U13 LL2, LL (Hespeler Minor Hockey Association)

On Saturday January 25th the Shamrocks headed to Twin Centre's Wellesley Arena to take on the Stars in the second game of their playoffs. The game ended in a huge win for the Stars as they skated away to a 4-0 victory over our players.  Player of the game was Tyler Krohm. Tyler has been a leader on the point this season for our Shamrocks. With so many players being asked to step into unfamiliar territory on the blue line, Tyler continues to lead by example and encourage his team mates. He is a dependable player who's passion for defense is clearly seen and felt by our team and his opponents. ...

On Sunday January 19th the Shamrocks launched their playoff's series with a match against the other Hespeler Shamrocks team. While we were able to open scoring just 22 seconds into the game, ultimately the game ended in a 2-2 result, for the second time this season. Player of the game was awarded to Leason York. Leason has been steadily growing in both skills and confidence on the ice in his first season. He had a few great opportunities in front of the net today and that career first goal is just around the corner. Congrats Leason! Your team is proud of you! 

This weekend the our Shamrocks headed out to the Bradford Blue and Gold tournament. Hespeler played hard and as a team the entire weekend and finish the round robin 2-1-0 Our Shamrocks recorded some pretty amazing stats including being the tournament leading goals for against percentage at 83.33%! We also netted 2 shutouts in round robin play -- and only allowing 4 goals in 4 games!  Most impressively, 13 out of our 15 skaters recorded points in the round robin. This weekend was a true team effort.  Unfortunately, the shamrocks were bested by the Burford coyotes by a score of 2-1 in the ...

Elated to be headed to the semi-finals, our Shamrocks headed back to Centre Ice Centre on Sunday morning to battle the Burford Coyotes. This was a nail-biter of a game and while we had more shots on goal, the Coyotes won the game by a score of 2-1.  Players of the Game were MVP: to Bethany Thompson, who was a forechecking machine consistently throughout the weekend. The tournament MVP hat was awarded to Mason Miller for his grit and determination. His speed, power and passion for the game were noticed by all.  Honorable mention and the Shamrocks Chain was awarded to Jack Dennis for his work ...

Our second game on Saturday, and final of the Round Robin series saw our Shamrocks take on the North London Nationals. The game was a display of teamwork, hard work and smart plays and saw us skate away with a decisive 6-0 victory, and second tournament shutout victory. Players of the Game were Celly: to Nathan Filipchuk, who is a consistent two-way player who draws a penalty nearly every game for his hard work in the neutral zone. Nathan's selfie celly was one to remember! Honorable mention and the Shamrocks Chain was awarded to Tyler Krohm for his work in the defensive zone  and abiilty to ...