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Sherman nets winner, North Stars even SIJHL final

Thunder Bay rallies from two goals down in the second to edge Dryden 3-2.
Kris Hamlin
Dryden's Kris Hamlin skates for the Ice Dogs on Sunday, April 15, 2018. (Darby Hatfield).

DRYDEN, Ont. – The Thunder Bay North Stars have evened their best-of-seven Bill Salonen Cup final with the top-ranked Dryden Ice Dogs.

Troy Sherman scored the winner in the third period on Sunday night, as Thunder Bay secured the split on the road, edging the Ice Dog 3-2.

Dryden led 2-0 in the second on goals from Trevor Kavanaugh and former Star Kris Hamlin, but Thunder Bay scored twice in a 2:25 span to even things up. Bradley Thrower netted his sixth of the post-season at 7:36 of the middle stanza and Ryan Mignault ripped one just under the cross bar at the midway point of the period to tie the game 2-2.

Brandon Bodnar made 38 saves for Thunder Bay, while Landon Pavlisin was good on 32 of the 35 shots he faced.

The series shifts to Thunder Bay for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday night.



Leith Dunick

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A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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