Minor Peewee AA Semifinalists in St. Kitts
The Gryphon Minor Peewee AA’s started the
2018-2019 season on a strong note with a semifinalist finish at the NSE Early
Bird Tournament in St. Catherines, ON September 7th to 9th.
A 3-0-1 record in the round robin play placed the
Gryphons in 1st place heading into Sunday’s semifinal versus the #4
Niagara Falls Flyers. In a tight
checking contest, the Flyers scored the go ahead goal halfway thru the third period
to defeat the Gryphons 2-1, paving the way to their eventual championship
victory later that afternoon.
After a scoreless first period, Guelph took a lead
1:08 into the second period as Koen Smith tallied on an unassisted effort. Niagara Falls tied the game with 1:33
remaining in the frame to send the game into the final period all tied at one
apiece. With 7:24 remaining, Niagara
Falls struck for the eventual game winner.
Guelph buzzed the Flyers zone for the remainder of the game but were
unable to tie the game and were eliminated with a 2-1 defeat.
It was an impressive start to the season as the
Gryphon squad surrendered a measly four goals in five games while filing the
net fifteen times.
The Gryphons now resume their preseason
preparations before their regular season home opener Monday September 17 against
Burlington Eagles Blue.
Round
Robin Game 1
Guelph Gryphons – 4
Burlington Eagles – 1
Game
Summary
First Period
2:40 Carden
Rogers-Hickman (Noah Savery)
8:48 Matthew
Stam (Unassisted)
Second Period
No Scoring
Third Period
2:33 Tyler
Chadwick (Olan Norton)
7:56 Matthew
Stam (Zac Conroy)
Round
Robin Game 2
Guelph Gryphons – 1
Garden City Falcons – 1
Game
Summary
First Period
5:47 Tyler
Chadwick (Zac Conroy, Koen Smith)
Second Period
No Scoring
Third Period
No Scoring
Round
Robin Game 3
Guelph Gryphons -5
Niagara Falls Flyers – 0
Game
Summary
First Period
No Scoring
Second Period
4:02 Koen
Smith (Noah Savery)
6:38 Tyler Chadwick (Olan Norton)
Third Period
7:57 Ryder
Burns (Tanner Bothwell)
9:30 Tyler
Chadwick (Nolan Chabot)
9:59 Tyler
Chadwick (Koen Smith)
Shutout: Ale Grousso (Son of Tony)
Round
Robin Game 4
Guelph Gryphons – 4
Stouffville Clippers – 0
Game
Summary
First Period
No Scoring
Second Period
0:33 Olan
Norton (Unassisted)
4:14 Tyler
Chadwick (Nathan Boyle, Nolan Chabot)
Third Period
2:03 Nolan
Chabot (Nathan Boyle)
12:24 Andrew
McMillan (Unassisted)
Shutout: Parker Shany