Atom Rep Girls, 2014-2015 (Kincardine Minor Hockey Association)

Kincardine Atom Girls Rep Team Wins Gretzky Tournament The Canadian Tire Atom Rep Girls returned from Brantford with the gold medals and a championship banner after participating in the Annual Walter Gretzky Tournament March 6-8.  They were feeling confident after qualifying for the Provincial Championships a week earlier by virtue of their 3-1-2 record against division rivals during play downs.  The tournament would offer new challenges, and a chance for retribution against Wallaceburg; a team that they lost to in a shoot-out in December at the Panthers on the Prowl tournament in St. ...

The Kincardine Atom Rep Girls travelled to Ayton to play the West Grey Warriors on Thursday, February 26 in the 3rd game of their playdown schedule. With 2 wins under their belt, the girls were confident they could make it 3 in a row. The teams met twice prior to Thursdays game with the Kinucks taking both games. The mood in the dressing room was upbeat, but the girls knew that it was a clean slate and past success meant nothing in the round robin playdown format.

The tumultuous weather that we experienced during the week subsided in time for the hometown Canadian Tire Atom Rep Girls to meet the Markdale Shooting Stars at the Tiverton arena on Saturday Feb. 21st.  This was the second of 6 play-down games that will determine who travels to play in the Provincial Tournament in April.  The Kinucks experienced success against the Stars in previous encounters, but true to form, Coach Gratto's message to the girls was that skaters who work the hardest and get to the puck first will win, and that each game is a clean slate; past success means nothing in the ...

After a tie and two tough losses at last weekend’s Silver Stick in Saugeen Shores (1-1 vs. Lucan, 1-0 vs TCDMHA, 3-1 vs South Huron) the Canadian Tire Atom Girls’ Rep Team was keen to start their PLAYDOWNS with a win against Saugeen Shores on Family Day. 

Hot off of back-to-back wins against Walkerton, the Canadian Tire Atom Girls travelled cross-country to Markdale to do battle with the Grey Highland Shooting Stars on Saturday.  The Kinucks faced the Stars earlier this year and came away with a win.  The girls were feeling confident but knew, in the words of Coach Gratto in his inspirational pregame chat, that, “they aren’t going to lay down and let us roll over them.  These girls are here for a game and they are going to battle hard!”  And that is why they call him Coach, because right from the opening faceoff the girls were in a hockey ...