Jan 31, 2018 | Chris Mitchell | 1010 views
GOLD in Orangeville Sweetheart Tournament
Congrats to our Kitchener Lady Rangers Novice B team! We played in the Orangeville Sweetheart Tournament this past weekend and hoped it would allow us to come up against some really tough teams to help prepare us for the playoff season.
It turned out to be a very competitive tournament including some of the top teams in the province at the Novice B level and it also involved a really long and somewhat difficult schedule of early mornings and late afternoon games. However, our team took the opportunity to showcase what we have been focussing on in practices with their greatly improved skills and teamwork.
The Brampton Canadettes have a former Olympic Gold Medalist (Cheryl Pounder) on their bench and this team plays some very fast and physical hockey! Our Kitchener Lady Rangers stepped up to the challenge and tied them 2-2. The other top team we played was the Orangeville Tigers who came out of the regular season with a total of 40 points! They could not solve our goalie and we beat them 1-0. Finally, the Etobicoke Dolphins have been steadily improving throughout their season. Our one loss in this tournament was to the Dolphins (3-2) and they were a good match-up for our girls, but in the end we won the GOLD medal game 3-2 in overtime!!!
I would suggest that the future for Kitchener Lady Rangers is looking very bright as we also came out on top in every event in the Skills Competition (our cheerleaders were the best too!!)! Way to go Kitchener Lady Rangers Novice B!! Let's keep this hard work and competitive play going into playoffs and playdowns! I am very proud of all of you!
Coach Chris