Greg Murphy; Belleville Ont; June 3/13 – Retired boxer Shawn O’Sullivan enjoys a book detailing the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali before an interview.

By Greg Murphy

Shawn O’Sullivan left pro boxing 16 years ago but still feels the affects of repeatedly being struck in the head.

Today, he suffers from brain damage.

On May 15, O’Sullivan launched a program called “Shawn Says: ’Protect Yourself, Protect Your Future.’” The intent of the program is to educate athletes of the potential dangers of repeatedly sustaining a concussion.

“We are trying to educate, just make everyone plain-Jane aware, as I wasn’t even aware of what an actual concussion was,” said O’Sullivan in an interview, Monday.

O’Sullivan didn’t know what a concussion was.

“I thought ‘ wow, I wonder how many athletes or players or hockey players or anybody is equally, as I was doing, enjoying the affects of concussions without even knowing,’” said O’Sullivan.

The retired professional boxer at one point was a two-time world amateur champion and Canadian athlete of the year. In the 1984 summer Olympics in Los Angeles, O’Sullivan won silver in the light middleweight division for Canada.

O’Sullivan lives in Belleville. He worked odd jobs renovating houses and being a janitor. He is divorced with five kids.

During the interview, O’Sullivan sometimes slurred his speech and had difficulties remembering parts of his life.

Nonetheless, his charm still remains intact.

Around two years ago, O’Sullivan said he met George Barrie through his brother who he worked with in Toronto. Barrie introduced him to Scott Granville, and Stephen Paquet.

The four make the “Shawn Says” team.

“George and Scott and Steve and all these guys put their heads together and said ‘here’s a natural. We got this guy and he’s enjoyed some of the effects of concussions.’ From there it took off,” said O’Sullivan.

The program will feature a number of videos spotlighting pro athletes and their experiences with concussions.

O’Sullivan had met some of these athletes during his time as a pro.

“We had a number of old NHL’ers that I went to celebrity dinners with back in the 80’s. So it was like an old home week. It was great, and it was very fine for me to see these guys again,”

Some athletes involved include hockey players Guy Lafleur of the Montreal Canadiens, and Mike Gartner of the Maple Leafs.

O’Sullivan said the athletes were all willing to help with the program.

The Brain Injury Association of Quinte has also lent a helping hand.

“They’re great, they have assisted in virtually every direction we’re moving in,” said O’Sullivan.

O’Sullivan will be a keynote speaker In Kingston at the Brain Injury Association’s national conference. He will be speaking at the provincial conference in Niagara as well.

A meeting with the Lieutenant Governor is also on its way.

The effects of brain injury began to show when O’Sullivan lived in the Catskills in upstate New York training under Kevin Rooney. Rooney is credited with training Mike Tyson.

“It was some time around then that I had noticed the thinking part of the head was thinking weird thoughts at times,” said O’Sullivan.

O’Sullivan boxed as a pro for 23 bouts after the 1984 Olympics. In 1988, O’Sullivan lost two bouts and retired. O’Sullivan returned to the ring in 1991 to try again.

After a second comeback in 1996, O’Sullivan lost the taste for the ring.

“By the second comeback, or by the third comeback, I thought ‘what am I doing, this game is not fun anymore.’ I couldn’t even bare to look at my gym bag,” said O’Sullivan.

After four bouts, in 1997, a neurologist refused to renew the license he needed to continue boxing due to brain damage he saw during a CAT scan.

Though O’Sullivan does not expect the program to make a direct change in the way contact sports are played, he does want to raise awareness so young athletes are more careful.

O’Sullivan is living with the difficulties of brain damage, however, he does not regret his career in boxing.

“It’s called life, everybody leads a life, partakes in sports and athletics. I have no regrets,” said O’Sullivan.

BELLEVILLE ON- Bayside runners Brad Davis and Liam Marecak run at the front of the 1500m race at the COSSA Track and Field Meet at Mary Ann Sills last Thursday. Photo by Shelden Rogers.

By Shelden Rogers.

Off the track, Brad Davis and Liam Marecak are best friends, but once they hit the starting line it’s all business.

The two long distance runners from Bayside Secondary School have developed a system to push each other to their maximum abilities, and they have seen results.

“Whenever I see Liam catching up to me I know that I have to speed up a little bit,” said Davis.

The two were among hundreds of athletes participating at the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics track meet at Mary Ann Sills Park last Thursday.

