Major PeeWee, 2008-09 (Huron Perth Lakers)

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  • Games (4)

    Fri, Sep 05

    Sat, Sep 06

  • About
    The Major Peewees took to the road on September 5th and competed in the Mississauga Senators hockey tournament which featured many top Major Peewee teams. The four games at a high level of competition were needed as the team continues to develop early in the season.

    Lakers 2 Hamilton Bulldogs 0 First up for the Lakers were the OMHA Hamilton Bulldogs. Eric Ryan was given the start in goal and he played a superb game. There were several end to end plays in the first period but both goalies were very sharp. Derek Elliott was in all alone early in the game only to have the Bulldog goalie make a great save. Not to be out done Ryan had several key saves mid way through the period to keep the score tied at zero. At the 8 minute mark Carter Stewart chipped the puck deep to winger Taylor Moir who feathered a pass to Keigan Goetz and Goetz jammed the puck over the goalie for the first goal. Both teams ran into penalty trouble in the 2nd period which slowed the game down. Late in the 2nd defenseman Ryan Stulp-Jacobson moved the puck to partner Frasier Lewis who found a speeding Nathan Templeman down the wing. Templeman cut to the net and found the corner to push the score to 2-0. Goaltender Ryan put on a tremendous puck stopping display in the 3rd period sealing the victory and a well deserved shut out.

    Lakers 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 After a very long lay off the Lakers were back on the ice against the Lightning. Cole Thomas was asked to man the goal for the game against this high flying American team. The Lightning got on the board first at the 3 minute mark. At the 12 minute marker Roland McKeown scored a hi-light reel goal as he picked off an errant pass at their blue line, faked the defenseman left, went right and ripped a shot into the net tying the score at 1. With time running out Gregory Swan forced the play to Bayley Boyes who made a back pass to Stewart. Stewart fired a high screen shot which found the net for a 2-1 lead. A couple of minutes into the 2nd period the Lightning tied the game with a power play goal and followed quickly with two more to make the score 4-2. Not a team to quite the Lakers rallied back. Swan and Stewart teamed up on the power play getting the puck to Templeman who found the back of the net. Late in the 2nd the Lakers tied the score at 4 again on the power play with Alex Peters setting up Taylor Moir who made a nifty move to score. In the 3rd period the Lakers took the lead 5-4 as Goetz fed defenseman Peters at the blue line who let go a drive that caught the goalie off guard. With the action going end to end Thomas was called upon to keep his team in the game with many key saves especially as the Lakers killed a two man disadvantage half way through the 3rd. The Lightning kept pushing forward and finally tied the game at 5 with a minute left to play.

    Mississauga Rebels 7 Lakers 0 A combination of a few items led to a lop sided score in this game. The coaching staff agreed that the items are ones that can be worked through. The Rebels are one of the best teams in the Greater Toronto Area and played an exceptional game. On the other hand the Lakers did not bring their best game to the arena on this day and left goalie Eric Ryan to fend for himself many times. As the game wore on the Lakers seemed to get their vaunted team play rolling and played the Rebels even in the third period. There were only 3 minor penalties called in this fast paced game… a game the team can gauge their continued development against.

    Lakers 6 Mississauga Reps 2 After a short rest Coach Goetz brought his team together knowing that this was a must win to have any hope of moving on to the play off round. Goalie Cole Thomas looked sharp early. Two minutes into the game Garrett James and Elliott set up McKeown for a power play marker. Minutes later Templeman and McKenzie Carter dug the puck out to Swan in the slot who buried the second goal. Next up was McKeown setting up Elliott for the 3rd goal. At the mid way point Thomas made a very good save on a 2 on 1 to keep the score 3-0. With one minute left in the 1st Peters and Stulp Jacobson played tic tack toe and finally set up McKeown who smartly walked from the corner and went top glove for the Lakers 4th goal. With seconds remaining in the 1st period Carter banked a pass to James who blasted a shot on net. Taylor Moir quickly jammed the rebound in upping the score to 5-0. The second period saw Thomas stop a break away and then hold the fort as the Lakers killed a two man disadvantage along with the Reps pulling their goalie to add the 6th skater for a whole minute. In the third the Reps scored two goals but did not manage any sustained pressure. The Lakers sealed the game with 2 minutes to go as Boyes found Swan cutting to the net and he deflected an accurate shot into the net making the final score 6-2.

    Despite having a respectable record of 2-1-1 the Lakers were denied a trip to the play off round. The team gave a solid effort and came home with many good team memories. They also brought home a few items in hand to work on in their up coming games and practices.
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  • Games (4)

    Fri, Oct 10

    Sat, Oct 11

    Sun, Oct 12

  • About
    The Huron Perth Lakers AAA Major Peewees traveled to Rochester New York on Thanksgiving weekend to play in the Rochester ’96 AAA Invitational 48 team tournament. This was a well ran tournament that allowed the Lakers to be challenged against some strong competition.

    Game #1
    The Lakers opened their tournament schedule against the Barrie Colts with Eric Ryan between the pipes. The Colts came out flying and netted the first goal 2 minutes into the game. Minutes later Ryan had to make a great save stopping a break away to keep the game close. The Lakers power play was sharp but could not finish around the net. At the five minute marker the Lakers were killing a penalty. Defenseman Garrett James pushed the puck up the wall and Roland McKeown chopped the puck out. Alertly, McKeown picked up the loose puck at centre ice and found his way to the net scoring the tying goal. With seconds remaining in the first period James displayed a quick burst of speed to force a good offensive attack.

