We should of and could of ....but it didn't happen!!!, News, Bantam LL, 2013-2014 (South Bruce Minor Hockey)

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Jan 15, 2014 | gballagh | 2038 views
We should of and could of ....but it didn't happen!!!
We needed the goal 1 inch wider and we would of doubled up their score. So many close ones in a game that the gentlemen worked hard the entire 40 minutes however we forgot to sign lady luck to our roster....

Right from the  get go the boys were there to play hockey. Karson had a great drive to their end right off the hop. We took a penalty for too many men on the ice just 2 minutes into the game that Kincardine capitalized on and they were up 1 -0. Two minutes after that with some tricky puck work in the Kincardine end Johnny got the puck up through to Sam and he snuck one by the keeper to knot the score at 1. The excitement builds......
Kincardine answered back with a return to our end and drew Andy over to his left side and with a Kincardine player out front and it was bang....2 - 1. There was a bunch of activity at their end as Brad, Karson and Sam all tried to tie it up. Johnny thought he would keep the Kincardine bench awake as he rang the puck off one of their players other side the boards. Brad almost had us on the score board with a great re-direct that was gloved down. We thought there was something brewing when Sam had a great pass to Darrin coming up the side but their defenceman had a 8 foot reach it seemed and interrupted the momentum. We had a man advantage and Simon had the goalie juggling a puck but still no breaks to be had. Tanner was high in the slot and was fed the puck and rang yet another one off the post. Andy kept us in contention with several saves through traffic. They popped in another to make it 3-1 . They had a turnover inside our blueline and the boys made a hasty trip down the ice and Ryan, Brad, Karson and I think Simon all had great shots to have their goalie feeling like a duck in a shooting gallery and then he gave up a  rebound and Brad spanked it past to put us within one after two periods. The real assist I am sure should go to Charlene, Shannon and Ruth from the bleachers....
The start of the third had several great efforts by Karson and Darrin with Lachlan with a hard blueline shot and then a tremendous job of keeping it in their side of the blue line.I still don't know how the puck could not find its way into the Kincardine net with the great job Jake and Brad did in front of their net. Their goalie must of had some horseshoes surgically implanted in some place in his body!!!
Shortly after that we saw how fast Glen.....when properly motivated....can duck to not take one in the face!!!

We had several more great efforts by everyone and the blueline boys did a remarkable job in moving the puck back down the ice with this solid effort. Kincardine snuck one more in with less than a minute to go that ended the game in a 4 to 2 final.

Coach Doug was happy with the effort and thought the boys played well. No need to hang your heads on this one guys. Keep up the great effort and we will get into the Win column again.