Val Matteotti Golden Hawks update Nov. 27-28
The Lethbridge Val Matteotti Golden Hawks returned to action this weekend against the Calgary North Star Sabres. The teams played to 2-2 tie. Scoring for Lethbridge were Cavin Leth and Austyn Moser. Jonathan Hogue made 23 saves in net. On Sunday the Hawks played the Okotoks Oilers and came out on the wrong end of the score losing 6-3. Zachary Wall, Cavin Leth and Dillon Collett provided the scoring for the Lethbridge. The Hawks take to the road this weekend playing against Camrose and Lloydminster.
BANTAM AA HURRICANES CONTINUE TO ROLL
The Lethbridge Bantam AA Hurricanes improved their record to 9-3-3 on the weekend with a win at home against the Brooks Stitch FX Outlaws 4-3.
Hurricane forward Devin Ruff started the scoring off early in the first with an even strength goal assisted by Landon Gross and Clay Vogt. Brooks quickly replied with 2 markers to pull ahead by one, but Gross found the twine to tie things up heading into the second, with assists going to Braden Ruff and Brady Parenteau.
Brooks recaptured the lead with a goal late in the second period to put the visitors up by one.
In the final frame, the Hurricanes capitalized on a strong forecheck, as Gross scored his 16th of the season with 4 minutes left, assisted by Devin Ruff and Logan Boulet to tie the game. Then with the clock winding down, Devin Ruff notched his 3rd point of the game from Gross and Braden Ruff with 40 seconds left to give the Hurricanes the 4-3 victory.
Goaltender Arik Weersink faced 20 shots for the win in net.
Next, the Hurricanes are off to Swift Current to compete in the Bantam AA-Tier 1 Raider Tournament.
BANTAM AA HURRICANES SOLID ON WEEKEND
The Lethbridge Bantam AA Hurricanes continued to improve their record, winning back to back home games last weekend.
First up on Remembrance Day, the Hurricanes hosted the Taber Golden Suns in a South Division tilt.
Both teams failed to find the twine in the first frame, but it was Landon Gross who capitalized on a Taber miscue to put the host club on the board midway through the second period. Two minutes later, Logan Ramsdell scored a follow up marker on a pass from Kenny Thomas and Kyler Newman to increase the lead to two. Taber closed out the period with what proved to be the lone goal for the visiting Suns.
Period three was strong for the Hurricanes, as their offensive pressure paid off with goals by Gross, Clay Vogt and Ramsdell netting two more to earn the hattrick. Assists were credited to Vogt, Thomas with two, Jason Wegner and Devin Ruff.
Arik Weersink stopped 23 shots to earn the win between the pipes.
Then on Saturday, the Hurricanes hosted the North Division leading Okotoks Oilers with the visitors jumping to the lead first at the midway point of the opening period. Then in the final minute, Devin Ruff tied the game at one with a pass from Newman on a ‘Canes powerplay.
In the second period, the Hurricanes found themselves in penalty trouble having to kill off two three on five’s in a row. However, discipline and hard work paid off as Vogt chipped in a shorthanded marker. Then Wegner increased the Hurricane lead by two with the assist going to Riel Bruised Head.
In the third, Ramsdell continued his three game goal streak to round out Hurricane scoring and give the club the 4-1 victory.
‘Canes goaltender Logan Rowley stopped 35 shots for the win.
Next up, Lethbridge is at home on Friday to the Brooks Outlaws.
Pee Wee AA Val Matteotti Eagles go 1-2 over Last Weekends Matches
The Pee Wee AA Val Matteotti Eagles finished off their three game weekend with a 4-3 win over the Taber Golden Suns on Sunday in Taber. The Ealges had dropped the first game of the home and home series with Taber 5-4 and lost the Remembrance Day match against the Lethbridge Pee Wee AA Hurricanes 6-3.
The Sunday match saw the Eagles get their first win against Taber this season. Lethbridge’s Sam Paskuski opened the scoring half way through the first period when he moved out from the corner and tucked the puck in on the far post. Assisting on the play was Quinn Gundlock. The two teams played 18 minutes of hockey before Taber was able to even the score at 1-1 at the 10:18 mark of the second period. With only 45 seconds left in the second, Sam Paskuski notched a power play marker with an in tight deak on the Taber goalie. After the Eagles went up 3-1 on the powerplay five minutes into the third, Taber quickly replied with their own goal less than one minute later to again pull to within one. The Eagle’s Matt Lukacs robbed Taber two minutes later with a great glove grab on a shot marked for the top glove hand corner. Taber was able to evenutally tie the score at 3-3 on the power play with six minutes left in the third. With Lethbridge pouring on the pressure towards the end of the game, Tyler Anderson was able to tuck the backhand upstairs over the Taber goaltender with only 24 seconds left in the game to give the Eagles the 4-3 win. Assisting on the goal was Kyle Bloor. Matt Lukacs’ faced 38 shots on net, while the Eagles managed 39 shots against the Golden Suns.
