(by team reporter Albert Ross)
With a win and a loss against the Georgetown Raiders, the Canadian Legion Major Peewee A’s were determined to finish on top on December 10 in their last regular season meeting. The Raiders had home ice advantage and it appeared to pay dividends as they potted their first goal with only a minute elapsed. The Huskies fought back.
Wyatt
Rempel and Sammy Miller battled for the puck down low and got it out to Evan
Denison riding high in the slot. His shot rebounded off the pads but a second
shot hit the mark. Tim Geiger, getting a feed from Josh Blier, added his own
marker on a screened point shot to take his team into the lead. The Raiders
fought back but net-minder Colton Holba was sharp, deflecting 4 solid scoring
chances to close out the frame. He added a glove save to the tally early in the
second before his team found the powder supply and blew the Raiders out of the
water. Beach ripped one from the point with Denison securing the assist
followed by Jackson Normandeau’s deflection play on a bullet from Blier. Dan
O’Connell nearly added to the total on a breakaway but it would be Denison coming
up big on a deke play with the helper going to Jackson Gerber. The reeling
Raiders suffered another goal against when Geiger tipped in a shot from Greg
Yeoman while on the power-play. Normandeau was again deadly, planting his
second point on the night upstairs on a feed from Evan Bender. With a
dominating 6-goal lead, the Huskies were relentless in the third. Denison added
his hat trick point on a shot over the goalie’s shoulder getting help from
Beach. The Raiders were clearly struggling but managed to recover enough to pot
their second and last goal on a power-play as the clock wound down. It was a
dominating 8 – 2 win that saw the Huskies out-work and out-score their
opponent. It’s fitting that the TLC Pet Food player of the game award is
equally split between Denison, who was an offensive powerhouse during the match
and Geiger, who led the defensive punch.