Midget Rep, 2008-2009 (Goderich Minor Hockey)

It was a nail bitter but the Goderich Midget Rep team won their second playoff game against the Walkerton Capitals 4-3 in overtime on January 26 in Walkerton. William Kelly scored the first goal for Goderich and 4 seconds later Coy Kulich scored the second – this would be the first of three goals that Kulich would score during the game including the overtime goal.

The Sailors won the first round of the playoffs defeating the Mitchell Metors 3 games to 1 on Monday night January 19. Shawn Gethke played a strong game to make sure that the team didn’t have to travel back to Mitchell for another game.

The Midget Rep team won their first playoff game in overtime against the Meteors in Mitchell a week ago Sunday night. It would be Mitchell who started the scoring off but it wasn't long after that Goderich player Tyler Durst tied it up with an awesome end to end shorthanded goal. With 40 seconds left in the first period Tyler Million would get his own shorthanded goal with the help of Brandon Gibson giving Goderich the go ahead goal.

The Goderich Midget Rep team travelled to Gananoque this past week end for an exciting weekend of hockey. The played in a round robin format and won all three of their games. The semi-final would be a tough go for them but they would wind up winning in overtime. The final game was another tuff game playing a team that had not lost a game all year. Coy Kulich won best forward of the tournament and Shawn Gethke won the Most Valuable Player for the tournament.

The Goderich Midget Rep team played against the Seaforth Stars on Thursday night at home with both teams playing shorthanded. The Sailors were able to capitalize early on in the game and continued to dominate for all three periods. Lucas Denomme earned the shutout. The midgets showed impressive passing skills and teamwork which allowed each player to contribute to the win. The team is also pleased to welcome defenceman,Tyler Durst, who will be a great asset to the team. The boys will have a week off before playing in Listowel on Sunday night.