Midget Huskies finish 2016 on a high note

Huskies #21 Spencer Dorge scoring against Rockyford

Updated with photos from game against Brooks Bandits

Chris Davis - Pincher Creek's Midget Huskies finished their 2016 CAHL schedule with two wins on home ice at the Memorial Community Centre Arena, the first a 2-1 victory over the previously undefeated (in the 2016/17 regular season) Duchess Storm on Friday, December 16, the second a 4-5 victory over Rockyford's new Midget team on Saturday.  Duchess defeated Rockyford by a wide margin earlier in the month and defeated Bow Island/Foremost 5-2 on Saturday.


The Huskies are currently in second place in the Central Alberta Hockey League's Tier 3 South Red standings.  Duchess is in first place, with two more games played than the Huskies.  The Storm and the Huskies are scheduled to meet again Sunday January 22 at the Duchess arena.The Huskies have a six win - one loss - one tie record at the halfway point of their regular season, with seven regular season games left on the schedule.

Huskies vs Brooks Bandits

Prior to last weekend the Huskies played three road games.  They tied 2-2 with Lomond on November 17, lost 5-4 to Brooks on December 2, and defeated Strathmore 4-2 on December 11.  They played three home games in a row before that, defeating Indus 5-4 on November 18, defeating Brooks 5-4 on November 19, and defeating Medicine Hat 5-4 on November 26.

Huskies vs Indus (Nov. 18)

On paper this should have been a building year for the Huskies, after eight members retired from the team last season.  Not so.  The momentum from that highly successful season has carried forward to this one in a very real way.

Huskies #9 Nic Jordan finishes the year atop the team's stat standings, with 4 goals and 12 assists for a total of 16 points.  #17 Hunter Gudmundson has 12 points with 6 goals and 6 assists.#21 Spencer Dorge has 10 points with 7 goals and 3 assists.  #10 Chase Snider has 9 points with 3 goals and 6 assists.

Huskies player stats to December 17 from cahlhockey.net

Spencer Dorge and Nathan Baker scored for the Huskies in their game against Duchess.  Jesson Luco earned assists on both plays.  Also earning assists were Chase Snider and Nic Jordan. The sole Duchess goal came from Kirkland Driedger with an assist by Carson Becker.

Huskies vs Rockyford

Spencer Dorge scored twice for the Huskies in their game against Rockyford.  Hunter Gudmundson and Josh Conley scored once apiece, and each also earned an assist.  Also picking up assists were Nic Jordan and Colby Snider.  Scoring for Rockyford were Shiloh Petit, Steve Wilks, and Brayden Desroche.  Petit and Nolan Kathol picked up assists. 

Huskies goalie Tyson Goodreau was busy, stopping all but one of 41 shots on his net, compared to 29 shots on Duchess goalie Bryden Sillito.

The Huskies are scheduled to return after the holiday break with a home game at the MCC on Saturday January 14 against Lomond, to start at 7:45 pm.

Photos:  Huskies vs Indus. Rockyford, and Brooks

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