Frances Muskies boys hockey team to a 3-2 win over the Korah Kolts from Sault Ste. Marie in their opening game at the all-Ontario AA High School Hockey Championship in Belleville.

The Muskies opened the scoring early in the first on the power-play with Veldhuisen finding the back of the Kolt’s net with Gavin Hill picking up an assist on the play.

The Kolts tied the game with 4:30 left in the opening period, but Aiden Loerzel put the Muskies back in front with an unassisted marker 28 seconds later.

The teams played a scoreless second period before Veldhuisen scored his second of the game early in the third to give the Muskies a 2-goal lead.

Tarran Enge earned an assist on the goal.

The Kolts battled back with a goal with just under 4 minutes remaining, then pulled their netminder in the final minutes, but could not come up with the equalizer.

The Muskies are back on the ice at 2 p.m. Central to take on the Syndenham Golden Eagles, who defeated the E. S. C. L’Essor Aigles 8-1 in their opening game on Tuesday.