East Northumberland-Brighton took top prize at the event with a total of 404.5 points. Bayside Secondary School followed with 326 points and St. Theresa’s finished third with 208.5 points.

Part of Bayside’s success came from the Davis and Marecak due. The two combined for  three gold medals and one silver.

They started running together this year and have been close ever since.

“Liam is my best friend, he has really pushed me through everything, he has made me who I am today,” said Davis.

Track and field is more than just a sport to these two. Marecak said it has affected his life outside the track.

“Track and field has definitely taught me a lot, like how to never give up on something even with the competition and everything that might stand in your way. It teaches you not to give up and pursue something that you really want,” said Marecak.

Davis said it has changed his life completely since last year.

“I have changed a lot since last year. I was nowhere and did no sports, now I have a good team mate who has really supported me through everything, it just makes me feel a lot better,” said Davis

“Track and field has taught me to stay with the right group and keep with your real friends and not anyone who doesn’t treat you like they should,” said Davis.

Bayside also had the help of Katherine Herron, who broke the triple jump record for midget girls at the COSSA meet.

A total of 12 records were broken throughout the day. Events like shot put, javelin, 100m dash and many more saw their long lasting records fall.

Herron said it’s all about staying focused and confident.

“The key is being confident. After my hurdles I didn’t do that well so I had to just shake it off. My coaches help me a lot and make sure that I focus on the next race and stay focused,” said Herron.

She said there is no feeling like waiting at the starting line.

“It’s so nerve racking, I always just look down at the finish line and stay confident, it’s just such a rush,” said Herron.

Bayside coach Daniel Tripp said success is all about the approach you take to training.

“Each week is big. If you make it a personal thing, rather than focusing on what everyone else is doing, you can achieve your own goals and stay motivated,” said Tripp.

Once the training is over, Tripp said there is no feeling like seeing his team succeed and their hard work pay off.

Other dominant performances came from Trenton High School. The school combined for a total of seven gold medals during the day.

Long distance runner Rachel Faulds placed first in both of her events. She said there is nothing like seeing success on the track.

“When you run really well it’s the best feeling in the world. You feel incredible and it’s really exciting,” said Faulds.

Trenton Jumper Leaugen Fray also placed first in all of his events, dominating the competition in the triple, long and high jump events. But he said it’s not all about winning.

“Winning events feels nice, but it feels better to get personal bests. It’s really nice to win but I’d rather get a personal best than a win any day,” said Fray.

Top athletes will now wait for their next test at the OFSAA East Region Track and Field Championships at Mary Ann Sills on May 30th.

Lancer guard Pat Kalala powers past two Centennial players. Photo by Taylor Renkema.

By: John Boldrick

Sunday Afternoon is a quiet time at Loyalist College for the most part, except for the gym. It’s filled with members of the Lancers men’s basketball team.

The team leader is Patrick Kalala, a third year guard for the Lancers. He is the first man warming up, shooting jump shots, taking lay-ups and even incorporating a few shots with his back to the basket, just for kicks.

Kalala starts the practice early, although he isn’t the only one on his team to do so on most days.

“I love playing basketball with those guys, we go to the gym, whenever you want to go for extra shots, those guys are always going to go. If it’s not one guy, it’s another,” he said.

All the extra practices may soon pay off. The Lancers dropped a game 91-71 to the Seneca Sting on Friday, and while losing by 20 points hurt, the Lancers don’t expect to make a habit of it.

With a mix of returning veterans and talented rookies, the Lancers look to improve on last year’s 7-13 record. This is certainly a different team than last year’s squad.

“This year we’re that much deeper, we’re that much more athletic, we’re that much more skilled, all around everything is that much better than last year”

Richard Whitfield, in his second season as head coach, credits his first year players with helping the team reach a .500 record through the first four games.

“Most of the rookies that we’ve brought in we’re some of the top players on their high school or club team that they could do it, it’s a surprise that they are doing it this early,” he said.

One player is Cameron James-Hughes, a 6’10 forward. While Hughes transition to college ball has had its ups and downs, he has been showing signs of improvement.

“He’s coming a long way and he knows it’s a building process and he will be a force in this league,” said Whitfield.

Praise extends beyond his coach, as teammates have also taken notice of Hughes.

“I think he’s the biggest key to our team” said Kalala, “The way he is built- you don’t run into guys like that every day. We have something in the league that everyone wants and now we have to maximize the potential out of it.”

Hughes isn’t the only key to the team’s success. Kalala is quick to point to another teammate’s strong play, one that he may not have expected coming into this season.

