SIX NATIONS ARROWS CELEBRATE BREAD AND CHEESE DAY WITH WIN OVER BURLINGTON

Six Nations Arrows celebrate Bread and Cheese Day with a victory over Burlington Blaze (PHOTO: OJLL/B Taylor)

Both the Six Nations Arrows and Burlington Blaze opened their 2025 OJLL seasons as part of the annual Bread and Cheese Day celebrations at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Six Nations on Monday. In front of their home fans the Arrows put up 59 shots and 10 goals to win 10-8.

Five minutes into the first period, Six Nations veterans Daylin John-Hill and Kenny Porter scored back-to-back for an early lead. In the offseason 2023 first overall draft pick Clark Dunford was acquired by Burlington (from Kitchener-Waterloo). He wasted no time scoring his first goal in a Blaze uniform just 32 seconds after Porter’s goal. Another pair of offsetting goals in quick succession set up Brendan Campbell’s late marker as the tying goal ending the first even at three.

A pair of goals in the opening three minutes from Chuck Rawson and Dunford put Burlington up by two. But then four goals from four different Arrows spanning under five minutes – including a pair 10 seconds apart by Joe Squire and Shakorennawis Swamp – put Six Nations on top 7-5 heading into the final frame.

The third period mirrored the second with a quick pair from Burlington, this time completing Dunford’s hat trick and a Nate Watson power play marker. Six Nations then ran off three goals in five minutes leading by three with just two minutes left to play. Rawson would get one back for Burlington late but it was not enough as the Six Nations Arrows win their home opener 10-8.

Eight different Arrows players combined to score their 10 goals. Daylin John-Hill and Eric Martin (both 2/2) were the only multi-goal scorers. In his Six Nations debut Noah Snyder added three assists. Veteran goaltender Ethan Robertson picked up the win stopping 31 of Burlington’s 40 shots.

Chuck Rawson (3/2) and Nate Watson (2/3) led Burlington with five points. Clark Dunford, who had just two hat tricks in 28 games spanning his first two OJLL seasons, scored three times. Sam Forbes took the loss in his debut despite turning aside 49 of Six Nations’ 59 shots.