October 9,
2012
The Sting Minor
PeeWee MD team went
to Ann Arbor for a
Friday Start. At
first glance, the
opposition team was
no where to be seen,
stuck in traffic,
they only had a few
players in the
dressing room, and
no coaches in sight.
Turns out... that
was all part of
their plan.
Once the puck
dropped, the
Birmingham team was
all over the Sting.
Looking like the
True AA team they
were, the sting did
a great job, and
held them to 1-0
after the first. The
flood gates opened
in the third period,
and Birmingham
skated off with a
big 7-0 victory.
The coaches had some
great words of
encouragement, and
the Sting would be
ready the next
morning to take on
the Chicago team.
Player of the games
- Coaches - Cole
Goossens
Parents - Aidan
Clark
The next morning,
the Sting took the
ice against the
Chicago Wolf Pack.
This game went back
and forth, until the
Jr Sting hit the
back of the net to
take a 1-0 lead.
That lead would
stick, until the
Third, when the pack
woke up and tied the
game. Seconds later,
Tyler Talbot Ellis
would put the game
away, and a 2-1
victory.
The Second game of
the day, saw the
Sting once again
playing a AA caliber
team from Chicago.
The game was played
at Historic Yost
Arena. Hopefully the
kind words from
Martin Sheen,
earlier in the day
at the hotel would
give the Sting the
luck he put upon
them.
Unfortunately the
team got into a
hole, and after 2
periods were down
4-0. The Jr. Sting
bounced back with a
beautiful passing
play from Spencer
Baillie to Cole
Goossens, who hit
the back of the net.
The game would get a
bit interesting when
Cole Goossens
grabbed his second
of the game, however
the Chicago team
would walk back, and
make it 5-2 to
finish the day.
Player of the games
- Coaches - Cole
Goossens
Parents - Damon Skin
Wai
The tourney would
finish up, with the
sting playing the
consolation final
against the Columbus
Capitals. This was a
final that was very
fair, and went end
to end.
The Sting would sit
behind after a
flurry of penalties,
but a great pass
from Hayen Griffin
to Cole Goossens
would give the sting
a goal to get the
momentum moving.
After a frantic
breakaway, and
scramble in the
Columbus end, the
Jr. Sting wasn't
able to tie it up,
and the Columbus
team went down the
ice, to take a 3-1
lead.
The final minutes
would see the Sting
bring it close, on a
goal by Tyler
Talbot-Ellis,
assisted from
Spencer Baillie, and
Cole Goossens.
Final Score - 3-2
Players of the game
- Coaches - Kaleb
Zeytinglou
Parents - Andrew
Czyczurko
The Jr. Sting had a
great time, and the
coaches felt they
learned a huge
amount, playing in a
tournament for A-AA
teams. The calibre
of play from some of
the teams would
rival the best we
have seen.