“Jordan Marlow. He’s definitely better on defense than I thought he’d be and on offense he’s streaky but for the most part he’s been pretty consistence throughout the whole year,” he said.

Coach Whitfield has his own idea as to who has stepped up this season, although his choice isn’t a surprise.

“Our leader, Patrick Kalala, he’s really stepped up but he hasn’t because he’s always been capable of it, he’s just doing the right things all the time,” said Whitfield.

Exceptional play isn’t the only reasons for the teams play, as Kalala said there is as much importance of practice in building a competitive team.

“Every day, bring your hard hat. You know that everyday when we practice it’s always going to be super hard and as long as we keep each other accountable, the sky is the limit,” said Kalala.

Whitfield stresses the importance of being mentally, as well as physically strong.

“Our guys just have to be mentally prepared for everything and that includes practice and games and make sure they’re taking care of their stuff off the court as far as school and being ready to practice and coming hard every night,” said Whitfield.

The season is still young. With regular season games left, the Lancers still have room to grow. Whitfield still has some lessons to teach his young team.

“They don’t know how to close out tight games, they don’t know how to put the foot on somebody’s throat and dominate a game. So, it’s a struggle teaching these guys how to win,” he said, “Basketball wise they’re talented, it’s just the mental side of things and knowing how to win.”

While it’s anyone’s guess as to how the season will end for the Lancers, Kalala has a message for fans of the team and opposing players.

“This year, I don’t think I’ve heard too many negative things but I really believe that our team is not going be a joke to play with,” he said.

Gold medal winner Johnny Ellis has lived in Madoc his entire life. "I love this town," he said. "The people here really care about you." He has been a Kiwanis member for 17 years and volunteers his time at the Legion. Photo by Gail Paquette

By Gail Paquette

Johnny Ellis has his eyes on bringing home more gold.

A member of the Special Olympics bowling team for 20 years, Ellis came back from the provincials in Kingston, May 31-June 3, with two gold medals and three bronze.

“I wanted to go to the Olympics since I was 13,” says Ellis. “Cathy has been my coach since I started. She is the best. She calms me down during competition.”

Cathy Collins has been the Recreation and Program Facilitator at Pathways in Belleville for 32 years and volunteers her time as coach and mentor for the Special Olympics. She was with Ellis in 2010 at Nationals in London, Ontario when he won gold.

Now he has his sights set on the 2014 National Special Olympics in Vancouver in July.

“He would be the spirit of the Special Olympics,” said Collins. “Always ready, willing and able.”

The games had 900 athletes competing and as many volunteers.

The spring game provincials included Ellis’s game of 5 pin bowling as well as 10 pin, basketball, bocce ball and powerlifting.

“It’s an amazing spectacle to behold,” said Collins. “ It’s wonderful to meet so many new people and see so many different perspectives.”

At 34 years of age, Ellis has been an athlete all his adult life. As well as bowling he participates in karate and plays hockey and golf. He is going for a place on the Special Olympics golf team.

“The special Olympics started in 1969,” said Collins. “ There was a need to develop a sports program for intellectually disabled people as it was proven they were less active then their non-disabled peers.”

Special Olympics Canada boasts the involvement of 34,000 athletes, who participate in at least two events every year.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (08/11/2011) From left, Cheryl Moggridge, Bonnie Gryce, Betty Brant, and Jan King motion through warm-up exercises with their teacher Kenzo Dozono in Belleville at the S.K.I. Belleville Karate School. Photo by Alicia Wynter