    The second period started with both teams running into penalty trouble. Three minutes into the period the Lakers were on the power play when James took the puck at centre and made a smart rush into the Colts zone. James dished the puck off to Bayley Boyes who quickly returned the disk to James. James head faked the goalie and scored upping the score to 2-1. Four minutes into the period Taylor Moir fed a nice pass to Alex Peters who fired a good low shot on net. Derek Elliott was on the door step to pull back the rebound and net the Lakers 3rd goal. With seconds ticking down Ryan made two key saves but the Colts found the net with 10 seconds to go making the score 3-2.

    The third period started out with a very quick pace to the action. Elliott was streaking alone the blue line and let a shot go on net which fooled the Colt goalie giving the Lakers a 4-2 lead. Less than a minute later the Colts pulled to within one. The Lakers had to rely on some very good penalty killing in this period to hold off the Colts offensive push. At the nine minute marker Moir found McKeown at centre ice. McKeown let a shot go that was deflected by a Colt defender high into the air handcuffing the Colt goalie for a 5-3 lead. James continued to show his great speed and good puck decisions throughout the period. Ryan was called upon to shut the door on the Colts and made two fantastic back to back saves late in the game to keep the final score at 5-3 for the Lakers.

    Game #2
    Next up was the Providence Capitals…all scouting reports had them as a hard skating, good positional team…the reports were right. Goalie Cole Thomas was asked to tend the net against this high flying team; and that he did with excellence. Thomas started the game with a super glove hand save. The Capitals struck first 6 minutes and then again 10 minutes into the game. Thomas made a couple of more saves to keep the game close.

    The second period saw the Lakers mount many good offensive rushes but simply could not finish around the net. Thomas made several acrobatic saves during the second period. With 13 seconds remaining in the period the Capitals jumped on a defensive give a way at our blue line to up their lead to 3-0.

    Despite giving a good effort throughout the third period the Lakers could not buy an offensive break. Providence capitalized on a couple of break downs and were full marks for a 5-0 victory…despite the stellar play of Cole Thomas in goal.

    Game #3
    The Lakers third game had them matched up against the Amherst Knights. Eric Ryan was called upon to guard the Lakers net. Once again the Lakers started slowly with the Knights scoring two minutes into the game. The Knights goalie was sharp as the Lakers carried much of the play. The line of Nathan Templeman, Brody Tenpas and Gregory Swan applied great pressure but could not buy a goal.

    The second period was full of end to end action with both goalies turning every shot aside. After a shot was directed to the net McKenzie Carter was upended but still managed to get a shot on net from his back. With two minutes remaining in the period Ryan showed good form stopping a tipped shot.

    The third was much the same with the Lakers carrying the play but having little to show for their enthusiastic effort. Amherst netted a power play goal two minutes into the period to make the score 2-0. Seconds later, Carter Stewart quickly jumped into the zone and pushed the puck to McKenzie Carter. He chipped the puck to McKeown who found a wide open Moir who made the score 2-1. The Lakers continued to push ahead offensively but ran into a very hot goalie. With four minutes remaining Swan wrestled the puck from a Knights defender and found McKeown going to the net…McKeown directed a ‘sure’ goal shot at the net only to be robbed by the goalie. With Ryan pulled in favour of an extra attacker the Lakers come back was thwarted by the Knights who finished the game with an empty net goal making the final score 3-1.

    Game #4
    The Lakers fourth game had the New Jersey Avalanche standing in their way to move on to a fifth game. Coach Goetz gave Cole Thomas the start in the Lakers net. The Lakers came out skating in this game and forced the Avalanche to take an early penalty. While on the power play Tenpas fed a pass back to defenseman Ryan Stulp-Jacobson who loaded up a good low shot that caromed into the net. A couple of good body checks early by Swan and Templeman helped to set the tone of the game. With the Avalanche pushing ahead on a 2 on 1 break Andrew Bogdon hustled back and broke up the play stopping a scoring chance. With 45 seconds left in the opening period the Avalanche tied the score at one with a shot deflecting off a Lakers stick. The period ended with the Lakers carrying the play with only a tie to show for the efforts.

    The second period started much like the first as the Lakers power play struck again. Taylor Moir and Garrett James teamed up to get the puck to Keigan Goetz who put the Lakers up 2-1. The Avalanche’s power play struck with 6 minutes left to play in the second making the score 2-2. Late in the period James made a good defensive play on a 2 on 1 and Thomas came up with a big save. The second period ended again with the Lakers carrying most of the play again but with only a tie to show for their efforts.

    Three minutes into the third period the face off was deep in the Avalanche zone. A total collapse off the draw allowed the Avalanche winger to march all the way down the ice from their zone on a break away and he finished with a good high shot to give the Avalanche a 3-2 lead. The Lakers did not quit and continued to swarm the Avalanche goal area but simply could not buy a goal…a story that was played over and over this game and this weekend.

    The scoreboard in the last two games did not reflect the fine effort put forth by the Lakers up and down their lineup. The Lakers carried the play in both of these games and created many good offensive opportunities. Sometimes you simply need to give credit to the opposing goalie(s) when they play a good game.
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    Sat, Dec 27

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    Mon, Dec 29

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    Fri, Jan 09

    Sat, Jan 10

    Sun, Jan 11

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