The Bonn Law QRD U12 Team battled it out with some of the
top teams in North America, this weekend at Silver Stick.
In their first game of the tournament, The Red Devils would face The Vaughan Kings who are the #1 ranked team in Ontario. The Devils missed a couple of chances early in the game and continued to battle hard in a back and forth game but could not find the back of the net in a 4-0 loss.
In their second game of the tournament, The Devils would square off against an ETA rival, York Simcoe Express. The Devils were up 2-0 at the end of the first period, on goals by Brody Grant and Miller Nicholson. The Express would not back down, and both teams fought hard, exchanging chances in the game. Dax Sage made several key saves in the game, and Shea Teather scored the GWG in a 3-2 win. Assisting on the goals; Gullage (2), Teather, Hughes, Whalen, Grant.
In their second game of the day on Friday, the Red Devils were up against The Midfairfield Rangers, a top team from the United States, who they had lost to just one month ago in Boston. In a fast paced, tight checking game, that had fans on the edge of their seats, it was The Devils who struck first, when Noah Hughes buried a pass from Mason Whalen early in the first period. The Rangers would tie the game before the end of the period. Teams exchanged chances in the second and third period, and Matt Travers made several highlight reel saves, giving his team the extra edge they needed, before Austin Pettey scored what would be the eventual game winner at the eight minute mark of the third (assists; Grant and Plummer). The Devils defence went to work, shutting the door on the Rangers and the team killed a penalty late in the third, handing The Rangers their only loss of the weekend by a score of 2-1. The Rangers would eventually go on to become Silver Stick Champions.
In a must win game, Saturday afternoon, against their OMHA rivals from Oakville, the two teams once again proved that they are very evenly matched. This time, it was the Rangers who scored first in the second period, but The Devils would not back down, and Miller Nicholson evened the score on a beauty pass from Cameron Stevens, with just 21 seconds left in the second. Dax Sage came up big once again for his team, and the Devils handed them everything they could handle, but just couldn’t buy the go-ahead goal and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
The coaching staff are exceptionally pleased with the hard work and sportsmanship shown by their team over the weekend. The players have gained some very valuable experience, playing against some of the top teams in North America, and look forward to taking this back in to their league play.
On Deck for The Bonn Law U12 team: The Devils will travel to Bolton on Friday for 2 exhibition games vs a very good team from Elgin Middlesex. The team is looking forward to a practice Saturday, followed by a team Christmas dinner and celebration.