Female Chiefs undefeated in Morden

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Published on Thursday, October 15, 2015

Photo property of Zack Peters - ZJP Photography. Yellowhead Chiefs goalie Emma Greenwood makes a save early in the first period vs Central Plains.

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It was another very successful weekend for the Yellowhead AAA Midget Females Chiefs as they were undefeated in Morden at the Pembina Valley Hawks Thanksgiving Classic.

The weekend kicked off for Yellowhead on Friday, Oct. 9, as the Chiefs faced the Eastman Selects.  The Selects proved to be a capable opponent as they battled the Chiefs for 60 minutes.  Yellowhead started the game strong with first period goals from Morgan Ramsay assisted by Cass Lyttle and from Hannah Fouillard assisted by Tatum Amy and Jalyn Elmes.

The goaltenders kept the game at 2-0 until late in the third period when Tatum Amy scored off an assist from Sam Geekie.  Miranda Cook handled every shot fired her way to record the win and the shutout in the 3-0 final.

Early on Saturday, Oct. 10, the Chiefs faced off with the Shaftesbury Titans. Yellowhead seemed to be playing a strong game but found themselves down 3-0 late in the second period.  Veteran centre Jessi Rampton helped to turn that tide with under a minute to go as she scored an important late period goal assisted by McKenna Paddock.  Still trailing by two in the third, the Chiefs pressed the Titans all over the ice, until Karissa Cullum narrowed the lead to 3-2 with a goal five minutes into the period assisted by Karli Frederick and Cass Lyttle.  

The comeback continued at the 7:28 mark of the third when Tess Rampton fired a point shot that beat the goalie to tie the game at 3-3.  Rookie Morgan Ramsay continued to rack up points as she assisted on the goal.  There was no further scoring and the game ended in the 3-3 tie.  The Chiefs were impressive in the comeback as they outshot the Titans 52-38.

In the afternoon, the Chiefs faced off with the Interlake Lightning, a team which has just returned to the MFMHL this season.  The veteran Chiefs handled the Lightning from start to finish as they fired 91 shots at the Interlake goal and scored eight goals on the way to an 8-2 victory.  Goal scorers included Taeya Nicol and Jessi Rampton, who notched two each, along with Sam Geekie, Sydnee DeCorby, Karli Frederick, McKenna Paddock, who contributed a single goal each.

The Chiefs finished the weekend on Sunday, Oct. 11, with a game against the Central Plains Capitals, an all too familiar foe after last season’s league final loss. The teams played a tight first period, with the defence first Capitals trying to slow the Chiefs down at every opportunity.  The Chiefs opened the scoring as Morgan Ramsay cleaned up a rebound in front of a Rayna Bonchuk point shot.  Emma Coulter picked up the other assist.  Central Plains would tie the game before the first ended.  The Chiefs were asked by the coaches to pick up the urgency in their game and they responded to that challenge.  This led to the Chiefs taking the lead on a Sydnee DeCorby point shot that was misplayed by the Capitals goalie, allowing the puck to slip into the net.  In the third, the Chiefs controlled much of the play, outshooting the Capitals 15-4 and sealing the game with an empty net goal from Jessi Rampton with under a minute of play remaining. Assists went to Morgan Ramsay and Jalyn Elmes. Final shots on goal were 36-18 in favour of the Chiefs.

After a three win and one tie performance at the Thanksgiving Classic, the Yellowhead Chiefs return to league play on Saturday, Oct. 17 with a home game in Shoal Lake versus Pembina Valley.  That game scheduled to begin at 4:00 pm.