Huskies defeat Bow Island in Provincial Round game

Chris Davis, Pincher Creek Voice

Huskies vs Rebels
C. Davis photo

Pincher Creek's Midget D Huskies hosted the Bow Island Rebels at the MCC Arena on Thursday evening, February 9.  A large crowd came out to see the two teams vie for the Zone 5 top spot.

The Huskies hit the ice at warp nine, playing a very assertive game with some very solid checking action, particularly from #17 Sheldon Filipuzzi.  They hammered the Bow Island net repeatedly, outshooting the Rebels by a wide margin. Rebels netminder #31 AJ Kambeitz did a spectacular job of denying the Huskies efforts until the declining minutes of the period.  With 2:27 on the clock, Huskies Captain #16 Brett Tarcon finally broke through the wall of Kambeitz, with assists by #21 Michael Roy and #23 Ryan Marshall.

Huskies Captain #16 Brett Tarcon C. Davis photo

In the second period the Huskies continued to use their exemplary teamwork skills to dominate the game.  Their solid passing plays and setups resulted  in another goal for Tarcon 5 minutes in, with Roy assisting again.   A couple of minutes later it was Huskies #15 Tristan Doell's turn, with #9 Blair Goodreau and #4 Mackenzie Jordan assisting.  The score stood at 3-0 Huskies for about a minute and a half, until the Rebels #10 Nicholas Thomas with a rollicking shot.  Tarcon made it up with another of his trademark "you just know it's going in" efforts with 6:39 left on the second period clock, with #18 Chase Tymchyna getting the assist nod. 4-1, and the hometown crowd was very vocal in their appreciation.

Huskies vs Rebels
C. Davis photo

After that, it was Huskies all the way.  At 6:15 left on the clock Tarcon scored again, his fourth,  again assisted by Roy.  These two are an incredibly tight combination, a goalie's nightmare.  Getting frustrated, a couple of incidents with Rebel enforcers temporarily interupted what had been until then a non-stop game.  The Huskies shook it off and continued with their game plan.

With 1:25 left in the period it was Michael Roy's turn to make the point, assisted by Goodreau and #27 Lane Crawford.  Roy did it again with 34.9 seconds left, assisted this time by Marshall and Crawford. Second period over, the score was 7-1 Huskies.

The Rebels held off the Huskies' offence for the first five minutes of the third period, and with 15:05 on the clock Rebels #9 Cade Niedorf scored with a shot from about 20 feet out that bounced its way through the Huskies defence.  With a hint of chaos in the air, the Huskies concentrated on maintaining their lead.  With 1:43 left in the game, Huskies #23 Ryan Marshall popped one in, aided by an unselfish pass by Roy.  Mackenzie Jordan also got an assist on the play.

C. Davis photo

The great goaltending by Huskies #33 Lane Kalbhen and #35 Braeden Claringbull contributed greatly to their success in this game.

The Huskies racked up 22 minutes of cool-off time during the game, but avoided the big penalties.  The Rebels had 28 minutes in penalties, including two ejections in the third.

At the buzzer it was Huskies 8, Bow Island 2.