The Wolves gave up two goals in the last 29 seconds to lose 5-4 to the Shallow Lake Crushers on the road. Until that point, Ripley had played a strong game and was poised for the win until a missed Wolves penalty shot, followed by a couple of odd bounces, gave the Crushers the breaks they needed to pull out the come-from-behind win.
 

Ripley’s goal-scorers were Tim Dwinnell, Cody Britton (2) and Drew Davidson. Assists went to Jeremy McQuillin (3), Dustin Catto, Brian Stanley, Britton and Davidson (2).
 

Jamie Bailey played a strong game in net, stopping 33 shots and coming very close to his first win as a Wolf.

Saturday night, the Wolves looked to bounce back in Shelburne. The teams traded two goals each in the first with Brett Catto and Dustin Catto scoring. Assists went to Alex MacLeod, Dwinnell and Ryan Dudgeon.

The Wolves trailed 3-2 heading into the third, but they fought back with a powerplay goal by Tyler McCarthy, assisted by Britton and B. Catto. Tyson Soers scored a shorthanded goal with just under seven minutes left in regulation to give the Wolves a 4-3 lead.

That lead was short-lived though, as the Muskies scored with four minutes left to send the game into overtime, where Davidson scored to give the Wolves their second win of the season. Assists went to Soers and Stanley.
 

Mitch Campbell earned his second win on the season in the win, stopping 49 shots.
 

The Wolves are now 2-1-0 and travel to Saugeen Shores, Friday, Oct. 23, for an 8:30 p.m. start.
 

Don’t forget about the Howling Halloween Dance, featuring The Mudmen. It is Saturday, Oct. 31, at 9 p.m. at the arena. Tickets are $20; available at Ripley Variety and the arena.
 

-- with information from www.ripleywolves.ca