Dec 28, 2014 | rwojtow | 903 views
Day 2 of the Gretzky Tournament
The team keeps rolling along in day two of the tournament in Brantford. Once again the boys played very well in the morning but not so special in the second game. It must be the long layover between games. I think we need to bring cots next time, so that they can rest between games.
The team started off the day playing the Milton Winterhawks, a team that they have seen in other tournaments and the team that was on top of leader board after the first day of competition. This one was by far the most entertaining match of the tournament so far. The teams were evenly matched and it was back and forth action throughout the game. The first period was scoreless as both teams had many chance but could not find the open net. It was not until the mid point of the second period when the scoreless tie was broken by the Huskies. It was the line of Nate, Alex and Carson turn to shine. They combined for the first goal and two more in the third period which allowed the team to win the game 3-1. Nate with two goals, Alex with one and an assist and Carson assisted on all three. Matteo R. added an assist on Alex's power play goal. Another strong game in net for Dawson, who did his part, not allowing Milton a chance to get the momentum. Nate C. walks away with MVP for this game.
The second game later in the afternoon was a completely different affair. The boys looked tired, or maybe over confident going into the game, and struggled to stay with the Ancaster Avalanche, who seemed more determined than the Huskies to win this one. The Huskies scored first but Ancaster matched each goal with one of their own to keep the game close and mostly tied. The scoring for the Huskies was spread out over all the lines, but the team could not control the game well enough to reign in a win. The game finished as a 4-4 tie. Matteo B. did a good job in net keeping the game close. Mason G. gets the game MVP.