Iroquois Falls edges Elliot Lake 2-1 in shootout

Tyler Corbett scored the lone goal of the shootout as the Iroquois Falls Storm edged the Elliot Lake Vikings 2-1 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League neutral site contest Friday at NEMI Recreation Centre in Little Current.

Elliot Lake got the game’s opening tally 11:46 into the game with defenceman Braden Vis credited for the marker on an assist from Ryan Daponte.

Answering with a late equalizer, Iroquois Falls drew level thanks to Andre Cho’s fourth of the campaign, with just 12 seconds remaining in the session.

In the third period, as well as the five-minute overtime, the solid contributions of goaltenders Brodie Haylock of the Storm and the Vikings’ Matthew Vahramian kept it at 1-1 through 65 minutes, to send it to extra shots to decide a winner.

The win sees Iroquois Falls raise their record to 7-15-0-1. Vahramian’s efforts for Elliot Lake helped his club collect a point in defeat as they went to 4-11-1-3.