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“We had a bad start, but I thought we battled back," Spirit head coach Mark Ioslin said. “Brett (Joslin, Mark’s son) got into a fight (with Andrew Hackett) early in the second period and it seemed to light a spark from there. But we couldn’t capitalâ€" ize on our power play. Brandon Walker scored a goal just past the midway point of the third period that enabled the Spirit to cut their deficit to within a goal. “You can’t have a bad start against a team like St. Mike’s and our spe- cial teams need to be addressed. We will be addressing our special teams during practices this weekend." The Spirit had a good opportuni- ty to force overtime when defence- man Pat McEachen took a shot that struck the goalpost late in the conâ€" test. The Buzzers outshot the Spirit 37-27. BY MIKE HAYAKAWA Staff Writer The Stoufiville Spirit’s winning streak was brief, to say the least. One game to be exact. Hoping to salvage'what has been a disappointing regular season in the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Central Division, the Spirit reverted back to its losing ways falling 3-2 to the St. Michael’s Buzzers at the Stouffville Arena Thursday. They trailed 2-0 after One period and 3-1 through two and couldn’t score on six powerâ€"plays. Craig McDowell accounted for the Spin't’s first goal. Spirit loss wasn’t special If there were any positives to In this time of economic uncertainty, you need to save your hard earned dollars. The best and easiest way to save lots of money is to shop for the lowest rate on your cer insurance. InsuranceHotline.com can help you find the best price by quoting over 30 major insurance companies and arranging them by the 3 lowest rates. It’s fast. safe and FREE Annual W005 ghown bavd on u! ,1 lnsuranceHotline.com Your Search Engine for the Lowest Insurance Rates data and m VVlth one victory, three shootout wins, three shootout losses and 23 losses, the Spirit resume league play Thursday when they host the Ham- ilton Red Wings at 7:30 pm. Defenceman Jarred Seymour and forwards lake Dellavalle and Jason Heydon sat out with injuries. For more on the Spirit, log on to: www.5touffvillespirit.com be taken from the game, loslinfelt the play of goalkeeper Kori Coelho enabled his club to stay in contenâ€" tion. Especially in the first period in which the Buzzers outshot the Spirit 15-4. Sunâ€""Dribune editor Jim Mason will guest on a Spirit pre-game show Dec. 11 on WhiStle Radio. Daryl Macklem hosts. WhiStle, at 102.7 FM and whistleradio.com, broadcasts most Spirit games. York Regional Police hockey cards featuring Spirit players will be distributed at the team’s Dec. 11 home game against the Wellington Dukes. The cards have players from one of seven York Region junior hockey teams on them along with safety tips and character messages. Mason on pre-game show The show will be broadcast from the Stoufiville Arena lobby from 7 pm. Mason, a director with the Spirit for 11 seasons, retired in 2007. Police, Spirit in the cards Rates between insurance companies can vary by 100's. even 1.000’5 of dollars for the same car and driver. 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