Kenzo Dozono uses a philosophy of understanding and relating when teaching his students the art of karate.
Dozono has been teaching students of all ages and levels at the S.K.I. Belleville Karate School in Belleville since 1969.
“I never had a bad day at all, because when I teach class, kids give me such energy, and I’m 67, but I behave like a four or five year old kid,” says Dozono.
He believes that when he teaches his students he must be able to teach students of all ages, and from them, he also gains knowledge and experience and is always learning something new from his students every day.
“Then you know, to do so, you have to have experience to associate with them, and not forgetting when you were a little kid, and when you are a teenager, and they are pissed off at something, then you can understand, you can say, ‘You know, I was there.’ I learned something, so I give you what to do, then teenagers can talk with me, and they understand that I was there too. They have a common bond, a conversation. That’s my job,” Dozono says.
Today Dozono is now one of the highest-ranking black belt masters and also the 2002 & 2003 All-Japan Karate Championship Master’s Division Kata Champion.
Dozono always remembers that he has to relate to his students to get his lessons across for them to understand.
“Karate is one tool for me to associate with other people. It’s not my purpose to teach karate. I want to be a life artist, not a karate artist,” says Dozono.
He enjoys everyday with excitement and wants other people to enjoy their life as much as he does because he has had a fantastic life and also hopes because of him, they will have “a wildness” in their personality, and have more curiosity for their life.
Dozono was introduced to karate at the age of three through his father’s friend who happened to be a karate master in South Japan because he was sick and was not able to walk. Dozono started off by cleaning the floors of the karate gym by hand, and using his legs and feet to push the rag along the floor, he regained strength in his legs and arms, and that was his first year of karate training. At first, he hated school and physical education. He was short and weak and didn’t like racing because he could not keep up with the other children.
“Then I started wondering, ‘how can I do, you know, become first place finisher to get better prize instead of only participation prize?’ ”
Dozono found a way to motivate himself, and become better by running every morning and night for one year. After a while he realized that he was good at long distance running and began winning long distance championships.
“Then I got more confidence, I realized that I could do more. Then I started to concentrate for karate training, that’s the beginning.”
Dozono took off after he became a first-degree black belt when he was 14-years-old.
When asked about his future with karate and martial arts, he says the question is a very difficult one to answer. His reason was because each generation was different from the past generations, and the future generation will be different from todays, so he is not able to give a clear answer about the future of karate.
“But karate is a martial art, so even other arts change, but karate will be appreciated in a long, long time. Traditional karate will never change. It’s like, classic music, even classic music, even though generation’s change, people will appreciate. So karate is a classic martial art, so we call it traditional martial art.”
Dozono has confidence in himself as an instructor to teach traditional karate in the highest of standards to his students so that the next generation will carry on traditional karate to the next generation.
“So, it’s up to the instructors. It’s not up to the students. Students trust teachers, right? So, if we have good instructors, then martial arts will survive. But if we have bad instructors, then martial arts will be destroyed, because like classic music, Beethoven, Bach, you know their music never changes, even hundred years later, right?”
Dozono says it is his responsibility to teach the highest standard. It doesn’t matter how many students he has but he hopes children will become leaders for the next generation after he is gone.
Betty Brant, one of Dozono’s students had been training for karate for 25 years, and all of those years, she has been training with Dozono, and plans on completing her training at his dojo. Brant has always been into a lot of sports, but enjoys martial arts the most because of the training, fitness, discipline, dedication, and also because it improves skills.
There are 10 levels of black belt degrees – Dozono is an eighth degree black belt, or hachidan, which means eighth degree black belt in Japanese.
Brant is now a fourth degree black belt, a yodan, which means forth rank or grade, and forth degree black belt in the martial arts ranking systems. Both Brant and her 13-year-old daughter, Megan Brant, now train at the S.K.I. Belleville Karate School.

By: Amanda Monahan

There’s a 14 year-old girl you do not want to mess with.

She stands at roughly five foot three, 125 pounds with long blonde hair.

But don’t let Kassandra Baylis’ appearance fool you. She’s an amateur boxer who can take on opponents a lot bigger.

“Kassandra is not the kind of girl you want to mess with but we call her the bombshell for a reason because she’s a very very nice, pretty girl. She doesn’t always look like much but believe me you don’t want to go barking up that tree, “ her coach Kevin Flesch said with a laugh.

She may not look like a boxer at first glance but her peers at school knows her power.

“Some people joke around, like the boys they joke around with me about it and then they say ‘oh no you’ll knock me out’,” she said.

In short they’re basically afraid of her.

“Uh, ya,” she said with a laugh.

Baylis won the New York State Amateur Boxing Championship on the weekend of March 9^th. The Frankford native went up against a girl who had 10 pounds on her.

“I didn’t know that she weighed more than me, I didn’t know anything about her. Kevin told me right before I went in and fought that she only had two fights and she lost both. Turns out she had five and won all five so I broke her record,” she said.

“The girl had power, she did have 10 pounds on Kassandra but I believe it worked in Kassandra’s advantage because Kassandra had just that much more speed on the girl. So that 10 pounds didn’t really make a big difference,” Flesch said.

Baylis and Flesch had a specific game plan heading into the fight, to rush right on to a two, three, two (right hand, left hook, right hand). After the second eight count her opponent’s coach threw in the towel and she won by a technical knockout.

“The ref said afterwards if they didn’t throw in the towel he would have called the fight,” she said.

