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JR. A NOTEBOOK MST WEEK: Tuesday: Tomnto Lakeshore Patriots 5 vs. Stouffville Spirit 3. Saturday: Aurora Tigers 4 vs. Spirit 2. Friday: Pickering Panthers 4 vs. Spirit 3. Spirit record: 2-3. third place in North Division. ‘ comma UP: Friday: at Trenton Golden Hawks. 7:30 pm. Saturday: vs. Kingston Voyageurs at Stouffville Arena. 7:30 pm. GAME NOTES: After getting off to a good start in their Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season by winning their first two games. the Stoufiville Spirit are in a bit of a funk having lost their last three. The latest transpired Tuesday when they came out on the short end of a 5-3 decision at the hands of the defending league cham- pion Toronto Patriots in Toronto. Trailing 1â€"0,.after the opening period. the Spirit battled back in the second stanza to outscore the Patriots 32 and tie the score entering the final 20 minutes. Tyson" Bruce. Nick Thomakos and Nathan Hudgin accounted for the Spirit goals. But the Patriots' speCIaI teams took over in the third period when Nicholas Geiser scored a power play goal just past the midway mm to give them the lead for good. With just over two minutes remaining in regulation time. the Spirit had a golden opportunity to tie the game when they went on the power play after Geiser was sent off for cross checking. Along with having the man advantage. the Spirit elected to pull " starting goalkeeper Conor McColIum to give them a twoman advantage. Unfortunately for the Spirit. the move backfired as the Patriots' Marcus Rose deposited a shorthanded empty net goal to secure the win. The Spirit outshot the Patriots 34-24. in Saturday’s home- opening loss to the Aurora Tigers. the Spirit trailed 1-0 after the opening period and 2-1 through two. Kyler Challis on the power play. and Thomakos accounted for the Spirit scoring. INSIDER: After thinking they had a deal for forward Brodie Tutton during the olfseason. the Spirit finally have the Pickering Panthers' leading scorer from last year Flagging Spirit facing I unbeaten OIHL teams under lock and key. In obtaining Tutton. who made his debut for the Spirit in Tuesday's road game against the Lakeshore Patriots where he was inserted on a line with Bruce and Thomakos and collected one assist. the Spir- it dealt forward Brandon Salerno. 19. to the Panthers. Playing with Waterloo Black Hawks in the United States Hockey League. Salerno was obtained by the Spirit from the North York Rangers in exchange for forward Mike Morgan last week. ln another separate move. the 8mm dealt 20year-old forward Graham Pickard to La Salle Junior B's of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League for cash. Pickard joined the Spirit part way through last season and had seven goals and 11 assrsts in 25 games. The original trade sent Morgan and Pickard to Pickering for Tutton. GENERALLY SPEAKING: 'All night we took lazy. stupid penalties. Our feet weren't movrng and it cost us. We got outwOrked and they got two power play goals and an empty~net goal. We couldn‘t capitalize on our man advantage Situations. we had two five-on-three chances. That was the difference. it was frustrating.“ said Spirit head coach Jeff Perrin after Tuesday's outing. if there were any posrtives. Pemn was pleased with hav- ing Tutton in the Spirit lineup. . ‘He will definitely help us. He's got experience and he's a physical player who can score. That's why we got him.‘ he said. As well. Pernn praised McCollum's play between the pipes and felt his work enabled the score to be closer than what it was. Having rotated McCollum with fellow rookie Aaron Taylor in the early going. Perrin is undecided at this juncture who will start the next game on the road against the East Division-leading Trenton Golden Hawks Friday. The Golden Hawls currently sport a 3-0 mark After Friday's game. the Spirit will play host to the Kingston Voyagwrs Saturday at 7:30 p.m.The Mageurs have a 2-0 record Newmarket defenceman Jordan Oshowy checks Stouffville’s )ustin Wain last Thursday. and are In a three-way the m second place in the East Divtsron, "There are no easy games.‘ Pern'n said. In preparing for their upcommg tilts. Penin said they will place an emphascs on their special teams play and defensive coverage during practice this week. 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