Female Midget Chiefs dominant in home opener
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- Published on Friday, October 9, 2015
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The 2015-2016 Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League regular season kicked off on a positive note for the Yellowhead Chiefs. The club opened up the year at the Shoal Lake Communiplex on Friday, Oct. 2, against the Norman Wild. Inspired by a great home crowd, the Chiefs were able to blank Norman 4-0.
Tatum Amy opened the scoring in the first period, picking up a rebound off of a Rayna Bonchbuk point shot. Sam Geekie would be credited with an assist. Geekie would add a goal of her own a few minutes later, picking up a loose puck in front of the Norman net, to make the score 2-0 after 20 minutes.
The Chiefs would keep the pressure on in the second period, notching two more goals, with Hannah Fouillard and Morgan Ramsay adding their names to the score sheet. The third period would be scoreless, making the final 4-0 for Yellowhead. Miranda Cook recorded the shutout and win for the Chiefs.
Yellowhead travelled to Winnipeg on Saturday, Oct. 3, for an exhibition game against the St. Mary’s Flames. The Chiefs started strong against the prep team and generated the first goal of the game, with McKenna Paddock firing a low slap shot past the Flames netminder. St Mary’s would reply however late in the first period, to make the score 1-1 after 20 minutes.
In the middle frame, St Mary’s generated some early pressure, which paid off in a pair of goals. The Flames would keep pressuring the Chiefs in the third, which allowed for St Mary’s to secure a 4-1 lead. Yellowhead would not give up however, and that effort eventually paid off with a goal from rookie defensemen Laine Nichols. Time would run out on the Chief’s comeback effort however, as St. Mary’s would claim the 4-2 victory. The two clubs will play one another once again on Oct. 24 at the Shoal Lake Communiplex.
The next action for Yellowhead is this weekend at the Pembina Valley Thanksgiving Showcase in Morden. The weekend will begin on Friday, Oct. 9, as the Chiefs will face the Eastman Selects at 7:00 pm in the Access Event Centre. The follow morning, Yellowhead returns to ice at 9:30 am, when they will meet the Shaftesbury Titans. The late game on Saturday, Oct. 10, for the club will be at 3:00 pm vs. the Interlake Lightning. The fourth and final scheduled game for the Yellowhead Chiefs in the Pembina Valley Thanksgiving Showcase will on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 9:30 am against the Central Plains Captials.
