The LaSalle Vipers hosted their first home game of the 2026-27 regular season last night, facing defeat to a determined St. Mary’s Lincolns squad, 4-2.
The Vipers opened the scoring 6 minutes into the first period, seeing rookie forward Tristan Kitchen score his first goal in his GOHL career off the backhand feed from Jonah McIndoo. The Lincolns struck back just 5 minutes later, ending the first period tied at 1-1.
The Vipers started the second frame with an early goal scored by Jonah McIndoo, receiving an assist from Tristan Kitchen before the game turned on it’s head. the Lincolns tied the game up just one minute later from the Vipers goal, and added two more goals to the scoresheet within the final minute of the period, giving the Lincolns a 4-2 lead.
The goalless third period confirmed the Vipers first loss of the regular season, although seeing a promising performance from Vipers rookie goaltender, Cameron Ingram, saving 43 of the 47 shots he faced in the game, including all of the 16 shots in the third period.
The Vipers and Lincolns will face off three more times this regular season, the next of which comes on October 7th back in LaSalle. The Vipers will hit the road for their next two games, with the next team on the schedule being the London Nationals on Wednesday, September 23rd.
Article: Jack Cooney
Photo: Isabella Ruccolo
