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| Grace Shirley became the Stars all-time leading scorer on Sunday. |
On Sunday, Shirley picked up three assists to become the
Stars all-time leader in career regular season points as they downed the Notre
Dame Hounds 7-3 in a Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League game at
Merlis Belsher Place. With the three helpers, Shirley, who is the Stars captain,
has 93 goals and 68 assists for 161 points in 105 carer regular season games.
Her goal total is also a Stars career regular season record.
She passed Mackenna Parker, who was the Stars captain last
season, as the team’s leader in career points. Parker recorded 82 goals and 76
assists for 158 points playing 104 career regular season games for the Stars
from 2014 to 2018. She is now a freshman with the Boston University Terriers
women’s hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks.
Shirley and Parker are the third and fourth respective
all-time leading scorers in the history of the SFMAAAHL.
Shirley picked up her record breaking point assisting on the
Stars first goal, which was scored by 15-year-old sophomore forward Calli
Arnold. The captain proceeded to pick up assists on the Stars third and fourth
tallies as they built a 4-0 lead after the first period.
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| Kaitlin Jockims had three points for the Stars on Sunday. |
Kaitlin Jockims and Alison Olorenshaw each had a pair of goals and an assist for the Stars. Anna Leschyshyn had a goal and two assists for Saskatoon, while Arnold had a pair of goals.
Claire Nimegeers, Brynn Maclean and Lyndsey Janes replied
with singles for the Hounds.
Arden Kliewer turned away 11 of 12 shots starting and
picking up the win in goal for the Stars. Kaitlyn Cadrain turned away
five-of-seven shots playing the third period in relief.
Rayanne Mckenzie turned away 16-of-22 shots starting in goal
for the Hounds. She was pulled late in the second period after the Stars sixth
goal.
Kaitlyn Ross turned away 19-of-20 shots playing the rest of
the way in relief.
With the win, the Stars improved their record to 25-1 and
were already assured of finishing first in the SFMAAAHL before Sunday’s game.
The Hounds fell to 11-11-3 to sit fifth in the SFMAAAHL.
Besides Shirley’s record, Stars 17-year-old centre Joelle
Fiala hit a milestone in the win. She picked up an assist on the Stars sixth
goal.
With that helper, Fiala equaled former Stars captain Lauren
Zary for the Stars record in career regular season assists at 82.
Fiala has 45 goals and 82 assists for 127 points in 110
career regular season games with the Stars. Zary recorded 44 goals and 82
assists for 126 points in 103 career regular season games played with the Stars
from 2008 to 2012.
Following her career with the Stars, Zary moved on to play
with the Brown University Bears women’s hockey team in the NCAA ranks and the
University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s hockey team in the U Sports ranks.
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| Joelle Fiala has equaled the Stars record for career assists. |
Leschyshyn is also closing in on both Fiala and Zary for the
Stars career assists record. In 113 career regular season games, Leschyshyn has
71 goals and 78 assists for 149 points to sit as the fifth all-time leading
scorer in the history of the SFMAAAHL.
The Stars and Hounds will go at it again twice more. They
will face each other this coming Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Duncan McNeill Arena
in Wilcox and on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Duncan McNeill Arena.
Saskatoon concludes its regular season with those two
contests.
Following those games, the Hounds conclude their regular
season on Feb. 20 by traveling to Regina to take on the Rebels at 8 p.m. at the
Co-operators Centre.
Fontaine, Lind deliver Wildcats double OT
comeback win
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| Tobi Fontaine scored for the Wildcats on Sunday. |
Hosting the Melville Prairie Fire at the Innovation Credit
Union i-Plex, the Wildcats fell behind 1-0 in the first period thanks to a
short-handed goal scored by Prairie Fire sophomore 15-year-old forward Jordyn
Bear. The tally was Bear’s 10th goal of the season.
The Wildcats evened things up at 1-1 with 7:04 remaining in
the second period on a goal coming from veteran 17-year-old defender Tobi
Fontaine.
In a three-on-three double overtime period, Wildcats star
captain Taylor Lind scored the winner with 72 seconds remaining in the frame.
Amaya Giraudier stopped 28 shots to pick up the win in goal
for the Wildcats. Cheyenne Jamieson turned away 36 shots to take the extra time
setback in goal for the Prairie Fire.
The Wildcats are 9-1 since returning from the Christmas
break. Their one loss was a 5-2 setback to the Prairie Fire on Saturday in
Swift Current.
The Wildcats sit fourth in the SFMAAAHL with a 15-10-1
record. The Prairie Fire sit sixth in the SFMAAAHL with a 9-15-2 mark.
The Wildcats close their regular season hosting the Weyburn
Richardson Pioneer Gold Wings in a pair of games at 7:45 p.m. and 12:45 p.m.
this coming Saturday and Sunday respectively at the Fairview Arena.
The Prairie Fire conclude their regular season hosting the
Battlefords Sharks in a pair of games at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. this coming Saturday
and Sunday respectively at the Horizon Credit Union Centre.
Five top 10 all-time SFMAAAHL scorers still
active
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| Taylor Lind is the SFMAAAHL’s second all-time leading scorer. |
As the SFMAAAHL regular season nears an end, five the league’s
top 10 all-time leading scorers in regular season play are still active. All
five members of that group are slated to graduate from their teams after the
current campaign.
The next time a player will come along to break into the top
10 of the SFMAAAHL’s career points list is uncertain.
At the moment, Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats star
captain Taylor Lind is the second all-time leading scorer in the history of the
SFMAAAHL. In 81 career regular season games, she has 88 goals and 76 assists
for 164 points.
Lind does have one year of midget eligibility remaining, but
she is slated finish high school a year early and will join the Lindenwood
University Lions women’s hockey team next season in St. Charles, Missouri, and
play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks.
Saskatoon Stars captain Grace Shirley sits third in SFMAAAHL
career scoring. She has 93 goals and 68 assists for 161 points in 105 career
regular season games.
Anna Leschyshyn, who is another Stars forward, sits fifth on
the SFMAAAHL’s career scoring list. She has 71 goals and 78 assists for 149
points in 113 career regular season games.
Joelle Fiala, who is a star centre with the Stars, sits
eighth on the SFMAAAHL’s career scoring list. She has 45 goals and 82 assists
for 127 points in 110 career regular season games.
Prince Albert Northern Bears captain Abby Soyko occupies the
10th spot on the SFMAAAHL’s career scoring list. She has 62 goals
and 61 assists for 123 points in 134 career regular season games.
Olivia Howe is the all-time leading scorer in the history of
the SFMAAAHL. Playing for the Notre Dame Hounds from 2008 to 2012, Howe
appeared in 106 regular season games piling up 107 goals and 100 assists.
The Hounds won the Esso Cup as national champions in the
2010-11 campaign with Howe.
Following her time with the Hounds, Howe played four season
with the Clarkson University Golden Knights women’s hockey team and helped them
win their first NCAA title in the 2013-14 campaign.
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