This past weekend marked a successful set of games for the U11 Rep Cottage Country Building Supplies squad.
On Saturday morning (Jan. 4), we squared off against a Millbrook team that had our number the last outing.
The S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena was full of Storm fans that came out to support our team.
Sin bin trouble early put us on the penalty kill in the first minute of the game, but a hard-nosed shift from Chase Casey put us on the board. A follow-up shift by Casey tallied another marker to hold an early 2-0 lead with a nice rebound goal.
From there, it was full steam ahead for the Storm.
Nolan Carpenter had a lone man rush that found the twine midway through the first, followed by a quick exchange from Carter McCord with a nice wrister from the slot.
The first two periods were marked with extensive penalty kills from the hard work of Everett Bjelis and Lucas Lawson, just missing on some shorthanded tallies.
Heading into the pivotal third, goalie Kolby Hogg held a tight cage, rolling out a shutout with strong crease play.
Penalty troubles ultimately surrendered a couple of tallies but McCord put the final marker on the board to secure a 5-2 win with a great team effort across the board.
On Sunday (Jan. 5), we had another opportunity for a revenge game against the Newcastle Stars. Knowing a full effort was going to be provided from our opposition, we came out ready to play the hard-nosed affair.
Will Brown tallied our first goal with a timely shot over the shoulder of the opposition.
Solid forechecking from the likes of Miller Brown, Ethan Draker, and Jase Jones laid the foundation for a follow-up goal from McCord.
On the back end, staunch defensive work from goalie Mason Bishop, and defenders Wyatt Braun and Olivia Emmerson kept the competition to a 2-1 lead rolling into the third.
A wicked wrister from the point off the crossbar from D-man Beau Gilmour left a rebound out front, which was put away by McCord.
Unfortunately, a late period push on the PK saw the Stars tie the game and that’s how it ended. A rigorous game tied at 3-3. We missed the tenacity of Jackson Mihalic over the two home games. Submitted.
Noteworthy: The U15 Rep Haliburton Timbermart team qualified for the International Silverstick Tournament and will be playing in Forest, Ontario this weekend. The U13 Curry Chevrolet team qualified for the International Silverstick Tournament and will be playing in Pelham this weekend.
