Bantam Chiefs successful at Hockey Showcase

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Bantam Chiefs successful at Hockey Showcase

Details: Published on Thursday, December 17, 2015

Photo by Eoin Devereux. The Yellowhead AAA Bantam Chiefs played a game at the Yellowhead Centre against the Central Plains Capitals on Thursday, Dec 10. The Chiefs ended the evening with a well deserved 4-2 victory.

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The Yellowhead AAA Female Chiefs played in the Bantam AAA Showcase Dec. 11-13, in Winnipeg. Their first matchup was against the Central Plains Capitals at the MTS Iceplex on Friday, Dec. 11.

The Chiefs would come out hard and fast out the gate, with Jocelyn Zimmer scoring on a power-play at the 16:17 mark. Rylee Gluska and Monet Mazawasicuna assisted on the play. At 15:21, the Central Plains Capitals tied it up. The rest of the period would be end to end action, with both goalies standing tall and shutting the door. Shots after 20 minutes were 9-6 for the Chiefs.

The second period was much like the first,with end-to-end action. The Chiefs would get another power-play goal by Jocelyn Zimmer at 15:03, assisted by Kailia Powell and Rylee Gluska. That would be the only scoring in the second period. The Chiefs headed into the third period 2-1.

The Capitals started the third period on a power-play and were able to capitalize on their chance by getting the equalizer at 19:38. This seemed to wake up the Chiefs, as they took control of the game, with Jocelyn Zimmer getting her third goal of the game at the 15:54 mark, assisted by Rylee Gluska. The Chiefs had thought that Zimmer had scored her fourth goal of the game but to have it disallowed with the net off its pegs. Yellowhead maintained control of the game and Wood would score an empty net goal assisted by Mckiya Mazur to make it a 4-2 final for the Chiefs. Jocelyn Zimmer was named the player of the game for the Yellowhead Chiefs.

The Chiefs’ second game was early on Saturday morning against the Winnipeg Titans. The girls would come out a bit slower than the Winnipeg team and find themselves down 2-0 just 11 minutes into the game. Yellowhead had a few chances, with one shot going off the cross bar and another going off the post, but couldn’t find the back of the net in the first frame.

The second period had the Chiefs come out with more in their stride and were rewarded by Rylee Gluska scoring the team’s first goal of the game at 13:14 to make it a 2-1 score. The Chiefs would run into some penalty trouble and end up playing short handed for the majority of the last half of the second period, giving up a power-play goal with a minute left in the second. Yellowhead found itself going into the intermission down 3-1.

The third period was likely one of the best periods the girls have played this year, with constant pressure from all three lines in the offensive zone, with three shots going off the post and one more ringing off a cross bar Monet Mazawasicuna would score the Chiefs’ second goal with a hard slap-shot from the point. Then, with two minutes left in the game, the Chiefs would take a penalty, basically extinguishing any chance of a come back. Yellowhead would fall to Winnipeg 3-2. The game star was Kaila Powell.

The third game of the Showcase was a one sided affair, as the Yellowhead Chiefs completely overpowered their opponents from the north, the Norman Wild. The Norman goalie faced 63 shots in the game, with the score ending up 7-0 for Yellowhead. Alayna Taylor ended regulation with the shutout. Goal scorers for the Chiefs were Kaila Powell and Monet Mazawasicuna with two goals apiece, Rylee Gluska, Sadie Wood and Amber Baker all added singles. The Yellowhead player of the game was Monet Mazawasicuna.

The fourth and final game of the Showcase for Yellowhead was versus the Westman Wildcats. The Chiefs, much like their last game, took control of the play, scoring four goals in the first on just seven shots.

The second period was similar to the first, with the Chiefs capitalizing on their chances, scoring three more on 15 shots and three more in the third making the final score 10-0 for the Chiefs. Goaltender Sadie McIntosh would get the shutout, while Sadie Wood registered a hat trick and was selected as the Yellowhead Chiefs player of the game.