Strong Showing in Drew Doughty Tournament...
The U11 Madison Excavating Red Devils Played Hard at the Drew Doughty Tournament in London
The Madison Excavating QRD U11s had a busy and fun-filled weekend, as they travelled to London and competed in their first tournament of the 2022-2023 season. The QRD U11s finished with a 2-1-1 record after round robin play. Although they did not make it to the semi-finals, it was not for lack of effort, and they had many shining moments to be proud of.
Friday, October 14th: Game 1
The Madison Excavating QRD U11s started off strong with a win against the Guelph Jr. Gryphons to begin the tournament. By the end of the first period, QRD had scored the only goal. QRD would continue to reign success with two more goals in the second period. The Gryphons rallied early in the third period to bring the score to 3-1. QRD, however, scored five goals in the last seven minutes of the game, securing an 8-1 victory. It was truly a team effort, with goals being scored by Blake Milne, Everett Brown, Coulter Watson (x 2), Cooper Plumley, Kade Whelan, Blake McManus, and Blake Sills. Ben Larmer made some stellar saves between the pipes. Player of the Game went to forward, Whelan.
Friday, October 14th: Game 2
Later that afternoon, QRD would take on the Lambton Jr. Sting. At the end of period one, QRD was in the lead with the lone goal. The Sting managed to tie it up in the second period, however, QRD rallied early in the third to re-take the lead. The Sting then capitalized on the power play midway through the third, to tie the game, 2-2. Both Robbie Robinson and Kade Osterhout made excellent plays, resulting in goals. Hayden Tripp secured the tie in net. Player of the Game was awarded to defenceman, Keaton Clute.
Saturday, October 15th: Game 1
Saturday afternoon, QRD would go head-to-head with The Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds. The first period ended without a single goal on either side. Early in the second period, however, QRD capitalized on the power play, taking a 1-0 lead, and followed it up two minutes later with a second goal. The Greyhounds scored early in the third to cut the lead in half. Meanwhile, QRD killed off a penalty taken with three minutes left in the game, before scoring with 51 seconds left, to seal the deal. Milne, Osterhout, and Whelan helped to keep QRD on top by scoring goals. Goaltender, Tripp made some timely saves, earning him Player of the Game.
Saturday, October 15th: Game 2
The final game of the tournament was a tough one for QRD, as they took on Little Caesars out of Michigan. Little Caesars scored late in the first period to take a 1-0 lead, where the score would remain unchanged for the next two. In spite of QRD’s hard work, Little Caesars would then score early in the third period before taking advantage of a five minute penalty, scoring two goals in under a minute. Little Caesars and QRD then exchanged one goal each in the final five minutes of the game, to end in a 5-1 loss for QRD. In spite of it being a challenging game, Brown skillfully managed to score the team’s solitary goal. Player of the Game went to goaltender Larmer for making some huge saves and keeping it close throughout.
In spite of not moving on to the semi-finals, the team has a great deal to be proud of. With a phenomenal display of teamwork, QRD only allowed 9 goals against in 4 games, while netting 14 of their own. The team continues to drive forward with maximum effort in each game, learning new skills and strategies along the way.
Coach’s Corner with Head Coach Andrew Brown
“It was another great weekend representing Quinte proudly at the Drew Doughty Tournament. We have left the tournament a better team, and received valuable experience battling in different types of games and through some adversity.”
ON DECK:On Wednesday, October 19th, the Madison Excavating U11 Red Devils visit Kingston Jr. Gaels