67's Drop Pre-Season Opener in Kemptville

The Ottawa 67's dropped their first 2013 pre-season game 4-1 to the Kingston Frontenacs on Tuesday night in Kemptville.  Travis Konecny had the lone goal in his first game with the Barberpoles and Clint Windsor had 46 stops in a losing effort.


With the game at a neutral site rink and none of the Fan Blog writers available to make it, this game's story will be told through the eyes, and tweets, of a few people who were able to take in the game as well as the 67's Twitter account.

The 67's continue their pre-season this weekend, facing off against the QMJHL's Gatineau Olympiques in Rockland on Friday and Hull on Saturday.  Both games will have regular game reports at the Fan Blog.

John Duncan @FrontsFocus

Fronts open the scoring, looks like (Sam) Povo(rozniouk), from (Billy) Jenkins. 3:35 (Ryan) Kujawinski gets second assist.

(Jeremy) Helvig with a couple of big stops early. Looks big & confident in goal. Fronts take 2nd straight penalty, mid way through 1st.

Fronts make it 3-0 on the PP. (Clint) Windsor under siege.  (Darcy) Greenaway, from (Loren) Ulett, and (Lawson) Crouse.

(Slater) Doggett drops 'em with (Sam) Studnicka.. An even fight. 1:26 left in 1st.

Kujawinski rings on off the post on the PP. Shots were 22-11 Fronts in the first.

Kujawinski makes it 4-0. A gutsy effort off the side wall on the PP. Jenkins and (Roland) McKeown with assists.

(Travis) Konecky scores his first OHL goal on a breakaway from centre ice.

Neate Sager @neatebuzzthenet

Corey Pawley has drawn in at LW with Sam Bennett & Spencer Watson as 'the line which can't slow down'.

Darcy Greenaway tucks home a rebound to make it 3-0 Fronts after 1.

Now 4-0 Kingston mid-2nd. Kujawinski snaps one in from slot on a (powerplay) after fighting off several stick checks.

Travis Konecny gets his first OHL preseason goal ... off the post on a breakaway 

Charles @DJCS0

2-0 Kingston  .. 5 (minutes) in.  67's showing some fight late.

3-0 Fronts. 67's are the slower team. Break outs really hurting us. (Dulong), (Salituro), (Windsor) are playing well.

4-1 After two.. Shots are 39 to 18 for Fronts

Great opener by the #67s lots of faces were much improved.

@Ottawa67sHockey

Fronts go up 1 to 0 early. Povorozniouk capitalizes on a giveaway in front of the net.

Kingston scores again with Pawley burying the rebound in front. Shots 14 to 3 just over 5 minutes in to the first for Kingston.

67's almost put one in on the powerplay but Kingston defender sweeps it away at the goal line. Still 2-0 with 6:39 left in the first. 

Studnicka and Doggett with a nice little tilt. Call that one even. 1:28 left in first

Konecny with a great chance on a breakaway but Helvig comes up with the pad save.

(Tyler) Hill and Konecny block multiple shots on the penalty kill. Not holding anything back. Game is getting physical!

4-1 final for Kingston. Shots 50-26 for the Fronts. Tonight's 3 stars: 1st: Kujawinski 2nd: Konecny 3rd: McKeown