hat trick from carson deerhead helped kitchener rangers Odd doubled the Erie Otters to 8-4 in Sunday afternoon’s contest.
Rehkoff opened the scoring at the 6:44 mark of the opening period before Otters forward Kerry Terence equalized the score less than two minutes later.
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Kitchener caught fire from that point on as Reed Valde, Josef Serpa and Jesse Fishman all found the back of the net before the opening frame was over, leaving the score 4–1 in favor of the home side after the opening 20 minutes.
Rehkoff would open the scoring at the 5:08 mark in the second period as well, as the Rangers’ onslaught continued.
Both Rangers forward Trent Swick and defenseman Hunter Brzestwicz scored, the latter recording his first, before Dillon Edwards answered for Erie.
When the third period opened, the Rangers held a 7–2 lead, and within 90 seconds, Rehkoff completed his natural hat trick.
Erie forwards Elias Cohen and Caleb Smith finished the scoring as the total became 8–4.
It was a quiet afternoon for Marco Costantini as he made 16 saves on 20 shots to seal the win.
The Rangers are now 9–12 on the season and sit in fifth place in the Midwest Division, while the loss drops Erie to second place in the Midwest Division at 10–9–0–2.
Kitchener returns to action on Friday night when they host the Windsor Spitfires at Odd.
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