{"id":60373,"date":"2019-09-13T22:36:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T02:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=60373"},"modified":"2019-09-14T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T12:48:59","slug":"sold-out-show-as-brock-badgers-bitten-by-guelph-gryphons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/09\/sold-out-show-as-brock-badgers-bitten-by-guelph-gryphons\/","title":{"rendered":"Sold out show as Brock Badgers bitten by Guelph Gryphons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guelph Gryphons captured their fourth Steel Blade Classic hockey game as they slipped by the Brock Badgers 4-1 in front of a sold out crowd of 4,752 fans at the Meridian Centre in downtown St. Catharines on Friday, Sept. 13.<\/p>\n

Guelph is now 2-2 against Brock in Steel Blade action at the Meridian Centre, which was sold out for a second-consecutive year.<\/p>\n

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Brock Badgers winger Jared Marino fires the puck at Guelph Gryphons goalie Andrew Masters during the 21st Steel Blade Classic at the Meridian Centre on Friday, Sept. 13.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was a great atmosphere and that gives you chills when you get out there,\u201d said Brock head coach Marty Williamson. \u201cIf you put 4,700 fans in a building cheering on two teams, the emotions are going to go through the roof. They\u2019re going to give it their all.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a scoreless first period, the Gryphons exploded for three consecutive goals in the second courtesy of Connor Bramwell, Stephen Templeton and Giordano Finoro.<\/p>\n

Badgers newcomer Jordan Sambrook scored a bomb from the point during a power play to end Guelph\u2019s bid for a shutout in the third, before Andrew Dodson added one for Guelph near the end of the game to make it a 4-1 final.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Steel Blade Classic sets the tempo for the hockey season,\u201d said Guelph head coach Shawn Camp. \u201cThis game means so much to us because it\u2019s historical and it\u2019s a privilege for our team. There\u2019s an education piece to this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williamson said the Badgers left opportunities out on the ice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked our compete and we had our chances, but we didn\u2019t finish,\u201d he said. \u201cThe scoring chances were pretty even, but credit to their goalie.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Badgers will now play a month of exhibition games in preparation for their home opener against Toronto on Oct. 4.<\/p>\n

Brock Sports Associate Director Emily Allan presented a donation of more than $4,752 to the Brock University Students\u2019 Union Food First Program as a result of student ticket sales to Friday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n\n\t