Bantam Girls Rep, 2009-2010 (Kincardine Minor Hockey Association)

Friday March 19th saw our Bantam Girls participating in their last tournament leading up to the Provincial tournament in April.  To test the girls, the coaching staff elected to put them up a division to BB. Meeting five new teams over the weekend, the girls started off with the tournament hosts from North York. This game started slowly with some rust evident from the Kinucks.  However, early in the 2nd Mikhayla Bowes broke the ice with a nice goal from Victoria Krulicki and Jordan Murchie.  North York answered early in the 3rd by banging in a rebound.  This was followed by a great effort ...

The West Shore Bantam Girls began their O Region Playdowns February 21st. At stake was a berth to the OWHA Provincial championships in April. The girls drew the winner of district 29, the South Huron Sabres, for a six point series.       They opened at home playing a conservative first period.  The action began to heat up in the 2nd period with a hard screened point shot from Laura Mangotich.  Assisting on the play were Erica Gade and Cassidy Colhoun. Just minutes later, Mikhayla Bowes sprung Courtney Surridge who cut back to the high slot to beat the Sabres goalie bar down.  The girls ...

This past Saturday March 6th, the West Shore Bantam Girls travelled to Brussels to compete in the year end WOAA Championship Tournament. With the top seed, the girls faced an unfamiliar opponent in Bruce Peninsula for their first game. The Kinucks came out flying, scoring three goals in the first period.  Madison McFadden set the pace with the first two.  Assists going to Courtney Surridge and Jordan Murchie on both goals.  Victoria Krulicki finished off the period with a nice one timer assisted by Cassidy Colhoun and Kristen Derksen.  Five minutes into the second this same combination ...

The West Shore Bantam Rep girls were victorious in their playoff series against Walkerton.  The Kinucks needed four games, of a possible 5, to obtain the 6 points required to claim the District 27 title, the first step toward the Provincial Championship.  The girls posted 2 wins and 2 ties to earn the opportunity to advance.

After two games, the West Shore Bantam girls have taken the lead in their playoff series with Walkerton.  Game #1 in Walkerton on January 30 resulted in a 1-1 tie.  Kincardine dominated the play in the first period with end to end action but neither team could light up the scoreboard.  Kincardine pulled ahead in the second with Courtney Surridge's accurate top corner, glove side shot.  The Kinucks held on to their slim lead until midway through the final period when the Walkerton squad capitalized on a power play to tie it up, ending the match 1-1.