U13LL, LL (Hespeler Minor Hockey Association)

On Saturday November 1st the Shamrocks had their Home Opener against the Beverly Bandits. Beverly won the game but there were still many mini-victories for the Shamrocks including tying the second half of the game. There were some big saves and some big chances. Dexter Linde was the king of capitalizing on those chances. He not only drew 3 penalties, but also scored a hat trick against a very worthy adversary and earned the title Player of the Game. Well done Dexter, your team is proud of you. 

Game three for the Shamrocks was in Tavistock to take on the Titans 1. The game was very exciting with lots of back and forth game play. The Shamrocks ultimately came up short, by a score of 4-3. Player of the game was Ibrahim Desjardins who faced 33 shots Monday night. Well done Ibrahim, your team is proud of you! 

Saturday our Shamrocks continued on the road to face off in New Hamburg vs Huskies 1. The game quickly got away from the Shamrocks but despite the score climbing higher for the Huskies, our Shamrocks never gave up on themselves or each other, pushing the play as hard are they could until the final minute. Carter Brewda was our player of the game. His leadership, effort and determination helped set the tone of the game and the locker room. Well done Carter, your team is proud of you! 

On October 18th the Shamrocks opened up our season on the road vs the Woolwich Wildcats. While the Shamrocks were the first to net a goal, the Wildcats quickly evened the score. The game ended in a loss for the Shamrocks of 6-3. Player of the game was Derek Pinsent. Derek won this award in the season opener as a first time defender. After trading in the crease for the blue line in game one, he was able to blend in with his teammates and contribute in a new way. Congrats Derek! Your team is proud of you! 

On Friday October 17th our team headed out to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium to watch the Rangers battle the London Knights. Our players were able to watch the warmup period from the Ranger's bench and walked away with life-long memories and so many warm up pucks! Big thank you to the Rangers for helping us set this up. Unfortunately it was a rough showing for Kitchener, ultimately loosing the match 6-1, luckily for us the game was just the background to a night out as teammates turn into friends.