“I was so excited, it was the best feeling in the world when they held my hand up,”

Her hard work has paid off, she just started the sport six months ago.

“Kassandra is one of the hardest workers I have in the club, she’s fully committed, fully dedicated. The only time she takes off is either I give her or time just from being ill or from injuries things like that. But for the most part Kassandra is gung-ho, she’s here every single night, works the hardest out of everyone and on her off night she’s in active rest,” Flesch said.

Baylis gets back into the ring this weekend with a match in Messina, New York, to defend her title, and then it’s back to Canada for a match later in the month in Orangeville.

BELLEVILLE, ON (05/03/2012) - Hanna Bunton of the St. Theresa's Titans kisses the OCSSA trophy after defeating the Moira Trojans 1-0 in at the Yardmen Arena on March 3, 2012. Photo by Dan Pearce

It took 59 minutes and 48 seconds, but the St. Theresa Titans finally broke through goaltender Bre Brunnet of the Moira Knights in the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics girls hockey championship game.

After consistent pressure by the Titans, it was only a matter of time before they would score a goal.

The Titans CJ Tipping scored the goal that broke the scoreless tie with 12.1 seconds left on the clock in the third period.

Even Titans coach Rob Bunton was getting ready for an overtime that was looking to be a sure thing.

“We were actually prepared to go into overtime. I was trying to figure out what we were going to do,” said Bunton.

Although the Titans have been dominant, winning the last three COSSA titles, Bunton knew the team was in tough against a solid Knights team.

“We knew this team had a strong goaltender. We knew it was possibly going to be a low scoring game. We played them in two other low scoring games this year,” said Bunton.

“It was a tight game and I liked the way we kept attacking. We really didn’t back off even though it was scoreless. We didn’t get to defensive, we didn’t panic, I think the girls believed that if we kept on working, eventually a goal would come, and it did.”

Titans goalkeeper, Amelia Waugh said she was happy with the way the team played in front of her and credits the win to hard work.

“I think we probably played our best. We played hard, we never gave up, and scored with only 12 seconds left. It kind of makes you feel good,” said Waugh.

Despite the Knights loss, coach Todd Robertson said he was happy with the way the girls played in the championship game, especially when it came to the play of netminder Bre Bunnett.

“Our kids played their hearts out, every ounce of their skill and ability is out there all the time. Today was probably the best I’ve every seen our goalie play,” said Robertson.

Bunnett saw over 30 shots and kept her team in it until the dying seconds of the game — something Robertson could only describe as “bittersweet”.

“I just told them in there that they are going to be heroes in the hallways because this is as hard as this team — and this is a very strong team, we’ve been to COSSA two years in a row — has ever been pushed locally and I would suggest probably as hard as they’ve been pushed anywhere. We were taken to the limit basically, one unlucky bounce away from going to overtime,” said Robertson.

While the team played well all season long, Robertson wasn’t sure the team actually saw themselves come this close to winning the championships.

“I think the girls have built themselves up as the season went along. They’ve got a lot more confidence. This was their goal but I don’t know that they would’ve seen themselves here,” said Robertson.

With the COSSA championships out of the way, both teams now turn their focus to the OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) championships, which take place in Belleville March 21-24.

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Tut Ruach, number 4 drives his way past Antonio Burks, number 5 toward the basket at the GM Center on Jan 26, 12. Ruach averages 12.03 points per game for the Power. After a disappointing loss to the Saint John Mill Rats 116-109, the Power won their next game against the Moncton Miracles 110-108. Photo By Kayla Allen

The Power is the new sports hit in Durham Region.
The Oshawa Power is one of seven National Basketball League teams in Canada. The other six teams are the Halifax Rainmen, London Lightning, Moncton Miracles, Quebec Kebs, Saint John Mill Rats and Summerside Storm.
The NBL is a professional men’s basketball league that was founded in 2011. Basketball is among the fastest growing and most popular sports in Canada. More than 600,000 Canadians 15 and up play the sport of basketball regularly.
For a long time, Canada was the only country out of the top 30 basketball nations in the world that didn’t have its own professional basketball league, according to the NBL.

Drew Ebanks, vice president of Communications for the Oshawa Power, is very involved with getting the word out about the Power in his community. Asked, how it makes him feel to be a part of a NBL team, Ebanks said “For me it’s a dream come true to be a part of the NBL Canada and Oshawa Power. I’ve said for years that there’s no reason Canada shouldn’t have its own professional basketball league and I am glad that it is finally here.
“The quality of play and talent is amazing and the overall in-game experience is great. You can’t beat the entertainment value that the league and Oshawa Power provide to our fans.”

