Atom LL1, U11, 2012-2013 (Goderich Minor Hockey)

The Sailors faced off against the Kincardine Kinucks in their final and most exciting game of the round robin playoffs.  The two teams were evenly matched, with the first period ending scoreless despite a number of chances on both sides.  In the second period the Kinucks were able to land two goals and go ahead with a 2-0 lead.  The Sailors fought back in the third period and played superb hockey with Ryan potting a breakaway goal off a nice pass from Teethal to make it a close 2-1 game.  With less than 2 minutes on the clock, Adrien secured the tie with a nice shot on a breakaway from a ...

March 3 – Goderich Sailors at Tiverton Thunder.  After a couple of tough loses to BCH and Tiverton, the chance to move on in the playoffs for the Sailors was just out of their reach.  So - with nothing to lose, the coaches made a great decision to have a fun reversal of roles game.  With the forward lines playing defense and the defensive lines playing offense, the kids had a blast and actually played a really strong game in their second match against the Tiverton Thunder!  Teethal got things going for the Sailors with a nice breakaway goal at the 7:58 mark of the first period.  The Thunder ...

February 21 – Lucknow Sepoys at Goderich.  The Sailors met the Lucknow Sepoys for their second game in the playoffs – this time with home ice advantage.  The first period was a back and forth battle, with Remi landing the first goal of the game with 3 minutes left in the period on a set-up from Connor and Adrien.  At the 6 minute mark of the second period, Ryan put the Sailors on the scoreboard again after weaving through 3 Lucknow players and perfectly placing the puck in the top shelf.  Two minutes later, Lucknow answered back with their first goal of the game to close the gap to 2-1.  

February 16-17, Penetanguishene.  The kids played some great hockey and bonded as a team.  The enjoyment began with hotel mini stick and pool game camaraderie against the West Lincoln Team the night before.  The first game was an exciting game against Lindsay, ending in a double shoot out.  The first period ended 1-0 for Lindsay, with Goderich fighting back hard in the second period ending 2-1 for Lindsay.  In the third, multiple shots were made by Goderich in an attempt to tie.  McCabe scored the goal to tie 2:2, putting the game into shoot out. The evenly matched teams eventually went into ...

February 9 and 10 – Goderich at BCH Ice Dogs and Lucknow Sepoys.  Seven was the magic number this weekend with the Sailors taking their first two games of the playoffs with decisive 7-3 and 7-2 wins over BCH and Lucknow!  The first game against the BCH Ice Dogs started with a nice set-up from Brendan to Ryan to make it 1-0.  Remi then put the Sailors ahead 2-0 with his signature wrist shot – however, the Ice Dogs answered back near the end of the first period to make it a close 2-1 game.