Atom AE, 2013-2014 (Kincardine Minor Hockey Association)

Mount Forest Rams 1 - Kincardine Kinucks 2 BCH Ice Dogs 0 - Kincardine Kinucks 2 The Kincardine Atom AE Kinucks closed out the season with some back to back wins. The final two victories came in away games against the Mount Forest Rams and the BCH Ice Dogs, respectively.

The Atom AE Kinucks hit the 500 mark in WOAA play-offs with two wins and two losses, following a 2-1 home ice victory over the BCH Ice Dogs, last night. The WOAA play-offs commenced with a 2-1 Kincardine victory over the Mount Forest Rams, thanks to goals from Carson ‘The Jet’ Boettinger and Sam ‘The Flow’ MacTavish. This game also saw the steady defensive play of Lauren ‘Lidstrom’ Thede get some well-deserved recognition, as he collected her first assist of the season!

The culmination of the regular season saw the Kincardine Atom AE Kinucks claim second place in the standings, putting them up against the bottom placed Saugeen Shores Storm for the All Ontario play-offs. Although that might read like a good thing for the Kinucks, with four regular season victories over Saugeen Shores, the Kincardine coaching staff had an uneasy feeling starting this, knowing that the Storm had improved significantly over the year.

The Kincardine Atom AE Kinucks readied themselves for the upcoming All-Ontario and WOAA play offs, as they spent a weekend at the Elmvale Tournament. The morning of the tournament opening day would see Kincardine play in a chilly Wasaga Beach Arena while the outside temperatures hung around minus 30. However, the cold temperatures didn’t seem to have any impact on the Kinucks since they would prove to be red hot on the ice!

The Atom AE Kinucks closed out their regular season with back to back wins against the Saugeen Shores Storm and the BCH Ice Dogs. These results could leave the Kinucks in second place in their division, in readiness for the all Ontario and WOAA play offs.