Update: An earlier version of this article had some inaccuracies, resulting in retraction and apology you can read by clicking here. I apologize again for the errors. - Chris Davis
Fans of the Pincher Creek Midget Huskies are wondering how it went so very wrong. The team was up against the Sundre Huskies for the number 1 spot in their own Midget Tournament, held at the MCC Arena this weekend. The Pincher Creek team was on a roll, winning twice, and decisively so, in tournament play on Friday and Saturday.
The puck dropped shortly after 1 pm, Sunday, January 15. From that moment on the party was over for Pincher Creek. Sundre dominated and decimated our boys in play after painful play. Sundre played a very physical game from the outset. Bruisers. On top of their physical approach, Sundre dominated offensively and defensively. They made the most of every opportunity, controlling the puck and shutting down the Pincher Creek offence, harassing their defence, while keeping up a constant barrage on Pincher goalie #35 Braeden Claringbull. A goalie relies upon a strong defence. Claringbull was up against a constant barrage the whole game.
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| Sundre Huskies vs Pincher Creek Huskies C. Davis photos/video |
The first period ended with Sundre up 5-0. When Pincher Creek got near the Sundre net, they failed to capitalize on the rebounds and bounces. Sundre goalie #19 Jaydon Millard was rock solid in his net. Rock solid and frequently bored.
By the end of the second period the score stood at 8-0 and tempers were very obviously flaring.
The third period was one of the ugliest I've seen this season. Dirty hits, brawls, hollering at the ref, magnified by the extreme disappointment felt by the Pincher Creek team and its fans. Brawls broke out in the last few minutes of the game, resulting in the ejection of several Huskies. In total Pincher Creek racked up at least 63 minutes in total penalties, in addition to the ejections. Sundre, by comparison, racked up 44 minutes in penalty time.
At the end of the game, it was Sundre 12, Pincher Creek 0.
So, Sundre's Huskies go home the champs of the Pincher Creek Midget Tournament, Pincher Creek's Huskies go home to tend to their wounds and dust themselves off, with their record for the season now a still highly respectable 7-2.
Check out our interview with Team Manager Ken Doell by clicking here and scrolling to near the end if you want to know what the Huskies are up to next.
Tournament results:
3rd: Cranbrook over Elk Valley 7-6 in an overtime shootout.
2nd: Medicine Hat over Creston 7-4
1st: Sundre over Pincher Creek 12-0
this is dusty journalism at its best. get ur facts straight buddy. sincerly ratty number 5 pincher creek huskies
ReplyDeleteWe appreciate being corrected when we're wrong. However, your comment does not actually correct anything said in the article, and therefore doesn't help us get it right. As for dusty journalism, you're saying that to the only journalist in town who spent over 8 hours of his weekend covering your team and doing his best to get it right.
ReplyDeleteFeel free to let me know what I got wrong, in your opinion.
After a fairly lengthy discussion with "Ratty #5", and after doing some follow-up on his concerns, the above article has been edited to correct mistakes made. An apology/correction can also be found here: http://www.pinchercreekvoice.com/2012/01/correction-and-apology-re-midget.html
ReplyDeleteNo excuses. I was wrong.