The STARS TEAM just dominated the Tornadoes for all three periods. Whether they were equal in strength, on a power play or killing a penalty, the STARS were outplaying their opponents. Both offense and defensive players kept the pressure up in the opponents end. Passing, hard skating and pure pressure gave the STARS the win. Tillsonburg came out fighting but the STARS made it known that they were on home ice and they were going to control this game.
The BANTAM AE boys not only have the skill set on the ice
but the determination and the will to win and outlast their opponents. The boys on the TEAM only have one thing to
prove and that is they will keep on playing hard, till the end of the game for
the win. No matter whether they are
ahead or behind on the scoreboard, they give it their all for their TEAMMATES.
Between the pipes, Matt Beckwith had to make some timely
saves and came up with the big blocker save as Tillsonburg rushed the net. In the
third period as the Tornadoes penalty pressuring for a goal, Matt kept his cool
and made the casual move of flashing the leather in the air and came up with
the puck again for another save. Matt
carved another kill in his stick getting another shut out for his career.
Helping Matt complete the shut out, Sam Graham saved a
crucial goal, as the puck was tied up in the crease and Sam spun it to
safety. Noah Allen kept tracking the
puck down in the STARS end and then setup the next play down the ice for the
next wave of attacks by the STARS forwards.
Carson Nurse outskated a two on one break for the Tornados and won
control of the puck, turned it back up the boards and the BANTAM AE TEAM was
off again. Tysen Hunter not only broke
to the net for a goal, but also put on a puck handling clinic in the offensive
end as the STARS had to kill off a penalty.
Preston Hathaway not only controlled the play at the blue line but also
went hard to the net getting a three goals on the night. Congrats Preston on your first career hat trick. On the opening goal of the game, Preston
rushed from the opposite end to the Tornadoes net. Preston then blasted the puck right to the
back of the net. Ash O’Connor bagged
another two goals on the night by using his great hard shot from the point and
directing the puck to the open side of the net.
The defense had a great game with great hard work.
The BANTAM AE STARS offense equally had an impressive outing,
outplaying the Tornados on every inch of the ice. Cameron Douglas, Nick Love and Noah Dos
Santos just kept buzzing all over the front and the back of their net and frustrated
their goalie. They just kept up the
relentless pace and their line combined for 3 goals and grabbed 9 points on the
night. Denis Hebert rushed down the wing,
fought off their defense man along the boards and cut to the net. He then flipped an awesome back hand shot
over the goalie. Ryan Payne and Lane
Westgate made some great cross ice passes down the wing and fed Denis for
another goal on the night. Josh Hare
kept the pressure up on the T’burg goalie and when shots came from the point,
Josh got his stick on the puck redirecting it, but the goalie just got a piece
of it. Matt Crump was just a force to
reckon with in the corners and sent passes out towards the front of the net
thru the crease. Mackenzie Parkin was on
the receiving end of one of those passes.
Mackenzie has a great wrist shot and turned the red light on again over
the Tillsonburg goalie.
Maybe not the score, but I think this will be a typical ST
THOMAS BANTAM AE STARS game; hard skating, hard pressure, tight defense and
hard play by the offense towards the opponents net. Great job tonight boys. Again you gave the STARS fans a great show
and a lot to cheer for.
GO STARS!!!!