The perfect start to the season has been nice.
But a 6-2 victory over the defending Sutherland Cup champion Maroons in Chatham on Sunday to improve to 6-0? That was hang-it-in-the-Louvre stuff for the new-look London Nationals.
“That was our best and complete game,” head coach Brandon Prust said this week. “Everybody played together as a team and played to win a hockey game. It was nice with Chatham being pretty stacked and considered the team to beat this year.
“It gives us some confidence and lets the guys know we have a chance if we take it seriously and put our heads down and work.”
Now, the Nats wear a target, too. They are the only remaining unbeaten squad in the Greater Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference.
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