The Granby Indigo dropped a 5–1 decision to the Gatineau Nomad in Buckingham on Friday, Oct. 9, despite outshooting the hosts by a 35–31 margin.
Game details and scoring
Gatineau built a two‑goal lead in the opening period and increased that advantage to 4–1 after 40 minutes. Granby’s lone marker came early in the second period from Liam Coutu, who scored at 2:13 to pull the Indigo within two.
| Team | Goals | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gatineau Nomad | 5 | Goals by Anthony Evola, Jérémy Lalonde, Hayden Reid, Lucas Perreault and Sheldon Rankin |
| Granby Indigo | 1 | Goal by Liam Coutu (2:13, 2nd period) |
Individual performances and statistics
Gatineau opened the scoring with goals from Anthony Evola and Jérémy Lalonde in the first period. Evola’s tally was his 10th of the season. Early in the second, Hayden Reid made it 3–0 just 50 seconds in, before Coutu cut the margin. Lucas Perreault then restored Gatineau’s three‑goal cushion with his sixth of the campaign and Sheldon Rankin finished the scoring in the third.
Granby’s goaltending was split between Gabriel Poitras and Alexy Bouchard, who faced a combined 31 shots. Gatineau netminder Liam Conway dealt with 35 shots from the Indigo.
Local context and upcoming schedule
The Indigo return home on Saturday, Oct. 10 to play the Princeville Titan at 7:30 p.m. at Centre sportif Léonard‑Grondin. The club has designated the night as its annual game in support of breast‑cancer awareness, in partnership with the Fondation de l’hôpital de Granby. Fans are directed to the team’s Facebook page for more details.
- Oct. 9 — Loss at Gatineau, 5–1 (35–31 shots in favour of Granby)
- Oct. 10 — Home vs Princeville, 7:30 p.m., Centre sportif Léonard‑Grondin (breast‑cancer benefit)
- Oct. 16 — Next scheduled home game vs Côte‑du‑Sud Everest, 7:45 p.m.
"The team says its annual game supporting the breast cancer cause is held in collaboration with the Fondation de l’hôpital de Granby."
For residents who follow the Indigo, the upcoming home game offers more than a single fixture: it is both a return to Léonard‑Grondin and a community fundraising event tied to local health services. After a road setback in Buckingham, the club will be looking to harness home‑ice support in the coming weeks.