There are about 17 Canadians who play in the NBL. The Power has the most Canadians on their roster out of all six teams. The Power has four Canadian’s: Papa Oppong, Tut Ruach, Paul Campbell and Kevin Shand.
“There is an amazing amount of basketball talent in Canada and it’s going to be amazing for CIS/OCAA kids to realize their professional hoops dreams while playing professionally in their own country of Canada in front of their family and friends,” said Ebanks.

Tut Ruach is one of the Power’s best players. Ruach has played all 33 games with the Power during the first year of the NBL. The 6’2, 170-pounds point guard from Toronto graduated from York University. Asked if he enjoys playing for the Power Tut said, “It’s been really fun. The best part is being so close to my family and friends.”

Even though it’s the inaugural year for the NBL, the Power has had roughly 5,700 fans out to their Rogers Slam Dunk Day and Cure on the Court for breast cancer awareness day at the GM Centre in Oshawa.

Asked how Ruach thinks the NBL is doing as a league in its first year, he said, “I think the league is doing pretty well for its first year. There are some kinks that I’m sure as time passes will be smoothed out. I think the league will continue to grow and I believe it has a lot of room for improvements as well.”

The Oshawa Power currently sits in fifth place in the standings, only two points behind the Saint John Mill Rats. The hard-working Power has 14 wins and 19 losses averaging 101 points for and 104.6 points against per game.
Motivated to make the playoffs, the Power have three away games remaining: two against the Saint John Mill Rats and one against Summerside Storm.
Brandon Robinson is leading the Power with 19.46 points per game. Close behind is Omari Johnson with 17.76 points per game and Morgan Lewis with 17.39 points per game.

Ottawa 67’s player Shane Prince (18) takes a wrist shot at the Belleville Bulls net at Wednesday’s game at the Yardmen Arena in Belleville Ontario. Ottawa won the game 6-4. Photo by Thomas Lee

Despite outplaying the Ottawa 67’s at Wednesday’s game in Belleville, the Bulls lost 6-4.

The Bulls were the more aggressive team throughout the game. They managed to keep most of the play in Ottawa’s end. The Bulls even had almost twice as many shots on goal, 43-25.

“I think we deserved a better outcome based on the numbers we put up shot-wise, and the chances we had against a first-place team,” said Bulls assistant coach Jason Supryka.

“Anytime you make a significant error on the ice, a first-place team is going to take advantage of it and that’s exactly what they did. We gave their key guys too much time and space,” said Supryka.

When the first period started, the Bulls came out strong, handling the puck past Ottawa’s defence and playing it hard in their end. Despite this aggression, Ottawa’s Michal Cajkovsky scored the first goal of the game at 15:48. Less than two minutes later, Ottawa’s Tyler Toffoli scored.

Unlike Sunday’s game, being down two goals did not stop Belleville from fighting back. A season high attendance of 3,053 fans at the Yardmen Arena may have contributed to the confidence of the Bulls.

The game was at a standstill until Ottawa’s Sean Callaghan was given a two-minute penalty for holding, followed by another penalty for Ottawa’s Michal Cajkovsky for high sticking. Just seconds later, Daniil Zharkov scored Belleville’s first goal of the night on a double power play.

After the faceoff, Stephen Silas tied the game. With the game now tied 2-2, the Bulls turned up their aggression in Ottawa’s end trying to get ahead of the team that just a few days before shut them out. Despite outshooting and outplaying Ottawa, player Remy Giftopoulos managed to get another goal past the Bulls goalie Malcolm Subban.

Although the Bulls would turn up the heat once again, Sean Monahan scored another goal for Ottawa. Nicholas Foglia, who rushed out of the penalty box taking a pass from Mike Vlajkov, beat Subban on a breakaway to score Ottawa’s fifth goal of the night ending the second period.

Coming into the third period, three goals down was tough. But the Bulls came out with all they had in the third period. Two minutes in, Bulls player Austen Brassard scored, bringing the Bulls back into the game.

However that was short lived when Ottawa’s Steven Janes managed to score just three minutes later.

Jordan Subban managed to get one more goal halfway though the third period. For the remainder of the period, the Bulls played with all the aggression they had. They kept the play in Ottawa’s end and took every shot they could get. But Ottawa’s goaltender Petr Mrazek managed to deny the Bulls any more goals, saving Ottawa from defeat.