November 2nd, the Listowel U13 - 1 showed fantastic team work and discipline as they battled through a logistically challenging night on the road; with shortened pre-game speeches, 10-15-15 periods, first intermission flood(???), and dress shoes combined with really slippery ice (who knew).....
First off, an absolutely Stellar performance again by
#3 Luke Hurst notching 2 goals on the night with
#7 Not so Mad Max (as he informed me he's never mad) Viol setting him up both times along with
#2 Oliver Gutknecht getting a secondary on the 2nd Listowel goal of the game.
Not to be outdone,
#12 Brendan Bradley scored our first PP goal and eventual game winner, assisted by
#16 Sam Bartmann. A great showing by both these guys, playing a great 200 foot game.
Also, our elder statesmen,
#16 Sam Bartmann, and
#10 Logan Richardson continue to show great power offensively with multiple, hard point shot attempts and a relentless backchecking tenacity on the defensive side.
Lack of discipline on Draytons side resulting in another Listowel power play and a hard point shot from
#17 Kohen Smith ended up sealing the deal and completely ended Draytons chance of a come back late in the second.
This production was definitely assisted by having our grinding wingers
#4 Noah Contardi and
#11 Austin McIntosh throwing sticks into the spokes of Draytons bike all night long; battling for the puck deep in their end as well as in the neutral zone.
Back in net on the road for the second time this season
#1 Landon Montgomery stood tall between the pipes; flashing a hot glove all night long, limiting a strong Drayton offensive core to only 2 goals and shutting down a late charge throughout the 3rd. Welcome to the Jungle Lando, keep up the good work!
Shout out to
#8 Gavin McLaughlin as he popped up from U11 to help us on the back end and did a great job as he navigates being a newer defenseman! Great work Gavin!
Last night we out "teamed" the other team (thank John Schneider for that term) and skated for a full 3 periods, stayed disciplined and took advantage of a frustrated Drayton squad! Be proud of the effort these players have shown and lets bring the intensity back home!
U13 - 1's next game is on Tuesday November 4th at home at Steve Kerr. See you there!
p.s. A special thank you to our snack crew that has been providing some pre-game nutrition to this crew, this has been fantastic and very well received by the boys. Great work on the Rice Krispy Squares Lyndsay, I may have sampled 1 or 2....!