We took this awesome bunch of girls up to Alliston, On. this weekend and it was successful both on and off the ice!! With a shorter bench of 12 + our goalie our girls faced some tough competition and got a lot of ice time. Oh, and we just happened to come away with a Silver medal to boot!!!
With only 11 skaters for Friday afternoon's game we faced a tough team from Sudbury and spent most of the game in our end. We missed a few chances as well and lost 4-1. Ryleigh. M got the POG hat+puck and Ava. G got our goal.
With losing first game we needed a "bounce back" day on Saturday for our two games. Well we bounced all right with coming out on fire vs Barrie and got the early 2 goal lead and eventually holding on for the 3-1 victory!! The Locke twins both recieved the POG Hat and puck (and are sharing..lol) with a goal each. Nicole.T with the 3rd goal and Jasey.C grabbing the assist. Other notibles in this game where Kaitlyn.S being involved and playing through an injury as well as Claire. A and Paige. S strong on D. Victoira. R was strong in goal in this one as well.
A quick turnaround 3 hrs later in our second game of day we needed a win to secure a spot in Sunday's championship game vs the hosts Clearview Ice Cats. The game was a "sea saw" battle with us having to come back from behind three times in the game. Scoring her first ever goal was Alexia. M to get us on the board!! Eventually we ran the table in third with the help of Ava. G and her 4 goal performance and 5 point game earning her the POG hat and puck!
Championship Sunday found us vs undefeated Sudbury. We got the lead and started well. They tied it up and then took a 3-1 lead. Our team doesn't understand the word quit and got it to 3-2 and just fell short of tying it up. Notibles in this game where Makayla. T with some good chances and strong defensive play as well as Izzy. M almost getting a deflection late in the game. POG hat and puck going to Nicole. T today for a strong game and 2 assists.
Very proud of the on ice performance this weekend and lots of pool/hotel fun as well. A great time for all involved and I enjoyed being a part of it!!
Thanks ladies and great job!!!
Coach Bill.