Mar 22, 2013 | Mike Eichler | 826 views
Semi-final win!!!!!
What a win! Great job guys as the semi final is behind us with a 3-0 victory! Some players were excited at the chance of overtime, but the coaches definitely liked this outcome better.
Riley relentlessly backchecked today and earned the Slushie Skater award. He tracked down players and set the bar high for the next few games for himself and other forwards as he was offensive minded but was taking it personally if the other team had the puck. When he dove and knocked the puck off the LL1 players stick for the second time of the 3rd period, the slushie was safely his for the night.
Brody recorded his 7th Slushie shutout in the 10 victories he has recorded this year, a truly amazing stat! His defense
and backchecking forwards helped where they could, but Brody stood tall and made a lot of saves in the 1st and 2nd to give our team the chance to pull ahead in the 3rd.
To start the scoring, Kaden broke out of our end on the rush and powered around the defense to go 1 on 1 with the goalie. The defenseman stayed with him and they both crashed past the net leaving the LL1 goalie and the puck on the goal line. Tye followed the play and as the Coaches have instructed he played until he heard a whistle. Tye jammed the loose puck past the goalie and into the net to give us a 1-0 lead.
Cole got into the offense to ensure the game was secure as he notched 2 goals and his new stick is really paying off! Riley and Sam did great work in the neutral zone to keep the puck loose and work it to Cole for his power forward move to the net.
This win puts us in into the 'A' final on Easter weekend Saturday March 30 at 12:45. Bring the whole neighbourhood to cheer on our boys as they go for the Gold against the regular season LL4 champs.
I know the boys are excited about this weekend's New Hamburg Tournament - 1st game is at 9am, see you all there.