Huskies Win - Beating First Place Prince Williams

Huskies Win - Beating First Place Prince Williams

The Huskies came out strong and scored 44 seconds into the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Alec #8 poke the puck in for a goal when he found #38 Thomas's rebound floating under the goalie's feet. The Huskies then capitalized on a power play with James #44 putting in #8 Drew's rebounding point shot. Two minutes later Thomas #38 scored with an assist coming from #91 Noah. The Huskies were up 3-0 in the first. The team new the importance of this game and they showed they came to win. The first period could be summed up with hustle and 5 players attacking the offensive zone.

In the second period the Huskies saw their lead shrink to 1. Prince William wasn't about to sleep through the game. They scored 2 goals in the closing 10 minutes of the 2nd period. It seemed liked our penalties were catching up to us.  With 1:11 to go in the 2nd, Matt #64 lifted a puck over the goalie's pad to take a 4-2 lead. Without #30 Harsh's hustle to keep the play alive and without his delivery of the puck to the crease, the Huskies would not of had the breathing room of 2 goal lead entering into third period. The Huskies scored their first 4 goals because a player took a shot and a player crashed the net for a rebound. A winning formula!  The Huskies escaped 5 second period penalties with the help of some great goal tending by #39 Lizzy.

The third period started with an early goal by Prince William to bring the score to 3-4. The Huskies answered with goals by Jimmy #12, assisted by #64 Matt and an unassisted goal by AJ #62. The Huskies were up 6-3. Prince William scored again 10 seconds into their power-play off of yet another Huskies penalty. The Huskies gave up 8 power plays, a full period of time. The game took a turn when Lizzy got hurt in goal. She managed to work through it and stayed in the game.

I can't forget a great defensive play, though I missed the number. The puck squirted passed Lizzy and was on the way to crossing the goal line. Matt or Nick (I believe) swept in behind the goalie and tucked the puck under her pad. Hockey isn't always about scoring. A great defensive play! - that had the Prince William parent's sighing and cheering. Who was that masked defensive player? The Huskies beat first place Prince Williams and ended the season on a high note before entering our holiday break.

Happy Holidays to all the Huskies. Let's hope Alec and Lizzy heal up fully. And let let's hope Tucker's arm is good to go. Peewee Silver had a great first half of a season. Let's see what Santa brings the team for the second half! This is a great time to review the Heads Up Hockey video with your child and get them ready for January. Happy Holidays!