The Highland Storm Minden Pharmasave U15 local league team faced off against the Millbrook Stars on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena in Minden.
This amazing team embodied the words ‘teamwork’ and ‘effort’ from the first drop of the puck.
Travis Mann was all business, scoring the first and final goal of the game. Gibson Pockett followed the Storm’s first goal a minute later with a perfectly placed backhand shot, then with half a second left in the first period, team captain Jaxon Hurd buried the puck.
To the delight of the cheering crowd, assistant captain Moss Davis and Nash Wilson each added two goals to the Storm’s total. Mackay Windover went end-to-end, weaving between players, delivering an incredible goal. Ben Cowen left his mark with solid effort displayed throughout the entire match.
Defending the game, assistant captain Matt Mueller was ever-present; swatting away countless attempts by the Stars, and fearless Evelyn Mardus consistently held the line for her team. Goalie Colten Simms awed everyone with his repeated deflections, and made catching a puck in midair look effortless.
AP players Beau Gilmour and Nolan Frybort filled in with constant backup to the team, after just playing in a game with their own team (U13) prior.
The impressive and unrelenting skills of Connor Iles, Hunter Davidson and Wes Cowen were definitely missed.
The final score was 9-2 and we look forward to more from this great team, led by coaches Jeff Iles and Stew Hurd, with support from trainers Dawn Hurd and Jeff Wilson.
