TORONTO – The Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey season is over.
The Wolves fell 5-1 to the second-place York Lions and were edged 2-1 in their best-of-five OUA West quarterfinal and failed to advance to the second round of the playoffs, a drought dating back to 2015.
Ben Verrall and Morgan Messenger put pucks past starter Devin Green before the game was four minutes old to stake the Lions to a 2-0 lead.
Cooper Leitch got one back for LU late in the first, but Derek Sheppard connected on the power play midway through the second to restore a two-goal cushion.
Reid Jackman and Stefano Perzzetta added third-period tallies to put the game out of reach.
York goalie Mack Shields stopped 27 of 28 shots directed his way by the Thunerwolves to lead the Lions into the second round.
Green was good on 33 of 38 York shots.
The Lions will take on Ryerson in Round 2.
