By Alex Mahar
BELLEVILLE – The Trenton Golden Hawks pounded the Whitby Fury 10-2 Tuesday night to take a 3-0 series lead in the first round of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Buckland Cup playoffs.
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The Fury took an early 2-0 lead in the first period before the Golden Hawks scored 10 unanswered goals to blow out the Fury.
Hawks forward Jared Gerger led the way offensively, scoring a hat trick.
Among the many highlight performances, Josh Wright recorded four assists while Matt Nastasiuk, Cameron Gaylor, Sean Detloff and Colin Van Den Hurk all tallied a goal and an assist.
Trenton goalie Anand Oberoi made 27 saves on 29 shots in net for his third win of the postseason.
The Golden Hawks now lead the best-of-seven series 3-0 with a chance for a series sweep on Friday night in Whitby at 8 p.m.