Carson Germyn, attending the Leafs camp on a tryout had a goal and an assist, along with Morgan Warren. Brad Boyes tallied a shorthanded marker in the first period and new acquisition Brad Leeb also tallied for the Blue and White.
Hamilton got goals from Sean McAslan, Mike Bishai, Jeff Zehr and Jerome Marois.
Jamie Hodson was solid in the Baby Leafs net, stopping 12 out of the 13 shots he faced in 30 minutes of work. Replacement J-F Racine didn’t fare as well, allowing four goals on 15 shots.
The Leafs will face the Manitoba Moose this weekend in two preseason tilts in Thunder Bay, Ontario before opening the 2002-03 campaign October 9th against the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins.
St. John’s Maple Leafs lineup-subject to change:
Goalies: Jamie Hodson; J-F Racine
Defence: Jay Harrison, Regan Kelly, Chris Barr(tryout), Petr Svoboda (did not play because of pulled groin), Allan Rourke, Vaclav Zavoral, Dmitri Yakushin (heading to St. John’s after visa problems according to Toronto Sun)
Forwards: Riley Cote, Brad Boyes, Craig Mills, Robb Palahnuk, Luca Cereda, Morgan Warren, Bob Wren, Jonathan Gagnon, Carsen Germyn(tryout), Nathan Barrett, Brad Leeb
Leaf notes:
The Leafs have announced they will have a working agreement with the Greensboro Generals of the East Coast Hockey League.
Bonavista, Newfoundland native Michael Ryder assigned to the Bulldogs by the Montreal Canadiens earlier this week did not play in the game.
Some local hockey fans are disappointed that the Baby Leafs will not play any preseason tilts in the province of Newfoundland this season. It has been a common practice in past years for the team to play preseason games in other areas of the province.
Goalie Mikael Tellqvist, who struggled last season in St. John’s, is playing extremely well for Toronto in preseason action. He did not allow a goal in Toronto’s 3-3 tie with the Sabres on Wednesday. Sebastien Centomo, who was the Baby Leafs #1 goalie last season allowed 3 goals on 26 shots. 18,508 fans attended the preseason tilt in Toronto and Karel Pilar had two assists for Toronto.
