(by team reporter John Barr)
The Minor Atom Rep A players captured two out of three victories.
Oct 15th saw the dog pack travel to Caledon Hawks
for a convincing 6-1 victory. The whistle blew to the delight of Cody Cowell,
Sam Thorne, Hunter Mitchell, Joey Gibson and twice for Cody Klaassen who nailed
the net for six goals. Team play came from assist makers Sam Thorne (2),
Klaassen (2), Aaron Bell, Kyle Barr, Owen Lowry (2) and Mitchell. The team,
although enjoying the win, played down to their opponent’s level and not up to
theirs.
Oct 25th pitted the Dogs against the first placed
and undefeated Milton Winterhawks. The Dogs came out charging with Lowry
passing to Hunter to light the board in the Huskies favour. End to end action
was fast and the Dogs paced themselves well. The Winterhawks kept diving the
Huskies end for three goals before the Dogs gathered themselves and hit back.
Tyler Clements (Goalie) cleared the puck to Mitchell who knocked the
Winterhawk’s nest making it 3-2 in the bottom of the second. The Winterhawks
continued their aerial assault adding two more goals before the final horn.
Winterhawks 5, Huskies 2.
Oct 27th the Huskies invaded the Brampton
Battalion’s garrison. The Battalion began their offensive charge with the first
puck drop. The territorial hunting Huskies quickly found the weak link when
Mitchell charged an opening going end to end for a top shelf. Austin Lee-Barker
and Bell formed an impregnable wall against any offensive charges while
Klaassen, Holden Ehgoetz and Cowell clawed any loose pucks in the Battalion’s
corners. Mitchell’s back check in Huskies territory enabled a breakout to Bell,
who sent a tape to tape pass for Thorne’s rush and goal making it 2-0. Third
period play saw the Battalions skating hard but not keeping pace with the hard
skating Huskies. Barr set Thorne up again for his second of the game. Lowry and
Matt Eddy kept the dogs in the Battalion’s zone by digging in their paws at the
blueline for many point setups. Jordan Hopkins had a stellar game and
side-poked a loose puck to Evan Green who nailed Jack Wheeler who fed Mitchell
for his second goal. Huskies 4, Battalion 1. The upcoming Owen Sound Regional
Silver Stick tournament Nov 2-4th sees the Dogs drawing the Battalion for their
first game so this was a well-timed victory. Go Huskies!!!