On This Day … September 7th

2013Buffalo Regals 3 at Ancaster Avalanche 10
Elijah Williams scored his first of two career GOHL goals to open the scoring for the Avalanche in the team’s first game in Ancaster since moving from Stoney Creek.  Jake Bain and Ryan Lewis each had four assists, and Zach Nieminen recorded his second career hat-trick for the Avalanche

2013Kitchener Dutchmen 3 at Brantford 99ers 1
Nathan Ferris – who made his GOHL debut as a member of the Brantford Golden Eagles two years earlier – scored the first goal in 99ers history as the new franchise played their first game in Brantford, marking the return of GOHL hockey to the city after Golden Eagles moved to Caledonia after the 2011-12 season