Another shut out for U13 Kickers

The South Dundas Peewee B House Lions came up with a big 6-3 victory on home ice last Thursday, March 26 to stay alive in their five point UCMHL Championship series against the Brockville Braves and force a fifth game.

Monday night, the fifth game was played in Brockville, and the Lions completed a wildly exciting series and season with a 3-1 win to claim the UCMHL playoff championship.

“We just kept moving our feet,” said coach Jason Broad following Monday night’s championship win. “We won the battles and forced the issue and the net. It was a team effort for sure. Our defence played well, and our goalies even better.”

“We did run into trouble with too many penalties, but Brendan Shaver who started in net played great and made many tough saves. Then Michaela [Mustard] came in and faced a lot of shots as well. It was the best game Brockville played in the series.”

The five-point championship series opened on Thursday, March 12, in Morrisburg, with a 1-0 Braves win.

It resumed in Brockville following March Break, with a 4-1 Lions win on Monday, March 23, and a 3-2 Brockville win on Tuesday, March 24.

That put the Lions in the situation that they had to win the Thursday, March 26 game on home ice to stay alive and force the fifth game.

They played tough in Morrisburg. They went up 2-0 in the first period before the Braves got one back with 22 seconds left in the first period.

Just over three minutes into the second, the Lions stretched it to 3-1, but less than one minute later the Braves countered to keep it closes at 3-2.

It was in the final five minutes of the second period that the Lions were able to take charge of the game with three unanswered goals to move ahead 6-2.

The Braves got one back midway into the third period, but the Lions held on for the 6-3 win, and one more road trip to Brockville.

Monday night in Brockville, the Lions went up 2-0 in the first period.

Keiren Geurkink kicked it off with a short-handed goal when Brody Fairbairn iced it and he beat the Brockville defence to the puck.

The went up 2-0, still in the first period, when Jaeden Phifer-Shaver buried the puck off a Ben Lapier pass.

The Lions goal number three was scored in the second period during a scramble in front of the Brockville net. Jack Connors and Jaeden Phifer-Shaver took their turns jamming at the puck which came loose to Ben Lapier who put it home for the 3-0 lead.

The Braves got their lone goal on their power play early in the third period when a point shot was deflected past Mustard and that is the way it stayed.

The Lions hung on to come from behind a four point to two deficit with consecutive wins to claim the series and championship series, six points to four.

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 It may not be possible for every girl to be an Olympian, but it may be possible for local girls to meet, talk to and skate with one.

Three-time Olympic gold medalist in women’s hockey (and widely considered the greatest female hockey player in the world), Hayley Wickenheiser could put South Dundas on her  agenda in the near future.

Wickenheiser believes that Canada’s sport of hockey rocks for a number of reasons. 

She is currently launching a nationwide contest to engage girls and women to make some noise for the game they love and for the hometown they play it in.

Any town can enter the contest. The goal is to promote girls’ hockey and show local spirit.

Wickenheiser is asking female hockey players to create a 60-90 second video demonstrating the real Canadian spirit and hockey girl power. 

The creators can post their completed video to YouTube and submit the link via hayleywickenheiser.com.

People will then be invited to “like” the video by sharing on Twitter, Facebook and any way they can. The most “likes” wins: the whole community can get behind a local entry. 

“I can’t wait to see what crazy and creative ideas the girls come up with to show off their town and pump up the game,” said Wickenheiser. “I learned to play in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, so I know first-hand the size of a community doesn’t reflect its enthusiasm and gumption. I hope to see videos made by players from Annapolis, Nova Scotia to the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.”

A successful entry will win a visit from Hayley Wickenheiser to South Dundas where the hockey heroine will skate with the minor hockey team, or up to 15 friends and family and also take part in a picture and autograph session. 

Wickenheiser will also set up a speaking engagement for the community’s entire minor hockey association.

There will be additional prizes from the Olympian’s personal memorabilia collection for the video’s creator(s).

This could be a great opportunity to show community spirit and the strong support in South Dundas for girls’ hockey. 

To learn full contest details, go to hayleywickenheiser.com

For an interview or for more information, contact Ceilidh Price at 403-462-7895 or ceilidh.price@gmail.com

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