The Saturday afternoon game again Taber saw no scoring until late in the period when Sam Paskuski punched in a loose puck while the Eagles were on the two-man advantage. Assists on the play went to Isiah DayChief and Blake Kleiner. Taber was able to tie the score 1-1 before the period was out. Tyler Anderson’s shot from the top of the circle caught the top of the net two minutes into the second on a play setup by Grayson Constable to again give the Eagles a one goal lead. Taber replied only to see the Eagle’s Anderson tuck in a rebound on a shot by Constable setup by Paskuski. Taber was not able to capitalize on a breakaway midway through the period as Brendon Morden stayed with the Taber shooter who tried a deak in tight. Lethbridge responded with Anderson’s third goal of the game on a play set up by Blake Kleiner. Taber was able to score three unanswered goals with one later in the second and two early on in the third to take the 5-4 win. Brendon Morden was in net for the Eagles and faced 29 shots. Taber’s goalies faced 39 Lethbridge shots.
The Remembrance Day game saw the Eagles play the Lethbridge Hurricanes. In the first period the two teams exchanged goals. Scoring on the powerplay for the Eagles was Sam Paskuski who tucked in the rebound on some fine work by Grayson Constable in the offensive zone. Kyle Bloor started off the second for the Eagles with a backhand through the pads of the Hurricanes goalie. Assists on the play went to Colton Weurfel and Quinn Gundlock. At the 12:00 mark of the second Tyler Anderson tucked the puck in by the post with support from Paskuski and Kleiner. The Hurricanes were able to tie the score at 3-3 before the second period was out. Three more goals by the Hurricanes in the third led them to the 6-3 win and the Eagles first loss to the Hurricanes this season. The Eagles only managed 21 shots on net while the Hurricanes directed 34 shots at the Eagle’s Matt Lukacs.
Val Matteotti Golden Hawks Update Weekend November 13 -14
On Saturday the Val Matteotti Golden Hawks were home to the Red Deer Black. The Hawks scored four goals in the third period to come from behind and post a 7-4 win. Cavin Leth led with the way with 4 goals including the game winner on a penalty shot. Jared Broderson had two goals and Jace Jurgens had one to round out the scoring for the Golden Hawks. Aspen Petrie was solid in net stopping 42 shots in the win. On Sunday the banged up Hawks hosted the Airdrie Extreme. The Hawks faced a tough Airdrie squad and were soundly beaten 5-0. The loss snaps the Hawks four game unbeaten streak. The Hawks will have a weekend off before resuming their league schedule on November 27th when they host the Calgary North Stars at 12pm at Henderson Arena.
LAA Hurricanes
Sat., Nov. 13 the LAA Hurricanes arrived at Max Bell Center to take on the CRAA Blue. The final score was 5-3 for the Hurricanes. Parker Smith started off the scoring in the 1st period assisted by Jonathan Zdan on a power play. Then at 9:31 in the 1st Gray Marr added the second goal assisted by Clay Spencer and Joey Ratts. The lone goal in the 2nd was by Clay Spencer assisted by Justin Meier and Gray Marr. In the 3rd period Gray Marr scored the fourth goal assisted by Clay Spencer and Joey Ratts and Jonathan Zdan added the 5th and final goal, unassisted on an empty net. Goalie David Rupp had 16 saves out of 19 shots on goal.
Sun. Nov. 14 the Hurricanes were at Max Bell once again to meet the NWCAA Bruins and came away with a 2-1 win. Goalie Tyson Brouwer had 15 saves out of 16 shots on goal. Scoring for the Hurricanes was Gray Marr assisted by Shaun Kern in the 1st period. The second goal came in the second period on a power play scored by Logan Wakaluk and assisted by Ryer Sawchuk and Kolton Kostelansky.
Next action for the LAA Huricanes is Nov. 19-21 at a tournament in Chestermere.
4 Point Weekend
After 2 weeks of setbacks for the AAA Midget Hurricanes up in the north division, collecting only 1 win, 1 tie, and 2 losses, the Midget squad was very happy to be back in the friendly confines of Henderson arena.
