The Crowsnest Pass/Pincher Creek Bantam Huskies have another win under their belts this season. On Saturday December 19 they hosted the Hanna Colts at Pincher Creek's Memorial Community Centre Arena. The game was high intensity and aggressive, and was tied 1-1 throughout the majority of it. The Huskies were playing well, but were hindered by penalties. They cleaned their game up in the third period however, winning 4-2.
The Huskies were looking like a slightly stronger team than the Colts, but had difficulty converting it onto the scoreboard. Colts goaltender #29 Logan Pedersen was also in great form, and neither side scored a single goal. Tempers ran high, and the Huskies had a total of 18 minutes of penalty time in this period, to 4 minutes for the Colts. The Huskies were even in a 3 on 5 situation, but they've learned how to play through penalties, keeping control of the puck and waiting out the timer. Krampe was still in the net for the Huskies, and he was putting work in, making a great save in a one-on-one situation.
"They're coming along. It seems like our first year kids are getting a little more used to body checking, so that's a big thing," said Huskies Assistant Coach Rory Snider after the game about their progress in this season. "They're starting to play better as a group. They've still got a ways to go with some of the systems that we're trying to teach, but that'll come. Christmas is always a good judge for us."
Coach Snider said his team is doing very well in their tier. "I think a lot of it is they're playing more as a team, as a whole instead of as individuals." Snider called the first two periods "very physical. We had a lot of selfish penalties, and we probably played a full period shorthanded there. We've always told the kids that we're a better team when we're five on the ice. We asked them to try and stay a bit more disciplined in the third period, and it showed."
"Every game you play the referees are the bad guys,"said Snider. "Whatever call they make 50% of the time somebody is not happy with it. So its a tough thing for them. I always say that the referees have a different vantage point than we do as coaches, They see the game differently. They do the best that they can. Its a fast game and they've got to make reaction calls and sometimes the calls go our way, and sometimes they don't. That's part of hockey."
Snider said that Spencer Dorge was his pick for the days Most Valuable Player on offense. "His shots counted. It seemed like every game Spencer is doing pretty good for us. But we need other kids to step up, we can't just rely on a couple of kid's strengths. And it just comes down to confidence. Creating those chances and trying to capitalize on opportunities."
Snider said his pick for an MVP defensively was Lydon Ewen. "He was pretty solid back there. We've got some work to do on our defense, but I think that in our own end they've done fairly well for us. We just need to have those guys jump up and help out offensively."
Coach Snider said his team is doing very well in their tier. "I think a lot of it is they're playing more as a team, as a whole instead of as individuals." Snider called the first two periods "very physical. We had a lot of selfish penalties, and we probably played a full period shorthanded there. We've always told the kids that we're a better team when we're five on the ice. We asked them to try and stay a bit more disciplined in the third period, and it showed."
"Every game you play the referees are the bad guys,"said Snider. "Whatever call they make 50% of the time somebody is not happy with it. So its a tough thing for them. I always say that the referees have a different vantage point than we do as coaches, They see the game differently. They do the best that they can. Its a fast game and they've got to make reaction calls and sometimes the calls go our way, and sometimes they don't. That's part of hockey."
Snider said that Spencer Dorge was his pick for the days Most Valuable Player on offense. "His shots counted. It seemed like every game Spencer is doing pretty good for us. But we need other kids to step up, we can't just rely on a couple of kid's strengths. And it just comes down to confidence. Creating those chances and trying to capitalize on opportunities."
Snider said his pick for an MVP defensively was Lydon Ewen. "He was pretty solid back there. We've got some work to do on our defense, but I think that in our own end they've done fairly well for us. We just need to have those guys jump up and help out offensively."
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