Last night we played game 2 of the Tri-County finals and the playoff atmosphere was evident right from the moment we walked in the building. A packed house and both sides were incredibly well represented!
The first period absolutely flew by with only a couple of whistles and a couple of shots on net for each team as the teams tried to each establish their games. In the second, we had a couple of power play chances and after a couple of unsuccessful
ones, we were finally able to convert with a few minutes left in the period on a determined play by number #20 (after a couple of attempts of his own), he found the captain #2 across the crease who buried it to put us up 1 - 0!
As we moved into the third, the boys didn’t sit back and kept pushing trying to find another goal to create some breathing room but Centre Wellington didn’t break and the game remained tense to the finish. With just over 4 minutes left, Centre
Wellington went on the power play but an elite PK killed off the chance without a shot on net for much of the kill. With 34 seconds left we called a timeout on top of CW’s to get the boys rested up and defensively aligned and they won every battle in the last
sequence and didn’t give up a shot.
A complete team effort from start to finish with everyone battling their hearts out tonight. A big shout out to our team leaders #2 S. Novosel, #19 H. Ambrose, #20 J. Vink and #23 R. Lewis who really led by example in the elimination rounds
logging a ton of minutes in high leverage situations and never disappointing.
Watching this team grow as a group and understand what it takes to win was truly incredible to watch and be a part of. 4 defence, 2 of which were selected from last years ‘A’ team grew into significant roles playing significant minutes (one
a converted forward) and helped stabilize our team defence all year. The mostly unchanged group of forwards found new chemistry and trust in one another throughout the playoffs and thrived at the most important time of the year!
What a ride that none of us will ever forget!
Photo
Top left to right: Coach Ron Churly, Coach Justin Ambrose, Coach Michael Miele and Coach Justin Labelle
Middle left to right: Jaxon Vink, Mason Goodridge, Brayden Saunders, Spencer Novosel, Isaac Osman, Anthony Morgan
Bottom left to right: Jacob Webster, JJ Labelle, Michael Miele, Hudson Ambrose, Reid Churly, Colton Moran, Rayden Lewis, Cole Lyons
Missing: Arvin Dhinsa