The Manchester Metros A dropped their opening Cup Competition game on the road to Edinburgh Eagles 8-4 on Sunday night (3/11).
The trip north was unkind to the team as they lost Victor Graf to a misconduct penalty midway through the 2nd period, which ultimately derailed any comeback.
Alex Thomas stepped back into defence following the penalty to Graf and played solid for the final 30 minutes of regulation. Kieren De'Ath, Gino Poulin, and Tom Wilson completed the Metro defence that made the trip.
The Metros were led offensively by the line of Gunn-Jylha-Lowry who combined for 8 points. As a line, the trio created several chances around the Eagles net by moving the puck quickly. Their transition from defence to offense put pressure on the Eagles D, and sustained pressure from the line showed what the line was capable of.
Poulin added a power play goal rounding out the Metros' scoring.
Metros A will be back in action on Friday, November 8, as they welcome Edinburgh Eagles to Deeside with face-off at 2230.
A full game sheet can be viewed here.