After battling their close rival Wexford last weekend, the Waxers had a week to recover before facing geographical rival Thornhill at home.  Markham bounced back in to the win column, picking up their 21^st of the season, downing the Major Islanders by a 3-1 score.

After allowing the visitors to score the first goal of the game and take a 1-0 lead in to the second period, the Waxers powerplay exploded in the second period, scoring three times in 10 minutes to put the game away.  Steve Ritchie was responsible for the first two goals and Ben Cottreau scored the third to seal the deal.  Greg van’t Hof was solid in net for the Waxers, stopping 29 shots.