It wasn’t the prettiest goal. But to Carson Campbell, it was a beauty. The Kitchener Rangers defenceman sent the puck toward a bevy of bodies and the biscuit bounced off a skate before beating Oshawa Generals goalie Jacob Oster in the second period of Sunday’s 3-2 loss at the Tribute Communities Centre.
It was the first Ontario Hockey League marker for the 18-year-old Campbellford kid. And it came in his 100th career contest. “It’s special,” said Campbell.
“I don’t feel like I’ve played 100 games. It feels like just yesterday I was a 16-year-old.” Career first to get the Rangers on the board!🥳🥳 Campbellford Ontario native Carson Campbell scored his first goal in his milestone 100th career game, putting the back within one!🔴🔵 The blueliner would have gladly exchanged the goal for a victory but that was asking a lot for the visitors, who took on a talented and rested Generals side on the tail end of busy weekend that saw the Blueshirts play three games in three days.
Things started well on Friday with a 4-0 win against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at the Aud in the team’s annual Remembrance Day game. Kitchener trailed Owen Sound 4-1 heading into the third period on Saturday but rallied for three goals in the final frame before losing 5-4 to the Attack in overtime, which snapped the club’s 10-game winning streak.
The Rangers looked cooked Sunday in Oshawa, down 2-0 to a motivated Gens squad built to win this season. But Campbell’s tally hal.
