A pair of games on the sidelines were two too many for Tyler Hunt.

The 20-year-old sniper returned to the lineup Sunday following a two-game suspension and quickly made his presence felt with a four-point effort as the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons defeated the Pelham Panthers 7-2 at Pelham.

The Falcons now lead the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League best-of-seven quarter-final playoff series 2-0. Game 3 is Tuesday in St. Catharines.

“It did (drive me crazy sitting out),” Hunt said. “I was itching for this one.”

Hunt wasted no time getting back into the swing of things, scoring less than three minutes into the game. He added a second goal later and also chipped in with a pair of assists.

“A little bit of stress off the back and just gets the bugs out, or whatever you want to call it,” Hunt said. “It felt good.”

Hunt’s production Sunday— had had 23 goals and 22 assists in just 28 games after being brought in from the Cobourg Cougars of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League — came as no surprise to Falcons general manager/coach Tyler Bielby.

“He’s a Player of the League nominee for a reason,” Bielby said. “He does everything right, he’s got a pro shot. It’s a big difference to get a 20-year-old in who averages almost two points per game in the regular season and he does exactly that in his first playoff game.”

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