Lucan had one more game on the year, a match up against the Mitchell tyke team.
Lucan scored 6 seconds into this game with Gracie B. winning the draw and passing the puck to Dylan F. Dylan F went in on a breakaway and beat the Mitchell goal for a 1-0 lead. Lucan stretched the lead to 2-0 on a goal from Dylan F. with assist going to James V. Lucan then seemed to sit back and protect the lead. Lucan was hemmed in the defensive zone for minutes on end. Luke A, was in net for Lucan and made dozens of save to keep the lead. Mitchell chipped away at the lead with a goal to make it 2-1 with 20 minutes to play and continued to pressure the Lucan squad. With approximately 10 minutes left Mitchell tied the score at 2. Lucan stepped it up again and took a 3-2 lead on a breakaway goal. Mitchell quickly responded with a third goal to tie the game at three and this is the way it ended.
Congratulation on a great year team, you should all be very proud of your team and personal accomplishments this year. After the game we had a pizza party in the room and had an awards ceremony. Please see below for the list of winners as well as a highlight of the year for each player.
Player Highlight of the year
MacKenzie Heywood - Most Improved Mackenzie has improved her skating and speed, learned to go to the net.. In the Glencoe tournament Mackenzie played her best game of the year against Southwest Bullets getting a goal and an assist and buzzing all over the ice. She also netted 2 goals in the 3rd game in Lambeth Tournament.
Cohen Smith - Most Sportsmanlike Cohen has had a great year and is a great kid to coach..had a two goal game against Lambton Shores Black in December, also played a great game in net against Parkhill in a tight 4-3 win back in January
Lauren DuBarry - Most Sportsmanlike Great defenseman that has a hard shot and is a great passer..Lauren is also a valuable forward..scored first goal December 16th against Lambton Shores Black..also had a shutout against Mitchell
Carson Vidler - Most Dedicated Another great defenseman on this team, other than shutting down the opponent, Carson also excelled at Goalie. Had a 2 goal Game against Illderton Red in February, also had a shutout against the Lambeth Boston Bruins
Kiera Pocock - Most Improved Kiera's transformation from start to finish of this season has been remarkable, ending the year with 8 goals and 3 assist….all registered in the second half. Kiera’s highlight of the year would be scoring a much needed goal against Ilderton blue in the last minute of play to tie the game up at 4
Luke Ahrens - Most Dedicated Luke is the top goal getter for the team, is always back helping the defense, Luke has many highlights this year, but the best game he played this year was against the Alymer team in the Lambeth Tournament, scoring 5 goals and shutting down their best players. He also scored an impressive hat trick against the tough South Huron team in November.
Bobbie McBean - Most Dedicated Many highlights..great stay at home defenseman with a great first pass assisting on 11 goals this year (Second most assist on the team), and in net a sparkling 2.66GAA with a 6-0 record. Most impressive win was last week’s shutout against the Lucan Green team.
Dylan Fischer - Most Dedicated Most Assists on team, second on the team in goals, Dylan scored a last minute goal against Lambton Shores Red in December to win the game, also enjoys playing net, has a 3.5 GAA in two games. Dylan is tied with Luke for most creative goal celebrations
James Vanneste - Most Improved James is the quickest to put up his hand when we need a goalie, has played 5 games in net with a 3-2 record. After going 31 games without a goal James scored in back to back games.
Lane Hardy - Most Improved Lane has also seen great improvement this year, with his skating and hockey skills. He played great defensively and at the Lambeth Tournament scored in back to back games…following that up with 3 assist in the third game
Gracie Barfett - Most Sportsmanlike Gracie is always smiling, is the best on the team at going to the net, she got her first Tyke hat trick against Illderton Gold in February. Gracie leads with her team spirit and in the dressing room she can be counted on to get the pre-game cheer going strong and loud.
Tom Oneill - Most Sportsmanlike Tom is another one with a smile on his face, has played very well in net this year and has a great goals against average of 3.5(good for second on the team) and a 2-0 record as a goalie. Tom scored his first goal of the season on a shootout in the Lambeth tournament
Again congratulation kids, you were all a delight to coach, and good luck next year!!!!