Larissa Bohlken assisted on the Rebels winning goal on Sunday. |
On Sunday at the Co-operators Centre in Regina, the Rebels
downed the defending Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League champion
Saskatoon Stars 3-2. The setback was the first regular season loss of the
2018-19 campaign for the Stars, who have been a powerhouse squad for the past
five seasons.
The Stars still lead the SFMAAAHL standings with a 20-1
record, while the Rebels sit second with a 13-4-2 mark.
Saskatoon took a 1-0 lead on a first period goal from
standout forward Kaitlin Jockims. The Stars held their slim 1-0 edge heading
into the third period.
In the third, the Rebels exploded for three straight goal to
take a 3-1 advantage. Gwyneth Pritchard tied things up at 1-1 scoring 68
seconds into the frame. Just less than a minute later, sophomore 15-year-old
defender Sydney Pedersen scored to put the Rebels up 2-1.
At the 6:53 mark of the third, 15-year-old rookie forward
Neena Brick scored what would be the winning goal for the Rebels giving them a
3-1 advantage. Larissa Bohlken, who is a sophomore 15-year-old defender, and
Lauren Focht, who is a 16-year-old veteran forward, picked up assists on Brick’s
winner.
The Stars cut the gap to 3-2 at the 9:11 mark of the third,
when standout sophomore forward Makena Kushniruk netted her 14th
goal of the season.
Saskatoon was unable to net the equalizer from that point.
Chantel Weller, who is from Saskatoon, turned away 20 shots
to pick up the win in goal for the Rebels. Kaitlyn Cadrain stopped 22 shots to
take the setback in goal for the Stars.
Stars star centre Joelle Fiala picked up a milestone in the
loss. She assisted on Kushniruk’s goal, and with that helper, Fiala became just
the fourth player in the history of the SFMAAAHL to record 80 career regular
season assists.
Joelle Fiala picked up her 80th career assist on Sunday. |
Zary, who is a former Stars captain, appeared in 103 career
regular season games over four seasons with the Stars from 2008 to 2012
collecting 44 goals and 82 assists for 126 points. She moved on to play for the
Brown University Bears women’s hockey team of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association ranks and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s hockey
team of the U Sports ranks.
When the Stars and Rebels met on Saturday at the
Co-operators Centre, Saskatoon pulled out a 3-0 victory in that regular season
encounter.
Kushniruk, Kaylee Baum and Fiala all netted singles for the
Stars.
Arden Kliewer stopped 18 shots to earn her fifth shutout of
the season playing goal for the Stars.
Weller turned away 13 shots to take the setback in goal for
the Rebels.
Back on Dec. 8, 2018, the Stars and Rebels met in a
semifinal contest at the Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament, and the Stars
rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period to pull out a 3-2 victory after
a tiebreaking shootout.
The Rebels return to action on Wednesday, when they host the
Melville Prairie Fire at 8 p.m. at the Co-operators Centre.
The Stars are off until Jan. 26, when they host the Rebels
at 2:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place.
Lind hits even higher gear for Wildcats
Taylor Lind leads the SFMAAAHL in scoring. |
Lind, who recently turned 17-years-old, was in on all of the
Wildcats goals this weekend as Swift Current swept the Prairie Fire in Melville
in a weekend SFMAAAHL regular season series at the Horizon Credit Union Centre.
On Saturday, Lind had a pair of goals including the winner
and an assist as the Wildcats downed the Prairie Fire 3-2. Linemate Carissa
Hogan had a goal and an assist to help power the Swift Current victory.
Hogan set up Lind for the winning tally at the 8:56 mark of
the third period to break a 2-2 tie.
Megan Hayhurst and Allison Hayhurst replied with singles for
the Prairie Fire.
Amaya Giraudier turned away 29 shots to pick up the win in
goal for the Wildcats. Cheyenne Jamieson stopped 37 shots to take the setback
in goal for the Prairie Fire.
On Sunday, Lind had a goal and two assists to push the
Wildcats to another 3-2 victory over the Prairie Fire. She set up the Wildcats
first goal of the contest scored by Sara Kendall and the winning tally at the
9:46 mark of the third scored by Hogan. Swift Current held a 3-1 advantage
after Hogan’s goal.
Halle Bowles and Jordyn Bear replied with singles for the
Prairie Fire.
Giraudier stopped 21 shots to pick up the win in goal for
the Wildcats. Jamieson turned away 33 shots to take the setback in goal for the
Prairie Fire.
