McCoys Drop First Game

Dundas Real McCoys took 40 penalty minutes on 19 infractions, giving Lloydminster Border Kings 14 power plays, en route to a 5-2 loss to open the 2009 Allan Cup national senior AAA hockey championship in Steinbach, Manitoba, Tuesday evening.

After giving up two power play goals, Dundas' Mark Jooris and Rob DeCiantis scored back to back second period goals to tie the game at two.

But the McCoys gave up two more goals to Lloydminster in that second frame, plus one more early in the final period - and then never got a handle on the match, failing to capitalize on a couple of power play opportunities.

Lloydminster outshot Dundas 56 to 34.

Dundas was one for three on the power play, while Lloydminster scored three times on 14 power plays - accounting for the difference in the final score.

Dundas Real McCoys continue the round robin portion of the Allan Cup tomorrow night with a game against South East Prairie Thunder of Manitoba. The Thunder is 1-0 after beating Lloydminster 4-0 Monday night.

The Real McCoys need a win tomorrow night to stay even with the two teams in their pool. A loss will mean having to play a qualifier match while the top two teams get a bye into the next round.

Check the Dundas Star News this Friday for more, and come back to Dundas Sports Central for regular updates.