Ironmen register road victory in Akwesasne

By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Ironmen headed out on a 1,000-kilometre round-trip road journey on Saturday a bit shorthanded. But that didn’t seem to matter for the local squad. The Ironmen ended up registering a 7-4 victory over the host Akwesasne Wild in a Northern Premier Hockey League contest. The Ironmen left for Akwesasne, located about 500 kilometres from Ohsweken, with a pair of goalies and 14 skaters. Thus, the team was four players under the maximum of 20 that can be dressed for a contest. The Wild outshot the visiting Ironmen 57-42 in the game. But Ironmen goaltender Chris Hrabec was one of the main reasons the Six Nations club was able to emerge with the W. Hrabec made 53 saves and was selected as the first…

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