The Wildcats have won four straight to improve to 10-9-1.
The Prairie Fire fell to 8-10-1.
With her effort this weekend, Lind became just the fourth player
in the history of the SFMAAAHL to score 150 or more points in her career in
regular season play. In 75 career regular season games, Lind has piled up 79
goals and 71 assists for 150 points.
She also became one of eight players to record 70 or more career
assists in regular season play in the history of the SFMAAAHL.
Lind leads the SFMAAAHL scoring race this season with 15
goals and 25 assists. She won the SFMAAAHL scoring title in her rookie season
in 2016-17.
The Prairie Fire return to action on Wednesday, when they
travel to Regina to face the Rebels at 8 p.m. at the Co-operators Centre.
The Wildcats host the Battlefords Sharks this coming
Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Gull Lake Arena.
Bears, Hounds split weekend series in P.A.
Miranda Heidt scored the OT winner for the Bears on Sunday. |
In Saturday’s encounter, the Bears took a 2-1 lead early in
the second period only to see the Hounds rally for a 3-2 victory.
Kailey Ledoux had a goal and an assist for the Bears, while
Miranda Heidt netted a single.
Lyndsey Janes picked up an assist on the Hounds first goal
by Kaitlyn Gilroy. Janes proceeded to score the equalizer in the second period
and the winning goal at the 4:02 mark of the third to push the Hounds to
victory.
Scout Anderson stopped 22 shots to take the setback in goal
for the Bears. Kaitlyn Ross turned away 27 shots to pick up the win in goal for
the Hounds.
On Sunday, the Bears rallied from a 3-2 deficit after two
periods to pull out a 4-3 victory in overtime.
Brooklyn Anderson scored the equalizer for the Bears on the
power play 23 seconds into the third period to force a 3-3 tie. Heidt scored
the winner at the 1:37 mark of overtime.
Kate Ball and Tori MacDonald netted singles for the Bears.
Raea Gilroy, Ally Kosteniuk and Kaitlyn Gilroy replied with
singles for the Hounds.
Lexi Beuker turned away 32 shots to pick up the win in goal
for the Bears. Rayanne Mckenzie turned away 18 shots to take the setback in
goal for the Hounds.
The Bears record moved to 12-8-2. The Hounds record sits at
6-9-3.
The Hounds return to action on Wednesday, when they host the
Weyburn Gold Wings at 8 p.m. at the Duncan McNeill Arena in Wilcox.
The Bears host the Melville Prairie Fire this coming
Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Shellbrook Skating Rink.
Shirley becomes golden girl with Canada
Grace Shirley won a gold medal with Canada. |
The 17-year-old captain of the defending SFMAAAHL champion
Saskatoon Stars had an assist to help Canada down the United States 3-2 in
overtime in the gold medal final of the world under-18 women’s hockey
championship tournament in Obihiro, Japan.
Canada trailed 2-1 at one point in the third period before
rallying for the overtime victory.
Shirley, who assisted on Danielle Serdachny’s first period
goal, was on the ice when linemate Maddi Wheeler scored the winner on the power
play at the 1:34 mark of the extra session.
Anne Cherkowski scored the equalizer for Canada to force a
2-2 at the 11:11 mark of the third.
Canada scored all of its goals on the power play. Canada was
3-for-8 on the power play.
Makenna Webster and Abbey Murphy replied with singles for
the United States. The United States went 1-for-9 on the power play.
Raygan Kirk turned away 25 shots to pick up the win in goal
for Canada. Skyler Vetter turned away 24 shots to take the setback in net for
the United States.
Shirley had a goal and an assist playing in Canada’s five
games at the tournament. This marked the second straight year she played for
Canada at the under-18 women’s worlds.
Canada has won five golds at the under-18 women’s worlds.
Sunday’s victory marked the first time Canada had won the tournament since
2014.
Over the past four years, this was Canada’s biggest win in
women’s hockey at an international tournament, and the United States has
claimed victory at most top level tournaments during that span of time.
During the 2018-19 SFMAAAHL campaign, Shirley leads the
Stars in scoring with 19 goals and 15 assists for 34 points in 18 regular
season games.
She has committed to joining the University of Wisconsin
Badgers women’s hockey team for the start of the 2019-20 campaign in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks. Her older sister, Sophie,
currently plays for the Badgers.
World Champions! 🏆 #U18WWC pic.twitter.com/X7ASe5XDms
— Team Canada Women (@HC_Women) January 13, 2019
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