Playing late Friday night against the visiting 3rd place Red Deer Rebels the Canes came away with a very convincing 6 to 4 win. The score itself was not indicative of the score as the club dominated large time frames of the game. After giving up an early goal to Red Deer, Lethbridge came back with 3 of their own, with goals by Jared Jerome, and a pair of nice goals by captain Mitch Owsley. The canes then put three more goals by the Red Deer goaltenders. Craig Lyon, Holden Lamb, and Rhys Kingston scoring respectively.
The following afternoon the AAA Midgets welcomed the Grande Prairie Storm to Henderson. Playing with only 8 forwards and 4 defenceman for the game, due to injuries, and suspensions. The Canes showed a ton of character and guts getting a convincing 5 to 2 win. Kyle Davies, and Brandyn Hulit led the charge with 2 goals each, while Bryson Gore added and single. To go along with a 2 goal performance yesterday, Mitch Owsley put together a 3 assist night.
The next action for the AAA midgets in next Saturday at home when they play the Baker Hughes Bobcats from Lloydminster, and on Sunday they travel to Calgary to play the 1st place Calgary Flames.
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The LAA Hurricanes had one hard-fought battle over the weekend on their home turf. They came away with a 4-1 win with goalie Tyson Brouwer making 41 saves out of 42 shots on goal. Those scoring for the Hurricanes were Austin Howe assisted by Kolton Kostelansky and Justin Meier. In the second period Clay Spencer scored both goals with the 1st assisted by Parker Smith and Joey Ratts and the second being assisted by Gray Marr. The 3rd periods only goal was scored by Austin Howe assisted by Ryer Sawchuk. The Hurricanes go on the road this weekend at the Max Bell Center in Calgary vs CRAA Blue Sat and NWCAA Bruins Sun Nov. 13.
BANTAM AA HURRICANES UNBEATEN STREAK ENDS
The Lethbridge Bantam AA Hurricanes five game unbeaten streak came to an end last weekend as they took to the road in a pair of games against north division rivals.
The Hurricanes, sitting at a comfortable second spot behind league leading Cranbrook in the South, first squared off against the host Airdrie Lightning on Saturday. Airdrie scored the opening goal to give the hosts a 1-0 lead until Landon Gross replied for the Hurricanes with an even strength tally, assisted by Riel Bruised Head. A barrage of penalties quickly followed for both teams and as the buzzer sounded to end the first period, the Hurricanes found themselves down by a 2-1 margin.
The middle frame favoured the visitors as they scored three unanswered goals. First by Brady Parenteau assisted by Ken Thomas, then Bruised Head with Gross and Clay Vogt assisting, and finally Gross scoring a shorthanded marker to lift the Hurricanes to a 4-2 lead at the flood.
The final period was a see-saw battle with both teams trading goals but it was Gross notching his third and fourth of the game to give the Hurricanes the 6-5 victory. Hurricane netminder Logan Rowley faced 39 shots to take the win.
The club continued up the road to Red Deer on Sunday eventually falling short in a 5-4 loss to the host Steel Kings and bringing to an end their five game unbeaten streak.
Hurricane scoring didn’t pick up until midway through the second with goals by Bruised Head, Robert Milojevic and Logan Ramsdell. Gross, Thomas, Milojevic and Kyler Newman were credited with the assists.
The third period saw Gross score his 12th goal in eight games, but it wasn’t enough as the host club netted three more to hand the Hurricanes only their third loss of the season. Hurricane goaltender Arik Weersink stopped 30 shots between the pipes.
Next, the Hurricanes play a pair of home games. First on Remembrance Day against the Golden Suns of Taber, then on Saturday against the north division leading Okotoks Oilers.
Val Matteotti Golden Hawk Update- November 6 -7
The Val Matteotti Golden Hawks were on the road for a pair of games. On Saturday the Hawks defeated the Red Deer White 7-4. The Hawks found their legs in the third period and broke open a 4-4 tie with three unanswered goals. Leading the way for the Hawks was Jared Broderson with a 2 goals and an assist. Austyn Moser and Cavin Leth each had a pair of goals and Devon Jerome contributed a single. On Sunday the Hawks travelled to Leduc and found themselves down by three goals after five minutes of play. In a tough physical game the Hawks turned the tide and scored the next 4 goals to win 4-3. Jace Jurgens netted the game winner and his second of the game with under two minutes left to pace the Hawks. Braydon Jetten also scored 2 for the Hawks and Jonathan Hogue, in net, stopped a furious Leduc rally in the final seconds of the game to secure the win. The win moves to the Hawks record to 9-4-2 and keeps them in first place in the Ram South Division. The Hawks have a pair of home games this weekend playing Red Deer Black on Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30 against the Airdrie Extreme. Both games are at the Henderson Ice Arena.
